English Language Quiz For RBI Grade B Phase 1 2023 -14th May

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. It is better to stay at home (a)/ than to walk on the street (b)/ when there erupts (c)/ a communal riot in the town. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. ‘Under no circumstances (a)/ we can help (b)/ you in this illegal (c)/ work’, said the Manager. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. Not only we lost (a)/ what he had on our disposal, (b)/ but we also (c)/ lost our patience. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. Under a tree, (a)/ was sitting the saint (b)/ whom we had seen (c)/ somewhere else. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. When asked, he (a)/ took tea (b)/ and said that it (c)/ tasted sweetly. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) These countries did not fall prey to fiscal profligacy.
(B) India had a very similar experience in 1991.
(C) However, what happened in Asia was quite different.
(D) Their main stress points were in the private sector—too much corporate debt, a credit bubble and lax lending standards to crony capitalists.
(E) It was anticipated that countries with high fiscal deficits that were funded through money creation by the central bank would eventually see their external accounts come under pressure.
(F) The popular view of balance of payments crises was derived from the experience of Latin America in the previous decade.

Q6. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) F
(c) A
(d) E
(e) C

Q7. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) B
(d) E
(e) F

Q8. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
(e) E

Q9. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) A
(d) B
(e) C

Q10. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) B
(d) F
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Remove ‘to’ after ‘than’ as in the case of comparison between two infinitives, infinitive ‘to’ is not used after ‘than’ in the later one, V1 is used.
Ex. You had better to do some work than wander.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Put ‘can’ before ‘we’ because sentences starting from ‘Under no circumstances’, auxiliary verb is used before the subject.
Ex. I can do it under no circumstances,
Or, Under no circumstances can I do it.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘did’ will be used after ‘not only’ and ‘lost’ will be converted to ‘lose’ because through ‘not only…but also’, two verbs are connected.
Ex. He not only came but also stayed here.
Or, Not only did he come but he also stayed here.

S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Replace ‘sweetly’ by ‘sweet’ as “taste, feel, seem, appear, look, smell, remain, etc.” are ‘Copula Verbs’ or Linking Verbs which take Adjective and not Adverb.
e.g. She tastes sweet [Adjective].
A rose smells sweet [Adjective].
She looks beautiful [Adjective].
She looks suspiciously [Adverb] at him.

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences is FEBCAD

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences is FEBCAD

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences is FEBCAD

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences is FEBCAD

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of sentences is FEBCAD