English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2016 – Set 6

Directions (Q. 1-5): 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. The researchers in these
companies claim that they could do better by allowing their employees to doze
off at work place.

B. The dreams, while at work, are
thus helpful to solve crucial problems.

C. Would you believe that some UK
based companies are arranging for bed at the work place?

D. The reason, they claim, could
be that dreams produce creative solutions.

E. We only hope that these
crucial problems in UK are different from those of ours.

F. But it is true and is
considered as a step to improve quality of their products.

1. Which of the following should
be the First sentence after
rearrangement?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None of
these

2. Which of the following should
be the Third sentence after
rearrangement?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None of
these

3. Which of the following should
be the Fourth sentence after
rearrangement?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None of
these

4. Which of the following should
be the Fifth sentence after
rearrangement?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None of
these

5. Which of the following should
be the Sixth sentence after
rearrangement?

a) A b) B c) C d) E e) None of
these

Directions (Q. 6-10) Read this sentence to find out whether there is
any grammatical mistake/error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the
error as your answer. If there is no
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation if
any).

6. Attributing rise in inflation
partly for withholding of food stocks by traders/the minister said that/he was
committed/to easing this supply side bottleneck.

a) Attributing rise in inflation
partly for withholding of food stocks by traders

b) The minister said that

c) He was committed

d) To easing this supply side
bottleneck.

e) No error

7. India’s largest utility
vehicle and tractor maker/is again in the race to acquire/for stake in Swedish company/which
is a premium car maker.

a) India’s largest utility
vehicle and tractor maker

b) Is again in the race to
acquire

c) For stake in Swedish company

d) Which a premium car maker

e) No error

8. With sale of branded or
premium petrol becoming almost nil/due to high duties,/a government appointed
panel has recommended/slashing excise duty to make them at par with regular
fuel.

a) With sale of branded or
premium petrol becoming almost nil

b) Due to high duties

c) A government appointed panel
has recommended

d) Slashing excise duty to make
them at par with regular fuel

e) No error

9. Keeping in mind/that power
cuts are on different days in different areas/the change in the factory law
would enable individual factories within an area/to determining their own
weekly holidays.

a) Keeping in mind

b) That power cuts are on
different days in different areas

c) The change in the factory law
would enable individual factories within an area

d) To determining their own
weekly holidays

e) No error

10. Police officers have refused
on identify the bystander,/who is the only eyewitness to the crime,/but have
said that the investigating team would explore/if he could be a witness in the case.

a) Police officers have refused
on identify the bystander

b) Who is the only eyewitness to
the crime

c) But have said that the
investigating team would explore

d) If he could be a witness in
the case

e) No error