IBPS PO Prelims 2018 - English Language

Direction (21-24): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Identify the error in the sentences given below, if there is no error, choose option (E).

Directions (25-30): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message __(25) __ his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he __(26) __ declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.” Not so fast.

Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and is contradicted by a later Gallup report. However, while it is far too soon to draw broad __(27) __ from his findings, savvy business leaders can read between the lines and extract some valuable lessons for working _ (28) ___ with all employees.

Bloom __(29) __ on China’s biggest travel agency, Ctrip, which wanted to expand while controlling office space costs. They __(30) __ a remote work trial, expecting that productivity would slip a little, but not enough to cancel out the savings. Instead, productivity shot up 13%, and attrition dropped 50%. When the work from home option was rolled out to the entire company and employees were given a choice, the productivity gains were 22%.

Which of the following should be filled in place of 25?