Mixed English Questions for SBI Clerk and Other Exams — Set 456

Direction(1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph: then answer the questions that follow.

A) Better economic development would pave way for the proper appropriation of available resources to the lawful citizens.
B) Digitalization would help the curbing of unaccounted transactions, which would eventually help in controlling corruption.
C) This can be understood from the fact that the number of incentives been given for the digital payments has increased.
D) The central government has decided to put its foot down in favor of digitalization of payments.
E) With corruption channels busted, the growth of the country can be managed and improvised effectively.

1. Which is the third statement after rearrangement?
   E
   B
   D
   C
   A
   Option B
   The correct arrangement of the statements is DCBEA.

    

2. Which is the fourth statement after rearrangement?
   B
   C
   D
   E
   A
   Option D
   The correct arrangement of the statements is DCBEA.

    

3. Which is the second statement after rearrangement?
   A
   B
   C
   D
   E
   Option C
   The correct arrangement of the statements is DCBEA.

    

4. Which is the fifth statement after rearrangement?
   C
   D
   E
   B
   A
   Option E
   The correct arrangement of the statements is DCBEA.

    

5. Which is the first statement after rearrangement?
   D
   E
   C
   A
   B
   Option A
   The correct arrangement of the statements is DCBEA.

    

Directions(6-10): In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. ‘No correction required’.

6. Though the number of medicines grow in leaps(1) and bounds, man is sometimes such(2) helpless to aid(3) those who are vulnerable to rendered(4) medical conditions.

   1-2
   2-3
   1-3
   2-4
   No correction required
   Option D
   ‘Render’ means to become or to be (something). We cannot become a medical condition. But we can become helpless. Also, such would better suit position (4) where it acts as an adjective. So, 2 and 4 should change positions.

    

7. In her work on neurocircuitry(1) in mammals, Shubha seeks to study how(2) genetic mechanisms control(3) our brain to understand defects like(4) autism and epilepsy.
   1-2
   2-3
   1-3
   2-4
   No correction required
   Option E
   

    

8. The government(1) said last month that it was confident of meeting(2) its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 percent of ending(3) domestic product for the fiscal year gross(4) in March.
   1-2
   2-4
   3-4
   1-3
   No correction required
   Option C
   Gross domestic product is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a period of time, often annually or quarterly. ‘Ending’ refers to the cycle of fiscal year as it starts form April and ends in March. The words placed at (3) & (4) need to be exchanged to make the sentence contextually correct.

    

9. Prussia, while satisfied(1) at the fall of the temporary power, seemed to be afraid that(2) Italy might substitute(3) the absence of French opposition to the occupation(4) of Rome by armed intervention in favour of France.
   2-3
   1-2
   2-4
   3-4
   No exchange required
   Option E
   

    

10. You should(1) give the names of two persons(2) who can reliability(3) for your honesty and vouch.(4)
    1-2
    3-4
    1-3
    2-3
    No exchange required
    Option B
    The word at (3) should be a verb while a noun is required at (4) to maintain parallelism with ‘honesty’.
    Hence, ‘vouch’ and ‘reliability’ must be exchanged to form a grammatically and contextually correct sentence.