IBPS PO Prelims Mock Test - 2 - Bank Exams MCQ

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

The clamour to (A)/draw a veil over (B)/the minister's extra-marital activities (C)/reeks of hypocrisy (D). No error (E)

In the following sentence, some parts have been printed in underline. One of the underline parts is incorrectly spelled. Pick up that part and choose its number. If there is no error in the underline parts, choose option (E)- No error as the answer.

The term 'fascism' derives from the Italian word fasces, meaning a bundle of rods with an axe-blade protruding that signified the authority of the magistrates in Imperial Rome.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Our clients are (A)/draining their feet (B)/and still haven't (C)/signed the contract (D). No error (E)

In the following question, fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of words for each blank.

I dropped the album on the record player, _______ my headphones on, and _______ the sandwich in three bites.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

I quit my job at the law firm (A)/because I developed (B)/high blood pressure from always (C)/burning the candle at both ends (D). No error (E)

In the following sentence, some parts have been printed in underline. One of the underline parts is incorrectly spelled. Pick up that part and choose its number. If there is no error in the underline parts, choose option (E)- No error as the answer.

Q. The association between the Jews and evil was therefore not a creation of the Nazis, but dated back to the Christian Middle Ages, a period when the Jews were first confined in ghetos and excluded from respectable society.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

We should definitely (A)/talk to the speaker coming today, (B)/as he will surely (C)/add fuel to the conversation (D). No error (E)

In the following sentence, some parts have been printed in underline. One of the underline parts is incorrectly spelled. Pick up that part and choose its number. If there is no error in the underline parts, choose option (E)- No error as the answer.

Q. Ancient Hindu shrines rise over roadside markets at the southwestern end of the city — giant towers of stacked stone that date to the first millenium.

Given below are six sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Methane is the next of the greenhouse gases which has the biggest effect on global warming (15%) which is generated by activities such as livestock production, agriculture, and so on.

(B) Finally, nitrous oxide also contributes around 11% to the global warming total which comes mainly from the use of fertilizers, fuel use, chemical production and sewage treatment, and lasts longer in the atmosphere, up to 114 years.

(C) There are five gases of human origin that contribute most – together up to 95% of the total – to the increase in global warming.

(D) Following methane, halogenated compounds such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are responsible for 11 % of global warming and generated as a result of the production of chemicals by diverse sectors.

(E) Tropospheric ozone also has an 11% effect on global warming that is a product of the reaction between the gases carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), given off during the burning of fuels.

(F) First of all, carbon dioxide is responsible for 53% of the level of global warming which is the result of processes such as fuel use, deforestation and production of cement and other materials.

What should be the first sentence after rearrangement?

Given below are six sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Methane is the next of the greenhouse gases which has the biggest effect on global warming (15%) which is generated by activities such as livestock production, agriculture, and so on.

(B) Finally, nitrous oxide also contributes around 11% to the global warming total which comes mainly from the use of fertilizers, fuel use, chemical production and sewage treatment, and lasts longer in the atmosphere, up to 114 years.

(C) There are five gases of human origin that contribute most – together up to 95% of the total – to the increase in global warming.

(D) Following methane, halogenated compounds such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are responsible for 11 % of global warming and generated as a result of the production of chemicals by diverse sectors.

(E) Tropospheric ozone also has an 11% effect on global warming that is a product of the reaction between the gases carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), given off during the burning of fuels.

(F) First of all, carbon dioxide is responsible for 53% of the level of global warming which is the result of processes such as fuel use, deforestation and production of cement and other materials.

What should be the fifth sentence after rearrangement?

Given below are six sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Methane is the next of the greenhouse gases which has the biggest effect on global warming (15%) which is generated by activities such as livestock production, agriculture, and so on.

(B) Finally, nitrous oxide also contributes around 11% to the global warming total which comes mainly from the use of fertilizers, fuel use, chemical production and sewage treatment, and lasts longer in the atmosphere, up to 114 years.

(C) There are five gases of human origin that contribute most – together up to 95% of the total – to the increase in global warming.

(D) Following methane, halogenated compounds such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are responsible for 11 % of global warming and generated as a result of the production of chemicals by diverse sectors.

(E) Tropospheric ozone also has an 11% effect on global warming that is a product of the reaction between the gases carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), given off during the burning of fuels.

(F) First of all, carbon dioxide is responsible for 53% of the level of global warming which is the result of processes such as fuel use, deforestation and production of cement and other materials.

What should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?

Given below are six sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Methane is the next of the greenhouse gases which has the biggest effect on global warming (15%) which is generated by activities such as livestock production, agriculture, and so on.

(B) Finally, nitrous oxide also contributes around 11% to the global warming total which comes mainly from the use of fertilizers, fuel use, chemical production and sewage treatment, and lasts longer in the atmosphere, up to 114 years.

(C) There are five gases of human origin that contribute most – together up to 95% of the total – to the increase in global warming.

