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English Quiz for Banking entrance exams

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This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
answers/ responses in the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know
the correct answers!

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) Rearrange
the given six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence so
as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given question.

A.
But it is normal for rates to vary somewhat.

B.
The rate at which these actions emerge is sometimes a worry for parents.

C.
As a child grows, his or her nervous system becomes more mature.

D.
Having said that variation is normal, nearly all children begin to exhibit
certain motor skills at a fairly consistent rate unless some type of disability
is present.

E.
As this happens, the child becomes more and more capable of performing
increasingly complex actions.

F. Hence, they frequently fret about whether or not their
children are developing these skills at a normal rate.

1.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A                (b)
B                (c) C                 (d) E                 (e) F

2.
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the
rearrangement?

(a) A                (b)
B                (c) C                 (d) D                (e) E

3.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A                (b)
B                (c) C                 (d) D                (e) E

4.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A                (b)
B                (c) F                 (d) D                (e) E

5.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A                (b)
D                (c) B                 (d) F                 (e) E

Directions
(Q. Nos. 6-10) Read this sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical
mistake/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).

6.  Attributing rise in inflation partly for
withholding of food stocks by traders, /the minister said that/he was
committed/to easing this supply side bottleneck.

(a)
Attributing rise in inflation partly for withholding of food stocks by traders,

(b)
the minister said that

(c)
he was committed

(d)
to easing this supply side bottleneck.

(e)
No error

           

7.  India’s largest utility vehicle and tractor
maker/is again in the race to acquire/for stake in Swedish company/which is a
premium car maker.

(a)
India’s largest utility vehicle and tractor maker

(b)
is again in the race to acquire

(c)
for stake in Swedish company

(d)
which a premium car maker.

(e)
No error

8.  With sale of branded or premium petrol
becoming almost nil/due to high duties,/a government appointed panel has
recommended/slashing excise duty to make them at par with regular fuel.

(a)
With sale of branded or premium petrol becoming almost nil

(b)
due to high duties,

(c)
a government appointed panel has recommended

(d)
slashing excise duty to make them at par with regular fuel.

(e)
No error

9.  Keeping in mind/that power cuts are on
different days in different areas/the change in the factory law would enable
individual factories within an area/to determining their own weekly holidays.

(a)
Keeping in mind

(b)
that power cuts are on different days in different areas

(c)
the change in the factory law would enable individual factories within an area

(d)
to determining their own weekly holidays.

(e)
No error

10.  Police officers have refused on identify the
bystander,/who is the only eyewitness to the crime,/but have said that the
investigating team would explore/if he could be a witness in the case.

(a)
Police officers have refused on identify the bystander,

(b)
who is the only eyewitness to the crime,

(c)
but  have said that the investigating
team would explore

(d)
if he could be a witness in the case.

(e)
No error

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Answers

1(b)      2(a)      3(c)      4(e)
     5(b)     
6(a)     7(b)      8(a)      9(e)      10(a)