English Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – 174

1) Find the error in the following sentence.
a) The Centre has woken up to the threat
b) posed by the terror outfit, Islamic State to India
c) as it sought to expand its global footprint and enroll fighters
d) from all over the world
e) No Error

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Answer c) replace ‘sought’ with ‘seeks’

2) Find the error in the following sentence.
a) Three buildings in the vicinity of the Vishnu Garden
b) five storey house that collapsed
c) has been declared ‘dangerous’ by the local civic body
d) and are destined to go down as well
e) No Error

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Answer c) replace ‘has’ with ‘have’

3) Find the error in the following sentence.
a) The Central Government has indicated that
b) it may call a special session of parliament
c) to pass the Construction Amendment Bill
d) for the Goods & Services Tax Regime
e) No Error

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Answer e) No Error

4) Find the error in the following sentence.
a) The Swachh Bharat toilet locator is the brainchild
b) of an IAS couple from Punjab, driven by
c) their own frustrating futile search
d) for a toilet in Delhi’s Connaught Place
e) No Error

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Answer c) ‘frustrating’ with ‘frustratingly’

5) Find the error in the following sentence.
a) Moving away from its earlier intention of submitting
b) a comprehensive climate action plan
c) India is preparing to make a minimalist offer
d) for slow down the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions
e) No Error

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Answer d) replace ‘slow’ with ‘slowing’

A) I, therefore, contacted him, found out his fees and that he wanted to study at a Teacher’s Training Coll-ege.
B) He sent me a letter of thanks but I was surprised also to find some curre-ncy notes in the envelope.
C) While reading the newspaper, I saw an interview with a boy who had ranked eighth in the SSC exams.
D) He knew I did not expect any account of the money, yet he had returned the balance of the amount I had sent, as his expenditure was less.
E) He was unable to study further because his father earned only forty rupees a day.
F) I, accordingly, sent Rs.1800 to cover his expenses for six months.

6) Which of the following should be the First sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

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Answer c) C

7) Which of the following should be the Second sentence after rearrangement?
a) B
b) C
c) D
d) E
e) F

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Answer d) E

8) Which of the following should be the Third sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

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Answer a) A

9) Which of the following should be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
a) B
b) C
c) D
d) E
e) F

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Answer e) F

10) Which of the following should be the Sixth (Last) sentence after rearrangement?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

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Answer d) D