Practice set 6 of the ENGLISH SERIES (Error detection, phrase replacement,fillers, Para jumbles,Cloze tests)( new pattern) for SBI PO 2020
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🔷Practice set 6 of the ENGLISH SERIES (Error detection, phrase replacement,fillers, Para jumbles,Cloze tests)( new pattern) for SBI PO 2020
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💠Direction : In the following questions two columns 1 and 2 are given. Each column consists of three sentences. Column 1 (A ,B and C) consists of first half of each sentence and Column 2 (D ,E and F) consists of second half of each sentence.Match column 1 with column 2 so that the sentences formed are both meaningful and grammatically correct.
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1)
Column 1
A. The reforms that we need are the ones that
B. Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armoury of thought
C. Democratic nations are richer and
Column 2
D. can actually raise our sustainable long - term growth rate.
E. have a better track record of educating their citizens
F. he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself.
a) B-F and C-E
b) A-E ,B-E ,C-D
c) A-F and C-D
d) A-D, B-F, C-E
e) B-D
2)
Column 1
A. Public sector Enterprises (PSEs) have been experiencing
B. One day, Zeus, the King of Mount Olympus, was
C. Employees in the specialist roles
Column 2
D. giving out gifts to beasts, birds and insects.
E. especially have become increasingly difficult to retain.
F. severe challenges in attracting motivating and retaining their key staff.
a) B-F and C-E
b) A-E ,B-E ,CD
c) A-F , C-D, B-E
d) A-F, B-D, C-E
e) B-E
💠In the following sentences, some parts have errors and some are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer.If there is no error, mark 'No error'.
4) Racing for the bus,(a) / Sonali's bag flew open (b) and all the (c) documents were lost.(d) /no error
6) One peculiar thing about modern cities ,is the scant regard keeping the city clean and tidy.
A. is the scant regard in keeping
B. is the scant regard to keeping
C. is the scant regard for keeping
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
7) Currency trading is a balancing between a particular currency against a basket of other currency. If one currency falls then undoubtedly other currency will rise.
A. another currencies
B. Other currencies
C. another currency
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
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8) The idea that life will get better ,that progress is inevitable if one obeys the rules and works hard ,have been replaced by a hard and bitter truth.
A. has been replaced by
B. has been replaced by
C. have been replaced with
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
9) The continuance of internal contradictions calmly coexisting with the cultural ethics of dowry, remain a challenge.
A. remains a challenge.
B. remain challenges.
C. remains challenges
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
10) Yes,indeed , the computer on the one side has helped the mankind to solve many crucial problems, on the other side it has put the world in the verge of destruction.
A. at the verge of destruction
B. on the verge of destruction
C. Off the verge of destruction
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
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SOLUTION
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2) d
We have to join two sentences from the two columns in a way that they form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.The sentence A of the column 1 talks about public sector enterprise. Sentence F seem to be completing the sentence A. Sentence B talks about a king, so sentence D which talks about giving gifts completes sentence B. Hence, pairing will be A-F, B-D, C-E
3) A
Replace 'many a Japanese cities' with 'many Japanese cities'.
In "Many a +noun " structure, noun is in singular form.Moreover the sentence does not demand "Many a +noun " structure.
4) E
Use 'while racing for the bus' otherwise the sentence would mean that Sonali's bag not Sonali was racing for the bus. (which is funny )
RULE - DANGLING PARTICIPLE
A participle is a verb-adjective.It should be related to a proper subject of reference. If the subject is lacking or if a wrong subject is used, the sentence will not make any sense.
5)E
use 'because of' in place of 'for'
and 'bottleneck' in place of bottlenecks.
6) c
Regard - concern
'Regard for ' is the correct usage here.
7) b
⚫Another Vs Other
Both have the same meaning,except that another is used with a singular noun and other is used with uncountable and plural nouns.
'Another currency ' can't fit into the context here as 'several currencies' has been mentioned in the given sentence.
8) a
⚫Replace by Vs replace with
'Replace with ' is used when we are referring to replacing something that is broken, old, or not working, then we replace it with a new one.
'Replace by ' is used when we are referring to filing the role of someone or something with a substitute, then it is 'replaced by'.
'Has' will be used as it has been used for the singular noun 'The idea'.
9) A
'remains a challenge' is the correct usage here. Singular form of the verb will be used for the singular act 'The continuance'.
10) b
On the verge of
Meaning - almost at the beginning of
New pattern English questions for bank PO/clerk exams 2020
🔘SBI PO is the most coveted job among banking aspirants. Every year lakhs of students take this exam.
Tackling English section with wits can give you an edge over other students. And English is all about practice, so to make your job easier,we have come up with a series of " Topic Wise PRACTICE SETS" comprising '500 QUESTIONS '(with detailed solution) .
🔷Practice set 6 of the ENGLISH SERIES (Error detection, phrase replacement,fillers, Para jumbles,Cloze tests)( new pattern) for SBI PO 2020
💯Click here to attempt Practice Set 4
💠Direction : In the following questions two columns 1 and 2 are given. Each column consists of three sentences. Column 1 (A ,B and C) consists of first half of each sentence and Column 2 (D ,E and F) consists of second half of each sentence.Match column 1 with column 2 so that the sentences formed are both meaningful and grammatically correct.
