Most Difficult Questions of English for IBPS PO mains Exam

Directions (1-15) : Find out the error, if any.

Q1. Being that he is interested in getting himself examined by a heart specialist we must try our best to take him to a reputed doctor.
(a) Being that he
(b) is interested in getting himself examined
(c) by a heart specialist
(d) we must try our best to take him to a reputed doctor.
(e) No error
Q2. The college is holding special lectures for their students and teachers so that they may get enlightened about the economic problems.
(a) The college is
(b) holding special lectures for their students
(c) and teachers so that they
(d) may get enlightened about the economic problems.
(e) No error

Q3. After the brief appearance before the waiting crowds, he was taken to the Governor chamber for the swearing in ceremony.
(a) After the brief appearance before the waiting crowds,
(b) he was taken
(c) to the Governor chamber
(d) for the swearing in ceremony.
(e) No error

Q4. Congress dissidents and many members of the opposition has mounted a big campaign to have the President renominated.
(a) Congress dissidents and
(b) many members of the
(c) opposition has mounted a
(d) big campaign to have the President renominated.
(e) No error

Q5. Had they have anything like my condition they would have felt miserable and thought of committing suicide.
(a) Had they have anything like
(b) my condition
(c) they would have felt
(d) miserable and thought of committing suicide.
(e) No error

Q6. The Secretary of the workers’ union remarked that the present government is so selfish that it cared very little about solving any one else’s problem.
(a) The Secretary of the workers’ union
(b) remarked that the present government is so selfish
(c) that it cared very little
(d) about solving any one else’s problem.
(e) No error

Q7. The recent symposium on censorship indicated that to refrain with saying or writing something, about others is a form of self-censorship.
(a) The recent symposium on censorship
(b) indicated that to refrain with saying or writing
(c) something, about others
(d) is a form of self-censorship.
(e) No error

Q8. The Indian way of thinking is superior to most of the countries of the world.
(a) The Indian way
(b) of thinking is superior
(c) to most of the
(d) countries of the world.
(e) No error

Q9. A letter of recommendation from the Principal and the Head of English department have helped him to get this lucrative job.
(a) A letter of recommendation
(b) from the Principal and
(c) the Head of English department have helped him to
(d) get this lucrative job.
(e) No error

Q10. An Indian driver or carpenter has to work about two hours to buy kilogram of rice while his counterparts in Austria, the Neatherlands and Switzerland need to work only fifteen minutes for it.
(a) An Indian driver or carpenter has to work
(b) about two hours to buy kilogram of rice
(c) while his counterparts in Austria, the Neatherlands and Switzerland
(d) need to work only fifteen minutes for it.
(e) No error

Q11. Like most young women living at homes, I can’t really talk about my ideas or what I really feel, to my parents.
(a) Like most young
(b) women living at homes, I can’t really
(c) talk about my ideas or what I really feel, to my parents.
(d) No error

Q12. The minister concurred with his colleagues and agreed that the new projects on education should be sanctioned immediately.
(a) The minister concurred
(b) with his colleagues
(c) and agreed that the new projects on education
(d) should be sanctioned immediately.
(e) No error

Q13. Important Congress dissident source said at one stage that Raman Rao and Chandra Shekhar and even asked the dissident group to suggest suitable names.
(a) Important Congress dissident source
(b) said at one
(c) stage that Raman Rao and Chandra Shekhar and even asked the
(d) dissident group to suggest suitable names.
(e) No error

Q14. His father would have been pleased to get him a wrist watch if he would have worked harder and secured higher marks in the university examination.
(a) His father would have been pleased
(b) to get him a wrist watch
(c) if he would have worked
(d) harder and secured higher marks in the university examination.
(e) No error

Q15. After Ravi read the magazines and newspapers, and watched the TV programme, he decided to go out and meet some old friends.
(a) After Ravi
(b) read the
(c) magazines and newspapers, and watched the TV programme, he decided
(d) to go out and meet some old friends.
(e) No error

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