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English Questions For SBI and Dena Bank PO Exam 2017

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Just a few days are left for SBI PO Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation with New Pattern Questions of English section for SBI PO Prelims 2017. These English questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO 2017 recruitment examination. We have also provided study notes for the grammatical part. You can practice New pattern English and Old pattern Questions as well.

Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions a
capitalized pair of words is given, followed by five numbered pairs of words.
Four of the numbered pairs exhibit the same relationship between the words as
the capitalized pair of words. Identify the numbered pair which does not
exhibit the same relationship as the capitalized pair and its mark its number
as your answer.

Q1. NUT : KERNEL
(a) fruit : seed
(b) husk : grain
(c) egg : yolk
(d) brick : house
(e) brain : cranium

Q2. EPIC : HEROISM

(a) tragedy : sorrow
(b) comedy : humour
(c) satire : lampoon
(d) poetry : verse
(e) critic : review
Q3. PRACTISE : PERFECTION
(a) piety : devotion
(b) perseverance : success
(c) charity : munificence
(d) saint : ascetic
(e) skill : craftsmen
Q4. ORNITHOLOGY : BIRDS
(a) anthropology : mankind
(b) numismatism : coins
(c) botany : plants
(d) zoology : animals
(e) taxonomy : taxes
Q5. EMBROIDER : CLOTH
(a) paint : canvas
(b) garden : lawn
(c) carve : wood
(d) write : paper
(e) chisel : stone
Q6. PROLIFERATE : REPRODUCE
(a) conspicuous : showy
(b) evoke : summon
(c) concoct : prepare
(d) fertile : sterile
(e) humble : modest
Q7. EPIC : HEROIC
(a) archaic : antiquated
(b) soporific : lethargic
(c) erotic : familiar
(d) ironic : sarcastic
(e) fashion : vogue
Q8. MASCULINE : FEMININE
(a) optimistic : pessimistic
(b) friendly : hostile
(c) defendant : plaintiff
(d) perfunctory : indifferent
(e) goose : gander
Q9. PRICES : INFLATION
(a) overpopulation : poverty
(b) awards : recognition
(c) boil : freeze
(d) language : grammar
(e) laziness : failure
Q10. WORD : DICTIONARY
(a) book : stationery
(b) zoology : plants
(c) milk : dairy
(d) chocolate : confectioner
(e) cakes : bakery
Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following FIVE sentences (A),
(B), (C), (D), (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then
answer the questions given below them.
(A) He was familiar with Hesiod’s Theogony, a poetic treatment of
the origin of the gods and the cosmos, and he knew something of the beliefs of
the barbarians.
(B) But for the opinions of mankind he had little, if any,
respect.
(C) Xenophanes knew perfectly well that “mortal men believe that
gods are begotten, and that they have the dress, voice, and body of mortals.”
(D) “If oxen, horses, or lions had hands with which to sketch and
fashion works of art as men do,” he remarked, “then horses would draw the forms
of god like horses, oxen like oxen, and they would each make their god’s bodies
similar in frame to the bodies that they themselves possess.”
(E) Indeed, he observed, “the Ethiopians claim that their gods are
snub-nosed and black; the Thracians, that theirs are blue-eyed and red-headed.”
Q11. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q12. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q14. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q15. Which of the following will be the Fourth sentence after
rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A

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