IBPS PO Prelims 2017 - English Language

1.		Which of the following statements is/are NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?

federals are tightening the lending rules to avoid mistakes which inflated housing bubble lately

the U.S. economy could linger for decades due to this economic recession

there has been steep increase in low pay work to reduce unemployment slowly but steadily

even after a decade of the financial crash, the country is still struggling to recover

None of these

2.		(A)Even at the risk of reducing an appraisal(B)/ It strove to make this evident, (C)/Of a great writer such as Ishiguro to a trite high school essay (D)/While announcing the name, (E)/ That came its way last year

DBAC

ACBE

DCBE

None of these

No correction required

3.

With cyberspace giving an opportunity to many to express themselves, the question that remains unanswered is whether their voices are heard?

(I) As cyberspace might be giving

(II) While cyberspace may have given

(III) Although cyberspace has given

Only (I) is correct

Only (II) is correct

Both (I) and (III) are correct

Both (II) and (III) are correct

No correction required

4.

Quite a few research institutes are growing in free India bearing the names of scientists winning recognition of Western countries, mainly Europe.

(I) has grown in free India which bears the names of

(II) have grown up in free India that bears the names of

(III) grew up in free India bearing the names of

Only (I) is correct

Only (II) is correct

Only (III) is correct

Both (II) and (III) are correct

No correction required

5.

Washing your hands at regular intervals could be the most effective method to staying healthy and protecting yourself from various ailments.

(I) is the most effective way of staying

(II) can be the most effective way to stay

(III) has the effective effect to stay

Only (I) is correct

Only (II) is correct

Both (I) and (III) are correct

All are correct

No correction required

6.

Pointing out the benefits of the GST within a month of its implementation, Modi said that goods are being transported much faster, highways have become clutter-free and pollution levels had gone down and increased speed of trucks.

(I) are being lowered with the decreased

(II) have come down with the increased

(III) have been lowered because of decreasing

Only (I) is correct

Only (II) is correct

Only (III) is correct

Both (I) and (II) are correct

No correction required

7.

Southeast Asian countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but ASEAN has some way to go before it can call itself a real community.

(I) though ASEAN has something to do

(II) as ASEAN has some places to go

(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way

Only (I) is correct

Both (I) and (II) are correct

Both (II) and (III) are correct

All are correct

No correction required

8.

Direction (21-30): Below in each questions some sentences are given, find the sentence which is not really contributing to the main theme and the of the passage or find the odd sentence out and rearrange the remaining sentences to make a coherent paragraph. If the given sentence is correct as it is then choose option (e). If the sequence is the one which is not given then choose option (d) as your choice.

(A) keep their inner life (B)/ Tightly under control (C)/ Educational institutions seldom serve as precise mirrors (D)/Of historical change because pedagogic and administrative rituals (E)/ That have nicely preserved an empty shell of a special inherited identity

CEDB

CDEB

CDAB

None of these

No correction required

9.		(A) But laws do have the utility value (B) To heed the line between religious traditions and superstitious practices (C) Of curbing the prevalence of inhuman rituals and practices (D) To eradicate superstition from society,(E) Mere legislation is not enough

EBAC

DEBA

EDAC

None of these

No correction required

10.		(A)Most importantly the labour market’(B)/We can expect to see continued spillovers (C)/Into other areas of the economy, (D)/Combined with a ‘broader unravelling of credit markets, (E)Parliament should act quickly to keep the economy from stalling

DECA

DEAC

ECBD

None of these

No correction required