Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-58

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#everydayquiz #ssc #bank #rbi #spotting Error #fill in the blanks #30QUESTIONSDirections (Q.1-10): 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 e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)  


1).The essays on politics, education and economy / have emphasized on / the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship / and dynamic leadership.

a)    The essays on politics, education and economy
b)    Have emphasized on
c)    The importance of encouraging entrepreneurship
d)    And dynamic leadership.
e)    No error


2).Modi has shook up / the country’s reactive / and diffident foreign policy / establishment with his proactive approach.
a)    Modi has shook up
b)    The country’s reactive
c)     And diffident foreign policy  
d)     Establishment with his proactive approach.
e)    No error

3).While winds are / still blowing the BJP’s way / Maharashtra and Jharkhand are the first indications / of a weakening momentum.
a)    While winds are   
b)    still blowing the BJP’s way
c)    Maharashtra and Jharkhand are the first indications
d)    of a weakening momentum.
e)    No error



4).Awe and fear have always co-existed together / and competed uneasily / when dealing with / the Modi phenomenon.
a)     Awe and fear have always co-existed together  
b)    and competed uneasily
c)    when dealing with
d)    The Modi phenomenon.
e)    No error

5).The stock market is doing well/ and I don’t want to / liquefy my stocks right now / to fund your education.
a)    The stock market is doing well  
b)    and I don’t want to
c)    liquefy my stocks right now
d)    To fund your education.
e)    No error
6). BJP also has a history of / Putting aside its / Hindutva agenda to form and run / The NDA government at the center.
a)    BJP also has a history of
b)    Putting aside its
c)    Hindutva agenda to form and run
d)    The NDA government at the center.
e)    No error
7). Many people who are / Secular in their public life / Are devoutedly religious / In their personal life.
a)    Many people who are
b)    Secular in their public life
c)    Are devoutedly religious
d)    In their personal life.
e)    No error
8). This was a year when Indian cricket / Was laden with Test disasters / Whenever the young team stepped out / From the subcontinent.  
a)    This was a year when Indian cricket
b)    Was laden with Test disasters
c)    Whenever the young team stepped out
d)    From the subcontinent.
e)    No error

9). Until six months ago / When Srikanth lost / In the first round of half-a-dozen tournaments, / Nobody uttered a word.
a)    Until six months ago
b)    When Srikanth lost
c)    In the first round of half-a-dozen tournaments,
d)    Nobody uttered a word.   
e)    No error

10). Shashi threw the bucket / In the river / And returned home / Without little water.
a)    Shashi threw the bucket
b)    In the river
c)    And returned home
d)    Without little water.
e)    No error

Answers:                         
1). b) 2). a) 3).e ) 4). a) 5). c) 6). a) 7). c) 8). d) 9).a ) 10). d)

Explanations for the above English Questions:
1). Delete ‘on’
Answer: b)
2). Replace ‘shook’ with ‘shaken’
Answer: a)
3). Answer: e)
4). Delete ‘together’
Answer: a)
5). Replace ‘liquefy’ with ‘liquidate’
Answer: c)
6). Insert ‘The’ before ‘BJP’
Answer: a)
7). Replace ‘devoutedly’ with ‘devoutly’
Answer: c)
8). Replace ‘from’ with ‘of’
Answer: d)
9). Replace ‘Until’ with ‘Till’
Answer: a)
10). Replace ‘little’ with ‘any’
Answer: d)

Directions (Q. 1-10): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.



1). One ________ in getting private sector professionals is the difference in salary structure, something the government is looking to _________.

a)   handicap, rearrange
b)   hurdle, reconsider
c)   limit, retreat
d)   boundary, refuse
e)   problem, defer

2). The government has already ________ in motion management reforms at public sector banks by _______ the post of chairman and managing director
a)   enforced, isolating
b)   put, keeping
c)   set, splitting
d)   resulted, breaking
e)   started, preserving

3). It is puzzling why death is considered _______ especially when it is _______ the march towards the final destination.
a)   pleasant, expediting
b)   uncertain, simplifying
c)   promising, halting
d)   pious, starting
e)   inauspicious, facilitating

4). The Modi government has _______ on a mission to _______ public sector banking.
a)   embarked, overhaul
b)   entered, supply
c)   boarded, revamp
d)   set, degrade
e)   proceeded, launching
5). At present all 4G network in the country _______ on the 2300 MHz band, which was _______ by the government in 2010.
a)   runs, auctioned
b)   function, ordered
c)   process, allowed
d)   d)works, sanctioned
e)   operates, begun

6). Liberalization has removed all the legal ______ and _______ flood gates to multinational companies.
a)   hurdles, awarded
b)   barriers, opened
c)   obstacles, guarded
d)   manipulation, closed
e)   battles, threw

7). The ______ on some of the towns has created _______ among the residents of the other parts of the country.
a)   attack, ambition
b)   raid, awareness
c)   bombardment, panic
d)   spell, satisfaction
e)   shower, dampness

8). _______ to the popular belief that every astrologer nurtures blind faith in fate, our astrologer believes in ________
a)   contrary, action
b)   according, thoughts
c)   bowing, present
d)   proving, forecasting
e)   pointing, devotion
9). His _______ has yielded him the ________ fruit.
a)   fate, undesirable
b)   efforts, unwanted
c)   action, viable
d)   perseverance, desired
e)   emphasis, expected

10). His _______ contribution to the tsunami relief fund was ______ by his staff members.
a)   meager, admired
b)   spontaneous, nullified
c)   negligible, sanctioned
d)   noteworthy, improved
e)   generous, appreciated

Answer:
1) b)  2) c)  3) e)  4) a)  5) a)  6) b)  7) c)  8) a)  9) d)  10) e)


Directions (1-10) : 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 5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

1). a) The parents and their child / b) was asked to sit while / c) from across the table / d) a warm smile flashed. / e) No error

2). a) No sooner had/ b) they come home/ c) the mother/ d) lashed at them./ e) No error

3). a) Within a week the principal / b) sent the parents a letter / c) which was stating that / d) their girls had been admitted. / e) No error

4). a) The hall was / b) spacious enough / c) for the picnic party / d) to live. / e) No error

5). a) It is time / b) the authorities / c) have banned ragging / d) in the educational institutions. / e)No error

6). a) Piyush was the one person / b) who could somehow manage / c) to working in that section / d) for such a long time. / e) No error

7). a) He was driving slowly / b) down the highway / c) when a cat ran / d) across and he had to brake all of a sudden. / e) No error

8). a) Watch how careful / b) the sparrow knits / c) the straws into one another / d) to form a nest. / e) No error


9). a) Most of the third world / b) country are experiencing / c) the ethnic or communal problems in various degrees. / e) No error

10). a) The manager asked the worker / b) why was he / c) again disturbing / d) the schedule of production./ e) No error


Answers:
1).b)   2).c)   3).c)   4).d)   5).c)   6).c)   7).e)   8).a)   9).b)   10).b)  

Explanations
1). b) Replace was with were because more than one person
has been mentioned.
2). c) It should be ‘than the mother”.
3). c) It should be stated in place of was stating.
4). d) It should be “to live in”.
5). c) Replace have banned with ban
6). c) It should be ‘to work’ because manage is followed by
the infinitive.
7). e) The sentence is correct.
8). a) Replace adjective careful by adverb carefully because it modifies the verb knits.
9). b) Most of implies a selection from many; so, countries.

10). b) It should be why he was.


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