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SBI Exams 2019 English MEGA Quiz: Can you score 23/30 in 20 minutes?

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Question 1

Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.
It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender equality (1): it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Somehow (2) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify (3) for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed plea (4) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional increment (5) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 2

Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.
It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender equality (1): it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Somehow (2) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify (3) for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed plea (4) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional increment (5) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 3

Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.
It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender equality (1): it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Somehow (2) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify (3) for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed plea (4) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional increment (5) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 4

Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.
It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender equality (1): it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Somehow (2) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify (3) for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed plea (4) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional increment (5) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 5

Direction: In the passage given below words are given in bold, each followed by a number given in the brackets. Every word in bold has five alternatives. Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.
It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender equality (1): it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. Somehow (2) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who qualify (3) for permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed plea (4) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional increment (5) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 6

Direction: A sentence divided into three parts (I, II and III) is given. There may be an error in one or more parts. Determine the part(s) which requires correction and mark it as your answer.

Everyone must perform their daily task, which God gives them, wholeheartedly (I)/ and to the best of their ability, but the inner life of the believers must not be caught (II)/ in the clutches of materialism and of anxiety with regard to worldly things. (III)

Question 7

Direction: A sentence divided into three parts I, II and III is given. For each part, a correction statement is given. Determine the part which requires correction and mark it as your answer.
We were somewhat startled by the bulk of the volume before us at its first appearance, (I)/ but, on reflection, we are convinced that the benevolent writer had reasons for entering more (II)/ into the subject, than it might appear requisite, on a cursory view of it. (III)

Question 8

Direction: A sentence divided into three parts I, II and III is given. For each part, a correction statement is given. Determine the part which requires correction and mark it as your answer.
The reasons for the lack of interest in Italian American literary radicalism can be attributed in part to Anglo-Saxon (I)/ disdain for Italian things as well as to objective difficulties inherented (II)/ in the sources themselves because almost all the texts are in Italian.(III)

Question 9

Direction: A sentence divided into three parts I, II and III is given. For each part, a correction statement is given. Determine the part which requires correction and mark it as your answer.
One doesn’t surrender to the Ethiopians; In fact, offhandly, I can’t think of any native, here in Africa, you should surrender to / and damned few white men, unless they’re fellow mercenaries, in which case you’ll probably / run into some old chums-and might even switch sides, if your adherence to the mercenary’s code is a bit shaky.
I. One doesn’t surrender to the Ethiopians; In fact, offhand, I can’t think of any natives, here in Africa, you surrender to
II. And damned the few white men, unless they’re fellow mercenaries, in that case you’ll probably
III. Run to some old chums-and might even switch sides, if you are adherent to the mercenary’s code is a bit shaky.

Question 10

Direction: A sentence divided into three parts I, II and III is given. For each part, a correction statement is given. Determine the part which requires correction and mark it as your answer.
The abuse and mistreatment of combatants, prisoners and civilians always have been part of the history of war and It’s me / who’ve come to contribute for an exploration through an examination of the strongest groundings for justifying barbarism/ –asking whether there is ever a moral case for committing barbaric acts.
I. The abuse and mistreatment of combatants, prisoners and civilians have always been part of the history of war and It’s I
II. Who’ve come to contribute to an exploration through an examination of the strongest groundings for justifying barbarity
III. –Asking whether there is ever a moral case for committing barbarous acts.

Question 11

Direction: The given sentences, 1, A, B, C and D, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) Scientists have found evidence that the tiny, distant Pluto harbours a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of Earth's seas.
A) The finding adds Pluto to a growing list of worlds in the solar system beyond Earth that are believed to have underground oceans, some of which potentially could be habitats for life. 
B) Pluto's ocean, which is likely slushy with ice, lies 93 to 124 miles (150 to 200 km) beneath the dwarf planet's icy surface and is about 62 miles (100 km) deep, planetary scientist Francis Nimmo of the University of California, Santa Cruz said in an interview.
C) The discovery was made through an analysis of images and data collected by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which flew past Pluto and its entourage of moons on July 2015.
D) With its ocean covered by so much ice, Pluto is not a prime candidate for life, added Massachusetts Institute of Technology planetary scientist Richard Binzel, another of the researchers.

Question 12

Direction: The given sentences, 1, A, B, C and D, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) Portuguese Luis Norton de Matos is likely to be appointed as the head coach of India Under-17 World Cup football team as he emerged as the number one choice of the All India Football Federation to take over the job.
A) The post of head coach of Indian football team for the Under-17 FIFA World Cup to be held in six cities from October 6-26 remained vacant after the sacking of Nicolai Adam earlier this month.
B) The 63-year-old de Matos, a former Portugal international and later manager of Benfica reserve side as well as Guinea-Bissau national team, will meet the Sports Ministry officials next week to chalk out his contract details
C) De Matos was among the candidates interviewed by a committee of the AIFF earlier this week and he came out as the front-runner for the job.
D) A Benfica youth product, de Matos spent most of his playing career in Portugal and then later moved to management.

