Model Questions and Bit Banks 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.   Hindus constitute less than one per cent of the American population, (1)/ an overwhelming majority of who (2)/ are either from India (3)/or are people of Indian-origin. (4)/ No error (5)
2.   Ever since the Supreme Court ruling (1)/ on the entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala, (2)/ questions of patriarchy, equality, (3)/ constitutional and tradition have been raised. (4)/ No error (5)
3.   The controversy that began with a public tussle among (1)/ Mr. Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana (2)/ has ended with the former’s removal, (3)/ although it is couched as a transfer. (4)/ No error (5)
4.   India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Daniel Hughes Callahan, (1)/ popularly known Don Callahan as additional and independent director for a period of five years (2)/ with effect from January 10, 2019, based on the   recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, (3)/ and subject to approval of shareholders. (4)/ No error (5)
5.   ISRO had hit upon (1)/ the idea of transforming (2)/ the expendable fourth stage (3)/ in a makeshift satellite to reduce space debris. (4)/ No error (5)

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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.   Drinking milk enriched with vitamin D may significantly reduce the risk of rickets and also aid for sufferers of heart disease, according to studies recently completed at the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
   1) be significant in reducing the risk of rickets and aid for
   2) significantly reduce the risk of rickets and aid
   3) cause a significant reduction in the risk of rickets and aid to
   4) significantly reduce the risk of rickets as well as aiding
   5) no correction required
7.   If you are in a three-month software design project and, in two weeks, you’ve put together a program that solving part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.
   1) and, you’ve put together a program that solves part of the problem in two weeks
   2) and, you’ve put together a program that has solved part of the problem in two weeks
   3) and, in two weeks, you’ve put together a program that solves part of the problem
   4) and, in two weeks, you put together a program that solved only part of the problem
   5) no correction required
8. Many of these environmentalists proclaim to save nothing less than the planet itself.
   1) to save nothing lesser than
   2) that they are saving nothing lesser than
   3) to save nothing less than
   4) that they save nothing less than
   5) no correction required
9.   The rate of inflation in this country has been increasing steadily, and this is a source of concern for those in power.
   1) steadily: which
   2) steadily; this trend
   3) steadily, this increase
   4) steadily: this
   5) no correction required
10.   Generally, in the fine print of insurance documents lies the clauses that make a fool out of the gullible consumer.
   1) lie the clauses that makes a fool
   2) lies the clauses that makes a fool
   3) lie the clauses that make a fool
   4) Lied the clause that making a fool
   5) no correction required

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Directions (Q.No.11-15): In the passage given below there are several blanks with numbers, choose the right word to fill in the blanks from the five options given against each blank to complete the passage.
Come New Year and the state of Andhra Pradesh will ______(11) a separate High Court as the Supreme Court has given the green signal for issuing the notification to this_____ (12). It will be the 25th high court in the country and will ______ (13) function from a temporary structure till the permanent building comes up in the ambitious Justice City complex in the state's capital Amaravati. ______(14) the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have had a common High Court situated at Hyderabad, the_____ (15) capital city.
11.   1) have   2) have been
   3) being   4) have being
   5) been
12.   1) affect   2) purpose
   3) problem   4) effect
   5) issue
13. 1) initial   2) initially
   3) initialize   4) informally
   5) formerly
14.   1) from   2) further
   3) farther   4) for
   5) since
15. 1) former   2) farther
   3) latter's    4) later’s
   5) further

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)   On the one hand, Mr. Trump has steadily contributed to the strident and crude anti-migrant rhetoric, characterising prospective migrants from Latin America as drug-dealers, rapists and violent criminals and shutting down the U.S. border to travellers from certain Muslim-majority countries.
B)   Matters took a darker turn as Mr. Trump doubled down on his refusal to negotiate over funding for the wall and said he may declare a state of national emergency over this uncomfortable status quo.
C)    It began as a populist campaign promise that brought President Donald Trump’s supporters cheering to their feet and paved the way for his election.
D)   On the other, his insistence that he will not sign any appropriations bill to break the funding logjam in Congress and end what could soon become the longest shutdown in U.S. history, unless that bill includes $5.7 billion in financing for a border wall, has gone down badly with Democrats, who control the House.
E)   Now, the border wall with Mexico has become a morass of partisan bickering that has stalemated the U.S. federal government into a three-week-long shutdown, leaving nearly 800,000 public sector workers furloughed without pay.
F)   At the heart of this political crisis is the increasingly bitter polarization of public opinion over immigration.
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. 21-23): Choose the correct synonym for the words given below
21. OBNOXIOUS
   1) abhorrent   2) detect
   3) pleasant   4) project
   5) propel
22. SURREPTITIOUS
   1) fugitive   2) renegade   3) punitive   4) clandestine   5) castigate
23. DOCILE
   1) uncontrollable
   2) plaint   3) wild
   4) irrepressible   5) loathsome

Directions (Q.No. 24-25): Choose the correct antonym for the words given below
24. ABHORRENT
   1) obscene   2) nasty
   3) vile   4) salubrious   5) lousy
25. EXUBERANT
   1) phlegmatic   2) ruckus
   3) commotion   4) frolic
   5) crank

Directions (Q.No. 26-35): Choose a word/words to fill in the blanks given below to complete the sentence.
26.   There is no way around it: plagiarism is ______ to thievery.
   1) tantamount   2) apathetic
   3) fatuous   4) unscrupulous
   5) indecisive
27. For ____ deeds during her mission overseas, Eesha was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
   1) inept   2) valorous
   3) erroneous   4) malodorous
   5) benign
28. Adrith read the employee manual so that he might ______ himself with his new responsibilities at the company.
   1) relinquish   2) synthesize
   3) orient   4) validate
   5) motivate
29. I am ______ of the problems that this solution will cause, but I still believe that this is the best possible solution.
   1) innocuous   2) cognizant
   3) precipitous   4) reminiscent
   5) belligerent
30. The spectacular presentation by a rainforest adventurer ______ Sampath with the desire to travel to South America to see the jungles for himself.
   1) disheartened   2) inhibited
   3) imbued   4) reconstituted
   5) abhorred
31. As the city grew and stretched its borders, it began to feel the ______ problems of urban sprawl and overpopulation.
   1) improvident
   2) mendacious
   3) ersatz   4) concomitant
   5) surreptitious
32. Terrance, a dentist, ______ to be with the media, so he could see the concert for free.
   1) facilitated   2) conjugated
   3) purported   4) tended
   5) placated
33. ______ on a lounge chair by the pool was the very tan owner of the estate, relaxing in the midday sunshine.
   1) Trident   2) Renegade
   3) Fraught   4) Renowned
   5) Supine
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34.   Observing his sister’s ______ behavior of riding without a helmet, Bandarkar ran to get his mother.
   1) contemptuous
   2) contented   3) ctitious   4) parlous   5) pensive
35.   As the discussions _____concluded, the_____continued further.
   1) Definitely , problem
   2) Miserably, issues
   3) Purposefully, impasse
   4) abruptly, stalemate
   5) Soon, curfew

KEY
1) 2   2) 4   3) 1   4) 2
5) 4   6) 2   7) 3   8) 4   9) 2   10) 3   11) 1   12) 4   13) 2   14) 5   15) 3   16) 1   17) 4   18) 4   19) 3   20) 2
21) 1   22) 4   23) 2   24) 4   25) 1   26) 1   27) 2   28) 3   29) 2   30) 3   31) 4   32) 3   33) 5   34) 4   35) 4

Published date : 23 Oct 2024 10:45AM