English Questions for IBPS RRB/NABARD exams — Set 101

Directions (1-5): Fill in the blanks given in each question with appropriate and most suitable option

  1. North Korea continues to____________ international warnings following the launch of not one, but two ballistic missiles this month, continuing a _________of frenzied weapons activity so far this year.The acts, which are in clear violation of United Nations (UN) resolutions,underlined the age-old question of what can be done to stop the _______nation.
    A) deny, trend, rude
    B) reject, lots, vindictive
    C) ignore, streak, rogue
    D) disregard, line, prospering
    E) None of these.
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      Option C
    Explanation:
    streak – line / race / stripe
    rogue – bad /  villain
                  
  2. The main focus of the Indian bankruptcy ________has been on the sell side: On creating conditions where lenders ____shareholders and put a firm up for sale. We need to also ________about who will show up to buy.
    A) legislations, include, decide
    B) reform , eject, think  
    C) code, acknowledge, consider
    D) reforms ,adjoin , accept
    E) None of these.
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    eject -remove / exclude
                  
  3. Mr Osborne’s novels often _______expatriates in an exotic locale: the Moroccan desert ____The Forgiven, Macau in The Ballad of a Small Player, the Greek island of Hydra _____Beautiful Animals.
    A) portray, in , with
    B) show , around , with
    C) feature, in, for
    D) present , on, having
    E) None of these.
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      Option C
    Explanation:
    feature -present
                  
  4. I am really disturbed to see a ________trend among bike and scooter riders in recent months. Young bikers are often________riding two, three and sometimes even four______, including children.
    A) dangerous ,seen ,astride
    B) ridiculous , asked , together ,
    C) unpleasant , looked at , across ,
    D) disturbing , known ,with
    E) None of these.
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    astride ( preposition) – with a leg on each side of.
                  
  5. We should by now be ___________to Sino-Indian summits occurring with the ________of border trouble, and Friday’s G20 meeting ________a smiling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a less enthused Chinese President Xi Jinping was no exception
    A)used ,negotiations, between
    B)used, proceedings , with
    C)accustomed,backdrop, between
    D)presented ,advance, among
    E) None of these.
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      Option C
    Explanation:
    backdrop – drawback
                  

Directions (6-10): Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used in the beginning (to start the sentence) to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

  1. She was fined.
    She was sent to police custody.
    (i) and
    (ii) yet
    (iii) since
    A)Only (i)
    B) Only (ii) 
    C)Only (iii)
    D)Both (ii) and (iii)
    E) None of these.
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    She was fined and sent to police custody.
                  
  2. Government introduced inking and stopped over-the-counter exchange of invalid denomination notes within a fortnight.
    Otherwise money laundering would have reached new heights.
    (i) Even though the government introduced _________.
    (ii) Even though the money laundering have reached _______..
    (iii)Had the government not introduced________
    A) Only (i)
    B) Only (ii)
    C) Both (i) and (ii)
    D) Only (iii)
    E) all of these.
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Had the Government not introduced inking and stopped over-the-counter exchange of invalid denomination notes within a fortnight money laundering would have reached new heights.
                  
  3. The teacher was loud.
    The teacher was unclear.
    (i) but
    (ii) that
    (iii) else
    A)Only (ii)
    B)Only (ii) 
    C)Only (iii)
    D)Both (i) and (iii)
    E) None of these.
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    The teacher was loud but unclear.
                  
  4. We can travel by bus.
    We can travel by car
    (i) as well as
    (ii) yet
    (iii) Either – or
    A) only (i)
    B)  only (ii)
    C) only (i) and (ii)
    D)only (i) and (iii)
    E) all of these.
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    We can travel by bus as well as by car.
    Either we can travel by bus or by car.
                  
  5. Sachin Tendulkar made a century.
    He was not well.
    (i) Even though
    (ii) However
    (iii) Although
    A) Only (i)
    B) Only (ii)
    C) Only (iii)
    D)Both (i) and (iii)
    E) all of these.
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Even though/Although – used for despite/in spite of.
    Even though Sachin Tendulkar was not well, he made a century OR Sachin Tendulkar made a century Even though he was not well.
    Although Sachin Tendulkar was not well, he made a century OR Sachin Tendulkar made a century Although he was not well.
                  

 

 

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36 Thoughts to “English Questions for IBPS RRB/NABARD exams — Set 101”

  1. K!nG Iz B!nG

    10x team:)

  2. Jellyfish

    6/10 ty AZ team

  3. yuvi

    thanku mam..bt mam question no 8 me..option me only 2 , do bar ho gaya hai..plzz dekhiyega usko..warna ans none hoga..

    1. Ambika

      yes i ll edit 🙂

  4. Jeetesh Chandra

    7/10..

  5. Suraj Bhotmange

    6/10

  6. Jellyfish

    Mam pls post SBI main based questions in eng because ibps follow same pattern..

    1. Ambika

      yes we ll 🙂

      1. Player

        3rd ka option A ni ho skta ??

        1. Ambika

          actually wo novels ke name hain

          1. Player

            ok thnx 🙂

      2. Player

        in question 8
        The teacher was loud .”else” unclear………is it right ???

        1. Ambika

          in that ques loud is taken in positive sense and unclear in negative
          else hota agar dono same sense me use hote

      3. Player

        sis one more query
        in 10 ) question …..”however” is also suitble na according to condition ??

        1. Ambika

          however is used to show contrasting statements right
          yhan pe meaning kuch or hai iska

  7. Sachin Shukla

    7/10 ty:))

  8. Marry..

    9/10 thannx

    1. Pooja?P.O. ??2017????

      Eng achi h tumari..

  9. AVI™ (Sinchen loveR)

    7/10
    Correct Q8 A and B option those both show Same option

    1. Ambika

      yes typing error that is

  10. MAYANK BHARADWAJ100%

    thks

  11. $~$PrAdeEP$K$~$~$

    10ks a 100 mam..:))))

  12. Jeevan

    1st time
    7/9☺
    Thanku mam

  13. Ravi Upadhyay

    thnxx

  14. "Mission 2017" 'sandeep'

    thnx

  15. Diya

    please explain the meaning of the sentence in q3..

  16. swati

    8……doubt in 3rd quest

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