English for SBI PO/Clerk Mains 2018: 13 July 2018
Directions (Q. 1-5): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below should replace the phrase given below in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5) as the answer
1. If you will work hard, you will succeed.
1) If you will work harder
2) If you will hardly work
3) If you work hard
4) If hardly you work
5) No correction required
2. I am here, am I not?
1) am I?
2) I amn’t?
3) aren’t I?
4) I aren’t?
5) No correction required
3. It is four in my watch.
1) is four at
2) is four by
3) is four from
4) is four to
5) No correction required
4. Lying at the bed, I was reading a newspaper
1) Lying in the bed
2) Lying on the bed
3) Lying inside the bed
4) Lying under the bed
5) No correction required
5. Since when has he living in Delhi?
1) he has been living in
2) has he living at
3) has been he living in
4) has he been living in
5) No correction required
Directions (Q. 6-10): Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
6. A brave police chief ________ an armed robbery on a jeweller by ________ the raider’s shotgun.
1) caught, snatching
2) detected, taking
3) found, holding
4) foiled, grabbing
5) stopped, catching
7. Somebody goes and does something ________ like that and just destroys everything ________ you.
1) wholeheartedly, with
2) mindless, for
3) willingly, to
4) attentively, in
5) carefully, against
8. Average earnings in the economy ________ up another ________ in August.
1) moved, notch
2) went, slump
3) go, fall
4) come, downfall
5) rose, decline
9. The bloodshed in Assam is ________, but the real problem lies in the _________ poverty of the region.
1) unlucky, annual
2) unfortunate, perennial
3) uncommon, biannual
4) unpleasant, real
5) unhappy, existing
10. Obesity and a ________ lifestyle have been ______ with an increased risk of heart disease.
1) hard, joined
2) tough, connected
3) sedentary, linked
4) sitting, concerned
5) free, associated
Answers :-
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- 4
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- 1
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