English Quiz For IBPS SO Exam 2014

Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1.  1) One of the major problems with / 2) representative democracy is that / 3) the business of government has / 4) become the privilege of few. / 5) No error

2.  1) Whether or not there exists a standard definition of the term globalisation, / 2) there is a broad agreement with the fact that / 3) the process of globalisation has had and continues to have / 4) profound impact on various aspects of human life. / 5) No error

3.  1) If two types of economy exists in the country / 2) either there should be conflict / 3) between the two or / 4) one will overwhelm the other. / 5) No error

4.  1) India is the second most populous / 2) country in the world / 3) and is expected to / 4) take over China by2030. / 5) No error

5.  1) Although the mission to Mars had been mentioned of and on by ISRO officials since 2007 / 2) and studies within ISRO for such a possible mission seem to have begun / 3) around that time, it had never been projected / 4) as a definitive planetary mission in the short term. / 5) No error

Directions (Q. 76-80): Below is given a single word with its meaning in different contexts as options. You have to select all those options which are synonyms of the word when the context is changed. Select the correct alternative from 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5) which represents all the synonyms.

6.  Debacle

(A) Wreckage (B) Destruction

(C) Ruins (D) Stampede

1) Only (B) 2) Only (A), (B) and (C)

3) Only (B) and (D) 4) Only (C)

5) Only (B), (C) and (D)

7.  Woo

(A) Pursue (B) Stagger

(C) Solicit (D) Trouble

1) Only (A) 2) Only (C)

3) Both (B) and (D) 4) Both (A) and (C)

5) Only (D)

8.  Tendency

(A) Inclination (B) Mood

(C) Aptitude (D) Bent

1) Only (A) and (B) 2) Only (A) and (C)

3) Only (A), (C) and (D) 4) Only (A)

5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D)

9.  Incessant

(A) Incidental (B) Uninterrupted

(C) Unable (D) Incompetent

1) Only (A) 2) Only (B)

3) Only (C) 4) Only (D)

5) Only (C) and (D)

10.  Laud

(A) Praise (B) Float

(C) Doze (D) Slow

1) Only (A) 2) Only (A) and (B)

3) Only (D) 4) Only (C)

5) Only (B)

Answer :-

1. 4; Add ‘the’ before ‘few’

2. 5

3. 1; Replace ‘exists’ with ‘exist’

4. 4; Replace ‘take over’ with ‘overtake’

5. 1; Replace ‘of’ with ‘off’

Q. 6 (1) Q. 7 (4) Q. 8 (3) Q. 9 (2) Q. 10 (1)