SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions PDF

SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks filled with numbers, find out the word in each case which replaces the number to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct and mark that word as your answer...

SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks filled with numbers, find out the word in each case which replaces the number to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct and mark that word as your answer The Indian government bond market is __(1)__ the best looking place for investors right now. The value of their holdings has risen __(2)__ as yields have dropped more than 50 basis points so far this month. Notwithstanding the stellar run, no one expects this __(3)__ to evaporate anytime soon. “As long as oil is low and the global rate trajectory is on the downside, I think the market would __(4)__ at these levels; although lower levels cannot be ruled out," said Soumyajit Niyogi associate director, India Ratings and Research. In fact, analysts at Deustche Bank believe that yields could fall to the lowest level since 2008 when global financial crisis __(5)__ a flight to safety world over. 1. a) Perhaps b) Current c) Proposal d) Result e) All of these 2. a) Condition b) Sharply c) Cited d) Direct e) None of these 3. a) Corporate b) Violation c) Exuberance d) Maintain e) All of these 4. a) Expanded b) Mentioned Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 1  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) c) Agreed d) Consolidated e) None of these 5. a) Triggered b) Entitle c) Promote d) Activate e) All of these Directions (6-7): In each of the following questions a word has been given and three sentences are given using the word. Identify the sentences in which the word is grammatically and contextually correct and mark that as your answer. 6. Hostile A. Kavya wasn't friendly, but she wasn't hostile either. B. But they are so good natured and hostile, one cannot help liking them. C. Never had she seen Prince so hostile - not even with Josh. a) Only A and C b) Only B and C c) Only C and A d) Only A e) All are correct 7. Vague A. To be vague: I am an atheist. B. She rolled her eyes at the vague response. C. If the answers to your questions sound vague, ask for clarification. a) Only A and C b) Only B and C c) Only C and A d) Only B e) All are correct Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 2  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) Directions (8-16): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. When it snows in the Arctic, there’s another kind of flake [A] down alongside the ice crystals. [B]Tiny bits of degraded plastic, common called micro plastics, have been found swirling among the snow in otherwise pristine Arctic environments.[C] Micro plastic pollution has uninhabited been found everywhere from city streets to the deep seafloor and remote, previously islands. Researchers say the find may explain why previous studies found micro plastics in Arctic sea ice and the deep sea. In the last few years, Bergmann and colleagues [D] ____________.They found as much as 12,000 bits of plastic in a litre of melted sea ice the volume of a typical Nalgene water bottle and more than 3,000 particles in a pound of deep-sea sediments. The find was [E]. But not just because it was more [F] roofing that plastic pollution has infiltrated nearly every environment on Earth. [G] The nagging question was how so much plastic had gotten to the Arctic, an uninhabited and isolated region, in the first place. But other researchers had reported micro plastics in the air and dust, so “atmospheric transport struck us as another strong possibility,” marine ecologist Melanie Bergmann, who led the new research, said in an email. [H] Although the team has tools to filter plastic particles from the air, they couldn’t leave the instruments out for extended periods of time.Instead, they [J] _______to another kind of airborne particle, snowflakes.The idea was that any micro plastics in the air would get caught up in the snowflakes and fall to the ground with them. 8) Which of the following word in the given options should replace [A] in the given paragraph so that it makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct, Also the word should fit in the blanks given in the two sentences below to make the sentences contextually correct i. People kept ______ in and out of the meeting. ii. You’ve been _______ from job to job without any real commitment. a) Drifting b) Records c) Attention d) Different e) None of these Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 3  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) 9. In the passage, a sentence [B] is given in italics, Find if there is error in any part of the sentence and choose that part as your answer. If there is no error then mark Option E as your answer. a) Tiny bits of degraded plastic, b) common called micro plastics, have been c) found swirling among the snow in otherwise d) pristine Arctic environments. e) None of these 10. In the sentence [C] four words are given in bold, Among the given words which of the words must be replaced with each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. a) 1-3 b) 2-4 c) 1-4 d) 3-4 e) No rearrangement required 11. Which of the following phrases will fill [D] to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful? a) said, listing cars, buildings, aquaculture and ships as potential sources. b) chain of