English Quiz For Bank and SSC CGL 21-22/3/2016

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Directions (Q.1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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 5. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1.
1) The number of patients have / 2) risen this year by / 3) as much as forty per cent / 4) in comparison to ten percent last year./ 5) No error

2.
1) Police sources said senior officers of the rank of / 2) Deputy Commissioner of Police and Joint Commissioner of Police / 3) were ordered patrolling / 4) various roads till 2: 30 am. / 5) No error

3.
1) The Education Minister has welcomed the new / 2) nursery guidelines, saying these / 3) will help to make the / 4) current education system transparent./ 5) No error

4.
1) One should keep / 2) one’s promise / 3) if one wants respect / 4) from both friends and foes./ 5) No error

5.
1) A small aircraft made an emergency landing / 2) On National Highway 69 and take off / 3) from the same place / 4) a couple of hours later./ 5) No error

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) It is a conscious training of the young for the later adoption of adult roles.
(B) It is an attempt to shape the development of the coming generation in accordance with the social ideals of life.
(C) Education is one of the basic activities in all human societies.
(D) It its broadest sense education may be defined as the process whereby the social heritage of a group is passed on from one generation to another and whereby the child learns the rules of social behaviour.
(E) It is a process of transmission of social heritage.
(F) It is synonymous with socialisation.

6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

7. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) F
3) A
4) C
5) D

8. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) C
2) E
3) D
4) B
5) A

9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) C
3) B
4) E
5) D

10. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) B
3) E
4) F
5) C


Answers -
1. 1(replace' have' with 'has')
2. 3(replace 'patrolling' with 'patrol')
3. 3(delete 'to')
4. 5
5. 2(replace 'take' with 'took')
6. 4 (CEDAFB)
7. 1
8. 5
9. 2
10.3



Directions (1-5). Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) If China is the world's factory, India has become the world's outsourcing centre —'keeping in line with this image.
(B) But India's future depends crucially on its ability to complete fully in the Creative Economy — not just, in tech and software, but across design and entrepreneurship; arts, culture and entertainment; and the knowledge-based professions of medicine, finance and law.
(C) While its creative assets outstrip those of other emerging competitors, India must address several challenges to increase its international competitiveness as the world is in the midst of a sweeping transformation.
(D) This transformation is evident in the fact that the world is moving from an industrial economy to a Creative Economy that generates wealth by harnessing intellectual labour, intangible goods and human creative capabilities.
(E) Its software industry is the world's second-largest, its tech outsourcing accounts for more than half of the $ 300 billion global industry, according to a technology expert.
(F) If the meeting of world leaders at Davos is any indication, India is rapidly becoming an economic 'rock star'.

1. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) F
(5) E

3. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) F
(2) B
(3) C
(4) A
(5) E

4. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) F

5. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B 
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E

Directions (6-10). Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (5) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) When the winter came the grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger.
(B) “Why not come and chat with me,” said the grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling in that way?” “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the ant, “and recommend you to do the same.”
(C) While it saw the ants distributing everyday corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
(D) In a field one’s summers day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An ant passed by, bearing bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
(E) Then the grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.
(F) “Why bother about winter?” said the grasshopper, “We have got plenty of food at present.” But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

6. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after the rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) E
4) D
5) F

7. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
1) F
2) A
3) C
4) B
5) D

8. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
1) D
2) B
3) F
4) C
5) E

9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
1) D
2) F
3) C
4) A
5) E

10. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
1) D
2) B
3) C
4) F
5) A


Answers:
1. 4
2. 3
3. 1
4. 1
5. 5
6. 3
7. 4
8. 4
9. 1

10. 5

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