SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL ENGLISH QUESTIONS
Directions (01-05): In the following questions a sentence is given with two blanks. The sentence is then provided with five options that can fill the given blanks. You are required to choose the same as your answer.
1. The DGCA should have no______ for laxity among airlines seeking to_______.
a) Impolite, fleet.
b) Tolerance, Cut corners.
c) Vertex, shutdown.
d) Oversight, assessment.
e) None of the above.
2. My colleague had a ______ time ______ the needs of her family with the demands of her job.
a) Spare, doctrine.
b) Pacifist, oversee.
c) Hard, juggling.
d) Havoc, revitalize.
e) None of the above.
3. The _________ rise in the planet's temperature as a consequence of humanity's _________ use of fossil fuel forms the backdrop to altered weather patterns everywhere.
a) Tend, concrete.
b) Habitation, cognizant.
c) Enhancing, forgo.
d) Steady, unfettered.
e) None of the above.
4. The ________ of temperature records is only one part of the changes as there is also ________ on the toll of lives.
a) Vehement, adverse.
b) Irregular, proliferate.
c) Shattering, evidence.
d) Breaking, discrete.
e) None of the above.
5. India _______ has been registering instances of anomalous weather with alarming frequency with ________ erratic monsoon and coastal erosion.
a) Too, an.
b) Which, more.
c) While, humanistic.
d) Whether, exotic.
e) None of the above.
Directions (6-10): 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. The Internet and telecommunications system has become an even greater behemoth than what it was when the IT Act was framed in 2000. To expand the scope of regulations to the new forms _________ (6) that have cropped up since then, the Government most recently came up with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which, besides bringing about obligations for _______ (7) from social media companies and platforms, went on to add___________(8) requirements such as traceability of online conversations and new oversight functions that are weighted in the Government’s favor. Twitter’s case in the Karnataka High Court should lead to greater_____ (9) of the Rules and to a clear legislative debate on how to remake them in a way that they do not________ (10) on the right to freedom of expression and privacy in the online space.
6. Which of the following option will fill the blank labelled 6?
a) Cynical
b) Dissent
c) Intermediaries
d) Regard
e) None of the above.
7. Which of the following option will fill the blank labelled 7?
a) Traceability
b) Responsibility
c) Scalability
d) Accountability
e) None of the above.
8. Which of the following option will fill the blank labelled 8?
a) Troublesome
b) Deem
c) Integral
d) Sovereignty
e) None of the above.
9. Which of the following option will fill the blank labelled 9?
a) Agitation
b) Uphold
c) Violence
d) Scrutiny
e) None of the above.
10. Which of the following option will fill the blank labelled 10?
a) Substantive
b) Petition
c) Impinge
d) Remotely
e) None of the above.
Direction (11-15): In each of the following questions a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given with four words given in bold. You are required to interchange the words those are inappropriately placed.
11. Somnath Temple is temples (A) about 79 kilometers from Junagadh in the Western (B) Kshetra near Veraval and the most legendary located (C) of the Prabhas (D) coast of India.
(a) Only A-B.
(b) Only B-C.
(c) Both A-C and B-D.
(d) Only C-D.
(e) No swapping required.
12. Cyclone Biparjoy weakened into a continues(A) severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday and as it very (B) to move north-northwestwards, the cyclone(C) is 380 kilometres south of Karachi(D).
(a) Only A-B
(b) Only B-C
(c) Both A-C and B-D
(d) Only C-D
(e) No swapping required.
13. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a very(A) surge warning for the coastal areas of Gujarat in view of storm (B) severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, saying it is likely to inundate the low-lying districts (C) of Kachchh, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar and Morbi areas (D).
a) Only A-B.
b) Only B-C.
c) Both A-B and C-D.
d) Only C-D.
e) No swapping required.
14. Adani Total Gas shares are down (A) 83 percent while Adani Transmission shares have plunged (B) 72 percent during (C) the same period. Adani Green Energy has also fallen (D) 50 per cent since January 24.
(a) Only A-B
(b) Only B-C
(c) Both A-C and B-D
(d) Only C-D
(e) No swapping required.
15. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over(A) the investigate (B) in the tragic three-train crash (C) in Odisha’s Balasore district last Friday and a team reached the accident spot on Tuesday to probe (D).
a) Only A-B.
b) Only B-D.
c) Both A-B and C-D.
d) Only C-D.
e) No swapping required.
Directions (16-20): 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.
16. The editorial criticizes (A) schools that normalize (B) unhygienic practices highlighting the need for stringant (C) action (D) against them.
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
17. The Haryana report is a wake-up (A) call for authorities to prioritize (B) school sanitation issues and to penelize (C) schools that ignore these concerns (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
18. Both government and private (A) schools need to double (B) their efforts to addres (C) this significant problem (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
19. The editorial calls for urgent (A) action to ractify (B) the situation and ensure all schools have adequate sanitation facilities (C) considering the far-reaching implications for children's health (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.
20. Filty (A) toilets often discourage students from attending school, and students (B) skipping meals to avoid using them and expose (C) themselves to health risks (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) All are correct.