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1. IBPS English
Topicwise Breakup
2. IBPS English
compared to other exams
3. Booklist for English Section
4. Non-Grammar part
1. #1: Comprehension
2. #2: Sentence Arrangement
3. #3: Vocabulary
5. Grammar part
1. Prepositions
2. Phrasal Verbs
3. Singular Plural related
4. Grammar rules
IBPS English Topicwise breakup
We can classify
English MCQs into two parts
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Grammar Non-Grammar
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sentence correction
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sentence arrangement
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fill in the blanks
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reading comprehension
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vocabulary (synonym antonyms)
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let’s observe the breakup now
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Grammar
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Sentence Correction
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0
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16
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Subtotal (Grammar)
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20
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30
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Total (Grammar+Non- Grammar)
50 50
Note: In 2013’s exam, there will be 40 marks from English MCQ section (instead of 50 in earlier exams
IBPS English compared to other
exams
1. Unlike SSC, this doesn’t
have dedicated questions on idioms and phrases.
2. IBPS’s Vocabulary
based questions are easier than the level asked in SSC-CGL and CDS exam.
3. Unlike SSC, there are no questions
on spelling-correction, active-passive, direct-indirect speech.
4. In SSC and CAT, one sentence arrangement case is followed
by one question only. Here in IBPS, o sentence
arrangement case is followed by 5 questions.
5. In 2012’s paper, one extremely-lengthy passage is followed
by 15 questions. Reminds me of the old CAT papers, they too used to give extremely lengthy
passages- but only 5 questions
on individual passage.
6.
Like SSC CGL, you’re given a passage followed
by 5-10 blanks.
7.
In SSC-CGL,
one fill in the blanks= has only one answer.
Here you’ve to pick two answers for each blank.
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Booklist for IBPS English Section
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Any one book on IBPS/BankPO Paper
sets(for practicing MCQs on English, Data Interpretation, Banking
etc.)
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If you’ve
paperset from any other publication,
that’ll also work just fine.
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for comprehension + sentence arrangement,
you can rely on ^paperset+pagalguy.com
for vocabulary, use “wordweb” software(free)
But for sentence
correct and fill in the blanks,
you first need a clear grasp over grammar.
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Any one book on English grammar
even second hand used book also works just fine. Example
1. Objective general English
by SP Bakshi
(Arihant Publication)
2. Compulsory English
for Civil and Judicial
Service by AP Bhardwaj
(TMH Publication)
Non-Grammar part
#1: Comprehension
Only one solution= “Practice.” Then Where to get truckload
of practice? well there are many ways
1. Paperset by Arihant / Kiran Prakashan
2. Previous papers of Combined
Defense Service (CDS) exam (available on official site of UPSC)
3. Last
two years’ UPSC CSAT Aptitude
Papers. (although difficulty level would go in a different direction, but they’re worth solving)
You should give yourself
a target to solve 3-5-10 passages every day.
#2: Sentence Arrangement
Some tricks explained in this article:
http://www.pagalguy.com/news/solve-para-jumble-questions-using-chota-rajan-method-poriborton-
strategy-other-easy-tricks-a-8782987
Again, only one solution=
“Practice.” Then Where to get truckload of practice?
1. PO Paperset
of Arihant/ Kiran Prakashan
2. Previous papers of CDS
3. In Pagalguy.com forum you’ll find a dedicated
thread for sentence
arrangement (parajumble) questi
Follow it. click me
Sample Question from 2011’s Paper
Instructions: Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. To elaborate
briefly on these characteristics and dimensions that the author is talking about —NRM
are general tests intended
to be used to classify
students by percentile for measuring either
aptitude proficiency for admissions into or placement
within a programme.
B. Contrastingly, the CRM, such as a locally produced
achievement test, measures
absolute performan
that is compared only with the learning objective,
hence a perfect score is theoretically obtainable b students who have a mastery of the pre- specified material,
or conversely, all students may fail the t
C. In most of these books, the authors classify
a measurement strategy
as either norm-referenced (NRM
criterion-referenced (CRM).
D. Another author points out how the type of interpretation that an NRM offers is the relative
performa of the students compared
with that of all the others resulting
in, ideally, a bell curve distribution.
E. Numerous books on constructing and using language
tests have been written by various authors.
F. CRMs, on the other hand, are more specific achievement or diagnostic tests intended to be used for motivating students by measuring
to what per cent they have achieved
mastery of the taught or learn material.
G. One of the authors clearly delineates
the differences of these two types by focusing on the categorie
“test characteristics” and “logistical dimensions”.
