English Quiz for SBI PO/Dena Bank 2018: 27 April
Directions (Q. 1-5): The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given words as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick up two correct answers either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. The views of the richest householders ________ with those of the poorest.
(A) touched (B) converged (C) met
(D) similar (E) differed (F) contrived
1) (A) and (C) 2) (B) and (E) 3) (C) and (D)
4) (E) and (F) 5) (B) and (F)
2. He tried to ________ anyone who spoke out against him.
(A) say (B) refer (C) silence
(D) capture (E) beat (F) convince
1) (A) and (D) 2) (B) and (E) 3) (D) and (E)
4) (C) and (F) 5) (D) and (F)
3. The free pistol men’s ________ was also completed on Monday.
(A) little (B) competition (C) event
(D) round (E) match (F) final
1) (B) and (C) 2) (A) and (D) 3) (C) and (F)
4) (A) and (F) 5) (B) and (E)
4. College peons and other students rushed to ________ when they heard her screams, and took them to the nearby hospital.
(A) intersect (B) intervene (C) intercept
(D) interact (E) intimidate (F) help
1) (B) and (F) 2) (C) and (D) 3) (A) and (E)
4) (D) and (E) 5) (C) and (F)
5. The State Government has the power to ________ and alter its jurisdiction.
(A) stretch (B) delimit (C) spread
(D) enlarge (E) extend (F) elongate
1) (A) and (B) 2) (B) and (E) 3) (C) and (F)
4) (E) and (F) 5) (A) and (D)
Directions (Q. 6-10): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make the sentence correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, please give 5) as your answer (ie No correction required).
6. If India was made a true federation with autonomous constituent states by now there would have been several independent countries in this land.
1) India were made a
2) India had made a
3) India had been made a
4) India had been the
5) No correction required
7. If the authority is to be centralised, the majority interests will override and prevail by the minority interests which are usually confined to the states.
1) prevail by the minor
2) prevail about the minority
3) prevail over the minority
4) prevail in the minority
5) No correction required
8. With the new technological developments, banking have became easy and more convenient.
1) have become easy
2) has become easier
3) had become easiest
4) has became easier
5) No correction required
9. The art of living implies in a healthy development of the body, mind and intellect.
1) implies that a
2) imply in the
3) implied about
4) implies a
5) No correction required
10. This council of five representatives is fully responsible for the administration and development of a village.
1) five representative is fully
2) five representatives are fully
3) five representative is full
4) five representatives was fully
5) No correction required
Answers:
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 5
