IBPS-PO-English-Practice-Questions
IBPS-PO-English-Practice-Questions
1. Given below are few sentences where parts of the sentence have been jumbled.
Rearrange the parts sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful statement and
then answer the questions given below.
1. Confessions of a Shopaholic sold three (A) / million copies and was even (B) / turned
into a Hollywood blockbuster (C)/ published in 2000, the novel (D)
2. in production and disposal of unsold stock(A)/ and their just-in-time manufacturing at
the expense (B)/ take fast fashion – the wear-it-once culture of highstreet brands
(C)/of low labour costs leads to untold waste (D)
3. about the impact of their choices (A)/ on the environment and on societies (B)/ even
the most extravagant consumers (C)/ have become more discerning (D)
4. only two decades later, the obsession (A)/ core of the story, feels terribly outdated
(B)/ luxury items, which was at the (C)/ with treating oneself by buying (D) [V]
perhaps it is because (A)/ today’s youth has grown (B)/ up with an abundance (C)/ of
(often cheap) products (D)
What will be the correct sequence of rearrangement of parts of the statement [1]?
1. ACBD
2. CADB
3. DABC
4. BACD
5. No rearrangement is possible
2. What will be the correct sequence of rearrangement of parts of the statement [II]?
1. BCDA
2. CBDA
3. ACBD
4. DCAB
5. No rearrangement is possible
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3. When the statements given above are rearranged, which of the following statement will
not be coherent with the theme of the passage?
1. III
2. V
3. II
4. I
5. All are coherent
4. What will be the correct sequence of rearrangement of parts of the statement [III]?
1. DABC
2. BDCA
3. CDAB
4. ABCD
5. No rearrangement is possible
5. What will be the correct sequence of rearrangement of parts of the statement [IV]?
1. ADCB
2. BACD
3. CDBA
4. DABC
5. No rearrangement is possible
6. In each of the questions below, four sentences are given. Choose the sentence that is
grammatically or meaningfully incorrect. If all are correct, mark option 5 as your answer.
1. Baird was the GM in Kansas City and had been like a father to Greinke when he
went through his anxiety issues.
2. Baird was the GM in Kansas City when Greinke went through his anxiety issues and
Baird had been like a father to him.
3. When Greinke went through his anxiety issues, Baird was the GM in Kansas City and
had been like a father to him.
4. Baird had been like a father to him when Greinke went through his anxiety
issues and was the GM in Kansas City.
5. All are correct
7. In each of the questions below, four sentences are given. Choose the sentence that is
grammatically or meaningfully incorrect. If all are correct, mark option 5 as your answer.
1. While we look at things on a laptop, I occasionally get an early morning cuddle from
my youngest daughter in the recliner.
2. Early in the morning, I get an occasional cuddle from my youngest daughter in the
recliner while we look at things on a laptop.
3. I occasionally get an early morning cuddle from my youngest daughter in the recliner
while we look at things on a laptop.
4. While my youngest daughter and I look at things on a laptop, I occasionally get an
early morning cuddle from her in the recliner.
5. All are correct
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8. A sentence is given in which certain words are highlighted. Choose the option with the
pair/s of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct
and meaningful. If no change is required, mark E as your response.
Home affordability (A) has increased in the last decade (B) and is expected to become better
(C) due to factors like stagnant (D) prices and higher (E) growth in incomes.
1. C-D
2. A-B
3. B-C
4. A-E
5. No change require
9. In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with certain words in bold. Choose
the pair/s of such words which need to be interchanged so as to make the sentence
grammatically correct and meaningful.
(A) close are that through the (B) gap of the West Bengal government and the (C) industry,
the demand-supply (D) efforts may narrow if not (E) indications within three years.
1. C-D
2. A-E, B-D
3. A-C
4. B-E, C-D
5. B-C
10. Given below is a sentence with two blanks. Identify the correct order of words which
can be used to fill the blanks.
11. Given below is a sentence with two blanks. Identify the correct order of words which
can be used to fill the blanks.
The total cost would amount to 69% of current GDP for the typical country – a potentially
economic harm that will " through the world's economies in ways that will
be felt far into the future.
A. Affirm
B. Sovereign
C. Unattainable
D. Unprecedented
E. Ripple
Options:
1. DE
2. AB
3. BC
4. CD
5. EA
12. Given below is a sentence with two blanks. Identify the correct order of words which
can be used to fill the blanks.
We are students to understand the role that they play in stopping this
community spread and, ultimately, saving lives.
A. Demolishing
B. Passive
C. Urging
D. Imperative
E. Authorizing
Options
1. BC
2. ED
3. AE
4. CD
5. AB
13. In each of the following questions, a sentence has been broken into four parts. Identify
the part that has an error and mark that as the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the
answer.
1. The MuseNet project is interesting from a music-history
2. perspective, as it points to some interesting
3. connections among
4. different artists across genres and centuries.
5. No error
14. In each of the following questions, a sentence has been broken into four parts. Identify
the part that has an error and mark that as the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the
answer.
1. Amazon tracks every individual
2. worker's productivity, and automatically generates
3. warnings or even terminations
4. without any input from supervisors.
