English Language Questions for SBI Clerks

1.The situation in higher education is further exacerbated with systemic ___________; a large ___________ of sanctioned teaching posts in central universities often lie vacant.                                    (4)

1. 1) prowl, origin
2. 2) sally, source
3. 3) misinformed, indiscretion
4. 4) inadequacies, proportion
5. 5) failing, thoughtlessnes

2.Far from taking India forward on the path to progress; our politicians cutting across states and party lines are keeping it ___________ and ___________, and in several cases, pushing it backward still.            (2)

1. 1) moronic, dragging
2. 2) shackled, stagnant
3. 3) hiked , crawling
4. 4) safari, groveling
5. 5) jogged, hobbling

3.Abundance of this ___________ power allows politicians across administrative levels to subvert the rule of law and ___________ a rule of will; undermining the very foundations of a republic.                     (5)

1. 1) fallibility, inching,
2. 2) march, quailing
3. 3) naive, shambling
4. 4) foible, skulking
5. 5) discretionary, impose

4.One way to break out of this ___________, as some of our finest professionals have shown us, is to migrate to another country where governments and politicians are more ___________ towards their citizens.        (2)

1. 1) nescient, shuffling
2. 2) predicament, considerate
3. 3) oblivious, slinking
4. 4) frailty, slithering
5. 5) gremlin, sneaking

5.The success of GST Council has showed us that there’s a possibility of creating similar pan-India forums for developing and ___________ different policy ___________, among them tourism.                        (5)

1. 1) obsessing , squirming
2. 2) swallowing , worming
3. 3) ticking , wriggling
4. 4) glitch, writhing
5. 5) implementing, verticals