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State Bank of India (SBI) is going to conduct examination for its recruitment for the post of Probationary Officers (SBI PO 2018) for a total of 2000 vacancies.
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The examination will be held in three phases i.e. Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview. The Preliminary Exam is scheduled on 1st, 7th & 8th of July 2018. Details of the exam are as under:
Practice the questions so as to familiarize yourself with the pattern of questions to be asked in the exam.
Directions(Q.1-5) In each of the following questions, a sentence with four words in bold type is given. One or more than one of these four words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word(s) which is/are wrongly spelt or inappropriate. If all the words given in bold are incorrectly spelt and also inappropriate in the context of the sentence, mark ‘E’ as your answer.
- Four years after it fell due, the Maharashtra government has finally came up(a) with its 20-year development plan for Mumbai. The idea that a cities(b) spaces belong to all its resident(c) must be refelcted(d) in its long-term plans.
Only aBoth b & cOnly dAll except aAll of the aboveOption E
has+v3; a city; city spaces = residents; reflected. - India crossed(a) a historic milestone by reaching electricity cables to its last dis-electrified(b) village in Manipur on April 28. So, on paper, all of the 5.97 lakh villages have been electrified; among(c) these, 18,453 were electrified between April 1, 2015, and now(d).
Only aBoth b & cAll except cOnly dAll of the aboveOption B
dis-electrified = unelectrified; among these = of these - The current(a) situation in the foreign exchange market is reminiscent(b) of 2013 when worries about the US Federal Reserve tapring(c) its quantitative easing had(d) sent all emerging market currencies spinning lower.
Only aBoth b & dOnly cAll except dAll of the AboveOption C
- The RBI should, however, adhere to its stated objectives(a) of not interfering in the foreign exchange market, accept(b) to contain excessive volatility. The central bank has been buying dollars through(c) 2017, in a bid to build(d) its forex reserves.
Only aBoth a & bAll except cBoth c & dAll of the aboveOption B
- Electricity has transformed societies(a) and economies the world over, be it post-Depression America, China or more recently(b) South Africa. With “an additional 40 million people gaining access each year since 2011”, as pointed out by the International Energy Agency, the economic prospects(c) and quality of life of millions of Indians have improved(d).
Only aAll except bOnly cAll are CorrectAll of the aboveOption D
- I. After achieving the highest-ever freight loading in the last financial year, Indian Railways has got some assured business from the Power Ministry for the next three years.
II. Demand for power production and consumption is going up.if there is an error only in the first sentenceif there is an error only in the second sentenceif there are errors in both sentencesif there is no error in either of the sentencesif there are more than two errors in either of the sentenceOption D
- I. A group of young entrepreneurs in Kerala developed drones that can be rented to farmers
II. A farmer could complete sowing of seeds in half a day on one-acre plot without going for any refilling as in the case of manual labour.if there is an error only in the first sentenceif there is an error only in the second sentenceif there are errors in both sentencesif there is no error in either of the sentencesif there are more than two errors in either of the sentenceOption A
i. has developed (work is donr by somebody, so helping verb is needed.) - I. The India Met Department (IMD) has said that the low-pressure area over the North Andaman Sea has weakened in a cyclonic circulation and lay in part over the Arakan coast straddling Western Myanmar.
II. The IMD has continued to maintain its outlook for violent weather for the East India and the North-Eastern States for two more days.if there is an error only in the first sentenceif there is an error only in the second sentenceif there are errors in both sentencesif there is no error in either of the sentencesif there are more than two errors in either of the sentenceOption C
in = into (change of low-pressure area into cyclonic circulation) the East India = East India - I. Sugarcane farmers and millers have welcomed the Union Government’s decision to directly pay farmers a portion of the sugarcane price for 2017-18 to offset the mounting arrears by sugar mills.
II. The Indian Sugar Mills Association said in a statement the relief will work out to about ₹1,550-1,600 crore for the current season.if there is an error only in the first sentenceif there is an error only in the second sentenceif there are errors in both sentencesif there is no error in either of the sentencesif there are more than two errors in either of the sentenceOption D
- I. Unprecedented increase in production has severely hit sugar price in the domestic market.
II. The country’s sugar production had surpassed 31 million tonnes (mt) till April 30, nearly 1.5 mt more than what the sugar industry officially had forecast in March.if there is an error only in the first sentenceif there is an error only in the second sentenceif there are errors in both sentencesif there is no error in either of the sentencesif there are more than two errors in either of the sentenceOption A
sugar price = sugar prices; we are talking about domestic market i.e. different states of the country.
Directions(Q.6-10) In each of the following questions, two sentences are given. Either one of these sentences or both the sentences contain error. Find out the sentence(s) which contain error. mark Option accordingly.