IBPS CLERK MAINS 2017 – ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY 16
IBPS CLERK MAINS 2017 – ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY 16
Dear Bankersdaily Aspirant,
The Start of the new season has flourished and we hope this year will provide you with the best results through your hard word and determination. The previous year ended with the Specialist Officer Exam and since this Clerk notification came in the previous year , this exam pertains to the year 2017, even though the mains exam happen in a different year. English Language being the most difficult section to crack in the recent exams, your preparations should have a dedicated one for this particular section. Also these questions and the topics which are being asked will help you to crack the IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM 2017. Today solve some New Pattern Phrase Replacement Questions which will be useful for your Mains Preparation.
As you all know the difficulty level of the exams that happened in the recent days are in a different level and one needs to constantly prepare to ace the exam and to achieve their dreams. The level of difficulty increases for each exam and there is no turning back for the easier level questions (some of the exams in the lower level cadre had easier questions because, the level of the exam is exactly like that). So to crack the exam and to be the best , you have to study for the exams in an exemplary way and lot of dedication has to be put to achieve this.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE – DAY 16
Time: 10 Minutes
Topic :Phrase Replacement – New Pattern
D.1-5): Idioms and Phrases of the sentence are highlighted. Five alternatives (a), (b), (c), (d) & (e) are given to the highlighted part which will improve the sentence. Choose the suitable option.
Q.1) Liberals who saw little place for the church in political life were at daggers drawn with conservative ultramontanes.
a) In a state of extreme unfriendliness.
b) Being earnest.
c) To disclose a secret.
d) To take a difficult risk
e) Someone who lacks intelligence.
Q.2) Why a dark horse candidate could be good for Uber?
a) General view.
b) Be complacent.
c) Someone who has a surprising ability or skill.
d) Life full of quarrels.
e) To pass a point of no return.
Q.3) Madhan is on cloud nine!” since his girlfriend accepted his proposal.
a) To learn through friends.
b) To achieve two aims or goals with one action.
c) Close to discovering.
d) Extremely happy.
e) Doing badly and likely to fail.
Q.4) Why does God demand that one should stop crying over spilled milk? The first reason ought to be self-explanatory.
a) Evade from hazards.
b) Help somebody from peril.
c) A state of total confusion.
d) To act before the proper or correct time.
e) To express regret about something that has already happened.
Q.5) When it comes to money you cannot beat around the bush.
a) Don’t delay in getting something done.
b) To avoid talking about what is important.
c) Putting up a plan or idea into action.
d) Someone understands the situation well.
e) Expert way of doing something.
D.6-10): Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No improvement is required” as the answer.
Q.6) The space race itself is an important segment in the history of mankind, that is intensifying the Cold War as a fight for supremacy in space became a matter of pride for both the countries.
I) and intensified rivalry Cold War
II) one of the great Cold War rivalry
III) one that intensified the Cold War rivalry
a) Only I
b) Only III
c) Both I & II
d) Both I & III
e) No improvement is required.
Q.7) With 3D printers growing in size, and plans will be used to replicated skin tissue and organs, this technology is set to spring more surprises.
I) plans afoot to replicate
II) planning’s are footing to replicate
III) planned afoot to replicating
a) Only I
b) Only III
c) Both I & II
d) Both I & III
e) No improvement is required.
Q.8) In a city like Bangalore that plays host to over 6,000 start-ups, performance counts when the difference between success and failure could call on a meeting with prospective investors.
I) could provided for
II) could hinge on
III) will overcome on
a) Only I
b) Both I & III
c) Both I & II
d) Only II
e) No improvement is required.
Q.9) Agriculture Cooperation Project where farmers are trained in water management, best farm practices and post-harvest management in different States.
I) while farmers are trained in
II) where farmers could train in
III) when most of the farmers are trained in
a) Both I & II
b) Only III
c) Only I
d) Both I & III
e) No improvement is required.
Q.10) India skipper Virat Kohli has extended unclenching supports to his predecessor M.S. Dhoni amid a gradually growing chorus of calls for his retirement from international cricket.
I) had extended unlinked supporting
II) extending inflicted support
III) extended unflinching support
a) Only I
b) Both I & III
c) Both I & II
d) Only III
e) No improvement is required.
D.11-15): Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., No correction is required.
Q.11) The cash crunch following demonetisation could likely to hit the common man further as supply of vegetables and milk from rural areas has gone down drastically.
I) is likely to hit the common man
II) would likely to hit the common man
III) would be likely to hit the common men
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Both II and III
e) No correction is required.
Q.12) People were thronged mosques and idgahs in the Capital on Tuesday to offer prayers of Eid-al-Adha.
I) People thronged
II) People were throng
III) People fills
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Both II and III
e) No correction is required.
Q.13) With business in a limbo at wholesale markets ever since the cash crunch set in, wholesalers saw prices of commodities fall over the weekend.
I) On business in a limbo at
II) Hitherto business in a limbo at
III) Notwithstanding the business in a limbo at
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Both II and III
e) No correction is required.
Q.14) The journey to win the medal has not been an easy one for Ms. Malik, who is having 58 national and 17 international medals to her name.
I) who has
II) that she is having
III) who is already
a) Both I and II
b) Only II
c) Only I
d) Both II and III
e) No correction is required.
Q.15) Ms. Devika, however, lamented that PM George Orwell could not meet the para-athletes when they left for the paralympics.
I) before they left for
II) before they had been leaving for
III) while they leave
a) Only II
b) Only I
c) Both I and II
d) Both II and III
e) No correction is required.
D.16-20): In the following questions, sentences with four bold words/phrases are given. One out of four words given in the bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word/phrase which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate. If any, that word/phrase will be your answer. If all words/phrase given in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, then ‘e’ is your answer.
Q.16) The difference in prices is due to different rates of Value Added Tax that is levied by different States conceded.
a) difference
b) prices
c) levied
d) conceded
e) No correction is required.
Q.17) Ramping up his rhetorical against Praveen, chief Ravi has warned of consequences if the bullet train is allowed to roll into Maldives.
a) Ramping up
b) rhetorical
c) consequences
d) allowed
e) No correction is required.
Q.18) Exactly 106 years later, FIFA sought to turn the clock back to the date and place of Mohun Bagan’s maiden tirumph while launching the first World Cup on Indian soil.
a) Exactly
b) sought
c) tirumph
d) launching
e) No correction is required.
Q.19) With the tragedy raising concerns of safety, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal convenned a full board meeting of Railway officials here to address the safety issues and work out urgent measures.
a) rising
b) convenned
c) work out
d) measures
e) No correction is required.
Q.20) The priest shared his experience of being in captivity, where he was confined to a small room with no one to speak to.
a) shared
b) experience
c) captivity
d) confined to
e) No correction is required.
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1) a
2) c
3) d
4) e
5) b
6) b
7) a
8) d
9) e
10) d
11) a
II)- Modals are not followed by ‘to’
III)- Modals + be are not followed by ‘to’
12) a
II)-Be form of the verbs (am,is,are,was,were) are followed either by ‘ing’ form or past participle of the verb.
III)- The subject is plural hence plural verb must be used
13) e
Inappropriate usage
I) on – in contact with the surface
II) Hitherto-until now or until the point in time under discussion.
III) Notwithstanding- In spite of (used for contradictions)
14) c
II) Wrong use of conjuction ‘that’
III) Phrase is incomplete
15) b
II) The sentence is in past tense
III)’While’ is usually followed by ‘ing’ form of the verb
16) d) concerned
17) b) rhetoric
18) c) triumph
19) b) convened
20) e) No improvement.
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