Which of the following
should be the FIRST
sentence after rearrangement?
1) G 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E
Which of the following
should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2)B 3)C 4) F 5)E
Which of the following
should be the SEVENTH (LAST) sentence
after
rearrangement?
1) A 2)B 3)C 4) D 5) E
Which of the following
should be the THIRD
sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2)B 3)G 4) D 5) E
Which of the following
should be the SECOND
sentence after rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4)D 5) F
#3: Vocabulary
Synonym, antonym
questions are usually based on the comprehension passage. (except 2011’s pape
Hence it doesn’t pose as big challenge as ‘absolute’ vocabulary questions asked in SSC/CDS.
But you must be clear about the usage of certain confusing words. Because they might indirectly
co
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CONFUSING
WORD WRONG RIGHT
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1.
Advice=as an object you give it to
somebody.
2. Advise=as verb,
the
‘activity’ of giving advice.
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Doctor adviced
him to avoid desi-liquor.
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Doctor advised
him to avoid desi-liquor.
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I don’t need youradvise.
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I don’t need youradvice.
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3. Allude=hint
4. Elude=evade
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During interrogation,
Shivaeluded to the previous crimes of Asaram.
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During interrogation,
Shivaalluded to the previous crimes of Asaram.
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Asaram alludedpolice- summons for many days.
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Asaram eludedpolice-
summons for many
days.
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5. Appraise=Evaluate
6. Apprise=inform
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Bank
Managersapprise their POs against the number of mutual fund policies
sold.
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Bank
Managersappraise their POs against
the number of mutual fund policies sold.
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Bank
Managersappraise their
POs about the number of mutual fund policies
to be sold.
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Bank
Managersapprise their POs about the
number of mutual fund policies to be sold.
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7.
Stationary=not move, stand still.
8.
Stationery=pen,pencil etc.
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Kasab ordered
the hostages to
remainstationery
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Kasab ordered
the hostages to
remainstationary
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Flipkart offers great discounts
onstationary products.
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Flipkart offers great discounts
onstationery products.
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9. it’s=it is
10. its=possessive of it
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Its so hard to find work in Bollywood.
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It’s so hard to find work in Bollywood.
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A lie gets halfway
around the world before
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A lie gets halfway
around the world before
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http://mrunal.org/2013/09/studyplan-ibps-cwe-pomt-english-grammar-comprehension-sentence-arragenment.html 6/11
getit’s pants on. getits pants on.
Whenever you solve comprehension passages at home or read any English
book/newspaper/web-art you should note down any unfamiliar words in a separate diary.
Download and Install a free software
called Wordweb (http://wordweb.info/free/)
Look up the meaning of those words in wordweb software, note down the meanings in the same dia Revise
this diary once in a while. Don’t stop this exercise after the exam is over. Continue it, until you’re selected in your dream job.
Sample Vocabulary Questions from 2011’s Exam
Instructions: Below is given a
single word with its meaning
in different contexts
as options. You haveto select all those options
which are synonyms
of the word when the context is changed. Select the correct alternative from 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5) which represents
all those synonyms.
1. LABOUR
(A) expedite(B) to move faster(C)
controlled (D)toil
1. Only (D)
2. Both (A) and (C)
3. Only (B), (C) and (D)
4. Only (A), (C) and (D)
5. All (A),(B), (C) and (D)
2. ALONE:
(A) exclusively(B) morose(C) solitary (D) human being
1. Only (A)
2. Both (A) and (C)
3. Both (B) and (C)
4. Only (A), (C) and (D)
5. All (A),(B), (C) and (D)
1. MEAN
(A) imply (B) understand(C)
average(D)characterized by malice
1. Only(C)
2. Both (A) and .(D)
3. Only (A), (C) and (D)
4. Only (A), (B) and(D)
5. All (A), (B), (C) and (D)
2. REGULAR: (A) present(B) common(C) indiscriminate (D)
uniform
1. Only(D)
2. Both (B) and (D)
3. Both (A) and (C)
4. Only (B), (C) and (D)
5. All (A), (B), (C) and (D)
Grammar part
In grammar,
they ask two types of questions
1. sentence correction
2. Fill in the blanks.
In IBPS-2012,
we can see that 30 out 50 English questions
were from grammar part only. English gram is
made up of many rules and caveats,
but from competitive exam point of view, you don’t need to cove everything. Focus on following
areas first:
Prepositions
Often, the sentence correction
/ Fill in the blanks questions
will test your understanding of prepositions. example
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WRONG
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RIGHT
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What is the time in your watch?
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What is the time by your
watch?
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We traveled in train.
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We traveled by train.
