SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL ENGLISH QUESTIONS
Directions (01-05): In the following question, a sentence is given with four words highlighted. Out of which, only one word is incorrectly spelt. You are required to choose the misspelt word as your answer.
1) The cost of short-termism (A) including policy (B) credibility and investor (C)santiment may not be small(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
2) The biggest health burdun (A) that India is set to face(B) in the coming(C) years is how to tackle cancer (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
3) The policemen(A) who were deployed(B) heavily in the area(C)did nothing to dissuade the protostors(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) Al are correct.
4) Illegal sand mining in the periperal (A)areas of the district continues to remain(B) a big problem for forest range officers(C) as yetanother instance of illegal mining was reported yesterday(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
5) It is important to recruit (A)personel at different levels in the organization(B) so that the ensuing human resource gap is (C)bridged at least for the critical operations(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
Directions (06-10): In the following questions, a sentence has been divided into five parts. Out of which, only one part contains error. You are required to find the part which is erroneous and mark the same as your answer.
6) After the food (A)was served all the (B)students folded(C) their hands for prayer(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
e) No error.
7) The sales (A) manager resented(B) Ramika is on such(C) a long leave(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error.
8) She met (A) with a fatal accident(B) and has now(C) few chance of survival(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error.
9) India is (A) one of the (B) faster developing (C) countries of the world(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error.
10) Achievement is (A) very doubtful where (B) you persevere(C) in your effort(D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) No error.
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, each sentence is given with two blanks where two words are omitted. You are required to fill those blanks with the appropriate words from the given options.
11) The tragic disaster has been compounded by the_____ of the landslide blocking the Ijeiriver, creating a significant________up of water.
a) Insipid, clandestine
b) Keen, uplift
c) Refine, prediction
d) Debris,weiling
e) None of the above
12) Researchers have________ the fact that the areas in western Manipur_______ the national highways fall under very high, high or moderate hazard zones.
a) Supercilious, mitigate
b) Separate,egocentric
c) Corroborated,abutting
d) Languish, compelling
e) None of the above
13) The court has asked the authorities to take________ steps to restore natural water resources so that the problem of water_________may be solved.
a) Several, engendering
b) Fastidious, vehement
c) Mellowed,travails
d) Appropriate,shortage
e) None of the above
14) The poor experience in neighbouring countries which have implemented food________ programmes should serve as a_________on our country.
a) Neologism, nudged
b) Stamp, deterrent
c) Expedient, taciturn
d) Ambiences, ubiquitous
e) None of the above
15) The government has_______ that air pollution from vehicles and power stations is reducing life_______ in the country in an average of six months.
a) Criticized, birth
b) Bizzare, mortality
c) Warned, expectancy
d) Extolled, clemency
e) None of the above
Directions (16-20): In the following question, a passage has been given with few blanks indicating that some words have been omitted. You are required to fill those blanks with the appropriate words from the given options.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s comments about SFI activists, where he forgave those who had_________(16) his office in his LokSabha constituency, Wayanad in Kerala, were an act of sagacity that is rare. In a disturbing, but recurring sign of the toxicity that________ (17)the country’s public space, his comments were presented by a TV channel as condoning the Islamist bigots in Udaipur who ruthlessly killed a man they suspected of supporting blasphemy. The channel and the anchor in question issued an apology, but only after the__________ (18) act blew up as an indefensible scandal. BJP leader and former Union Minister — for Information and Broadcasting, no less —Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, and some other party leaders who shared the same doctored video on social media did not feel any compulsion to retract their________ (19)of the fake news. The doctored video clip, flagged out of context by Twitter, remains on their timelines. Mr. Gandhi could be seen and heard as saying that it was children who did that, and while it was a mistake, the issue could be put to rest. The_________ (20)misrepresentation of these words by the news channel and the BJP leaders is an extremely irresponsible act in a country that is deeply polarised. The Congress wrote to BJP President J.P. Nadda to take action against these leaders for spreading fake news, and get the doctored video removed.
16) Which of the following option will replace the blank 16?
a) Penalized
b) Centralized
c) Vandalized
d) Reluctant
e) None of the above.
17) Which of the following option will replace the blank 17?
a) Approve
b) Suspect
c) Memorizes
d) Pervades
e) None of the above
18) Which of the following option will replace the blank 18?
a) Talkative
b) Malicious
c) Uninspired
d) Benevolent
e) None of the above.
19) Which of the following option will replace the blank 19 ?
a) Endorsement
b) Encouragement
c) Liking
d) Allege
e) None of the above
20) Which of the following option will replace the blank 20 ?
a) Concerted
b) Malicious
c) Reprieve
d) Portent
e) None of the above.
Answer Key
1) Answer: C
2) Answer: A
3) Answer: D
4) Answer: A
5) Answer: A
6) Answer: B
7) Answer: E
8) Answer: D
9) Answer: C
10) Answer: B
11) Answer: D
12) Answer: C
13) Answer: D
14) Answer: B
15) Answer: C
16) Answer: C
17) Answer: D
18) Answer: B
19) Answer: A
20) Answer: B