5. No error
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15. In each of the following questions, a sentence has been broken into four parts. Identify
the part that has an error and mark that as the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the
answer.
1. Data localisation laws refer
2. to regulations that dictate how the
3. data of a nation's citizens is collected,
4. processed and stored inside the country.
5. no error
16. In each of the following questions, a sentence has been broken into four parts. Identify
the part that has an error and mark that as the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the
answer.
1. Green revenues generated from the sale of
2. low-carbon technologies, which support the transition,
3. will helps companies offset costs of complying with
4. greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction policies.
5. no error
17. In the question given below, four statements are given which may or may not contain an
error. Choose the one that is grammatically and meaningfully correct. If all the sentences are
correct, mark 'All are correct' as your answer.
Within a thousand years the Neolithic revolution, as it's called, spread north through
Anatolia
1. and into the south-eastern Europe.
2. Government has undertaken a number of legislative, technical and institutional
measures for addressing cyber security issues and strengthening the security system
in the country.
3. Majority of diabetes is caused by what we choose to eat and once you're type 2
diabetic, you've doubled your risk of other chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's.
4. The recently launched 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan' will focus on water conservation &
rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional water bodies, reuse of water and
recharging of structures, and intensive afforestation.
5. All are correct.
18. In the question given below, four sentences are given, revolving around the same or
different theme or idea. Find out which of the sentence(s) is/are grammatically and
meaningfully incorrect and mark the answer accordingly.
1. Athens might have been a highly exclusionary political community, pushing slaves,
women and foreigners to the margins, but there is no doubt that it was a political
community where people came together to act for and deliberate about the common
good.
2. Universities are neither businesses nor political communities, but a third species of
institution dedicated to the life of the mind.
3. There is no problem in principle with delegating a lot of the day-to-day
management to administrators, but to transfer all strategically decision-making
power to the experts is to condemn oneself to an unfree existence.
4. Thirty years ago socialism was dead and buried.
5. All are correct
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19. A sentence is given in which certain words are highlighted. Choose the option with the
pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and
contextually correct. If no change is required mark "No change required" as your answer.
The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 2018 notification approved (A) by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has expansion (B) some of its stringent
provisions (C) to permit the revoked (D) of development activities into the environmentally
sensitive areas (ESAs), hitherto deemed inaccessible (E) by law.
1. B-D
2. D-C
3. C-E & A-D
4. A-B
5. No change required
20. In each of the following questions, a part of the sentence has been highlighted. You
need to identify which of the given options can both grammatically and contextually replace
the highlighted part. In case the highlighted part is correct, mark option E as your Answer.
A key U.S.-based study in the 1980s coined the terms 'community severance' or ‘barrier
effect' to describe the way in which road infrastructure, while helping create some
connections, can inhibit other connections by creating a barrier in people and their needs
and activities.
1. Creating a barrier between
2. Creating a barrier under
3. Creating a barrier for
4. Creating a barrier among
5. No correction require
21. In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given
alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No
improvement'.
Although both the United States and China are formidable world powers, India should side
with the later.
1. India should side along the later
2. India should side with the latter
3. India should side along the latter
4. India should be siding with the later
5. No Improvement
22. Direction: A sentence/part of the sentence is emboldened. Five alternatives are givento
the embolden part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and
choose the option corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the option
corresponding to ‘No improvement required’.
He slapped the team into action and they headed for the town at a more leisure pace.
1. many leisurely
2. many leisured
3. more leisure paced
4. more leisurely pace
5. No improvement require
23. Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify
the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ‘None of
the above’ if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences.
Ascent
A. She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year.
B. She nodded her ascent to the proposal.
C. His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
1. Only C
2. Only A
3. A and C
4. B and C
5. None of the above
24. Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify
the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.
Wind
A. That noise you can hear is the tape winding back
B. The blow to my stomach knocked the wind out of me.
C. The sails flapped in the wind.
Option:
1. Only B
2. A and C
3. B and C
4. Only C
5. All of the above
25. The company is committed to _________ the highest standards of ethical behavior.
(a) meet
(b) maintaining
(c) upholding
(d) providing
(e) ensuring
26. After the long meeting, everyone was _________ to go home and rest.
(a) anxious
(b) eager
(c) slow
(d) tired
(e) restless
27. We are planning to visit the park during the weekend, weather permitted.
28. She said that she will help me with my assignment once she is finish.
(a) finished
(b) will finish
(c) is finishing
(d) had finished
(e) was finish
(a) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
(b) 2, 4, 5, 1, 3
(c) 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(e) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