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1)
Column 1
A. The reforms that we need are the ones that
B. Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armoury of thought
C. Democratic nations are richer and
Column 2
D. can actually raise our sustainable long - term growth rate.
E. have a better track record of educating their citizens
F. he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself.
b) A-E ,B-E ,C-D
c) A-F and C-D
d) A-D, B-F, C-E
e) B-D
2)
Column 1
A. Public sector Enterprises (PSEs) have been experiencing
B. One day, Zeus, the King of Mount Olympus, was
C. Employees in the specialist roles
Column 2
D. giving out gifts to beasts, birds and insects.
E. especially have become increasingly difficult to retain.
F. severe challenges in attracting motivating and retaining their key staff.
b) A-E ,B-E ,CD
c) A-F , C-D, B-E
d) A-F, B-D, C-E
e) B-E
💠In the following sentences, some parts have errors and some are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer.If there is no error, mark 'No error'.
3) Many a Japanese cities had extensive tram (a) / system until the 1970s when increase (b) / motorization started to (c) /make some lines disappear.(d)/no error
A. a-b
B. b-c
C. a-c
D. b
E. a
4) Racing for the bus,(a) / Sonali's bag flew open (b) and all the (c) documents were lost.(d) /no error
A. a-b
B. b-c
C. a-c
D. b
E. a
5) Attributing rise in inflation partly for withholding of food stocks by traders (a)/ the minister said that (b)/ he was committed (c)/ to ease this supply side bottlenecks. (d)/ No error (e)
A. a-b
B. b-c
C. a-c
D. b-d
E. a-d
💠Choose the correct alternatives for the following questions and in case no changes are required, select 'No improvement ' as the correct option.
💠Choose the correct alternatives for the following questions and in case no changes are required, select 'No improvement ' as the correct option.
A. is the scant regard in keeping
B. is the scant regard to keeping
C. is the scant regard for keeping
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
7) Currency trading is a balancing between a particular currency against a basket of other currency. If one currency falls then undoubtedly other currency will rise.
A. another currencies
B. Other currencies
C. another currency
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
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8) The idea that life will get better ,that progress is inevitable if one obeys the rules and works hard ,have been replaced by a hard and bitter truth.
A. has been replaced by
B. has been replaced by
C. have been replaced with
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
9) The continuance of internal contradictions calmly coexisting with the cultural ethics of dowry, remain a challenge.
A. remains a challenge.
B. remain challenges.
C. remains challenges
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
10) Yes,indeed , the computer on the one side has helped the mankind to solve many crucial problems, on the other side it has put the world in the verge of destruction.
A. at the verge of destruction
B. on the verge of destruction
C. Off the verge of destruction
a) only A
b)only B
c)only C
d)Both A and C
e)No improvement
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SOLUTION
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1) d
We have to join two sentences from the two columns in a way that they form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.The sentence A of the column 1 talks about reforms, here one may be confused between statement D and E as both seem to be completing the sentence A but when we take a look at sentence C, we realize that it will go well only with sentence E.
So pairing will be A-D, B-F, C-E
We have to join two sentences from the two columns in a way that they form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.The sentence A of the column 1 talks about reforms, here one may be confused between statement D and E as both seem to be completing the sentence A but when we take a look at sentence C, we realize that it will go well only with sentence E.
So pairing will be A-D, B-F, C-E
2) d
We have to join two sentences from the two columns in a way that they form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.The sentence A of the column 1 talks about public sector enterprise. Sentence F seem to be completing the sentence A. Sentence B talks about a king, so sentence D which talks about giving gifts completes sentence B. Hence, pairing will be A-F, B-D, C-E
3) A
Replace 'many a Japanese cities' with 'many Japanese cities'.
In "Many a +noun " structure, noun is in singular form.Moreover the sentence does not demand "Many a +noun " structure.
4) E
Use 'while racing for the bus' otherwise the sentence would mean that Sonali's bag not Sonali was racing for the bus. (which is funny )
RULE - DANGLING PARTICIPLE
A participle is a verb-adjective.It should be related to a proper subject of reference. If the subject is lacking or if a wrong subject is used, the sentence will not make any sense.
(This is one of the 20 frequently asked grammar rules in BANK EXAMS)
5)E
use 'because of' in place of 'for'
and 'bottleneck' in place of bottlenecks.
6) c
Regard - concern
'Regard for ' is the correct usage here.
7) b
⚫Another Vs Other
Both have the same meaning,except that another is used with a singular noun and other is used with uncountable and plural nouns.
'Another currency ' can't fit into the context here as 'several currencies' has been mentioned in the given sentence.
8) a
⚫Replace by Vs replace with
'Replace with ' is used when we are referring to replacing something that is broken, old, or not working, then we replace it with a new one.
'Replace by ' is used when we are referring to filing the role of someone or something with a substitute, then it is 'replaced by'.
'Has' will be used as it has been used for the singular noun 'The idea'.
9) A
'remains a challenge' is the correct usage here. Singular form of the verb will be used for the singular act 'The continuance'.
10) b
On the verge of
Meaning - almost at the beginning of
Practice set 6 of the ENGLISH SERIES (Error detection, phrase replacement,fillers, Para jumbles,Cloze tests)( new pattern) for SBI PO 2020 New pattern English questions for bank PO/clerk exams 2020
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