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 pivotal for all the upcoming banking exams, IBPS/SBI/RRB etc.
Direction: (1- 10) 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. The government seems to be in right earnest to ensure more (1) in governance. The prime Minister’s announcement that his Government is (2) drafting legislation to (3) the citizen’s right to information is indeed welcome. Though the talk on the right to information is not new, we may (4) the bill to be brought early this time. The previous Government had set up a high-level committee to (5) a draft bill. But nothing has been heard about the matter since, (6) the committee did quite some work. The issue, however, has come to such a pass that a solution cannot be (7) further, Sunlight is the best disinfectant, a foreign judge once said, while (8) the unwarranted secrecy in an administrative system. When those in authority know that people have the right to ask questions and the government is under the (9) to provide them with answers, (10) of authority, or of public finances, for personal or party ends is less likely to happen.
1.
1) strictness
2) rudeness
3) leniency
4) economy
5) transparency
2.
1) personally
2) busy
3) not
4) reluctantly
5) absolutely
3.
1) Presumption
2) absolve
3) curb
4) question
5) establish
4.
1) Expect
2) wait
3) try
4) frustrate
5)appeal
5.
1) Level
2) regard
3) prepare
4) enact
5) unearth
6.
1) Even
2) as
3) because
4) until
5)though
7.
1) Found
2) expected
3) delayed
4) looked
5) longed
8.
1) Nurturing
2) criticising
3) demanding
4) appreciating
5) upholding
9.
1) Pretentious
2) affect
3) substance
4) obligation
5)property
10.
1) Misuse
2) governance
3) dishonour
4) curbing
5) breach
Directions (11-15): 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 number of that part is the answer. If there is “No Error” the answer is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuation if any.)
11. My daughter never 1)/ would write to me 2)/ so I never know 3)/ what she is doing. 4)/ No error 5)
12. Whenever we have a puncture 1)/ she just sits in the car 2)/ and reads a book 3)/ while I changed the wheel. 4)/ No error 5)
13. He walked to the market 1)/ with both his servants 2)/ on either side of his 3)/ to help him buy things. 4)/ No error 5)
14. Ganesh, who has been 1)/ driving all day 2)/ was extremely tired 3)/ and wanted to stop. 4)/ No error 5)
15. Everyone was reading quietly 1)/ when suddenly the door 2)/burst open and a 3)/ complete stranger rushed in. 4)/ No error 5)
Answers will be provided soon.
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