General English for Bank Exams

#1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He used to reply / that the only place / for which he went / was the town library

(B) for which he went

(D) that the only place

(A) was the town library

(C) He used to reply

#2. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of preposition.

(B) It has been raining from morning.

(A) It has been raining till morning.

(C) It has been raining by morning.

(D) It has been raining since morning.

#3. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrase. Adjust or make right; correct, amend

(B) Recreate

(A) Recruit

(D) Rectify

(C) Recourse

#4. Select the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence. One must learn to __________ a line between one’s private and professional life.

(B) catch

(C) bring

(A) draw

(D) get

#5. The given question has one blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word for the given options that could fit in the blank correctly. He prefers _______ at the back of the movie theatre.

(B) sitting

(A) sit

(C) sits

(D) to be sit

(E) None of these

#6. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence. Visiting a book fair always fills my heart with a great satisfaction.

(D) bliss

(C) contentment

(A) refreshment

(B) pride

#7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(B) Beneth

(C) Belly

(A) Belief

(D) Bellow

#8. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Beat around the bush

(D) Avoid using foul words to make someone uncomfortable

(B) Avoid the main point by talking in a roundabout way

(A) Avoid praising someone and demean

(C) Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is not funny

#9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. The sporadic instructions of the invigilators distracted the examinee.

(B) Indirect

(C) Repetitive

(A) Continuous

(D) Occasional

#10. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Thomas did not ______ the vegetables because he was busy.

(B) bought

(D) bring

(A) bringing

(C) had bought

(E) was bringing

#11. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. There are P. reports that toy shops and other Q. to prepare for the Christmas rush R. non-food retailers are struggling to S. get enough stock into their warehouses

(C) SQRP

(A) RPSQ

(B) PRSQ

(D) QRPS

#12. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

(D) Nostalgic

(C) Hegemony

(B) Avariciuos

(A) Clemency

#13. Select the c orrect indirect form of the given sentence. She said, “She must leave all the bad habits.”

(A) She said she has to leave all the bad habits

(C) She said that she had to leave all the bad habits.

(B) She said that she must have leave all the bad habits

(D) She said that she could leave all the bad habits

#14. Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.

(C) Many communities in the world still feel that their voices and position has been dysenfrenchized.

(D) Many communities in the world still feel that their voices and position has been disenfranchised.

(B) Many communities in the world still feel that their voices and position has been dysenfranchised.

(A) Many communities in the world still feel that their voices and position has been dissenfranchised.

#15. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Was the message given by him?

(D) Did he give the message?

(A) Was he given the message?

(C) Did he gave the message?

(B) Does he give the message?

#16. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth

(D) Domineering

(C) Otiose

(A) Superior

(B) Vain

#17. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Rajan is having three brothers and three sisters.

(B) Rajan has

(C) Rajan was having

(D) Rajan having

(A) Rajan has been having

#18. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Magnify

(D) Underemphasise

(C) Miniature

(A) Expand

(B) Magnanimous

#19. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. All his friends laughed at him.

(D) All his friends were laughing at him.

(C) His friends were being laughed at by him.

(A) He became laughable to his friends.

(B) He was laughed at by all his friends.

#20. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. Regardless of their diversity, all flowers have a uniform function, the reproduction of the species through the production of seed.

(D) Uniformity

(C) Affinity

(A) Melancholy

(B) Equilibrium

#21. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Deliberate

(A) Casual

(B) Hasty

(D) Rushed

(C) Planned

#22. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who has the ability to do many different things

(A) Versatile

(C) Expert

(D) Specialist

(B) Adaptable

#23. Pick out the most appropriate word from the words given below each sentence to complete it meaningfully. In the past, Zimbardo ________ many aspects of social psychology.

(B) research

(E) None of these

(A) researches

(D) researched

(C) researcher

#24. A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative. Be it a chaat or a refreshing lemonade, lemon is the need of the hour in _______ summers.

(A) banging

(B) freezing

(D) alleviating

(C) scorching

#25. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. They will go to bed / early since they / have to get up / at five on the morning.

(C) They will go to bed

(B) at five on the morning

(D) early since they

(A) have to get up

#26. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. He said that something might be missing in there.

(B) He said, “Something had to be missing in there.”

(A) He said, “Something may be missing in here.”

(D) He said, “Something could be missing in here.”

(C) He said, “Something is been missing in here.”

#27. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. They also wore felt caps to cover their ears. B. They wore trousers tucked into leather boots. C. This place was famous for its skilful archers and horsemen. D. In the 5th and 4th centuries BC, today’s south Ukraine was known as Scythia.

(C) ABCD

(D) DCBA

(A) BCDA

(B) CBDA

#28. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A green horn

(C) Clever person

(B) Inexperienced person

(A) Uneducated person

(D) Skilled person

#29. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Our office is in the 2nd floor of the skyscraper.

(D) is at the 2nd floor

(B) is on the 2nd floor

(C) is with the 2nd floor

(A) is for the 2nd floor

#30. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The date when both, day and night are of approximately equal length

(B) Equine

(C) Equator

(D) Equinox

(A) Equilibrium