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Most Difficult Questions of English for IBPS PO mains Exam

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Hello Students! We’ve introduced  “25 Days Study Plan for IBPS PO Mains 2016”. By following this plan you can study and prepare better in a more disciplined way. We’ll cover all type of questions that are asked in Bank PO exam. So, follow this dedicated post for the English Section. 

Directions
(1-15): Find out the error, if any.

Q1. I know he is having a lot of books on how to improve English.
(a) I know
(b) he is
having
(c) a lot of
books
(d) on how
to improve English.
(e) No error

Q2. The
theory of relativity is so complicated as we cannot describe it in a few
sentences.
(a) The
theory of relativity is
(b) so
complicated as we
(c) cannot
describe
(d) it in a
few sentences.
(e) No error
Q3. A cell
is the smallest identifiable unit of life and cannot be seen with a naked eye.
(a) A cell
(b) is the
smallest
(c) identifiable
unit of life and cannot be
(d) seen
with a naked eye.
(e) No error

Q4. If a student needs advices about careers, he or she should consult the
Careers officer.
(a) If a
student needs advices about
(b) careers,
he or she
(c) should
consult
(d) the
Careers officer.
(e) No error
Q5. This
machine looks good but is very badly designed and doesn’t work good.
(a) This
machine looks
(b) good but
is very
(c) badly
designed
(d) and
doesn’t work good.
(e) No error
Q6. He is
well known for both his kindness as well as his understanding.
(a) He is
well known for both
(b) his
kindness
(c) as well
as
(d) his
understanding.
(e) No error
Q7. Please
explain to me how is a digital computer different from an analogy computer.
(a) Please
explain to me
(b) how is a
digital computer
(c) different
from
(d) an
analogy computer.
(e) No error
 Q8. I’ll
work for you as long as you’ll pay well.
(a) I’ll
work for you
(b) as long
as
(c) you’ll
pay
(d) well.
(e) No error
Q9. Of the
two principles he put forward the last one was the more difficult to
understand.
(a) Of the
two principles
(b) he put
forward the last one
(c) was the
more
(d)
difficult to understand.
(e) No error
Q10. All of
us surprised to see an old man of sixty taking part in the Marathon held last
month.
(a) All of
us
(b) surprised
(c) to see
an old man of
(d) sixty
taking part in the Marathon held last month.
(e) No error
Q11. We had swam across the river before the sun set.
(a) We had
swam
(b) across
the river
(c) before
(d) the sun
set.
(e) No error
Q12. Madhuri
is more prettier than her sister.
(a) Madhuri
is
(b) more
prettier
(c) than her
(d) sister.
(e) No error
Q13. Every
man and woman should vote for the candidate of their choice.
(a) Every
man and woman
(b) should
vote
(c) for the
candidate
(d) of their
choice.
(e) No error

Q14. The Secretary and Treasurer were not present at today’s meeting.
(a) The
Secretary and Treasurer
(b) were
(c) not
(d) present
at today’s meeting.
(e) No error
Q15. Neither
Rakesh nor I are leaving for Hyderabad.
(a) Neither
Rakesh
(b) nor
(c) I are
leaving
(d) for
Hyderabad.
(e) No error
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write ‘has’ in place of ‘is having’.

S2. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write conjunction ‘that’ in place of ‘as’. “so-that” is a correlative conjunction
and always used in the pairs.

S3. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Use article ‘the’ in place of ‘a’. the correct expression is – with the
naked eye.

S4. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Write ‘advice’ in place of ‘advices’.

S5. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Write ‘well’ in place of ‘good’. “Good” is an adjective and Noun as well
but “well” is an adverb. 

S6. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Write ‘and’ in place of ‘as well as’. “both-and” is used as pairs.

S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write the verb ‘is’ after ‘a digital
computer’. In assertive or statement sentence, verb is used after the subject.

S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Write ‘you pay’ in simple present tense. When main clause is in Simple future
tense, then the subordinate clause will be in simple present tense.   

S9. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write ‘latter’ in place of ‘last’.

S10. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Write ‘were surprised’.

S11. Ans.(a) 
Sol.  Write ‘swum’ in place of ‘swam’.

S12. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Remove ‘more’. ‘More prettier’ will
be double comparative. Double comparative or superlatives are not used in a
sentence.

S13. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  Write ‘his or her’ in place of ‘their’.

S14. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Write ‘was’ in place of ‘were’.

S15. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  Write verb ‘am’ in place of ‘are’.

                           
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