English Language Questions || 11 – 09 – 2018 (IBPS Clerk Prelims)

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Welcome to Mentor for Bank Exams. Here is the English Lanugage Quiz to help you practice with the best of latest pattern questions for the upcoming IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk and other bank and Insurance Exams.

Directions (1 – 5): In the following sentence, three parts i.e. (A), (B) and (C) are given, there can be error(s) in one or all parts of the sentence, you will have to choose the incorrect part(s) of the sentence and mark your answer accordingly.
1. Technology giant Microsoft India is working to reduce the cost (A)/ of employing Internet of things (IoT) in agricultural farms(B)/ by using low cost sensors and reducing the usage of other equipments.(C)
a) Both (B) and (C)             
b) Only (B)               
c) Both (A) and (C)             
d) Only (C)                
e) No Error   
Answer: E)

2. Net neutrality is the principle (A)/ that internet providers treat all web traffic equally,(B)/ and its pretty much how the internet has worked since its creation.(C)
a) Only (A)                
b) Only (B)               
c) Both (A) and (C)             
d) Only (C)                
e) No Error   
Answer: D)
Explanation:
In part (C): and it’s pretty much should be used.

3. A fall in the number of warehouses means the same amount of goods (A)/ would be stored by lesser warehouses and this triggers the next round (B)/ of change in the transport sector – bigger trucks and fast transport would be in demand.(C)
a) Both (B) and (C)             
b) Only (B)               
c) Both (A) and (C)             
d) Only (C)                
e) No Error   
Answer: D)
Explanation:
In part (C): and faster transport should be used.

4. Some regulations are designed to be prevent(A)/ internet service providers like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Charter from(B)/ favor some sites and apps over others, are on the chopping block.(C)
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (B) and (C)             
c) Both (A) and (C)             
d) Only (C)                
e) No Error   
Answer: C)
Explanation:
In part (A): remove 'be'
In part (C): favoring some sites should be used.

5. The overall impact of the consolidation of warehouses(A)/ and faster and more efficient transportation(B)/ can bring users 20 per cent savings on logistics costs.(C)
a) Both (A) and (C)             
b) Both (B) and (C)             
c) Both (A) and (C)             
d) Only (C)                
e) No Error   
Answer: E)

Directions (6 – 10): Choose the most appropriate option among (A), (B) and (C) which completes the sentence and make it meaningfully correct.
6. The firm’s technology is likely to displace factory workers but that Landing. AI is already working ______ higher-skilled, higher paying factory work involving computers.
(A) on how to be train workers for
(B) on how to train workers for
(C) with how to train workers for
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (A) and (C)             
c) Only (B)                
d) Both (A) and (B)            
e) None of them     
Answer: C)

7. A statement issued by a revamped opposition delegation team in Riyadh ____ political transition in which Assad did not participate.
(A) ahead of the talk demanded a
(B) ahead of the talks demand a
(C) ahead of a talks demanded a
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (A) and (C)             
c) Only (B)                
d) Both (A) and (B)            
e) None of them     
Answer: E)
Explanation:
ahead of the talks demanded a

8. Delhi’s high court has taken up a lawsuit calling for an investigation into allegations that Adani Group and other energy companies ______ Indian consumers.
(A) engage in fraud that raised power price for
(B) engaged in fraud that raised power prices for
(C) engaged at fraud that raise power prices for
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (A) and (C)             
c) Only (B)                
d) Both (A) and (B)            
e) None of them     
Answer: C)

9. The Syrian government will attend any Putin-sponsored talks especially if the still ______ congress dilutes the opposition attending the talks.
(A) knows composition of the
(B) unknown composition along the
(C) known composition of the
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (A) and (C)             
c) Only (B)                
d) Both (A) and (B)            
e) None of them     
Answer: E)
Explanation:
Unknown composition of the

10. The UK remains committed to Assad’s removal on the basis that no sustainable political settlement or return of refugees _____.
(A)  is possible so long as he remains in power
(B)  is possible such longing as he remains in power
(C) is possibility so long as he remains in power
a) Only (A)                
b) Both (A) and (C)             
c) Only (B)                
d) Both (A) and (B)            
e) None of them     
Answer: A)