IBPS PO Prelims 2019 - English Language

1.

Police said the case huge amounts of public money which have been diverted fraudulently and that interrogation is needed to track the funds.

(A) hours

(B) involves

(C) conduct

Only (A)

Only (B)

Only (C)

Only (A) and (B)

All (A), (B) and (C)

2.		Which of the following words can fit in “__”, as given in the passage?

intertwining

briefing

accounting

spending

bettering

3.		Which of the following should be filled in place of 27?

active

result

recent

Counter

cluster

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

It were not Mr. Kejriwal’s fault (A)

that the BJP Mayors are “incompetent” (B)

and “corrupt” that they were not (C)

invited, said Sanjay Singh (D).

No error

5.

Directions (20-24): In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.

Although of the praise, Mr. Trump never formally nominated Mr. McAleenan to run the agency.

Despite of the praise

Whether the praise

Despite the praise

Although the praised

No replacement required

6.		Which of the following words means the SAME as RELAXED, as highlighted in the passage?

associated

reached

dressed

eased

stressed

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

The government is (A)

expected to issue a statement (B)

regarding the investigation (C)

to the press (D).

No error

8.		Skills are a (A) asset (B) vital in today’s globalised economy where (C) threat jobs are under (D) unskilled of (E) automation.

(A) – (E)

(B) – (C)

(A) - (B) and (C) and (D)

(B) – (E)

No interchange required

9.		The two playwrights worked in close collaborating with each other on the script.

in close collaborate

on close collaborating

on close collaborate

in close collaboration

No replacement required

10.		Yesterday, ahead of Diwali, the Union government announce the Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc) equivalent to 30 days of emoluments for the accounting year 2018-19.

government announces the

government have announced the

government announced the

government is announced the

No replacement required