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 (1-5): In the question below a sentence with four words given in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words given in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the 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 and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (5) i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer.
Q1 The judge observed that the accused had pre-planned the crime and therefore deserve death penalty. All correct
01. observed
02. accused
03. pre-planned
04. deserve
05. All correct
Q2 The downpour which broke a prolonged dry spell was akompanied by hailstones and thunder. All correct
01. downpour
02. prolonged
03. akompanied
04. hailstones
05. All correct
Q3 Army chief General VK Singh has alleged that he was offered Rs.14 crore as bribe to clarify a file related to the purchase of the trucks. All correct
01. alleged
02. bribe
03. clarify
04. purchase
05. All correct
Q4 Complaints of ballot-tampering cast new doubt on the fairness of the elections. All correct
01. Complaints
02. ballot-tampering
03. cast
04. fairness
05. All correct
Q5 He should be told to enjoy his two-month vacation with government salary and then take pention and go home. All correct
01. enjoy
02. vacation
03. government
04. pention
05. All correct
Answers :
Q.5 (4)
Q.10 (2)
Directions (6-10): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
No complaint, however, is more common than that of a (6) of money. Money, like wine, must always be scarce with those who have neither wherewithal to buy it nor credit to borrow it. Those who have either will (7) be in want of the money or of the wine they have occasion for.
It is general through a whole mercantile town and the country in its neighbourhood. Overtrading is the common (8) of it. Sober men, whose projects have been disproportioned to their capitals, are as likely to have neither wherewithal to buy money nor credit to borrow it, as prodigals whose expense has been disproportioned to their revenue. Before their projects can be brought to bear, their stock, and the credit, is gone.
They run about everywhere to borrow money, and everybody tells them that they have none to (9). Even such complaints of the scarcity of money do not always prove that the usual number of gold and silver pieces are not circulating in the country, but that many people want those pieces who have nothing to give for them.
When the profits of trade are (10) than ordinary, overtrading becomes a general error among great and small dealers. They do not send more money abroad than usual, but they buy upon credit an unusual quantity of goods.
Q6 Choose the correct option for (6).
01. abundance
02. scarcity
03. availability
04. lending
05. printing
Q7 Choose the correct option for (7).
01. likely
02. none
03. always
04. seldom
05. limited
Q8 Choose the correct option for (8).
01. cause
02. reason
03. flaw
04. consequence
05. clause
Q9 Choose the correct option for (9).
01. borrow
02. deposit
03. lend
04. charity
05. spend
Q10 Choose the correct option for (10).
01. shorter
02. greater
03. enough
04. less
05. wider
Q.1 (4)
Q.2 (3)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (5)
Q.6 (2)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (1)
Q.9 (3)
