English Language Quiz For SBI / RBI Main Exam | 15-03-2020

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1. In the following question, three sentences are given which are divided into two parts i.e., (A) and (B), either of them is free from errors. Find out which part of which sentence contains an error. If there is no error in all the three sentences, mark option (5) i.e. ‘No Error’ as your answer.

I. Insufficient faculty, poor research, and low student (A) /entake hamper the goal of a world class education. (B)

II. IITs must respond to the dominance discourse (A)/ on development and articulate paradigmatic ideas. (B)

III. Technologies need to be rooted in the social, economic (A)/ and political environment even they are to succeed.(B)

(1) I-A, II-B, III-A

(2) I-B, II-A, III-B

(3) I-A, II-B, III-B

(4) I-A, II-A, III-A

(5) No error

2. In the question below, a sentence has been written in three different ways. Choose the option(s) which substitute(s) the sentence both grammatically and contextually.

The capital infusion doesn’t give the Japanese conglomerate a majority of voting rights and WeWork will be treated as an associate, not a subsidiary.

A. WeWork will be treated as an associate, not a subsidiary because the capital infusion doesn’t give the Japanese conglomerate a majority of voting rights.

B. A majority of voting rights is not given to the Japanese conglomerate after the capital infusion and WeWork will not be treated as a subsidiary but as an associate.

C. WeWork will be treated as a subsidiary because the Japanese Conglomerate has infused capital and it will get majority of voting rights.

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) Both A and C

(4) Both B and C

(5) All A, B and C

3. In the question below, a sentence has been written in three different ways. Choose the option(s) which substitute(s) the sentence both grammatically and contextually.

There will be a lot of SoftBank investors that will think it’s crazy to invest this much money into one company.

A. This much money will not be invested into one company according to a lot of SoftBank investors.

B. According to a lot of SoftBank investors, to invest this much money into one company is crazy.

C. The investment of this much money into one company will be considered crazy by a lot of SoftBank investors.

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) Both A and C

(4) Both B and C

(5) All A, B and C

4. Read the passage carefully and suggest the most suitable sequence of words to be filled in the given passage respectively.

It’s only in the last decade, with the rise and rise of social media bridging the gap between the personal and the professional, that politicians have realised the ___________of letting their electorate get a _________ of their emotional lives.

A. Efficacy

B. Instance 

C. Glimpse 

D. Quagmire 

E. Stern

(1) A-C

(2) C-E

(3) B-C

(4) C-D

(5) A-E

5. Read the passage carefully and suggest the most suitable sequence of words to be filled in the given passage respectively.

A quick scroll through the seemingly _________ stream of suggestions, and you are, for days, likely to retain the _________of a song that you’ve just heard for 15 seconds.

A. Spectacular

B. Endless

C. Stable

D. Evocative

E. Earworm 

(1) A-C

(2) C-E

(3) B-C

(4) C-D

(5) B-E

6. Read the passage carefully and suggest the most suitable sequence of words to be filled in the given passage respectively.

Industrial activity in the new financial year appears to have started on a__________ note than the trend ____________ in the last quarter of the previous fiscal, the government’s latest quick estimates show.

A. Static

B. Healthier

C. Puzzled

D. Substantiated 

E. Loomed 

(1) A-C

(2) C-E

(3) B-C

(4) C-D

(5) B-D

7. Read the passage carefully and suggest the most suitable sequence of words to be filled in the given passage respectively.

It is __________ to see that where the group has failed to find ____________, such as on India’s opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the declaration has mentioned only the other countries in a paragraph praising the project.

A. Significant

B. Appraised 

C. Contention

D. Conundrum 

E. Consensus 

(1) A-C

(2) C-D

(3) B-C

(4) A-E

(5) B-E

8. If the (A) part of the sentence is fixed at its place, what will be the correct rearrangement of the sentence given below and in case you feel the given sentence is in its correct sequence then mark option (5) i.e., no change required as your answer.

According to the World Bank, lack of access to energy (A) / indicators such as health, education, food security (B)/ and has an impact on a wide range of development (C), is a fundamental barrier to progress in many parts of Africa and South Asia (D)/ gender equality, livelihoods and poverty eradication.(E)

(1). ADCBE

(2). AEBCD

(3). ABECD

(4). ADBEC 

(5). ACBDE

9. If the (A) part of the sentence is fixed at its place, what will be the correct rearrangement of the sentence given below and in case you feel the given sentence is in its correct sequence then mark option (5) i.e., no change required as your answer.

There is misplaced apprehension that though (A) /people may not be taking refills (B)/ the connections have been provided, (C)/ requires behavioral change (D)/ and using LPG for cooking instead of solid fuel. (E) 

(1). ABCDE 

(2). AEBCD

(3). ACBED

(4). ACBDE

(5). AEBDC

10. If the (A) part of the sentence is fixed at its place, what will be the correct rearrangement of the sentence given below and in case you feel the given sentence is in its correct sequence then mark option (5) i.e., no change required as your answer.

The finance ministry had argued that the central bank (A)/ eventually converged towards consumer price inflation, (B) /though consumer price inflation was far higher (C)/ than the eventual target. WPI (D)/ should cut interest rates in response to this, (E)

(1). ADBCE

(2). ABCDE

(3). ACBED

(4). AECDB

(5). AECBD

Answers: 

1: (2) In I sentence, ‘entake’ should replace ‘intake’ which means the people taken into an organization at a particular time.

In II sentence, ‘dominant’ should replace ‘dominance’, an adjective is required here.

In III sentence, ‘even’ is not appropriate here, ‘if’ should be used.

2: (2) Only sentence B conveys the exact message as the original sentence does.

3: (4) Sentences B and C convey the same meaning as the given sentence.

4 : (1) efficacy (n) – effectiveness 

Glimpse (n) - a momentary or partial view.

5: (5) Earworm (n) - catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.

6 : (5) substantiate (v) - provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

7: (4) consensus (n) – a general agreement

8: (1) The correct rearrangement is - According to the World Bank, lack of access to energy is a fundamental barrier to progress in many parts of Africa and South Asia and has an impact on a wide range of development indicators such as health, education, food security, gender equality, livelihoods and poverty eradication.

9: (3) The correct rearrangement is - There is misplaced apprehension that though these connections have been provided, people may not be taking refills and using LPG for cooking instead of solid fuel requires behavioral change.

10: (4) The correct rearrangement is - The finance ministry had argued over the next year that the central bank should cut interest rates in response to this, though consumer price inflation was far higher than the eventual target. WPI eventually converged towards consumer price inflation.