English Test for SBI PO 2018 Prelim Exam Set – 57

Hello Aspirants

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: In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C), and (D). You have to tell which word is APPROPRIATE according to the context. If all are appropriate then mark your answer as “E”.

Doggone it, can there be a more ___1___ detective than the shiny black — occasionally pink-stippled — canine ___2___ ? There is no better tail — to use police slang — than a dog, and no one who nose a suspicious smell better either.
And unlike humans, dogs are not known to hound without reason, so alleging ___3___ in canine investigations is difficult. Yet, the judgment of the Supreme Court is awaited on whether sniffer dogs’ findings can be admitted as evidence, after a lower court sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a 10-year-old girl five years ago based on canine olfactics, but the Karnataka High Court acquitted him.
While many of their untrained brethren may be prone to barking up the wrong tree, trained canine cops are obviously of a different ___4___ , just like their police handlers are not the same as lay humans. Unfortunately, as a dog cannot testify (for obvious reasons), its handler’s description of its actions could presumably be called “hearsay”. But cases abound here and abroad in which paw patrols have found trails in seemingly dead-end cases, for which they deserve at least a metaphorical pat on their heads. This week, a ___5___ hound has led the Delhi Police to another suspected murderer. The apex court cannot surely ignore their role in sniffing out crucial leads!

1. weary
   indefatigable
   idle
   lethargic
   All are Correct
   Option B
   

    

2. bill
   body
   projection
   proboscis
   All are Correct
   Option D
   

    

3. manner
   malfeasance
   demeanour
   guise
   All are Correct
   Option B
   

    

4. calibre
   eminence
   primacy
   significance
   All are Correct
   Option A
   

    

5. stag
   snoop
   sleuth
   eye
   All are Correct
   Option C
   

    

Directions: In each question a sentence is given followed by a blank. Each blank is followed by three options and you have to determine which option can be used in place of blank to make it a meaningful sentence and mark it as your answer.

6. India crossed a ________________ by reaching electricity cables to its last un-electrified village in Manipur on April 28. So, on paper, all of the 5.97 lakh villages have been electrified; of these, 18,453 were electrified between April 1, 2015, and now.
   a. significant landmark
   b. memorable pinnacle
   c. historic milestone
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only c
   All are Correct
   Option C
   

    

7. Having achieved 100 per cent village electrification (a claim that has, however, been contested by some ground reports), the Centre should __________________ its definition of an electrified village, going beyond providing just 10 per cent of households with power and connecting government institutions.
   a. build up
   b. ramp up
   c. work up
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only b
   All are Correct
   Option E
   

    

8. Four years after it fell due, the Maharashtra government has finally ________________ its 20-year development plan for Mumbai. The idea that a city’s spaces belong to all its residents must be reflected in its long-term plans.
   a. dissuade
   b. come up with
   c. recommend
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only b
   All are Correct
   Option B
   

    

9. In trying to pack more housing into Mumbai, the plan should also take infrastructure needs into account, such as the impact of a higher population on traffic congestion and sanitation. A city situated on the coast, such as Mumbai or Chennai, needs to _______________ exposing itself to extreme weather events and plan well for green cover and drainage.
   a. be wary of
   b. smell a rat
   c. disbelieve
   Only a & b
   Only b & c
   Only c & a
   Only b
   All are Correct
   Option E
   

    

10. The Supreme Court needs to be aware of the consequences of cancelling the coal mine allocations since 1993 it has held to be illegal, should it ________________ the example of Justices Singhvi and Ganguli who ordered cancellation of telecom licences en masse in 2012.
    a. want to scorn
    b. choose to follow
    c. itch to precede
    Only a & b
    Only b & c
    Only c & a
    Only b
    All are Correct
    Option D