English Verbal - 10 (for Bank Exams)

English Verbal – 10 (for Bank Exams)

Question Nos (1 – 5) Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct in all respects

1.  (a)  I am not one of those who believe everything they hear.

     (b)  I am not one of these who believes everything I hear.

     (c)  I am not one of those who believes everything he hears.

     (d)  I am not one of those who believes in everything one hears.

Ans: ( a )

2.  (a)  Cannot one do what one likes with one’s own?

     (b)  Cannot one do that one likes to do with his own?

     (c)  Cannot one do that one likes with his own?

     (d)  Cannot one do what he likes with his own?

Ans: ( a )

3.  (a)  There’s Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.

     (b)  There’s Mr. Som, who they say is the best singer in the country.

     (c)  There is Mr. Som, whom they say is the best singer in the country.

     (d)  There is Mr. Som who, they say is the best singer in the country.

Ans: ( b )

4.  (a) Each of the students has done well. 

     (b) Each of the student has done well.

     (c)  Each of the students have done well. 

     (d) Each of the student have done well.

Ans: ( a )

5.   (a) Today we love, what tomorrow we hate; today we seek, what tomorrow we shun,
            today we desire, what tomorrow we fear.

      (b) Today, we love what tomorrow we hate, today, we seek what tomorrow we shun,
            today, we desire what tomorrow we fear.

     (c)  Today we love what tomorrow we hate, today we seek what tomorrow we shun,
            today we desire what tomorrow we fear.

     (d)  Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun;
            today we desire what tomorrow we fear.  

Ans: ( d )  Look at the punctuations

Directions for Questions 6 to 8. In each question, the word given is used in four different ways, numbered (a) to (d). Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

6. FALLOUT

  (a)  Nagasaki suffered from the fallout of nuclear radiation.

  (b)  People believed that the political fallout of the scandal would be insignificant.

  (c)  Who can predict the environmental fallout of the WTO agreements?

   (d) The headmaster could not understand the fallout of several of his good students at
         the Public examination. 

Ans: ( d )

7. PASSING

  (a)  She did not have passing marks in mathematics

   (b)  The mad woman was cursing everybody passing her on the road.

   (c)  At the birthday party all the children enjoyed a game of passing the parcel.

   (d)  A passing taxi was stopped to rush the accident victim to the hospital 

Ans: ( a )

8. BOLT

   (a) The shopkeeper showed us a bolt of fine silk.

   (b) As he could not move, he made a bolt for the gate.

   (c) Could you please bolt the door?

   (d) The thief was arrested before he could bolt from the scene of the crime.

 Ans: ( b )

Directions:  In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is ‘No error’.

1.       It is written in Gita (a)/ that God incarnates (b)/ Himself (c)/ in times of trouble. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (a) Add ‘the’ before ‘Gita’.

       2.     It is being rainy day, (a)/ we decided not to go out (b)/ but to stay at home (c)/ and watch a
              movie. (d)/ No error (e)

                Ans: (a) Add ‘a’ before rainy day.

3.       The blinds (a)/ deserve (b)/ our sympathy. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans: (a) Replace ‘blind’ for ‘blinds’

       4.     Concurrent with his programme, (a)/ educational institutions may be urged (b)/ to inculcate
                patriotism (c)/ in each and every one of its pupils. (d) No error (e)

                Ans( d) Use ‘their’ in the place of ‘its’.

5.       She had shifted her residence (a)/ to this city to be (b)/ close with the child (c)/ she had wanted to adopt. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (c)  Replace ‘with’ by ‘to’

       6.     The author’s vision, (a)/ suffused by an innocence and warmth, (b)/ may not correspond (c)/ to the country as it is today. (d)/ No error (e)

                Ans: (b) Use ‘with’ instead of ‘by’

7.       And though one did not (a)/ quite believe his claim, (b)/ one saw no harm (c)/ in granting him permission. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans: (e)

8.       If you hate me, (a)/ then you should (b)/ leave my house. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans: (b)  delete ‘then’

9.     When he went out (a)/ he left the radio on (b)/ so that his parents shall think (c)/ that he was still in the house. (d)/ No error (e)

                Ans: (e)

10.    More leisure, as well as an abundance of goods, (a)/ are attainable (b)/ through automation. (c)/ No error (d)

Ans: (b)  Use ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.