plastic processing from production to waste disposal is estimated to eat c) afford this given that we are very close to passing tipping points already d) have discovered huge quantities of micro plastics in the Arctic. e) None of these 12. Which of the following word in the given options should replace [E] in the given paragraph so that it makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct, Also the word should fit in the blanks given in the two sentences below to make the sentences contextually correct i. His capricious humour elevated and deposed them with the same ________ suddenness. ii. Nothing could well be more ________ than such a revelation as this. a) Causation b) Exacerbated c) Disconcerting d) Congregate Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 4  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) e) None of these 13. In [F] a word is given in bold, From the options choose the word which should replace the given word to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If no replacement is required then mark option E as your answer a) Assigning b) Applies c) Reassurance d) Evidence e) None of these 14. Two sentences are given in italics on both sides of [G]. Which of the following options can come between the both sentences to maintain the continuity of the paragraph? a) The scientists thought ocean currents might have carried the plastic flecks from northern Europe b) Varnish and rubber particles were among the most abundant types of plastics the researchers found. c) For comparison, the researchers also assessed snow samples from a remote location in the Swiss Alps and urban areas in Europe. d) They say the rubber particles could have come from tires, roofing material and offshore oil platforms among other sources. e) None of these 15. In the sentence [H] four words are given in bold, Among the given words which of the words must be replaced with each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. a) 2-4 b) 3-2 c) 1-2 d) 1-4 e) No rearrangement required 16. Which of the following word should be replaced with blank given in [J] to make the sentence meaningful? a) Turned b) Vanished c) Determined Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 5  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) d) Elated e) None of these Directions (17-21): In the following questions the sentence is divided into four parts and has been shuffled among them. Rearrange the following sentence into a meaningful sentence. 17. Zomato had come in for praise (a)/after they stood by a delivery person (b)/ from because he was a non-hindu rider (c)/from whom a man refused to accept food delivery (d). a) BADC b) ADBC c) ABDC d) CBAD e) No correction required 18. and surrounding areas as incessant rains (a)/battered the city in central Gujarat (b)/ at least four people were killed and (c)/over 5000 were evacuated from Vadodara city(d). a) BADC b) CDAB c) DBCA d) CADB e) No correction required 19. Sania, who worked with (a)/her Australian trainer Robert for a few months (b)/in Dubai, further said she won’t set (c)/any result-oriented goals for herself(d). a) DACB b) ADCB c) BADC d) ADBC e) No correction required 20. England and had faced boos (a)/ during the tournament (b)/ warner and Smith returned to (c)/ international cricket in the recently-concluded World Cup in (d) a) BCDA b) ACDB c) CABD Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 6  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) d) CDAB e) No correction required 21. its mandatory minimum ban for first-time offenders (a)/the English Football Association has increased (b)/ six matches from five ahead of the next season (c)/ found guilty of discriminatory behaviour to (d) a) BADC b) DCAB c) ADCB d) CADB e) No correction required Directions (22-26): In each of the following sentences four words are given in bold, only one word is wrongly spelt. Identify that word and mark that as your answer. If all words are correct then mark E as your answer. 22. So opens and closes Daniel Harris’ remarkable personel essay on going through divorce during the unforgettable Ashes series in the summer of 2005. a) Personel b) Opens c) Through d) Unforgettable e) All are correct 23. Aces to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities became a major sustainable development goal (SDG-6) under the 2015 announcement by the United Nations that all countries must achieve 17 global goals listed under the 2030 Agenda. a) Sustainable b) Aces c) Announcement d) Achieve e) All are correct 24. In February, the previous NDA government had presented an interm budget and Piyush Goyal was entrusted with that job. a) Previous b) Presented Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 7  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) c) Interm d) Entrusted e) All are correct 25. Tesla’s share price has tambled 46% since the Jan. 17 transaction, meaning the value of PIF’s holding has shrunk by more than $1.3 billion in that span. Jessica Francisco, a spokeswoman for New York-based JPMorgan, declined to comment. a) Declined b) Shrunk c) Transaction d) Tambled e) All are correct 26. We feel this successful concept has been misunderstood by some local taxi owners due to vested interests of few," he added. a) Added b) Vested c) Successful d) Misunderstood e) All are correct Directions (27-30): Read the following sentences and from the given options choose the sentence that expresses the same idea in a grammatically correct form. 27. I will inform them this. a) I