English Quiz for SBI Exam

English Quiz for SBI exam 2016

Dear Students, We are providing you English Quizzes based on today's THE HINDU Newspaper. The content and Language of this article will help you in your overall understanding of the English language. 



Directions (Q.1-5). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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).

 Q.1 India’s efforts for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group will come to a head on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
 India’s efforts for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
 will came to a head on Thursday,
 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,
 on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
 No error.

Q.2 In public statements neither India or China, that has opposed India’s bid on the ground that it is a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, indicated that they are any closer to a breakthrough in the next two days.
 In public statements neither India or China,
 that has opposed India’s bid on the ground that it is a non-signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty,
 indicated that they are any closer
 to a breakthrough in the next two days.
 No error

Q.3 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said for the third consecutive day that the issue of non-NPT state membership were not on the agenda at Seoul. Even so, Ms. Hua admitted for the first time that unofficial discussions on the applications from India and Pakistan had been taking place.
 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said for the third consecutive day
 that the issue of non-NPT state membership were not on the agenda at Seoul.
 Even so, Ms. Hua admitted for the first time that unofficial discussions on the applications
 from India and Pakistan had been taking place.
 No error

Q.4 “The group has had three unofficial discussions related to the entry of non-NPT countries through Friends of Chair presided at by the Argentine Ambassador,” she told The Hindu in a written response.
 “The group has had three unofficial discussions related to the entry of non-NPT
 countries through Friends of Chair presided at
 by the Argentine Ambassador,”
 she told The Hindu in a written response.
 No error

Q.5 The Finance Ministry has tied themselves up in knots on whether a purported target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taxmen was articulated or not.
 The Finance Ministry has tied themselves up
 in knots on whether a purported target
 set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for
 taxmen was articulated or not.
 No error

Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, a part of the sen¬tence is printed in bold. Below are giv¬en alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may improve the sen¬tence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (E). 

 Q.6 But then, he have been eased out by luminaries whom the people of this country gave a massive majority; if they trusted these politicians only two years ago to rule them wisely, why can they doubt that their representatives have acted in their best interests?
 is been eased out by
 have being eased out by
 are been eased out by
 is being eased out by
 No improvement required.

Q.7 For one thing, people do not elect rulers to think for them; they only create institutions and procedures who permit rulers to take decisions when there are different opinions.
 when
 what
 which
 those
 No improvement required.

Q.8 It is common amongst rulers, especially inexperienced ones, to think that an electoral victory was a vote for his wisdom. But even in a democracy, a majority vote is the last resort.
 them
 their
 her
 its
 No improvement required.

Q.9 Politicians in power tend everywhere to be expansionist; they was prefer spend more and borrow without interest.
 they is preferable spent
 they will preferring spending
 they would prefer spend
 they would prefer to spend
 No improvement required.

Q.10 Not surprisingly, no leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party have such rapport with academics and intellectuals.
 has
 is
 will
 used to
 No improvement required.