Dear Readers,
As IBPS has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers & Clerk, we have launched subject-wise quizzes for the exam. It will include quizzes of all the subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and Computer. All these quizzes will be strictly based on the latest pattern of IBPS exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Here, we are providing you important questions of English Language for IBPS PO/CLERK 2019 exam.Directions (1-10): In each question below a sentence with four words given in bold type is given. These are numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words given in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words given in bold are correctly spelt & also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) "All correct" as your answer.
Q1 Railway officials suspected something fishy when two empty coaches caught fire. All correct.
01. suspected
02. fishy
03. empty
04. caught
05. All correct
Q2 Discrepancies were detected in photographs of the candidates through the biometrik system. All correct.
01. Discrepancies
02. detected
03. through
04. biometrik
05. All correct
Q3 We not only look for them during sickness but also impart them skills which ensure them livelihood for the future. All correct.
01. look for
02. impart
03. ensure
04. livelihood
05. All correct
Q4 Flood is a natural phenomenon having both positive and negative impact and only the fitest survive. All correct.
01. phenomenon
02. positive
03. impact
04. fitest
05. All correct.
Q-5 Experts feel that it is high time that multi diciplinary studies should be undertaken to understand the impact of radiation from cell phone towers on the environment. All correct.
01. high time
02. multi diciplinary
03. undertaken
04. radiation
05. All correct
Directions (6-8): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentences in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q.6 The cow —————eating the food that had been dumped ———a streetlight on the lane.
(1) sat, in
(2) initiated, at
(3) assumed, across
(4) showed, over
(5) began, beneath
Q.7 Humans are better than computers in multi-tasking and ————skills and are the ————-operating systems of the world.
(1) working, extreme
(2) hiring, uttered
(3) organizing, chosen
(4) scheduling, best
(5) marking, chief
Q.8 She does not —————in giving money or food as a ————of sympathy to people with disability.
(1) trust, extension
(2) wonder, demand
(3) believe, sign
(4) ponder, charity
(5) involve, facet
Directions (9-10): Which of the Phrases (1), (2) (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Q.9 Lose in temperature has resulted in increased patients of bronchial asthma.
(1) Dropping temperature
(2) Drop in temperature
(3) Drops of temperature
(4) Dip as temperature
(5) No correction required
Q.10 Steroids for long have been linked to improving sports performance.
(1) link to improved
(2) improved link
(3) linking to improving
(4) links to improve
(5) No correction required
Answers
Q.6 The cow —————eating the food that had been dumped ———a streetlight on the lane.
(1) sat, in
(2) initiated, at
(3) assumed, across
(4) showed, over
(5) began, beneath
Q.7 Humans are better than computers in multi-tasking and ————skills and are the ————-operating systems of the world.
(1) working, extreme
(2) hiring, uttered
(3) organizing, chosen
(4) scheduling, best
(5) marking, chief
Q.8 She does not —————in giving money or food as a ————of sympathy to people with disability.
(1) trust, extension
(2) wonder, demand
(3) believe, sign
(4) ponder, charity
(5) involve, facet
Directions (9-10): Which of the Phrases (1), (2) (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.
Q.9 Lose in temperature has resulted in increased patients of bronchial asthma.
(1) Dropping temperature
(2) Drop in temperature
(3) Drops of temperature
(4) Dip as temperature
(5) No correction required
Q.10 Steroids for long have been linked to improving sports performance.
(1) link to improved
(2) improved link
(3) linking to improving
(4) links to improve
(5) No correction required
Answers
Q.1 (5)
Q.2 (4)
Q.3 (1)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (2)
Q.6 (5)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (3)
Q.9 (2)
Q.10 (5)
Q.6 (5)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (3)
Q.9 (2)
Q.10 (5)