Question 13

Direction: The given sentences, 1, A, B, C and D, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) Sweden has a cohesive national recycling policy in place under which all the energy generated from recycled trash goes into keeping the homes warm during the extreme winters.
A) Not only is the country managing its own waste efficiently, it's also helping Europe get rid of its garbage.
B) It might sound hard to believe but Sweden is so efficient at recycling its waste that it has run out of garbage.
C) There's a ban on landfill in the European Union and there's a fine imposed for the same, so they ship off all the waste to Sweden.
D) Sweden’s waste recycling system is so robust that last year, only less than 1% of its household waste was sent to landfill.

Question 14

Direction: The given sentences, 1, A, B, C and D, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) Triple Talaq is the process of divorce under Sharia Law (Islamic law) where a husband can divorce his wife by pronouncing ‘Talaq’ three times.
A) Under the third law, wives cannot divorce husbands by means of triple talaq.
B) There are three types of divorce under Islamic law, namely, Ahsan, Hasan and Talaq-e-Biddat (triple talaq) and while the former two are revocable, the last one is irrevocable.
C) The practice is prevalent among India’s Muslim communities that follow the Hanafi School of Islamic Law.
D) Women have to raise an appeal in a court of law for divorcing their husband under the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937.

Question 15

Direction: The given sentences, 1, A, B, C and D, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.
1) Palmer raids were a series of violent and abusive law-enforcement raids directed at leftist radicals and anarchists in 1919 and 1920, beginning during a period of unrest known as the “Red Summer.”
A) Targeting those who criticized the government, the Sedition Act set into motion an effort to monitor radicals, especially labour union leaders, with the threat of deportation looming over them.
B) The Sedition Act of 1918, which was an expansion of the 1917 Espionage Act, was a direct result of the paranoia.
C) Named after Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, with assistance from J. Edgar Hoover, the raids and subsequent deportations proved disastrous to constitutional rights.
D) Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, America was on high alert, fearing Communist revolutionaries on their own shores.

Question 16

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector, when used in the beginning of the new sentence.
Nonetheless
I. I don’t think Sean has serious behavioural problems.
II. I’ll talk to him first thing in the morning.
III. The burglar set off the alarm while running away

Question 17

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector, when used in the beginning of the new sentence.
As
I. NASA makes plans to one day send humans to Mars.
II. One of the key technical gaps the agency is working to fill is how to provide enough power on the Red Planet’s surface for fuel production, habitats and other equipment.
III. NASA’s path for the human exploration of Mars begins in low-Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station.

Question 18

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector, when used in the beginning of the new sentence.
As long as
I. It’s easier to feel like everything is going to be just fine.
II. You might hear the rasping noise.
III. We have play-by-play on the radio to take us through dark, cold, lonely nights.

Question 19

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector, when used in the beginning of the new sentence.
Subsequently
I. Moody's Analytics is a trusted, leading provider of economic and financial data and forecasts for the global economy.
II. Moody’s expressed concerns over the country’s high debt levels and pile of bad loans in the banking system.
III. India had not only disparaged Moody’s rating methods, but in the Economic Survey 2016 – 17, highlighted ‘poor standards’ of the rating agencies.

Question 20

Direction: In the given question, a connector is given for the statements I, II and III. Choose the pair of sentences which can be combined using the given connector, when used in the beginning of the new sentence.
In order to
I. He joined the Barcelona youth team
II. He went on to become a club legend.
III. Train with the best young talents in the world.

Question 21

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

Question 22

Direction: Five statements are given below, labelled A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

Question 23

Direction: Five statements are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

Question 24

Direction: Five statements are given below, labeled A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

Question 25

Direction: Five statements are given at A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in a logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.

Question 26

Direction: The following question carries a word, which is followed by four alternatives. You have to select all those alternatives which are synonyms of the word in different contexts. Select the correct alternative(s) and mark the correct combination as your answer.
Pole
(A) Oscillation
(B) Pillar
(C) A polish person
(D) Extremity

Question 27

Direction: The following question carries a word, which is followed by four alternatives. You have to select all those alternatives which are synonyms of the word in different contexts. Select the correct alternative(s) and mark the correct combination as your answer.
Bark
(A) Growl
(B) Boat
(C) Patent
(D) Peel

Question 28

Direction: The following question carries a word, which is followed by four alternatives. You have to select all those alternatives which are synonyms of the word in different contexts. Select the correct alternative(s) and mark the correct combination as your answer.
Fair
(A) Nudge
(B) Equitable
(C) Fete
(D) Coerce

Question 29

Direction: The following question carries a word, which is followed by four alternatives. You have to select all those alternatives which are synonyms of the word in different contexts. Select the correct alternative(s) and mark the correct combination as your answer.
Log
(A) Calendar
(B) A portion of tree
(C) Records of something
(D) Entertain

Question 30

Direction: The following question carries a word, which is followed by four alternatives. You have to select all those alternatives which are synonyms of the word in different contexts. Select the correct alternative(s) and mark the correct combination as your answer.
Bear
(A) Bring
(B) Produce
(C) Large animal
(D) Accept
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