SBI Clerk Exam General English Solved Paper 1

SBI Clerk Exam General English Solved Paper 1 continuation…………………..

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Rearrange the following Six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—
(1) The old lady however refused to pay him and was taken to court.
(2) The doctor, confident of his abilities, agreed.
(3) Finally he cured her after all the valuable furniture had been removed from her house.
(4) He then saw her furniture, realized its value and decided to delay curing her till he could steal it.
(5) A blind old lady promised to pay the doctor a large sum of money if she was cured and nothing if she wasn’t.
(6) She was asked why she refused to pay by the judge. “I am not cured. I cannot see all my furniture !” was the reply.

21. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (2)
(B) (3)
(C) (4)
(D) (5)
(E) (6)

22. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (2)
(B) (3)
(C) (4)
(D) (5)
(E) (6)

23. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

24. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

25. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (2)
(B) (3)
(C) (4)
(D) (5)
(E) (6)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

26. There were many objectives (A) from employees to the proposal (B) to amend (C) the regulations. (D) All correct (E)

27. Since he has provided (A) over halve (B) the finance for the infrastructure (C) he should be in charge. (D) All correct (E)

28. The scheme permits (A) investors (B) to buy the shares from foreign (C) companies at a ficsed (D) price. All correct (E)

29. A leader who relies (A) on his team members (B) for advice (C) is respected. (D) All correct (E)

30. He is in complete (A) agreement (B) with your analyze (C) of the situation. (D) All correct (E)

Directions—(Q. 31–40) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Most of the employees had no …(31)… in the oil industry. Employees were paid a …(32)… salary but they were loyal and hardworking. They often worked without breaks-they once worked …(33)… for 72 hours to discharge oil from a Russian tanker. …(34)… made the difference was the support they …(35)… from their bosses. On …(36)… occasions the barrier between boss and subordinate vanished. We all worked like a team and …(37)… unexpected results. The air force …(38)… presented a letter of …(39)… to the company for the work done by us. Thus these determined …(40)… poorly paid employees have built the company into what it is today.

31. (A) practices
(B) contact
(C) discipline
(D) experience
(E) knowledge

32. (A) minor
(B) low
(C) less
(D) cheaper
(E) little

33. (A) continuously
(B) fully
(C) running
(D) near
(E) slowly

34. (A) which
(B) they
(C) what
(D) there
(E) that

35. (A) showed
(B) taken
(C) wanted
(D) needed
(E) received

36. (A) any
(B) many
(C) couple
(D) regularly
(E) this

37. (A) achieve
(B) seen
(C) given
(D) contribute
(E) produced

38. (A) was
(B) yet
(C) even
(D) instead
(E) still

39. (A) compliment
(B) thank
(C) regret
(D) appreciation
(E) reward

40. (A) though
(B) not
(C) enough
(D) beside
(E) despite

Answers with Explanations
21. (E) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (D)
26. (A) Write ‘objections’.
27. (B) Write ‘half’.
28. (D) Write ‘fixed’.
29. (E)
30. (C) Write ‘analysis’.
31. (D) 32. (B) 33. (A) 34. (C) 35. (E)
36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (C) 39. (D) 40. (A)