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He was trembling in rage.
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He was trembling with
rage.
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There was an interesting show inTV.
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There was an interesting show onTV
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So you must be clear about the usage of prepositions from your grammar
book / via internet.
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs do not always follow the rules of preposition.Example
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phrasal verb
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right use
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wrong use
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look down
on=consider inferior
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Most parents look down
on the government schools.
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Most parents
looks down upon the government schools.
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come down
with=become sick
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My brother
came down with
typhoid last week.
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My brother
came down from typhoid last week.
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So, mugup the list of common phrasal verbs + examples,
from your grammar
book / via internet.
Singular Plural related
This is another favorite
area for sentence correction and fill in the blanks.
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None of the factors are relevant None of the factors is relevant.
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A list of contributing factors arebeing complied.
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A list of contributing factors isbeing complied.
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Once I’ve formatted this
harddisk, I’ve five more PC to repair.
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Once I’ve formatted this
harddisk, I’ve five
more PCs to repair.
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He has two sister-in-laws
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He has two sisters-in-law.
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I made five cup of teas
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I made five cups of tea.
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A box of illegal
drugs were found in his car.
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A box of illegal
drugs was found in his
car.
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Similar rules are scattered
in the topics of adjectives, pronouns, noun, subject-verb agreement etc. Henc you’ve to study the grammar rules.
Grammar rules
From your grammar books, Study the grammar rules of noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, conjugation, articles, active-passive, direct-indirect, parallelism, embedded question, with example sentence correction.
Finally solve maximum
number of questions
from old question papers for BankPO, CDS, SSC, LIC If you come across any unique rule/case for sentence correction, note it in your diary for future
reference.
Sample Q. Sentence
correction from IBPS-2012
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is No error’, the answer
is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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The Government has
asked individuals
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with income
of over 10 lakhs to
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electronic
file tax returns for the year 2011-
12,
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something which
was optional till last year
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No error
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The power tariff had
already
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been increased
twice in
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the last 15 months
and the Electricity Board had also
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levied
additional monthly charges to consumers.
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No
Error
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Despite of
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in some areas,
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communal
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from different
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No
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This comes
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at a time
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when fund
allocation
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is been doubled.
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No
Error
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As the prison will get
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an official
telephone facility soon, the
prisoners
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won’t have to make
calls in discreet manner
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through smuggled mobile phones.
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No
Error
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The area was plunged into
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darkness mid a wave of
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cheering and
shouting
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slogans like
‘Save The Earth’.
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No
Error
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The poll contestants
approached
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the commission complaining that the
hoardings
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violated the
code of conduct
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and influenced
public perception.
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No
Error
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The country
has
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adequate laws but problems
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arise when these are not
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implemented in letter and spirit.
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No
Error
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The Management feels
that
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the employees
of the organisation
are
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non-productive, and
do not want
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to work hard.
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No
Error
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As far the issue
of land encroachment
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in villages
is concerned, people will
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have to make
a start from their villages by
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sensitising and educating the villagers about this issue.
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No
Error
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Sample Q. Fill in the Blanks from
previous IBPS
1. before
the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped
with people wearing bla tee-shirts and holding candles.
(A) Minutes(B) Time(C)
Later(D) Quickly(E) Since(F)
Seconds
1. (B) and (E)
2. (A) and (C)
3. (A) and (F)
4. (B) and (D)
5. (C) and (E)
2. The States should take steps to
the process of teachers` appointments as the Centre has alread sanctioned six lakh posts. (A) fasten(B)
move(C) hasten(D) speed(E)
early(F) quicken
1. (D) and (F)
3. (C) and (F)
4. (D) and (E)
5. (B) and (D)
3. A senior citizen’s
son threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to trans her property to him.
(A) superficially (B) mistakenly (C) allegedly (D) miserably (E) doubtfully (F)
purportedly
1. (C) and (F)
2. (A) and (E)
3. (C) and (E)
4. (D) and (F)
5. (A) and (C)
4. Medical teachers said that the management
had continued to remain to their cause leading to t stretching of their strike. (A) unmoved (B) lethargic (C) unconcerned (D) apathetic (E) indifferent ( bored
1. (B) and (C)
2. (C) and (F)
3. (A) and (E)
4. (A) and (D)
5. (D) and (E)
5. The parents had approached the high court to
the government
order after their children, who passed UKG, were denied admission by a school. (A) void(B) quash(C) annul(D)
stay(E) lift(F) pos
1. (A) and (D)
2. (B) and (C)
3. (C) and (E)
4. (E) and (F)
5. (C) and (D)
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