As IBPS has released the official notification of the Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts and the exam is tentatively scheduled to be held December 2018 & January 2019. Looking at the notification, we have now started subject-wise quizzes for the exam. It will include quizzes of all the subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and Computer. All these quizzes will be strictly based on the latest pattern of the IBPS Clerk exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Here, we are providing you important questions of English Language for IBPS Clerk 2018 exam.
Q1-5. Which of the Phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases 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.
Q1. Rajiv Gandhi was executed while he was addressing in a meeting.
(1) addressing to a meeting
(2) addressing meeting
(3) addressing the meetings
(4) addressing a meeting
(5) No correction required
Q2. Each of the participants were given a certificate.
(1) everyone of the participants were
(2) all of the participants was
(3) each of the participants was
(4) every participant were
(5) No correction required
Q3. Mrs. Mehta is a better faculty than manager.
(1) better a faculty than a manager
(2) a better faculty but not manager
(3) a best faculty and manager
(4) the best faculty with manager
(5) No correction required
Q4. The jury is not fair in their verdict.
(1) in his verdict
(2) by their
(3) in its verdict
(4) with the verdict
(5) No correction required
Q5. Hybrids have one more corns ears per plant than the other varieties.
(1) corns
(2) ear of corn
(3) corn ears
(4) corn’s ears
(5) No correction required
Q6-10. Read each sentence given below and find out whether there is an error in it. The error if any will be in one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as 1,2,3 and 4. If there is no error, the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
Q6. The detective says that (1)/ there is no chance for (2)/ finding the person (3)/ who wrote these letters (4)/ No error (5)
Q7. India is in no way (1)/ inferior than the U.S.A. (2)/ in the fertility of soil (3)/ and in the richness of mineral resources (4)/ No error (5)
Q8. As the meeting was about to end (1)/ the manager (2)/ insisted to ask (3)/ several questions (4)/ No error (5)
Q9. The government has been working (1)/ on the problem (2)/ from a long time (3)/ but is still not able to solve it (4)/ No error (5)
Q10. Due to me (1)/ being a newcomer(2)/ I was unable to get a house (3)/ suitable for my wife and me (4)/ No error (5)
Answers:
Q1.(4) addressing is not followed by the preposition to and the article ‘a’ is used here as a general sense is being taken here.
Q2.(3) We use a singular verb with each.
Q3.(1) Comparison of two nouns or two qualities of a single person is being done.
Q4.(3) In its verdict Jury is taken as a singular collective noun here so a singular pronoun should represent it.
Q5.(2) ear of corn
Q6.(2) Replace “for” with “of”
Q7.(2) replace ‘than’ with “to” the word inferior is used with to not than.
Q8.(3) Use 'insisted on asking' in place of 'insisted to ask'.
Q9.(3) Use ‘for’ in place of ‘from’, We use for in perfect tenses to show indefinite time.
Q10.(1) Use ‘my’ in place of ‘me’ as a possessive pronoun is required here.
