English Notes for SBI PO/Clerk 2018: 24 May

Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some part of it 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).

1. The Indian government is engaged in major improvements in the qualities of transportation service and infrastructure.

1) the quality of transport services

2) the qualities of transportation services

3) qualities of transport servicing

4) quality of transporters services

5) No correction required

2. The phenomenon of falling growth in India’s case is partly due to global economic crisis and partly due to his own internal deficiencies.

1) because of his own

2) owing to his own

3) due to our own

4) for the reason of his

5) No correction required

3. Mr Sharma along with his children are going to see the Taj Mahal.

1) are going to see

2) is going to see the

3) is going to look into

4) are going to visit

5) No correction required

4. The controversy about a letter send to US President Barack Obama, purportedly signed by 65 MPs urging him to deny visa to the Chief Minister, took a new turn.

1) of a letter send

2) against a letter send

3) about a letter sent

4) over a letter sent

5) No correction required

5. Congress members, without thinking about the repercussions, make statements that generate controversy.

1) makes statements that generates

2) make statements that generates

3) makes statements that generate

4) make statement that forms

5) No correction required

Directions (Q. 6-10): In each of these questions, a sentence with two words/group of words in bold is given. One of them or both may have certain errors. You have to find out the correct word/group of words from among the three choices (i), (ii) and (iii) given which can replace the wrong word/group of words to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 5), ie NCR (No correction required), as your answer.

6. The children cooked about some story of someone stolen their pocket money, but they spent it.

        (i)   cooked up, about someone stealing

        (ii) cooked for, of somebody stolen

        (iii)  cooked, about stealing

        1) (i) only                               2) (ii) only

        3) (iii) only                             4) Either (i) or (iii)

        5) No correction required

7. The woman being saying something to me in a foreign accent and I couldn’t followed it up.

        (i) had been said, mean it

        (ii) was saying, make it out

        (iii) said, understand

        1) (i) only                               2) (ii) only

        3) (i) and (ii)                          4) Either (ii) or (iii)                        5) No correction required

8. John and Maria has been married for over twentyfive years, but they splitted out when the children left home.

        (i)   had married, split away

        (ii) had been married, split up

        (iii)  was married, separated

        1) (i) only               2) (ii) only              3) (iii) only

        4) Either (i) or (ii) 5) No correction required

9. Rajeev hates the canteen food but he has to put up with it because it is cheap.

        (i)   even though, put on with

        (ii) though, put for

        (iii)  but, avoid

        1) (i) only               2) (ii) only              3) (iii) only

        4) Either (i) or (ii) 5) No correction required

10. Binod took out his wet clothes and put them in a radiator to dry.

        (i)   took on, put them over

        (ii) took up, put them at

        (iii)  took off, put them on

        1) (i) only                               2) (ii) only

        3) (iii) only                             4) Either (ii) or (iii)

        5) No correction required

Answers:

1.  1
2.  3
3.  2
4.  4
5.  5
6. 1
7. 4
8. 2
9. 5
10. 3