Topper’s Study for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam- English Quiz on Fill Ups & Spotting Error for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Ten years later, James Starley, an English inventor, _______ several innovations that _______ bicycle design.

Question 2

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

For centuries, time was ______ by the position of the sun with the use of ______.

Question 3

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Human despoliation of the Earth has _______ widespread environmental _______.

Question 4

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Milton Hershey believed that a large market of chocolate ______ was waiting for someone to produce ______ priced candy.

Question 5

Direction: The following question carries a statement with a blank. The statement is followed by three phrases, more than one of which may fit in the blank. Choose the phrase(s) that can be placed in the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

By using tiny probes as neural prostheses, scientists may be able to restore ________________ the deaf hear.

i. bones and make the uniped walk or
ii. nerve and make the blind see or
iii. tissues and help control voluntary functions

Question 6

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

One of the greatest challenges facing (1)/ medical students today is that of (2)/ remaining empathetic of (3)/ the needs of patients. (4)

Question 7

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is (5), i.e., "No error". Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

Changing views about property (1)/ and democracy in the post-Restoration England (2)/ has an effect on property laws (3)/ that proved to be beneficial for the women. (4)

Question 8

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is (5), i.e., "No error". Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

Unable to afford jewels, she dressed simply, (1)/ but was wretched, for it is generally believed that women have (2)/ neither caste nor breeding in them; beauty, (3)/ grace, and charm replace pride of birth. (4)

Question 9

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, the answer is (5), i.e., "No error". Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

The legal questions surrounding the privacy of (1)/ electronic mail at the work place can best be resolved (2)/ by assuming that such communications (3)/ was as private as telephone conversations. (4)

Question 10

Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Because the island sits (1)/ among the temperate and the sub-Arctic zone, (2)/ it supports the flora and fauna of (3)/ both the zones and those of the beach and the inland. (4)