English Language Quiz For SBI PO/Clerk Prelims 2023-30th October

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 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. Almost all woes being faced (A) / by businesses and traders under the four-month-old Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime (B) / would likely be resolved (C) / by the GST council at its December 10 meeting.(D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the Capital has (A) / ranged from ‘very unhealthy’ to ‘hazardous’ (B) / since the last few days with AQI (C) / crossing the 300 ‘danger’ mark at many places. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. Mr Kovind said, “I congratulate the four (A) / alumni of IIT-Delhi who are being honored (B) / today for their achievement (C) / in different walk of life.” (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. The VC wrote back saying the university (A) / appeared to have ‘no power’ (B) / to exclude students (C) / from given exams. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. Sunil was in need of money (A) / and sold his bicycle (B) / in five hundred rupees (C) / to one of his friends. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Directions (6-10): In each sentence below, four words have been printed in bold type, one of which may be either inappropriate in the context of the sentence or wrongly spelt. If all the four words are appropriate and also correctly spelt, mark ‘All correct’ as the answer.

Q6. The Indian Navy is broadening its petrol areas in the Indian Ocean Region to cover all choke points in the face of increasing maritime threats.
(a) petrol
(b) Region
(c) choke
(d) maritime
(e) All correct

Q7. Three olderly women died of suffocation in a crowded alley near the Simariya Ghat where thousands of devotees had gathered for a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.
(a) olderly
(b) alley
(c) thousands
(d) occasion
(e) All correct

Q8. In a glimmer of hope for thousands of homebuyers fighting in courts to get position of their houses, 11 families in Gurugram have won a case of higher compensation against real estate developer Emmar MGF Land after a struggle of over two-and-a-half years.
(a) glimmer
(b) position
(c) against
(d) years
(e) All correct

Q9. Deputy commissioner of Police Rishi Pal said that the incident occurred a few days ago but they received a call from Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital after which the case was registered. All correct
(a) commissioner
(b) occurred
(c) received
(d) registered
(e) All correct

Q10. A 27-year old Dalit woman has filed an FIR against her husband and in-laws alleging caste discrimination and dowry harasment. All correct
(a) an
(b) alleging
(c) discrimination
(d) harasment
(e) All correct

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Insert ‘the’ before ‘woes’.
The error is the absence of the definite article “the” before the word “woes.” Adding “the” makes the sentence grammatically correct and specifies that it’s referring to specific or particular woes that businesses and traders are facing under the GST regime.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘since’ with ‘for’

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘walk’ with ‘walks’

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘given’ with ‘taking’

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘in’ with ‘for’

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The appropriate word should be ‘patrol’

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The appropriate word should be ‘elderly’

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The appropriate word should be ‘possession’

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. All correct

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct spelling is ‘harassment’