English Language Questions for SBI Clerks

Direction(1-5) In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact. If none of these words fit well, mark your answer as none of these.

1. (4)

I. The two currencies are approaching ______ for the first time in decades.
II.Currently, there is rough ______ in the number of students entering and graduating from the school system.
III.On one hand, the rising drinking among women is a sign of ______ .

(1) incline
(2) dividend
(3) freedom
(4) parity
(5) integration

2. (3)

I. Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a ______ crime in some states.
II. Like most homeowners, her house is her biggest ______ asset.
III.The governor wasted his political ______ on an unpopular issue.

(1) big
(2) intention
(3) capital
(4) enhance
(5) revival

3. (1)

I. People are often ________ of their surroundings and upbringing.
II.Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a ________ that promises much higher risk than it does profit.
III. This book is the ________ of many years of hard work.

(1) product
(2) determined
(3) resource
(4) crucial
(5) beginning

4. (2)

I. She has an ________ dislike for/of her husband’s friend.
II.He was an ________ young man who was very determined to do well in school.
III. After many years of ________ study, he received his medical degree.

(1) brave
(2) intense
(3) utter
(4) controlled
(5) obvious

5. (3)

I. There was a ________ on ethics within the agency.
II.They detected high ________ of pollutants in the water.
III.The ________ of PM2.5, the smallest particulate matter, is at 153 micrograms per cubic meter.

(1) majority
(2) respect
(3) concentration
(4) polarity
(5) outcome