SBI PO Superb 30 Quizzes: Day 15: Sentence Completion & Correction
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Question 1
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No exchange required'.
We expect food to reduce (1) our hunger, walking to satisfy (2) the distance from one point to another; turning (3) a knob and pushing on a door to open (4) it.
Question 2
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No exchange required'.
Era (1) involves a paradigm (2) shift from the globalisation (3) of the nation-state and international (4) politics to politics of planetary scope.
Question 3
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No exchange required'.
More than a week after the passing (1) began subsiding, animal carcasses are still floating (2) in Kerala’s backwaters, and in places a nauseating (3) stench rises like a wall when the wake from a floodwater (4) boat breaks the surface.
Question 4
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No exchange required'.
If Maharashtra has to achieve (1) higher rates of economic growth and touch an ambitious (2) 10%, Mumbai’s infrastructure (3) planning should be in the hands of an empowered custodian (4) who can secure the cooperation of all urban agencies.
Question 5
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No exchange required'.
The striker's confident (1) finish after a clever pass from the after (2) defender put Liverpool 2-0 up and the Egyptian added (3) his second with a penalty shot skilful (4) the break.
Question 6
Direction: A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
You don't have to travel in business class ______________ a private lounge at Dubai International Airport.
i. to avail the benefits of ii. to gain access to iii. for relaxing in
Question 7
Direction: A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
If a nuclear war were to happen, the world and life _______________ bear the irreversible brunt.
i. like we know it will ii. as we know it, will iii. though we know will
Question 8
Direction: A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
_________________________ just these two nations can demolish life as we know it.
i. Even a hypothetical war between ii. Even though a hypothetical war between iii. Even a hypothetical war among
Question 9
Direction: A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
The tragedy of having seen Roger Federer play is that you know his career _______________________.
i. will eventually come to an end ii. will end at some point iii. will be ended
Question 10
Direction: The following question carries a statement with a blank. The statement is followed by three phrases, more than one of which may fit in the blank. Choose the phrase(s) that can be placed in the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
War has no place in today's modern world, but a nuclear arms race is still ______________________.
I. taking place globally II. a global issue III. a looming threat at the global level
Question 11
Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given with a part of it missing and is represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the sentence complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
He has lost most of his life's earning in the stock market but ___________.
Question 12
Direction: In the following question, a sentence with a part of it missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the sentence complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Overlooking the fact that water scarcity intensifies during summer, __________.
Question 13
Direction: In the following question, a sentence with a part of it missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the sentence complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Since mid-caps were badly battered last year, domestic fund managers flocked ________ .
Question 14
Direction: In each of the following questions a sentence is given with a blank.Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the sentence complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
India's fastest train, Vande Bharat Express formerly known as Train 18, after being pelted with stones twice in __________________.
Question 15
Direction:In the following question, a sentence with a part of it missing and represented by a blank is given. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the sentence complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Armed with their love for chai and a 'rich' attitude towards life, Vijayan and his wife, Mohana _____________.
Question 16
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.
Today management student itself are opted to work for NOGs even though the salaries offered to them are low.
Question 17
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., "No correction required".
When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI, they cut the ground from under the opponent's feet.
Question 18
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., "No correction required".
Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman had committed suicide on accounting of her failed attempt to enter the country.
Question 19
Direction: In the following question, a part of the sentence is bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.
With the city’s inspectors hand in glove with big builders, it is up to the citizens to take off the cudgels against illegal commercial complexes coming up in residential areas.
Question 20
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (E), i.e., "No correction required".
Instead of teaching abstracted concepts, the new and improved textbooks tell stories of real people so that the children can identify with the characters.