30. She was so _________ that she could not control her emotions.
(a) overwhelmed
(b) relaxed
(c) excited
(d) happy
(e) interested
31. The manager asked his team to stay _________ for the upcoming project.
(a) unfocused
(b) prepared
(c) delayed
(d) calm
(e) disinterested
(a) He do
(b) know what
(c) do not
(d) problem is
(e) no error
37. The team have been working hard to finish the project.
40. Rearrange the following words to form a correct sentence: books / likes / reading / she /
mystery
Column B
(a) Scared
(b) Excited
(c) Confused
(a) Accomplishment
(b) Enviornment
(c) Performance
(d) Achievement
(e) Development
(a) Intelligence
(b) Recommend
(c) Recieve
(d) Responsibility
(e) Assignment
45. The teacher asked the students to write carefully and submit it error-free.
47. Choose the correct sequence of the words to form a meaningful sentence: To / we /
planned / the / trip / beach
(a) She
(b) don’t want
(c) attend
(d) tomorrow
(e) don’t want
(a) My brother
(b) enjoys to play
(c) cricket in the
(d) the evening
(e) enjoys to play
50. The project was initially delayed due to funding issues, but now it is back _________ track.
(a) with
(b) at
(c) on
(d) for
(e) on
51. The committee has _________ the new regulations to improve transparency in the system.
(a) imposed
(b) suggested
(c) formulated
(d) implemented
(e) implemented
52. Neither of the boys are willing to complete the task.
53. She can’t help to cry when she hears that song.
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1
(e) 4, 1, 2, 3
55. She was _________ in her resolve to complete the project despite the challenges.
(a) indifferent
(b) excited
(c) motivated
(d) steadfast
(e) confused
56. The new regulations have been put in place to _________ the efficiency of the process.
(a) distort
(b) mitigate
(c) enhance
(d) reduce
(e) enhance
(a) She
(b) did not
(c) told me
(d) about the meeting
(e) no error
(a) Occasion
(b) Intelligent
(c) Mispell
(d) Persistent
(e) Authentic
(a) Believe
(b) Discipline
(c) Comittee
(d) Entrepreneur
(e) Independent
70. The manager requested to all employees that they submit their reports by Friday.
71. The dog quickly across the park ran to catch the ball.
73. If he would have studied harder, he would have passed the exam.
(a) Neither of
(b) of the
(c) are good
(d) good enough
(e) no error
75. The students were excited _________ the upcoming field trip.
(a) to
(b) for
(c) about
(d) from
(e) about
76. The proposal was _________ by the committee because it lacked proper evidence.
(a) accepted
(b) acknowledged
(c) recommended
(d) rejected
(e) rejected
77. He prefers coffee _________ tea in the mornings.
(a) than
(b) more than
(c) to
(d) over
(e) to
(a) carried
(b) postponed
(c) continued
(d) scheduled
(e) postponed
79. The company has decided to _________ new policies to improve employee satisfaction.
(a) enforce
(b) implement
(c) discard
(d) ignore
(e) review
80. The lawyer advised the client _________ the case carefully before making a decision.
(a) review
(b) to reviewing
(c) reviewing
(d) to review
(e) to review
81. He _________ completed the task by the time the manager arrived.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) would
(d) is
(e) had
(a) angles
(b) factors
(c) results
(d) perspectives
(e) factors
83. I _________ her advice seriously, and it turned out to be very helpful.
(a) took
(b) take
(c) have taken
(d) am taking
(e) took
84. The manager expressed his concern _________ the quality of work being produced.
(a) about
(b) with
(c) for
(d) to
(e) about
85. The new employee was _________ to complete the task without supervision.
(a) for
(b) since
(c) in
(d) during
(e) for
(a) entirely
(b) extremely
(c) fully
(d) slightly
(e) extremely
(a) was
(b) were
(c) am
(d) have been
(e) were
89. The teacher _________ that the students submit their assignments by Friday.
(a) insisted
(b) suggests
(c) will suggest
(d) recommend
(e) insisted
(a) for
(b) from
(c) on
(d) in
(e) in
91. She has been working _________ the project for two weeks now.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) on
(d) at
(e) on
(a) are
(b) have been
(c) was
(d) is
(e) is
95. The company was on the _________ of launching a new product when the pandemic hit.
(a) process
(b) verge
(c) plan
(d) expectation
(e) schedule
(a) before
(b) after
(c) when
(d) until
(e) before
(a) enable
(b) allow
(c) help
(d) cause
(e) enable
(a) persuasive
(b) persuasively
(c) persuade
(d) persuaded
(e) persuasive
100. Despite the challenges, the team was able to _________ the project on time.
(a) deliver
(b) complete
(c) finish
(d) wrap up
(e) complete
(a) make it
(b) made it
(c) come it
(d) was coming
(e) make it
103. We should _________ more time for research before making a decision.
(a) provide
(b) allocate
(c) dedicate
(d) ensure
(e) allocate
104. The solution to the problem was far from _________.
(a) obvious
(b) simple
(c) hidden
(d) difficult
(e) obvious
(a) must
(b) had
(c) has
(d) is
(e) has
(a) amazed
(b) bored
(c) indifferent
(d) annoyed
(e) amazed
107. She will not attend the meeting unless she _________ an invitation.
(a) receive
(b) receives
(c) is receiving
(d) has been receiving
(e) receives
108. We have been waiting for the report _________ several weeks now.
(a) since
(b) until
(c) over
(d) for
(e) for
(a) on
(b) in
(c) during
(d) at
(e) for
(a) smart
(b) smarter
(c) smartest
(d) smarting
(e) smart
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