SBI Clerk Pre English Questions: 5th June

complicated’ is the correct fit for both the blanks. ‘Complicated’ is used as an adjective in the first sentence, which means ‘complexity’ whereas in sentence (II), it is used as a verb that means

‘confusing’. ‘asserted’ means a state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. Other options are not making the sentences meaningful.

. ‘Restrained’ is the best fit here. It can be used as an adjective and a verb. It is used as an adjective in the first sentence while as a verb in the second sentence. As an adjective, it means ‘controlled’ or ‘guarded’ whereas as a verb it means ‘prevent’, ‘impede’ or ‘obstruct’.

‘conduct’ is the correct word to be filled in the blank making the sentence meaningful. Here ‘conduct’ is used both as a noun and as verb. As a noun, it means the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation, while as a verb, it means to lead or guide (someone) to or around a particular place. Hence option (c) is the correct choice. All other options are irrelevant here.

‘attribute’ is the best suited option for the blank. Attribute means ‘regard something as being caused by’ or ‘allocate’, ‘assign’, when used as a verb while as a noun, it means a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something. In sentence (I), attribute will be used as a verb while as a noun in sentence (II). Hence option (b) is the correct one.

In sentence (I), ‘suspect’ is used as ‘adjective’ which means not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false, ‘suspicious’, ‘doubtful’.

In sentence (II), ‘suspect’ is used as to have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof, ‘feel’, ‘guess’.

Sentence (III) is incorrect as the subject of the sentence ‘information’ is uncountable noun and is singular. Hence ‘was’ will be used in place of ‘were’.

Sentence (II) is incorrect. ‘that’ is the correct use instead of ‘what’ as ‘that’ is used in the form of relative pronoun after ‘nothing, anything’.

Sentence (III) is incorrect. ‘on’ will be used after ‘later’ as ‘later’ means ‘afterwards’ whereas ‘later on’ means ‘in the future, or after the time already mentioned’.

All the given sentences are grammatically correct.

Sentence (I) is incorrect. ‘whom’ will be used in place of ‘who’ as ‘who’ is a nominative case after which a verb is necessary while ‘whom’ is an objective case.

Sentence (II) is incorrect as ‘has he prospered’ is the correct use. If ‘since’ is used in the form of conjunction then main clause is used in the present perfect tense while clause having ‘since’ is used in simple past tense.

Sentence (II) is incorrect as ‘more better’ is a double comparative which is not used in the sentence. ‘much, very much, far’ is used before comparative degree. Hence ‘much’ or ‘very much’ will be used in place of ‘more’.

Sentence (III) is wrong as ‘children’ is the correct use in place of ‘child’. If countable noun is used after ‘any of, some of, all of’, then it should be plural.

Option (d) is the correct choice. The word required here is ‘launch’ or something similar in meaning to make the paragraph coherent whereas; ‘Impede’ as a verb here means to delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. Therefore, the correct answer that does not into fit the blank is option (d) i.e. impede.

Option (e) is the correct choice that doesn’t fit into the blank. All the other options are making an articulate sentence. The sentence makes a complete sense with the word ‘announced’ as the company is declaring about the launch of “Thums up”. Thus, all the words [except option (d)] similar in meaning with ‘announced’ will satisfy the blank. ‘Divulged’ is a verb which means to make known (private or sensitive information). ‘Obliterated’ is the past tense of the verb ‘obliterate’ which means to destroy utterly; wipe out.

Option (b) is the correct choice. The most suitable word for the blank is ‘trumping’ which is a verb and is used here as a gerund. It means to surpass (something) by saying or doing something better. ‘Beating’ means to defeat in a competitive situation. ‘Clinching’ means to confirm the winning or achievement of (a match, competition, or victory). ‘Surpassing’ means to be better than others. Hence, the only word left is option (b) ‘Succumbing’ which means to fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. Therefore, ‘succumbing’ doesn’t fit into the blank appropriately.

Option (a) is the correct choice as the word ‘blemished’ does not fit into the blank in a coherent manner. It is a verb which means to spoil the appearance or quality of (something). The paragraph expresses that Coca-cola has acquired the rights of Thums up along with few other companies. Thus, the most suitable word is ‘acquired’. In this paragraph the word acquired is expressing the action of seizing rights by Coca-cola of Thums up. ‘Seizing’ is a verb which means to take hold of suddenly and forcibly. Therefore, option (a) becomes the correct answer.

All the options except option (d) fit into the blank aptly. The most feasible word is ‘revenues’ which is similar in meaning with ‘earnings’, ‘profits’ and ‘fruits’. The word ‘fruits’ is used here as a metaphor which represents the positive result or reward of work or an activity. In this paragraph it means the increased profits earned by the company. ‘Reparations’ means the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged. Thus, it doesn’t fit into the blank aptly.