SBI clerk prelims 22 Feb 2020 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation
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Directions:
In the following question, four sentences are given which may be grammatically and contextually incorrect. You need to find the one which has no error and mark that as your answer. If all the given sentences are incorrect then mark option (e) i.e. 'all are incorrect' as your answer.
The following question based on SBI clerk topic of previous year question answers
(a) India’s chocolate market is pegged at ?11,000 crores, of which premium chocolates can be sized anywhere among 10% and 15%.
(b) South Korea reported 52 new cases of coronavirus.
(c) ITC has plans to work with cocoa farmers directly in future.
(d) The company initially invested ?100 crores to set up a greenfield chocolate manufacture facility in Haridwar.
e) All are incorrect
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
As we go through the analysis of the sentence, we find that the sentence of the option (c) is correct.
(a) replace ‘among’ with ‘between’. Among is used for a greater number.
(b) replace ‘case’ with ‘cases’.
(d) replace’ manufacture’ with ‘manufacturing’.
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Question : 1
Find the sentence containing no error?
a) Ratnakar Bank was renamed as RBL Bank by the government
b) The government expects all the mergers of public sector banks, which were announced in 2019, to become effective from April 1.
c) Analysts believe that lower gas prices would be bad with exploration
d) The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation will be regulate the medical devices now.
e) All are incorrect
Answer »Answer: (b)
As we go through the analysis of the sentence, we find that the sentence of option (b) is correct.
(a) replace ‘rename’ with ‘renamed’.
(c) replace ‘with’ with ‘for’.
(d) replace ‘regulate’ with ‘regulating’.
Question : 2
Find the sentence containing no error?
a) Mahindra Renewables will sell its entire stake in 3 subsidiaries to CLP India, a part of Hong Kongbased CLP Group, as nearly ?340 crore.
b) The agreement will be signed to Doha city between Taliban representatives and U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
c) The U.S. intelligence community publicly concluded that Russia intervened in there security matters.
d) The injured animal was nursed back to health by the zookeeper and then released back into the wild.
e) All are incorrect.
Answer »Answer: (d)
As we go through the analysis of the sentence, we find that the sentence of option (d) is correct.
(a) replace ‘as’ with ‘for’.
(b) replace ‘to’ with ‘in’.
(c) replace ‘there’ with ‘their’.
Question : 3
Find the sentence containing no error?
a) English language have the potential to connect the world without any barriers
b) P.K. Sinha was appointed in the PMO when Nripendra Misra, the then Principal Secretary, resigns.
c) She drink the caramel liquid too fast and was soon too dizzy to stand.
d) You’re coming to the party, isn’t you?
e) All are incorrect
Answer »Answer: (e)
As we go through the sentences, we find that all sentences are incorrect.
(a) replace ‘have’ with ‘has’.
(b) replace ‘resigns’ with ‘resigned’.
(c) replace ‘drink’ with ‘drank’.
(d) replace ‘isn’t’ with ‘aren’t’.
Directions:
A word has been given in each question and has been used in the sentences given below. Identify the statements where the word has been used in a contextually and grammatically correct manner. If the word has been used correctly in all the statements, mark (e), "All of these", as your answer.
Question : 4
- ESCALATE
- (i) The pedestrian was jaywalking when he escalate the busy street, walking straight into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
- (ii) We've tried to escalate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality.
- (iii) The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
a) Only (i)
b) Both (i) and (ii)
c) Both (ii) and (iii)
d) Only (iii)
e) All of these
Answer »Answer: (d)
Escalate means increase rapidly.
Therefore, only the sentence (iii) depicts the correct usage of the given word.
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.
Question : 5
- VAGUE
- (i) The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.
- (ii) The merger of these two companies would vague the world's biggest accounting firm
- (iii) The president had a vague reception in Ohio this morning.
a) Only (i)
b) Both (i) and (ii)
c) Both (ii) and (iii)
d) Only (iii)
e) All of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
Vague means thinking or communicating in an unfocused or imprecise way.
Therefore, only the sentence (i) depicts the correct usage of the given word.
Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.
Question : 6
- HOSTILE
- (i) He made hostile efficiency a key part of his budget plan.
- (ii) There has been a hostile reaction to the government's proposed tax increase.
- (iii) The security forces exercised great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.
a) Only (i)
b) Both (i) and (ii)
c) Both (ii) and (iii)
d) Only (iii)
e) All of these
Answer »Answer: (c)
Hostile means showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.
Therefore, sentence (ii) and (iii) depict the correct usage of the given word.
Hence, the option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
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