Practice English Questions for IBPS RRB/Clerk Mains 2016 with Explanation (Error Spotting)

Practice English Questions for IBPS RRB/Clerk Mains 2016 Set-36:

Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming IBPS RRB/ Clerk Mains Exam 2016. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.


Directions (01-10): 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 part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is e). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

1). If modernity entitled to a)/ question tradition, b)/ there is every reason c)/ for tradition to question modernity. d)/ No Error e)

2). The main character in the novel a)/ suffers psycho-logically because he has a clubfoot b)/ but he eventually triumphed c)/ over his handicap. d)/No error e)

3). The increased time devoted to a)/ watching television is b) not the only cause c)/ of the decline in reading ability. d)/ No error e)

4). The British knew a)/ little of the American countryside b)/ and with no experience c)/ with the colonists' guerrilla tactics. d)/No error e)

5). The highest form of courage a)/ is when one volunteers b)/ to sacrifice one's own c)/ life for another. D)/ No error/ e)

6). a) The most distressing trend in our times /b) is the growing gulf between the /c) interests of the people on the one hand, /d) and those of the rulers on the second. /e) No error

7). a) The top line in creating a /b) culture of peace is re-establishing /c) the ascendancy of people's welfare over /d) the vested interests of the ruling elite. /e) No error

8). a) In ancient times we have been /b) witnessing a well-orchestrated /c) enterprise to impart a martial and /d) militant twist to our own national culture. /e) No error

9). a) The universities should /b) train minds /c) to bring apart material resources /d) and human energies. /e) No error

10). a) The university is a sanctuary /b) of the intellectual life of the /c) country, and pursuit of knowledge /d) is the soul of the university. /e) No error

Answers with Explanation:

1. A); The first part should be 'If modernity is entitled to'.

2. C); The third part should be ‘but he eventually triumphs' because the present tense of the previous clause should continue.

3. A); The whole sentence seems to be incomplete. However, the first part should be ‘The spare time or leisurely time'.

4. C); Third part should be 'and had no experience'.

5. C); The third part should be 'to sacrifice one's life'. The word 'own' is superfluous here.

6. D); The idiom is — "on the one hand ... on the other". So, replace 'second' with 'other'.

7. A); The use of 'top line' is meaningless here, so change it with 'bottom line'.

8. A); Replace ‘in’ with ‘since’.

9. C); `To bring apart' is not in harmony with the sentence and bears negative impact, so change it with `to bring together'.

10. E); No error

 

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