SBI Clerk Pre English Questions:7th June |

SBI Clerk Prelims English Questions

Dear students, The State Bank of India conducts a two-tier examination to recruit Clerks (Junior Associates) at regular intervals. Thus, the English Language plays a crucial role in sailing through all the stages of SBI Clerk exam. Here is a quiz on the English Language to let you practice the latest pattern English Questions for SBI Clerk 2019-20.

Directions (1-5): The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Choose the correct combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement. If none of the combinations makes an impact, choose (e) i.e. “No combination fits” as your answer.

Q1. The Indian political class is overwhelming male, but the worrying thing is that it remains........... blind to its privilege and entitlement. That reflects in policy as well as the .......... small number of women in Indian political life.

amazingly, decreasingly

unhappily, joyfully

distressingly, woefully

hardly, emotionally

No combination fits

Solution:

distressingly: to cause strain, anxiety and suffering to
woefully: in a manner expressing sorrow

These two sentences fit correctly into the statement.

Q2. India cannot have a banking sector which is ......... and a set of bankers who are ........ to lend when the upturn comes.

active, willing

strong, cheerful

unsteady, dislike

hobbled, loath

No combination fits

Solution:

hobbled: restrict the development of

loath: unwilling or reluctant

Q3. If the airlines fail to inform their passengers of the ..........., then such passengers will be entitled for a ............ in addition to the ticket refund.

cancellation, compensation

rejection, consumption

cancel, sum

ticket, feedback

No combination fits

Solution:

compensation: something that counterbalances a loss

Q4. Going for a run may seem overwhelming or ........... just to think about before you begin, but if you can ......... up the energy to start jogging, you'll often find that you become more motivated to finish as you go.

disgusting, surpass

exhausting, muster

tiring, gather

lucrative, compile

No combination fits

Solution:

exhausting: making one feel very tired

muster: collect or assemble

Q5. Exercising .......... and getting proper nutrition will help, but these actions only ............ improve sleep intensity.

constantly, slowly

regularly, simply

irregularly, intentionally

consistently, indirectly

No combination fits

Solution:

consistently: in every case and in every occasion, invariably

Directions (6-10) In the question given below two statements are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by choosing the word given below the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible word as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Q6. (l) The rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year, with both the Brazilian real and the Russian Ruble losing value.

(ll) It remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.

while

rather

as well as

nevertheless

Solution:

While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year, with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble losing value, it remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.
‘while’ will be used here to show whereas or indicating contrast.

Q7. (l) It is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring.

(ll) This cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended.

as well as

seldom

While

even

yet

Solution:

‘while’ will connect these two sentences. While it is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring, this cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended.

Q8. (l) The commendable performances in Gold Coast.

(ll) India are still a long way behind benchmarks and standards in most disciplines—not just at the Olympics, but also Asian levels.

in order that

meanwhile

Despite

None of the above

Solution:

“despite” will connect the sentences. Despite the commendable performances in Gold Coast, India are still a long way behind benchmarks and standards in most disciplines—not just at the Olympics, but also Asian levels.

Q9. (l) Seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice.

(ll) It is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.

and

but

though

as if

Solution:

Use ‘But’-Seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice, but it is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.

Q10. (l) Physicists are now looking beyond the ordinary to find new and exotic phases of matter.

(ll) Change in a stepwise fashion.

that

unless

into

before

Solution:

Use ‘that’- Physicists are now looking beyond the ordinary to find new and exotic phases of matter that change in a stepwise fashion.

Direction (11-15): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which last part is given bold and correct. There is no error in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the parts is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer. If no part is incorrect, choose option (e) as your answer.i.e. “No error”.

Q11. It is also a tale that began 100 (A)/days before the firing, when(B)/ housewives, children and villagers(C)/ creating a community of protest which found its(D)/ one-lakh-strong epicentre at Thoothukudi(E).

No error

Solution:

As the sentence is in past tense, ‘created’ should be used in place of ‘creating’.

Q12. It reflects the new conversation between a decade(A)/ of oral history, the complaints, the everyday gossip of(B)/ people dying, of children faint in school(C)/, the moment when the eventless history of (D)/environmentalism clashes with the trauma of the Internet(E)/.

No error

Solution:

Replace ‘faint’ with ‘fainting’.

Q13. India rejected an Australian requested to join(A)/ maritime exercises along with the U.S. and Japan(B)/this June, and Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba(C)/ said quite plainly last month that there(D)/ was no plan to “militarise” the Quad(E)/.

No error

Solution:

Replace ‘requested’ by ‘request’.

Q14. When people are raised and reared in an environment(A)/ that is often a tyranny, where power is (B)/never evenly distributed and one bossy force controls (C)/everything, they remain ill equipped to demand(D)/ anything more in the public and political spheres(E)/.

No error

Solution:

The sentence is grammatically Correct.

Q15. The spark for the week-long incidents of violence(A)/ in downtown Shillong was a lie spread through WhatsApp,(B)/ the ubiquitous messaging platform that has(C)/ increasingly become an unfiltered medium(D)/ for hate and rumour-mongering(E)/.