will inform this them. b) I will inform them of this. c) I will inform this to them. d) I will inform them with this e) No correction required 28. Our school is built by bricks. a) Our school is built of bricks. b) Our school is built from bricks. c) Our school is built out of bricks. d) Our school is built with bricks. e) No correction required Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 8  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) 29. He walked ten miles by foot. a) He walked ten miles on foot. b) He walked ten miles in foot. c) He walked ten miles with foot. d) He walked ten miles of foot e) No correction required 30. The railway will compensate the loss. a) The railway will compensate the lose. b) The railway will compensate us for the loss. c) The railway will compensate for the lose. d) The railway will compensate us with the loss. e) No correction required Answers: Directions (1-5): 1. Answer: A Perhaps: Used to express uncertainty or possibility 2. Answer: B Sharply: With sudden sensation or effect, intensely 3. Answer: C Exuberance: The quality of being full of energy or excitement 4. Answer: D Consolidated: Combine things into single or more coherent making more effective 5. Answer: A Triggered: Response caused by particular action, cause or situation Directions (6-7): 6. Answer: A Hostile: It is defined as aggressive, angry or unfriendly. Here in sentence B in the first part it is said as they are good natured and so usage of hostile is incorrect making the sentence meaningless. 7. Answer: B Vague: It is something unclear, hazy or uncertain. Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 9  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) Here in sentence A usage of vague is incorrect as someone is clearly trying to explain their atheistic nature. Directions (8-16): 8. Answer: A Drifting: Move slowly especially as a result of outside forces with no control over direction. Here according to the context of the sentence in the paragraph and individual questions given Option A fits here correctly. Remaining words give different meaning which changes the context of the sentence. 9. Answer: B Usage of adjective common is grammatically wrong here which should be replaced with adverb commonly that describes verb called. 10. Answer: B Usage of previously before islands is changing the context of the sentence, hence it should be replaced with uninhabited and vice versa to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. 11. Answer: D As the sentence says about the Bergmann and his colleagues, Option D will fit here correctly which describes what they discovered and where they discovered 12. Answer: C Disconcerting: Causing one to feel unsettled Other words give different meaning according to the context of the sentence hence they cannot be considered here 13. Answer: D Roofing which means construction of roofs is contextually wrong here which should be replaced with Evidence to make the sentence contextually correct. Evidence: Available facts or proofs indicating whether a belief is true or not 14. Answer: A As the previous sentence says that plastic particles, Option A will fit here correctly which describes that scientists are expecting from where and how these plastics came. 15. Answer: E All the given words in the sentence are grammatically and contextually correct. Hence no rearrangement required. Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 10  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) 16. Answer: A According to the context of the sentence Option A will fit in the blank which make sentence correct and meaningful. As the remaining words give different meaning which changes the context of the sentence they cannot be considered Turned: Change the direction in which you are present currently Directions (17-21): 17. Answer: C Zomato had come in for praise after they stood by a delivery person from whom a man refused to accept food delivery from because he was a non-hindu rider. 18. Answer: B At least four people were killed and over 5000 were evacuated from Vadodara city and surrounding areas as incessant rains battered the city in central Gujarat 19. Answer: E Sania, who worked with her Australian trainer Robert for a few months in Dubai, further said she won’t set any result-oriented goals for herself. 20. Answer: D Warner and Smith returned to international cricket in the recently-concluded World Cup in England and had faced boos during the tournament 21. Answer: A The English Football Association has increased its mandatory minimum ban for first-time offenders found guilty of discriminatory behaviour to six matches from five ahead of the next season Directions (22-26): 22. Answer: A Personel is wrongly spent here which should be replaced with Personal. 23. Answer: B Aces is wrongly spelt here which should be replaced with Access. 24. Answer: C Interm is wrongly spelt here which should be replaced with Interim. 25. Answer: D Tambled is wrongly spelt here which should be replaced with Tumbled. Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 11  SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Memory Based Questions (English Language) 26. Answer: E All the given words are spelt correctly here. Directions (27-30): 27. Answer: B b) I will inform them of this. 28. Answer: A a) Our school is built of bricks. 29. Answer: A a) He walked ten miles on foot. 30. Answer: B b) The railway will compensate us for the loss. Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 12