English Test for SBI Clerk Prelims 2021 Exam set – 14

Directions(1-5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blanks out of
the given alternatives.

1. My photo captures the majesty of a rocket – the Starlink Falcon9 – launching from Cape Canaveral, shown in a long-exposure against the backdrop of the Milky Way. It was
   ______(1) in the early hours of March 14, 2021 from Titusville, Florida and the Mosquito Lagoon. Note that it is a composite of a Milky Way frame captured from the same
   position and camera angle just before the _____(2) exposure for the rocket. The launch was just before astronomical twilight; a few minutes later and the rising Sun (frame
   left) would have made this shot impossible. Everything just worked for this shot.
   I’m extremely fortunate _____(3) near enough to dark skies. The sense of wonder and perspective I get from simply looking up is sometimes indescribable. It’s all a fleeting
   vacation from our real terrestrial concerns. This sighting _______(4) me a moment of pause, as I know that astronomers are feeling a lot of concern over the increasing
   numbers of satellites in orbit. My hope is that reasonable regulations are implemented for mega-constellations, and that the ________(5) around this can proceed based on
   data.

   capturing
   capture
   brought
   take
   captured
   Option E
   

    

2. timely
   periodical
   ideal
   long
   short
   Option D
   

    

3. on living
   lived
   to live
   to be lived
   to camp
   Option C
   

    

4. provide
   gave
   offer
   take
   present
   Option B
   

    

5. conversation
   dialog
   pictures
   steps
   debate
   Option A
   

    

Directions(6-10): Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace the word/phrase given below in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark ‘no correction required’ as the answer.

6. So many stray animals (have had) no access to clean drinking water and food.

   will having
   have has
   have
   had had
   No correction required
   Option E
   

    

7. Will those chapters (has not taught) to us by him by the next week?
   have not been
   have been
   not has been
   not have been
   No correction required
   Option D
   

    

8. A ‘Super Moon’ occurs when the Moon is at or near its (closer point to Earth) at the same time it is full.
   close point to Earth
   closest point to Earth
   most closest point to Earth
   more closer point to Earth
   No correction required
   Option B
   Super moon is a celestial event that happens when the moon is very close to Earth.
   To show this much nearness we use the word close with its superlative degree.
   The superlative degree is used to show the ultimate or highest condition of the adjective.
   Closest is the superlative degree of the word close.

    

9. It is (I who is to) blame for this unprecedented mess.
   me who is to
   me who am to
   I who am to
   I whom is to
   No correction required
   Option C
   ‘I who am to’ will replace ‘I who is to’.
   When the subject of a verb is a Relative pronoun (in this case, who), the verb (in this case, is) agrees in number and person with the antecedent of the relative
   pronoun (in this case, I)

    

10. I am (richer now) than I was fifteen years back.
    rich now
    richer
    more richer now
    more rich now
    No correction required
    Option D
    ‘more rich now’ will replace ‘richer now’
    When the same person is compared at two different places or two different points of time, use more + positive degree instead of comparative degree.
    For example: I am more happy now than I was in USA. (different place)
    I am more strong now than I was two years back. (different time)