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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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In IBPS-POs exams, majority of English questions will be from grammar part
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only. English grammar is made up of many rules and caveats, but from competitive
exam point of view, you don't need to cover everything. Focus on Prepositions. Often,
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the sentence correction / fill in the blanks questions will test your understanding of
prepositions.
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Directions (Q.1 - 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error
in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that
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part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5).
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Ravi who has been (1)/ driving all day (2)/ was extremely tired (3)/ and wanted
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to stop. (4)/ No error (5).
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The Director of our company (1)/ does not believe that (2)/ we are working
sincerely (3)/ and with interest for all these years. (4)/ No error (5).
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He telephoned from a call-box (1)/ so that the call (2)/ would not be traced (3)/
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to his address. (4)/ No error (5).
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He received timely support (1)/ from his elder brother (2)/ who is working
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abroad (3)/ for eight years. (4)/ No error (5).
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They have the nasty habit of (1)/ looking down upon people (2)/ and criticise
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them (3)/ for no reason. (4)/ No error (5).
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The main advantage India has (1)/ over other countries is (2)/ its large human
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capital which (3)/ make it an ideal outsourcing base. (4)/ No error (5).
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The complainants in their complaint (1)/ have been alleged that (2)/ they were
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forced to leave (3)/ their belongings unattended. (4)/ No error (5).
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Despite taking steps to (1)/ encourage foreign investment (2)/ there has been any
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(3)/ substantial improvement in our economy. (4)/ No error (5).
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Since the US economy experiences (1)/ a recession many Asian countries (2)/ are
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likely to have (3)/ reduced-growth-rates this year. (4)/ No error (5).
10. My elder sister and I am (1)/ interested in painting (2)/ and therefore have joined
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(3)/ the coaching classes. (4)/ No error (5).
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Directions (Q.11 - 15): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with
some of its part in bold. To make the sentence correct, you have to replace the
bold part with the correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as
it is, give (5) as your answer.
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11. The company had decided for normal its relation with its clientele.
1) has decided to normal
2) has decided to normalise
3) have decided normalisation
4) has decided in normalising
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5) No correction required
12. The crowd which has gather to protest against the decision slowly returned to
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their homes.
1) which had gathered
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2) which have gather
4) which gathers around
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13. The inexperienced trainee accidental turned off the lights during the meeting.
1) has accidental turned off
2) by accident turned on
3) accidentally turned off
4) accidentally turning off
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5) No correction required
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14. My sincere advice to him is in pursuit of his education instead of taking up a
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1) to pursuit in his
3) in pursuing his
2) in the pursuit of his
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5) No correction required
4) to pursue his
15. The company is determined to achieve the target by any means possible.
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1) through no means
3) in any means
2) from some means
4) using any mean
5) No correction required
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Directions (Q.16 - 25): In each of the following sentences, there are two blank
spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers
1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks in
the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully correct.
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16. Leisure must be spent carefully and ..... only, otherwise the devil take the ..... of
you.
1) positively, care
2) constructively, better
3) proactively, though
4) objectively, energy
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5) purposefully, measure
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17. He admitted having ........ about the ....... of the documents.
1) questioned, authenticity
2) regard, truth
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3) aware, possession
4) predicted, correctness
5) enquired, preparation
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18. ......... your colleagues for important decision making activities ensures their
.......... co-operation.
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1) Counselling, whole hearted
2) Helping, occasional
3) Guiding, meagre
4) Neglecting, enthusiastic
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5) Dominating, unstinted
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19. People who have been through difficult, painful and not very ...... change often
end up ....... both pessimistic and angry conclusions.
1) successful, drawing
2) meaningful, projections
3) reliable, evolving
4) strong, following
5) challenging, worrying
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20. The ........ manner of the officer ........ all his fears.
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1) haughty, aggrevated
2) officious, levelled
3) amiable, concentrated
4) fickle, reduced
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5) genial, dispelled
21. People who are ....... can ...... their things in an orderly manner.
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1) upright, keep
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3) punctual, manage
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2) thrifty, perform
4) indecisive, do
5) dependable, accumulate
22. The new ...... in the defence field are quite ....... and hence appreciable.
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1) ideas, novel
2) studies, substandard
3) incentives, diplomatic
4) appointments, sensitive
5) inventions, admirable
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23. It is the ........ of selfishness for men who fully ....... in their own case the great
advantages of good education to deny these advantages to women.
