English MCQs for SBI PO/Clerk 2018 : 29 June
English Section is very important to get the best score in Banking Exams and as in SBI Clerk 2018 Pre Exam, the questions asked in this section are very easy. But once dealt with proper strategy and accuracy, this section can get you the maximum marks in the examination. Here is a set of 10 Questions for improve your speed and practice.
Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
1. India is _____ a service industries _____ due to arbitrage of human intelligence.
1) dealing, escalation
2) enjoying, plethora
3) experiencing, boom
4) facing, monopoly
5) maintaining, clamour
2. India through its _____ entrepreneurial _____ has arrived on the central stage of the world.
1) fundamental, brands
2) enriched, sustenance
3) logistic, gain
4) manipulated, base
5) sheer, ability
3. The market now has come to a _____ where only long-term investors will have an ______.
1) standpoint, approach
2) level, edge
3) stage, uniformity
4) destiny, uniformity
5) realm, appeal
4. The nuclear deal with the US is _____ to _____ India’s energy problems.
1) intended, ease
2) balanced, lessen
3) focussed, target
4) equipped, enervate
5) oriented, drag
5. Escalating oil prices on international markets ____ to ____ the world is running out of oil.
1) tends, derive
2) inclined, show
3) subjects, hint
4) appear, indicate
5) allows, deliberate
Directions (Q. 6–10) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’ the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
6. The task for most of us 1)/ is hard enough to make us well pleased 2)/ with even such imperfect 3)/ shelter we find in daily use and customs 4)/ No error 5)
7. They were lured with advertising and marketing techniques 1)/ and then finally, 2)/ once they became ready customers, 3)/ they were given loans to help them by more and more. 4) / No error 5)
8. Interesting thing about material things 1)/ is that they only give 2)/ an illusion of happiness; 3)/however, such happiness is always momentary in nature. 4)/ No error 5)
9. This research indicates that 1)/ we can no longer avoid 2)/ significant warm 3)/ during this century 4)/ No error 5)
10. It is intriguing, 1)/ especially when 2)/ some have been paying a much high price on fuel 3)/ as compared to their poorer counterparts. 4)/ No error 5)
Answers:
- 1. 3
- 2. 2
- 3. 1
- 4. 1
- 5. 4
- 6. 4; Add ‘as’ before’ ‘we’
- 7. 1; Replace ‘with’ with ‘ through’
- 8. 1; Add ‘the’ before’ Interesting’
- 9. 3; Replace ‘warm’ with ‘warming’
- 10. 3; Replace ‘high’ with ‘higher’
