SBI Clerk 2018: English Quiz for Prelims – 23

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of English Quiz for SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims examination based on error detection.

 

Read each 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 numbers of that parts without error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (4).

 

1. News travel (a)/ very fast today (b)/ due to advancement in technology. (c)
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) AC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 2

Explanation: Use “travels‘ as the noun, “News‘ is singular.

2. The Chairman made it clear at the meeting (a)/ that he will not step down (b)/ from his position as chairman. (c)
(1) AC
(2) BC
(3) AB
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Replace “will‘ by “would‘ as the first clause is in the past tense.

 

3. We had (a)/ lot of difficulty (b)/ in finding the way here. (c)
(1) BC
(2) AC
(3) AB
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 2

Explanation: Use “a‘ before “lot of‘.

 

4. Just as he was driving along the road, (a)/ a bus pulled up and the driver asked him (b)/ if he has seen a briefcase on the road. (c)
(1) AB
(2) AC
(3) BC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Replace “has‘ by “had‘ because the first clause is in the “past indefinite tense. In such a case an event that took place earlier than that must be in the past perfect tense.

 

5. Experience has taught me (a)/ not to ignore any man, high or low, (b)/ not to ignore anything, great or small. (c)
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) AC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Remove the words “not to ignore and use “nor‘.

 

6. I have spent (a)/ most of my money, (b)/ so I can travel only bus. (c)
(1) BC
(2) AC
(3) AB
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 2

Explanation: Use “the‘ before “most‘. When the preposition “of‘ is used after a superlative degree adjective like most, best, greatest, the article “the‘ is used before it.

 

7. When my friends came to visit us (a)/ at the railway station (b)/ they left some of their luggages. (c)
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) AC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Replace “luggages‘ by “items of luggage‘.

 

8. As an officer (a)/ he not only was competent (b)/ but also honest. (c)
(1) AC
(2) BC
(3) AB
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 3

Explanation: Use “was‘ after “he‘. The clause would be “he was not only competent‘.

 

9. If you will come tomorrow (a)/ we can go to the market (b)/ and do our own shopping together. (c)
(1) BC
(2) AC
(3) AB
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Remove “will‘. In the conditional sentences, where both the acts are to take place in future the clause with “if‘ is in present indefinite tense.

 

10. If we exercise regularly (a)/ we will be (b)/ more healthier. (c)
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) AC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Remove “more‘. “More‘ is not used with an adjective in its comparative degree.

 

11. He boasts of having visited Europe many times (a)/ but he can neither speak English (b)/ nor he can speak French. (c)
(1) AB
(2) AC
(3) BC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 1

Explanation: Remove “he can‘. It is superfluous.

 

12. Whenever possible, one should avail the opportunity (a)/ that come one‘s way (b)/ if one wants to achieve success in life. (c)
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) AC
(4) No error

Answer

Option: 3

Explanation: Replace “come‘ by “comes‘ because the subject “opportunity‘ is singular in number.

 

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