1) parody, demand
2) height, appreciate
3) height, assimilate
4) degree, appreciate
5) level, advance
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24. All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are
......... of the restless ........ of perseverance.
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1) manifestations, pronouncement
2) projections, component
3) instances, force
4) proofs, humanity
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5) visions, future
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25. The ....... with which he is able to wield the paint brush is really .....
1) practice, good
2) majesty, royal
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3) sweep, fine
5) ease, remarkable
4) energy, unnecessary
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Directions (Q.26 - 30): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D),
(E), (F), and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and
answer the questions given below them.
(A) People thoroughly dedicated to social service but not fulfiling the eligibility
requirements would not be able to contest elections.
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(B) Those who fulfil the stipulated criteria of age and formal education may not
be necessarily devoted to social service.
(C) This system has both advantages and disadvantages.
(D) Therefore imposing such eligibility requirements is likely to be
counter - productive.
(E) In certain democratic countries, elections can be contested by anybody.
(F) People would be deprived of the probable benefit accrued from services of
such people.
(G) There are no eligibility requirements of formal education and upper age limit
stipulated in their constitution.
26. Which sentence should be the FOURTH in the paragraph?
1) A
2) B
4) D
5) E
3) C
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27. Which sentence should be the LAST in the paragraph?
1) A
2) B
4) D
5) E
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28. Which sentence should be the FIRST sentence in the paragraph?
1) G
2) F
4) D
5) C
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29. Which sentence should be the SECOND in the paragraph?
1) G
2) F
4) D
5) C
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30. Which sentence should be the THIRD in the paragraph?
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2) B
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3) C
ANSWERS
1-1; Replace 'has' with 'had', because 'was' used in part 3 indicates that the sentence
is written in past tense.
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2-3; 'are' should be replaced with 'have been', because the subordinate clause (second
part of the sentence) is in present perfect continuous tense and the format of this
tense is - sub + has been/ have been + v + ing.
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3-3; Change 'would not be traced' to 'could not be traced', because 'would not'
expresses 'futurity' where as 'could not' expresses possibility in the negative
sense. Here the intention of the writer is to avoid possibility of being traced out.
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4-3; Replace 'is working' with 'had been working', because the sentence is in past
tense.
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5-3; Replace 'criticise' with 'criticising', because the parallel structure of the verb
'criticise' is 'criticising'.
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6-4; Substitute singular 'makes' for 'make', because, the verb 'make' has been used for
'human capital'. As 'human capital' is singular, the verb also must be singular.
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7-2; Delete 'been'. 'Complainants have alleged' means 'complainants have charged
someone else'. 'Complainants have been alleged' means someone else has
charged complainants. Moreover, 'complainants have charged' is in active voice
whereas 'complainants have been charged' in passive voice.
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8-3; Substitute 'no' for 'any'. Despite must take a phrase/ clause/ sentence of contrary
idea. Here, contrary to 'taking steps' should be 'no improvement'. Therefore 'any'
should be replaced with 'no'.
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9-1; Substitute 'is experiencing' for 'experiences'. There is cause-effect relationship
in the sentence. The U.S. Economy is experiencing a recession, the results
thereof are 'reduced growth rate'.
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10-1; Substitute 'are' for 'am'. The rule says that when two clauses are joined by 'and'
plural verb is used. Here 'my elder sister' is one clause and 'I' is another clause
and both are joined by 'and'. Hence plural verb 'are' should be used.
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11-2; Since the 'company' is singular, the auxiliary verb should 'has' not 'have'. To
make the given sentence meaningful, the phrase given in bold requires a
transitive verb. The transitive verb of 'normal' is 'normalize'.
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12-1; The use of 'returned' in the given sentence shows that the sentence is in the past
tense. Therefore in order to make the sentence coherent, other parts also must
be written in past tense. Hence 'has' and 'gather' should be replaced with 'had'
and 'gathered'.
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13-3; 'Accidental' is an adjective which says something about noun. Since 'turned off'
is the verb, 'accidentally' the adverb form is correct, 'accidentally turned off'.
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14-4; 'Pursue' and 'pursuit' are verb and noun respectively. 'Pursue' means 'continue',
'pursuit' cannot be replaced with 'pursue'. When we do something to get
something we say 'in pursuit of.
15-5; No correction required.
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'By any means' means 'by any method or way'.
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(Q. 26-30): Order: E G C A B D; 26-1; 27-4;
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24-3; 25-5;
29-1; 30-3.
Writer: B. Krishna Kumar
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