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Mahendras has started special quizzes for SBI Clerk examination so that you can practice more and more to crack the examination. This SBI Clerk special quiz series will mold your preparations in the right direction and the regular practice of these quizzes will be really very helpful in scoring good marks in the Examination. Here we are providing you important question of English Language for SBI Clerk 2020 Exam.
Q-1 In the following question, four words are given of which one word is most nearly the same in meaning. Find the word and mark your answer.
Lecherous
A. Effrontery B. Lustful C. Seclusion D. Hapless
01. Only B
02. Only C
03. Only D
04. Only A and C
05. All of the above
Q-2 In the following question, four words are given of which one word is most nearly the same in meaning. Find the word and mark your answer.
Lapse
A. Pinnacle B. Blunder C. Gaffe D. Fault
01. Only A and B
02. Only C and D
03. All except A
04. All except D
05. All of the above
Q-3 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold.
Reliction
A. Dedication B. flood C. solution D. demolition
01. Only A and B
02. Only C and D
03. All except A
04. Only B
05. All except D
Q-4 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold.
Pandemonium
A. Nobility B. peace C. mayhem D. monotony
01. Only A and B
02. Only C and D
03. All except A
04. Only B
05. All except D
Q-5 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold.
Craven
A. courageous B. intrepid C. distinguished D. barbaric
01. Only A and B
02. Only C and D
03. All except A
04. Only B
05. All except D
Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
Q-6 The captain of the German cricket team was supposed to (1)/ announce his retirement from international duty (2)/ with immediate effect which was being speculated (3)/ by committee members for a while now.(4)/ No error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Q-7 The Union Home Minister will undertake an aerial (1)/ survey of flood-affected areas in Assam (2)/ and it is high time the minister takes (3)/ a concrete step towards the betterment of situation.(4) No error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Q-8 Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker expressed unhappiness (1)/ over "anti-democratic" conduct of (2)/ certain MLAs who staged a walkout (3)/ from House after create a ruckus. (4)/No error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Q-9 As heavy rains lashed Delhi,(1)/ traffic was thrown out of gear with vehicles moving on (2)/ snail's pace on several roads due to waterlogging, causing hardships to thousands of office(3)/ goers and other commuters throughout the day.(4)/No error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Q-10 The nationwide strike by public sector banks employees(1)/ figured in Rajya Sabha as the opposition asked(2)/ the government to respond to the demands(3)/ rose by the bank unions.(4)/No error(5)
01. 1
02. 2
03. 3
04. 4
05. 5
Solution:
1. (1)
2. (3) Lapse (n): a brief or temporary failure of concentration
3. (4) Reliction means the gradual recession of water leaving the land dry; flood means the rising and overflowing of a body of water onto dry land.
4. (4) Pandemonium (n) – wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar; mayhem.
5. (1) Craven (adj.) – cowardly
6. (5) No error
7. (4) ‘took’ should replace ‘takes’ as the second form of verb is used with ‘it is high time’.
8. (4) ‘creating’ should be used in the place of ‘create’, as generally, prepositions except ‘to’ take V(ing) form.
9. (2) ‘at’ should replace ‘on’ as ‘pace’ is mentioned.
10. (4) ‘raised’ should be used, here ‘raise’ refers to ‘ask’.
‘rose’ is the past form of ‘rise’ which means move from a lower position to a higher one.