(D) Following methane, halogenated compounds such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are responsible for 11 % of global warming and generated as a result of the production of chemicals by diverse sectors.

(E) Tropospheric ozone also has an 11% effect on global warming that is a product of the reaction between the gases carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), given off during the burning of fuels.

(F) First of all, carbon dioxide is responsible for 53% of the level of global warming which is the result of processes such as fuel use, deforestation and production of cement and other materials.

What should be the third sentence after rearrangement?

Given below are six sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F). Answer the following questions after rearranging the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

(A) Methane is the next of the greenhouse gases which has the biggest effect on global warming (15%) which is generated by activities such as livestock production, agriculture, and so on.

(B) Finally, nitrous oxide also contributes around 11% to the global warming total which comes mainly from the use of fertilizers, fuel use, chemical production and sewage treatment, and lasts longer in the atmosphere, up to 114 years.

(C) There are five gases of human origin that contribute most – together up to 95% of the total – to the increase in global warming.

(D) Following methane, halogenated compounds such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3 are responsible for 11 % of global warming and generated as a result of the production of chemicals by diverse sectors.

(E) Tropospheric ozone also has an 11% effect on global warming that is a product of the reaction between the gases carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO ₂ ) and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), given off during the burning of fuels.

(F) First of all, carbon dioxide is responsible for 53% of the level of global warming which is the result of processes such as fuel use, deforestation and production of cement and other materials.

What should be the second sentence after rearrangement?

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement.’

Ravi wanted to apply within the job of the content editor.

A. to apply about

B. to apply against

C. to apply for

In the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.

Bouquet

(i) The Chief Guest was welcomed with a bouquet before the commencement of the cultural event.

(ii) He was standing at the bouquet of the garden with a bunch of wild flowers.

(iii) The bride carried a bouquet of red and white flowers.

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement.’

Years later, this very society will see Jemima as an example of an industrious woman who brought over a wonderful man and citizen.

A. Brought up

B. Brought in

C. Brought about

In the following sentence, some parts have been printed in underlined. One of the underlined parts is incorrectly spelled. Pick up that part and choose its number. If there is no error in the underlined parts, choose option (E)- No error as the answer.

Q. In his classification of the government into normal and perverted forms, Aristotle placed democracy among perverted forms since it signifies the rule of the medeocre seeking their selfish interests.

In the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.

despot

(i) The crowd chanted “ Down with the despot.”

(ii) The most important thing for us is the despot of our players.

(iii) The despot has decided to control all television stations in his nation.

A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Almost one-third of the world's population consists of children. Therefore they need to be cared for and __(A)__. Children are an important component of the social __(B)__. Finding a single definition to describe a 'child' is becoming an __(C)__ task. The dictionary defines the word ‘child’ as a young person, especially __(D)__ infancy and youth.

Biologically, a child is anyone between the stages of infancy and adulthood, or a child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of 'child' refers to a minor, or somebody who is yet to become an adult. The only __(E)__ is that the child should be unable to maintain himself. Hence a child, though not a minor, is still a child as long as it is unable to maintain himself.

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (D)?

A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Almost one-third of the world's population consists of children. Therefore they need to be cared for and __(A)__. Children are an important component of the social __(B)__. Finding a single definition to describe a 'child' is becoming an __(C)__ task. The dictionary defines the word ‘child’ as a young person, especially __(D)__ infancy and youth.

Biologically, a child is anyone between the stages of infancy and adulthood, or a child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of 'child' refers to a minor, or somebody who is yet to become an adult. The only __(E)__ is that the child should be unable to maintain himself. Hence a child, though not a minor, is still a child as long as it is unable to maintain himself.

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (B)?

A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Almost one-third of the world's population consists of children. Therefore they need to be cared for and __(A)__. Children are an important component of the social __(B)__. Finding a single definition to describe a 'child' is becoming an __(C)__ task. The dictionary defines the word ‘child’ as a young person, especially __(D)__ infancy and youth.

Biologically, a child is anyone between the stages of infancy and adulthood, or a child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of 'child' refers to a minor, or somebody who is yet to become an adult. The only __(E)__ is that the child should be unable to maintain himself. Hence a child, though not a minor, is still a child as long as it is unable to maintain himself.

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (E)?

A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Almost one-third of the world's population consists of children. Therefore they need to be cared for and __(A)__. Children are an important component of the social __(B)__. Finding a single definition to describe a 'child' is becoming an __(C)__ task. The dictionary defines the word ‘child’ as a young person, especially __(D)__ infancy and youth.

Biologically, a child is anyone between the stages of infancy and adulthood, or a child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of 'child' refers to a minor, or somebody who is yet to become an adult. The only __(E)__ is that the child should be unable to maintain himself. Hence a child, though not a minor, is still a child as long as it is unable to maintain himself.

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (C)?

A passage is given below with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below the passage, five options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding answer.

