Bit Banks and Practice Questions for Bank Exams in General English

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Model Questions
Directions (Q.No. 1-5): 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. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'No error', mark (5) as your answer.
1.   The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thur-sday issued (1)/ an order authorizing 10 Central agencies (2)/ to intercept, monitor, and decrypt any information (3)/ generated, transmitted, receiving or stored in any computer. (4)/ no error (5)
2.   Delhi's air quality deteriorated to severe category on Saturday (1)/ as a cover of smog surrounded (2)/ national capital (3)/ and prevented dispersion of pollutants. (4)/ no error (5)
3.   Mr.Michel is between the three alleged middlemen (1)/ being probed (2)/ in the Augusta Westland VVIP chopper deal case(3)/ by the Enforcement Direc-torate (ED) and the CBI.(4)/ no error (5)
4.   Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens (1)/ from being sold by pet shops (2)/ in a bid to crack down (3)/ on animal exploitation and abuse. (4)/ no error (5)
5.   The government and the opposition has last week reached(1)/ an understanding(2)/ to discuss the triple talaq bill(3)/ in Lok Sabha. (4)/ no error (5)
Directions (Q. No. 6 - 10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If there is no error mark (5) No correction required as your answer.
6. Hospitals are increasing the hours of doctors, significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors, which already are a cost to hospitals of millions of dollars in malpractice lawsuits.
   1) significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors, which already cost hospitals
   2) significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors, already with hospital costs of
   3) significant in affecting the frequency of surgical errors, and already costs hospitals
   4) significant in affecting the frequency of surgical errors and already costs hospitals
   5) no correction required
7. The pharmaceutical company hired a consultant to supervise a division for studying what are the effects in employees' morale that lower salaries would cause.
   1) studying lower salaries as to their effects on employees' morale
   2) studying the effects of lower salaries on employees' morale
   3) studying the effects of employees' morale on lower salaries
   4) studying what the effects lower salaries would have on employees' morale
   5) no correction required
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8. Eye movement occurs more rapidly during dreams than when waking.
   1) when dreaming more rapidly than waking hours
   2) more rapidly during dreaming than waking
   3) more rapidly during dreams than during the period of time when a person is awake
   4) more rapidly when dreaming than when waking
   5) no correction required
9. Parent's disagreements on how to discipline their child, has made problems for teachers as they are teaching such spoiled students.
   1) have made it problematic for teachers as they are teaching such
   2) has made problems for teachers teaching such
   3) has made problems for teachers as they are teaching
   4) have made it problematic for teachers to teach such
   5) no correction required
10. Despite her recent promise not to talk about her divorce with the media, she decided to do so at the press conference because she thought that many women, likely most, would appreciate her message of empowerment.
   1) talk at the press conference since she thought that many women, likely most, would have appreciated
   2) so talk at the press conference due to her thinking that many women, even most, would likely appreciate
   3) do so at the press conference because she thought that many women, if not most, would appreciate
   4) do so at the press conference since she thought many women, and even most, would likely appreciate
   5) no correction required
Directions (Q.No. 11-15): Each question below has a blank/ two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word/ set of words from the five options for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
11. As_____beings we live each day conscious of our shortcomings and victories.
   1) sensational   2) sentient   3) sentimental 4) static 5) senile
12. The curious crowd gathered to watch the_____ customer_____about the poor service he received in the restaurant.
   1) irritate, antiquate
   2) fuming, trivialize 3) irate, rant   4) angry, placate    5) mad, fetter
13. The man's _____ driving resulted in a three-car pile-up on the freeway.
   1) burdensome   2) charismatic   3) exceptional   4) boastful   5) negligent
14. Ramesh didn't know the rules of rugby, but he could tell by the crowd's _____ that it was a critical _____ in the game.
   1) response, acclamation
   2) retort, conviction
   3) reaction, juncture
   4) feedback, enigma
   5) effect, revelation
15. My ancestor who lost his life in the Freedom Struggle was a _____ for Indian independence.
   1) knave   2) reactionary   3) compatriot   4) nonconformist   5) martyr
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Directions (Q.No.16-20): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
A)   Foreign direct investments have become the major economic driver of globalization, accounting for all cross-border investments.
B)   The rise of small internet startups that require less research and development investment and the shift towards knowledge based economies, where the emphasis is placed on human capital rather than manual labour, has altered the playing field for FDIs.
C)   Given the high growth rates and changes to global investment patterns, the definition to FDI has evolved to include foreign mergers and acquisitions, investments in joint ventures or strategic alliances with local enterprises.
D)   With the advent and growth of the internet, many traditional cases of FDI which required huge amount of capital and physical investments are slowly becoming obsolete, especially for developed countries.
E)   The "Asian Tiger" economies such as China, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines benefitted tremendously and experienced high levels of economic growth at the onset of foreign direct investment into their economies.
F)   FDIs do not only provide foreign capital and funds, but also provide domestic countries with an exchange of skill sets, information and expertise, job opportunities and improved productivity levels.
16. What is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
   1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
17.   What is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
   1) A 2) B 3) D 4) F 5) E
18.   What is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
   1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
19.   What is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
   1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) E
20.   What is the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
   1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
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Directions (Q.No. 21-25): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Suddenly, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi appears vulnerable - with a national election looming by May of 2019. This India observer admits to being a stunned mullet. Less than five years ago, Modi was elected with an absolute majority in a landslide victory, something not seen since the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seemed to be an impregnable fortress during the prime minister's tenure.
In a dramatic repudiation of Modi, last week it was announced that voters in three major states elected the Congress Party to dominate national assemblies. The Hindi speaking northern states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, with a combined population of almost 170 million, rejected the BJP in this traditional Hindi stronghold, suggesting that the coming general election could be a contest for Modi. The BJP did not do well in the small northeast state of Mizoram and in Telangana in the south. Congress already exerts leadership in the major states of Karnataka and Punjab. In a country as complex as India with its regional, religious, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, and with a predominantly rural population, it is difficult to define the precise reasons for this disaffection. However, some opinions and press reports include disappointing growth in farm income in a country where about two-thirds of the population is rural, coupled with increasing production costs; inadequate nonfarm job creation, in a country that must create 15 million such jobs yearly by some estimates; a complicated new Goods and Services Tax that has overwhelmed small entrepreneurs; residual anger from the demonetization of 86% of the country's currency two years ago and job losses that followed; and slow development of the promised manufacturing/export hub as part of the "Make In India" policy.
Contrary to the free market image he cultivated, critics say that Modi has also been slow to enact economic reforms such as privatization of state-owned companies, with Air India being one such example. Further, the middle and upper middle classes seem skeptical of Modi's Hindu nationalist approach, focusing on principle in a country that in 1947 was created to be secular. Historically, the similarly populist left of center Congress has formed large coalitions and emphasized inclusivity, while Modi has relied much on Hindu nationalist sentiment and symbolically branding itself with the Hindu color of saffron. Demonstrating a turnaround in perception, Rahul Gandhi, the heir of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, is of late presenting himself as a formidable challenger. A major battleground in the general election will be the Hindi speaking state of Uttar Pradesh with a population of over 200 million. Supporters of the prime minister note the still attractive GDP growth rate of 7.1% for the third quarter versus the same period last year, in spite of a global slowdown and rising trade tensions. Increasing emphasis on infrastructure in the rural sector, including electrification, is also cited. Based on an early 2017 estimate of Bloomberg, 240 million Indians were without access to electricity, versus a World Bank estimate of 400 million when Modi was elected.
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