SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL ENGLISH QUESTIONS
Directions (1-5): You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence.
1) its fiscal capacity and think of more (A)the government can consider reviewing (B)and mitigate the detrimental effect of High inflation(C) measures to stimulate growth (D).
a.) ABCD
b.) BADC
c.) CDAB
d.) BACD
e.) No rearrangement required
2) The U.S federal reserve and in asset markets(A) with impending concerns of a speedier (B) tingling of monetary policies by (C)the government's cautious optimism is tinged(D)
a.) BACD
b.) DABC
c.) DBCA
d.) BACD
e.) No rearrangement required
3) righteous anger and courage by(A)the world has been amazed by(B) the citizens of Sri Lanka(C)the unprecedented display of(D).
a.) BCAD
b.) CABD
c.) BDCA
d.) BDAC
e.) No rearrangement required
4) refrain from any attempt to main the status quo and cover up (A) the next president should recognise this legitimate(B) the misdeeds that led the country to(C) the current crisis or preserve the ill-gotten gains of office(D).
a.) BACD
b.) CDAB
c.) CABD
d.) BCDA
e.) No rearrangement required
5) reports suggest that jockeying for power is going on(A) on one side even as images of protestors (B). overwhelming offices and residences associated with(C) the rulers are going viral(D)
a.) ABCD
b.) BDCA
c.) DCAB
d.) BACD
e.) No rearrangement required
Directions (6-10): In the questions given below, a statement has been divided into 4 parts with one or more parts containing an error (grammatical and contextual). You are required to choose the part/parts which do not have an error and are contextually and grammatically correct.
6) There is a vicious(A) circle on work (B)here that may take(C) a while to break(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error
7) India's current account deficit would(A) deteriorate on accounts of (B)costlier imports and tepid(C) exports on the merchandise account(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error
8) The progress of monsoon(A) rain give hope that the(B) prices of farm produce may (C) moderate in the coming months(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error
9) The bank is required to obtain a photograph from any person who wishes to open a account.
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error
10) It would(A) be way to (B)mature for policy makers (C)to drop their guard(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error
Directions (11-15): In the following questions a sentence is given with one blank. The sentence is then provided with five options which consist of the words that can fill the given blank. Choose that option as your answer which can fill the given blank in the exact order as given in the option. If none of the given options fills the given blank then choose option (e), ‘None of these’ as your answer.
11) India's high import dependence for fuel means oil price___________affect most macro parameters including inflation and fiscal nang.
a) alleged
b) slandered
c) trajectories
d) corroborated
e) None of the above
12) Slowing exports and costlier inelastic imports of oil have________record merchandise trade deficits for two consecutive months.
a) languishing
b) triggered
c) venorating
d) dissipated
e) None of the above
13) Ruskin had________the concept of social affection as the founding principle of a human economy.
a) harrowing
b) vexatious
c) postulated
d) debilitate
e) None of the above
14) The tragic disaster has been completed by the________of the landslide blocking the iljie river.
a) debris
b) pristine
c) genre
d) discern
e)None of the above
15) The________has to leave the country or is otherwise unable to perform his duties.
a) incumbent
b) cerebral
c) fury
d) functionary
e) None of the above
Directions (16- 20): In the given question, a word has been mentioned and there are three ways in which the word has been used in either similar or different ways. You are required to check which of the sentences have correctly used the highlighted word, and mark that as your answer.
16) Adhere
(a) While playing cricket match in the ground all the mud adhered to the shoes of the boy, he was feeling scared that his mom scolded him.
(b) We should adhere to the laws of the govt. that while driving motorcycle we should wear helmet.
(c) Rahul topped the class by adhering to the teacher in the school.
a) only a
b) only b
c) only c
d) both a and b
e) all a ,b ,c
17) Extravagant
(a) If you are extravagant, you can save a good amount for your future and lead a happy life.
(b) Ram was very extravagant of you to buy strawberries out of season.
(c) The extranvagant life of the bollywood actors leads them to suffer whole life.
a) only a and b
b) only b and c
c) only c and a
d) all a, b ,c
e) none of these
18) Encroach
(a) Where people encroach on wolf habitat, road traffic accidents and shooting are increasing problems.
(b) I could hear encroached laughter coming from the pub.
(c) The PM Modi along with his cabinet encroached into the Odisha train case.
a) only a
b) only b
c) only c
d) both a and b
e) all a ,b ,c
19) Legislative
(a) The legislature voted narrowly to table a motion of no-confidence in the government.
(b) Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.
(c) The legislature appropriated funds for the university of Delhi.
a) only a
b) only b
c) only c
d) both a and b
e) all a ,b ,c
20) Jolly
(a) Rahul Gandhi can become jolly with a sense of their own omnipotence.
(b) I have finished my border off with a rather jolly dragon.
(c) It is a jolly news that in odhisa train accident 300 people have died till today.
a) only a
b) only b
c) only c
d) both a and b
e) all a ,b ,c