Gateway to SBI Mains: English (Mix Quiz)

Dear Readers,

                     Today we are providing you quiz on English which is one of the most important sections of banking exams, in which you can score maximum with ease if you are practising on very regular basis, It is crucial for all the upcoming banking exams, IBPS/SBI/RRB etc.
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. A man who stands (1) is friend in (2) is a true friend. Selfless love is the base of true friendship. True friends share each other’s joy and sorrow, pain and pleasure. They do not fall (3) in adversity. They have full confidence in each other. They never (4) each other. (5) makes friends, adversity tries them. A selfless friend is (6) a selfish friend is a curse. The first is an angel and the second is a devil. One makes your career while the other (7) it.
True friendship means great self-sacrifice on the part of both. A true friend (8) pleasure and convenience. He goes cut of his way and faces difficulties in his way with joy and even with pride. Joy and sorrow, success and failure, good fortune and misfortune, are equally (9) by a pair of true friends. They (10) the burden of life equally for they feel that they sail in the same boat and that they have to sink and swim together.

1. 
1) to
2) with
3) for
4) by
5) of

2. 
1) adversity
2) commotion
3) change
4) happiness
5) growth

3. 
1) by
2) to
3) off
4) with
5) through

4. 
1) postulate
2) commit
3) danger
4) deplete
5) betray

5. 
1) Wealth
2) Prosperity
3) Man
4) Providence
5) Well-bring

6. 
1) boon
2) force
3) blessing
4) calamity
5) message

7. 
1) throws
2) develops
3) constructs
4) mars
5) lacks

8. 
1) foregoes
2) mitigates
3) evolves
4) appraises
5) prospers

9. 
1) built
2) pleased
3) admired
4) advocated
5) shared

10. 
1) expect
2) shoulder
3) dislike
4) propose

5) project

DIRECTIONS (Q. 11-15): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) 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 (e) as the answer.

11.He is unique as he behaves with the same courtesy of the poor as of the rich.
1) for the poor as for
2) with the poor as of
3) with the poor as with .
4) to the poor as to
5) No correction required

12.The judge asked the accused why was he looking so depressed.
1) why was he looking so depress
2) why he looked depressing
3) why he was looking so depressed
4) that why he looked so depressed
5) No correction required

13.They could not admire his bright performance because of they dislike him.
1) because of their dislike
2) because they dislike
3) because of their disliking of
4) as they have disliked
5) No correction required

14.As the time were hard for all, the country was generally making progress.
1) Though the times were
2) Since the time was
3) Since the times were
4) Because the time was
5) No correction required

15.Our hope was that he would not enter college till he had had some grounding in science.
1) had some ground of
2) had had some ground for
3) had to have some ground of
4) had been having some ground in

5) No correction required

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