Model Questions and Bit Banks for General English in Bank Exams

Directions (Q.1-5): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
    A.    With all the bid information being available and tracked online, corruption has considerably reduced. 
    B.    Today, most, i.e. over ninety-five per cent, households, in the city enjoy broadband connection. 
    C.    All city contracts are now bid for online. 
    D.    Over twenty years ago the city government, Central Government and the private sector made a concerted effort to shift the economy to include IT. 
    E.    As our cities do expand and become more complex, such a system will make governance more manageable. 
    F.    This level of connectedness has changed not only the city's economy but also how it is governed and how business is conducted. 
1.    Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 
    1. A    2. B    3. C    4. D    5. E
2.    Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 
    1. A    2. B    3. C    4. D    5. F
3.    Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
    1. A    2. C    3. D    4. E    5. F
4.    Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
    1. A    2. B    3. C    4. D    5. E
5.    Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement? 
    1. B    2. C    3. D    4. E    5. F
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Directions (Q.6-10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) (4) and (5) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

6.    We have hired an advertising agency to prepare a campaign to encourage people votes.
    1. Votes by people
    2. People to vote
    3. Voting for people
    4. People from voting
    5. No correction required
7.    During the training programme the new recruits will be briefed about how their role in the new organisation. 
    1. Which are their role
    2. For its roles
    3. About their role
    4. What their roles
    5. No correction required
8.    The equipment is in such a poor condition that we have no alternative to buy new ones. 
    1. Many alternatives like
    2. any alternative except
    3. no other alternative
    4. no alternative but
    5. No correction required
9.    Since the deadline has been changed from next week to this Thursday you should give this work priority. 
    1. Priority this work
    2. Prioritized this work
    3. Not give priority this work
    4. Be given this work priority
    5. No correction required
10.    After the success of our project we have been receiving more requests than we do not have the resources to handle them. 
    1. Too many requests
    2. More requests that
    3. Most of the requests
    4. Many requests but
    5. No correction required
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Directions (Q. 11-15): Each question below has a blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word from the five options for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11.    She has not recovered fully --- the shock of his failure.
    1. against    2. from    3. of
    4. off    5. in
12.    The master dispensed --- the services of his servant.
    1. of    2. with    3. off
    4. for    5. to
13.    I have been informed that the two brothers have fallen ---.
    1. upon    2. through    3. in
    4. out    5. up
14.    He has great affection --- me.
    1. with    2. on    3. for
    4. in    5. towards
15.    My friend is really very good -- cricket.
    1. on    2. at    3. in
    4. over    5. above
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Directions (Q.16-25): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

One of the best solutions -------- (16) the stubborn problem of literacy is ------- (17) teach parents to read, so that they can in turn ------ (18) their children. In a document published by the Department of Education of Colorado, it is explained that Children learn -------- (19) written language in a socially mediated way. Children also learn about the functions of written language as they observe and help parents make lists, -------- (20) letters to family members or friends, or read menus in a restaurant. If the adult women -------- (21) educated first, each generation will be able to read and write, since mothers are the first educators of children. The women will teach their children, both male and female, who will in turn teach their children. Thus women can bring a --------- (22) change in the society by and -------- (23). The -------- (24) of the economy will see a drastic change. If people in a society are -------- (25), that society tends to develop further capacities, and further value literacy. Thus economic stability largely rests on the literacy levels of the people.
16.    1) resolve     2) to resolving
    3) to solved     4) to solving
    5) resolution 
17.    1) to     2) in    3) for
    4) with    5) upon
18.    1) taught    2) teaching
    3) teaches    4) is teaching
    5) teach 
19.    1) at    2) about    3) for
    4) up    5) above 
20.    1) written    2) writing    3) writes
    4) write    5) wrote
21.    1) am    2) were    3) was
    4) is    5) are
22.    1) vital    2) viral    3) small
    4) meagre    5) enough
23.    1) by    2) large    3) bye
    4) for    5) buy
24.    1) phase    2) site    3) face
    4) rule    5) sight
25.    1) literacy     2) illiteracy
    3) illiterate    4) literate
    5) literature
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Directions (Q.26-30): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

26.    Passengers should (1)/ be prohibited (2)/ to smoke in (3)/ the trains and buses. (4)/ No error (5)
27.    The world (1)/ comprises (2)/ good and (3)/ bad people. (4)/ No error (5)
28.    The demand of the worker's union (1)/ that the dismissed (2)/ employee to be reinstated, (3)/ has been accepted by the management. (4)/ No error (5)
29.    I need not offer (1)/ any explanation, (2)/ my behaviour (3)/ is speaking itself. (4)/ No error(5)
30.    Neither any of the members (1)/ of the society (2)/ nor the Chairman were present (3)/ for the annual meeting. (4)/ No error(5)
KEY
    1) 4    2) 2    3) 4     4) 1     5) 3
    6) 2    7) 3    8) 4    9) 5    10) 4
    11) 2    12) 2    13) 4    14) 3    15) 2
    16) 4    17) 1    18) 5    19) 2    20) 4
    21) 5    22) 1    23) 2    24) 3    25) 4
    26) 3    27) 5    28) 4    29) 4    30) 3

Published date : 04 Oct 2024 02:55PM