SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz – 5

SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz 

English Language is a part of almost all major competitive exams in the country and is perhaps the most scoring section also. Aspirants who regularly practice questions have a good chance of scoring well in the English Language Section. So here we are providing you with the SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. This SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz. Candidates must practice this SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz to achieve a good score in the English Language Section.

 

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below:-

A.While the candidature of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind on behalf of the ruling party was a surprise, the response from the opposition in naming former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was anything but that.

B.It may have the trappings of an ideological battle, but the 2017 presidential election has become a platform for political messaging.

C.With the Bharatiya Janata Party fielding an old party hand from the Dalit community, the opposition parties led by the Congress felt constrained to follow suit.

D.However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah chose someone less known but from a disadvantaged community, with the clear intent of garnering the support of those outside the fold of the National Democratic Alliance, who cannot afford to be seen to be opposing a Dalit.

E.They may have hoped that the BJP would field someone from its old guard, in order to set the stage for a contest between a candidate ‘swathed in saffron’ and one with a secular report card.

F.This lent the unfortunate impression that the Congress and other parties had no clear choice of their own, and were only waiting to react.

  1. Which of the following should be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) E

(c) B

(d) D

(e) F

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c)

Exp. the correct sequence is BCAFED.

 

  1. Which of the following should be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) D

(c) E

(d) F

(e) C

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d)

Exp. the correct sequence is BCAFED.

 

  1. Which of the following should be the SIXTH statement after rearrangement?

(a) E

(b) C

(c) A

(d) F

(e) D

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e)

Exp. the correct sequence is BCAFED.

 

  1. Which of the following should be the THIRD statement after rearrangement?

(a) E

(b) C

(c) D

(d) A

(e) B

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d)

Exp. the correct sequence is BCAFED.

  1. Which of the following should be the SECOND statement after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) F

(c) C

(d) E

(e) B

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c)

Exp. the correct sequence is BCAFED.

 

Direction (6-10): Read each of the following sentences to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one underlined part of the sentence. The alphabet of that part is answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘e’. (Ignore, the error of punctuation, if any).

 

  1. Having worked (a)/ for the whole day (b)/ you could have taken some rest (c)/ and start work tomorrow. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d)

Exp.  Replace ‘start’ by ‘started’ as part (c) of the sentence uses ‘could have’. “Have/has/had” is followed by V3 form of the verbs. Hence “could have taken …… and started…” is the correct usage.

 

  1. Scarcely had he (a)/ gone a few steps (b)/ that he was told by someone (c)/ that his mother was no more. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c)

Exp.  Use ‘when’ in place of ‘that’ as “Scarcely/Hardly” is followed by ‘when’ or ‘before’ in a correct grammatical usage.

 

  1. Seldom or (a)/ ever have I tried my (b)/ best to defend my friends, who are after (c)/ all guilty to some extent. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a)

Exp.  Replace ‘or’ by ‘if’ as “seldom if ever” and ‘seldom’ or ‘never’ are the correct usage.

 

  1. Dogs soon know (a)/ the person whom (b)/ they are (c)/ kindly treated. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b)

Exp.  Use ‘by’ before ‘whom’ to make the sentence grammatically correct. Look at these sentences;

I know the man by whom he was helped. [Passive]

I know the man who helped him. [Active]

 

  1. If she had told me that (a)/ her husband never lived (b)/ within his means, I would not (c)/ have lent him the money. (d)/No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e)

Exp.  The given sentence is grammatically correct.

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