English
Language Practice Questions for IBPS Clerk – Set 6
Directions
(1 – 5): The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The
error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence. Select the option which
contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or
contextual). If there is no error, choose option E.
1.
a) The government has started a
b) new diplomatic policy with a view
c) to improve relations with
d) the neighbouring countries
2.
a) The
youngster, who has been awarded
b) the sport's day award, have
represented
c) India in countries like U.S.,
France, and
d) even thrice in Pakistan along with
others.
e) No error
3.
a) We strongly believe in motivating
the students
b) and to give them the opportunities
c) to explore their potential and
d) understand the importance of team
work
e) No error
4.
a) The uplift of poor Dalits,
minorities, transgenders and other marginalized sections
b) requires ethical governance and
sound policies
c) that monitored periodically
followed
d) by adequate implementation.
e) No error
5.
a) the act will gain acceptance if
the authorities
B) complete formalities quickly
instead of using
c) the situation as a medium
d) to exhibit its might over the
ordinary citizens.
e) No error
Directions
(6 – 12): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each
of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options
given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make
the paragraph meaningful.
It is clear that the GST reform will lead to significant ___
6 ___ in the economy in the short term. How short is the short term depends on
how well the transition is planned, and how fast the economic agents will
adjust to the new normal. The disruptions caused by demonetization continue to
___ 7 ___ large parts of the unorganised economy even as the economy had been
substantially remonetised. It is very difficult to predict the impact of such
disruptions and the ___ 8 ___ they create. The power loom sector has
considerably suffered on account of one disruption, and with different tax
rates proposed to be levied on yarn, fabrics and readymade garments, Tamil Nadu
manufacturers are at war. Transporters will soon find that the tax paid on fuel
cannot be credited against the GST payable on the transportation services ___ 9
___ by them. There are concerns about the rates of tax, mandated compliances
and glitches in transition, and investment activity is virtually at a
standstill, with everyone waiting to see how the reform pans. Even as the tax
is about to be ___ 10 ___ , old decisions are changed and new decisions taken
by the GST Council, and there is hardly any time to ___ 11 ___ them. The
government could have used the time until September to provide greater clarity
and test the technology through some ___ 12 ___ runs to ensure a smoother
transition.
6.
a) Boost
b) Change
c) Distruption
d) Growth
e) Revolution
7.
a) shamble
b) exist
c) covet
d) haunt
e) shackle
8.
a) discontent
b) power
c) environment
d) confidence
e) animosity
9.
a) imported
b) promised
c) rendered
d) offered
e) complied
10.
a) levy
b) proposed
c) implied
d) unveiled
e) witnessed
11.
a) inundate
b) internalise
c) disseminate
d) sanction
e) institutionalize
12.
a) high
b) sly
c) cry
d) dry
e) fly
Directions
(13 – 15): The following question has two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best
fits in the context of the sentence.
13. In this age of technology, banks have
___________ on a slew of innovative strategies to ___________ the general
public.
a) carried, attract
b) followed, lure
c) start, draw
d) embarked, woo
e) commenced, intrigue
14. The department of heavy industries plans to
_________ a vibrant ecosystem for the capital goods sector to ___________
manpower issues.
a) organize, unfold
b) create, address
c) export, resolve
d) constitute, answer
e) start, decide
15. While he once had the wish to learn
Portuguese, his ________ to master the language faded after ________ how
difficult it really is.
a) efforts, acknowledging
b) ability, executing
c) enthusiastic, knowing
d) passion, placating
e) alacrity, realizing
Answers with Explanations:
1. C) There is an idiomatic error in the
part C of the sentence. ‘Improve’ will be replaced by ‘improving’ because the
phrase ‘with a view to’ is followed by a noun or a gerund.
2. B) There
is an error in B part of the sentence as the subject used in the sentence
is singular in nature and not plural. Clearly, we need to use a singular verb
here. Hence ‘have’ must be replaced by ‘has’ in the sentence.
3. B) There
is an error of 'parallelism' in part B of the sentence as according to the rule
of parallel construction the parts of speech used before and after ‘and’ should
be the same. Therefore, the inifitive 'to give’ must be replaced by the gerund
‘giving’ in the sentence.
4. C) The
fragment C of the sentence is erroneous as usage of active voice in this part
makes it absurd in the context.
The correct sentence
would therefore be, “The uplift of poor Dalits, minorities, transgenders and
other marginalized sections requires ethical governance and sound policies that
are monitored periodically followed by adequate implementation.”
5. D) The
fragment D is erroneous as the possessive adjective ‘its’ is not agreeing with
the noun ‘authorities’ used in the sentence. Instead of ‘its’ the possessive
adjective ‘their’ must be used.
The correct sentence
would therefore be, “The act will gain acceptance if the authorities complete
formalities quickly instead of using the situation as a medium to exhibit their might
over the ordinary citizens.”
6. C) 7. D) 8. A)
9. C) 10. D) 11. B)
12. D)
13. D) Out of the given choices for the
first blank either of the two choices - "embarked" and
"commenced" the former fits the blank more appropriately as the verb
embark is followed by the preposition 'on'.
14. B) If
we observe the options for the second blank both 'address' and 'resolve' are
used as verbs and they mean to think about a problem or a situation and decide
how you are going to deal with it. But if we observe further, we can infer
that the word 'export' is not meaningful for the first blank in the given
context of the sentence. This eliminates option C and confirms option B as the
correct answer.
15. E) In
option A, ‘acknowledging’ would be a correct choice but the word 'efforts'
would be wrong here. Efforts can decrease, efforts can lessen but 'efforts
faded' is something we don't use often. This eliminates option A.
Option B gets eliminated
as well as the word 'executing' for the second blank doesn't fit in the context
of the passage.
Option C would have been
correct had the word for the first blank been 'enthusiasm' instead of
'enthusiastic'.
In option D, the word
'placating' which means 'to make (someone) less angry or hostile' would be
absurd in the given context of the passage.
In option E, the word
'alacrity' which refers to 'brisk and cheerful readiness' and the word
'realizing' which means 'to get to know or understand something' fit the first
and the second blank respectively and most appropriately.