Almost one-third of the world's population consists of children. Therefore they need to be cared for and __(A)__. Children are an important component of the social __(B)__. Finding a single definition to describe a 'child' is becoming an __(C)__ task. The dictionary defines the word ‘child’ as a young person, especially __(D)__ infancy and youth.

Biologically, a child is anyone between the stages of infancy and adulthood, or a child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of 'child' refers to a minor, or somebody who is yet to become an adult. The only __(E)__ is that the child should be unable to maintain himself. Hence a child, though not a minor, is still a child as long as it is unable to maintain himself.

Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (A)?

In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option ‘No improvement.’

Fariha agrees upon her partner's opinion on the most likable TV star to be employed as compere for the Cine Awards.

A. Agrees with

B. Agrees for

C. Agrees after

In the following question, fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of words for each blank.

I fly past the smaller shops, past the men drinking wine on the benches and finally I step into the _______ of my father’s store, completely out of _______.

Read the given passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the five given alternatives.

As part of its commitment to simplify and consolidate labour rules and laws under four codes, the Union Cabinet has cleared the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, a week after it approved the Code on Wages Bill. The latter seeks to include more workers under the purview of minimum wages and proposes a statutory national minimum wage for different geographic regions, to ensure that States will not fix minimum wages below those set by the Centre. These steps should be welcomed. The Code on labour safety and working conditions include regular and mandatory medical examinations for workers, issuing of appointment letters, and framing of rules on women working night shifts. Other codes that await Cabinet approval include the Code on Industrial Relations and the Code on Social Security. Unlike these pending bills, especially the one related to industrial relations that will be scrutinised by labour unions for any changes to worker rights and rules on hiring and dismissal and contract jobs, the two that have been passed should be easier to build a consensus on, in Parliament and in the public sphere.

Organised unions have vociferously opposed changes proposed in the Industrial Relations code, especially the proviso to increase the limit for prior government permission for lay-off, retrenchment and closure from 100 workers as it is currently, to 300. The Economic Survey highlighted the effect of labour reforms in Rajasthan, suggesting that the growth rates of firms employing more than 100 workers increased at a higher rate than the rest of the country after labour reforms. But worker organisations claim that the implementation of such stringent labour laws in most States is generally lax. Clearly, a cross-State analysis of labour movement and increase in employment should give a better picture of the impact of these rules.

Simplification and consolidation of labour laws apart, the government must focus on the key issue of job creation. The Periodic Labour Force Survey that was finally made public in late May clearly pointed to the dire situation in job creation in recent years. While the proportion of workers in regular employment has increased, unemployment has reached a 45-year high. The worker participation rate has also declined between surveys held in 2011-12 and 2017-18. The government’s response to this question has either been denial, as was evident after the draft PLFS report was leaked last year, or silence, after it was finally released. In such a situation, the government should be better off building a broader consensus on any major rule changes to existing worker rights rather than rushing through them for the sake of simplification.

Q. According to the above passage, what is the government's response to unemployment and lower worker participation rates?

Read the given passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the five given alternatives.

As part of its commitment to simplify and consolidate labour rules and laws under four codes, the Union Cabinet has cleared the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, a week after it approved the Code on Wages Bill. The latter seeks to include more workers under the purview of minimum wages and proposes a statutory national minimum wage for different geographic regions, to ensure that States will not fix minimum wages below those set by the Centre. These steps should be welcomed. The Code on labour safety and working conditions include regular and mandatory medical examinations for workers, issuing of appointment letters, and framing of rules on women working night shifts. Other codes that await Cabinet approval include the Code on Industrial Relations and the Code on Social Security. Unlike these pending bills, especially the one related to industrial relations that will be scrutinised by labour unions for any changes to worker rights and rules on hiring and dismissal and contract jobs, the two that have been passed should be easier to build a consensus on, in Parliament and in the public sphere.

Organised unions have vociferously opposed changes proposed in the Industrial Relations code, especially the proviso to increase the limit for prior government permission for lay-off, retrenchment and closure from 100 workers as it is currently, to 300. The Economic Survey highlighted the effect of labour reforms in Rajasthan, suggesting that the growth rates of firms employing more than 100 workers increased at a higher rate than the rest of the country after labour reforms. But worker organisations claim that the implementation of such stringent labour laws in most States is generally lax. Clearly, a cross-State analysis of labour movement and increase in employment should give a better picture of the impact of these rules.

Simplification and consolidation of labour laws apart, the government must focus on the key issue of job creation. The Periodic Labour Force Survey that was finally made public in late May clearly pointed to the dire situation in job creation in recent years. While the proportion of workers in regular employment has increased, unemployment has reached a 45-year high. The worker participation rate has also declined between surveys held in 2011-12 and 2017-18. The government’s response to this question has either been denial, as was evident after the draft PLFS report was leaked last year, or silence, after it was finally released. In such a situation, the government should be better off building a broader consensus on any major rule changes to existing worker rights rather than rushing through them for the sake of simplification.

Q. Which of the following is a synonym of “Vociferously”?