Here is a practice test for SBI Bank PO exams.<\/p>\n
Questions 1 \u2013 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Sentence Improvement<\/p>\n Which of the phrases (a), (b) or (c) should replace the word\/phrase in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) as your answer.<\/p>\n 1. They condemned him and offered him no financial assistance, but Abraham Lincoln won the election despite of<\/strong> all their opposition.<\/p>\n a) despite 2. I have never seen that object and therefore<\/strong> I do not believe in its existence.<\/p>\n a) since 3. A brave and honest man will speak the truth no matter what are the consequences.<\/strong><\/p>\n a) what maybe the consequences 4. In the Middle Ages the few books that were produced all<\/strong> were written by hand.<\/p>\n a) at all 5. When at last he reached the bank, the people told him that he has had won<\/strong> the wager.<\/p>\n a) had won Questions 6 \u2013 10<\/strong><\/p>\n In each of the following questions there are two blank spaces. Each question is followed by four pairs of words. Find out which of these pairs can be used to fill in the blanks.<\/p>\n 6. The fear of punishment often acts as a ——————- and ————— a lot of crimes.<\/p>\n a) deterrent, prevents 7. The accused gave a —————- account of the crime which was totally ————-.<\/p>\n a) dependable, reliable 8. —————- and ————— citizens will only aggravate the problems of the country.<\/p>\n a) independent, practical 9. The ————– with which he is able to wield the paint brush is really ———.<\/p>\n a) practice, good 10. If you kindly bear ———— me for sometime, I will ———– the whole issue.<\/p>\n a) at, solve Questions 11 \u2013 15<\/strong><\/p>\n Synonyms<\/strong><\/p>\n In each of the following questions a word or phrase is given in bold letters. Which one of the four alternatives given below the question can replace the text in bold letters without altering the meaning of the sentence?<\/p>\n 11. The majesty<\/strong> of the duchess was clearly present in her every move.<\/p>\n a) dignity 12. Patriotism is indeed a virtue, but problems arise when people begin to confuse it with xenophobia.<\/strong><\/p>\n a) jingoism 13. Religious fanatics<\/strong> are the bane of the country.<\/p>\n a) extremists 14. They have always been prejudiced<\/strong> against her.<\/p>\n a) biased 15. Investing in India is tantamount<\/strong> to investing in democracy.<\/p>\n a) different Questions 16 \u2013 20<\/strong><\/p>\n Antonyms<\/p>\n Against each keyword are given five suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase opposite in meaning to the keyword.<\/p>\n 16. Inept<\/p>\n a) singular 17. consensus<\/p>\n a) consent 18. Gregarious<\/p>\n a) sociable 19. Assorted<\/p>\n a) heterogeneous 20. Meticulous<\/p>\n a) pedantic Questions 21 \u2013 25<\/strong><\/p>\n Verbal analogies<\/p>\n Choose the pair closest in relationship to the given pair four choices.<\/p>\n 21. Urbane: Suave<\/p>\n a) master: leader 22. Rustic: urban<\/p>\n a) sophisticated: primitive 23. Mature: na\u00efve<\/p>\n a) pleasant: joyous 24. Boorish: courteous<\/p>\n a) Coarse: rough 25. Rude: impolite<\/p>\n a) Beautiful: attractive 1. despite Here is a practice test for SBI Bank PO exams. Questions 1 \u2013 5 Sentence Improvement Which of the phrases (a), (b) or (c) should replace the word\/phrase in bold letters to make the...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[547],"class_list":["post-2763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bank-po-english","tag-bank-po-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2763"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2767,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions\/2767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nb) in spite
\nc) nevertheless
\nd) no improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) as
\nc) because
\nd) no improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) what will the consequences be
\nc) what the consequences are
\nd) no improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) after all
\nc) whole
\nd) no improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) has won
\nc) has been won
\nd) no improvement<\/p>\n
\nb) incentive, encourages
\nc) deterrent, encourages
\nd) deterrent, annuls<\/p>\n
\nb) fictitious, unreliable
\nc) false, appreciable
\nd) exaggerated, unpardonable<\/p>\n
\nb) careful, scrupulous
\nc) dedicated, patriotic
\nd) selfish, irresponsible<\/p>\n
\nb) majesty, royal
\nc) ease, remarkable
\nd) efficiency, good<\/p>\n
\nb) with, clarify
\nc) out, understand
\nd) for, know<\/p>\n
\nb) excellence
\nc) grace
\nd) arrogance<\/p>\n
\nb) chauvinism
\nc) tolerance
\nd) religion<\/p>\n
\nb) followers
\nc) believers
\nd) lunatics<\/p>\n
\nb) disliked
\nc) unfair
\nd) impartial<\/p>\n
\nb) equivalent
\nc) significant
\nd) close<\/p>\n
\nb) significant
\nc) skilled
\nd) flawed<\/p>\n
\nb) accord
\nc) disagreement
\nd) consciousness<\/p>\n
\nb) convivial
\nc) expressive
\nd) shy<\/p>\n
\nb) homogeneous
\nc) mixed
\nd) varied<\/p>\n
\nb) fastidious
\nc) careless
\nd) fussy<\/p>\n
\nb) teacher: student
\nc) master: servant
\nd) predator: prey<\/p>\n
\nb) refined: chic
\nc) stylish: classy
\nd) erudite: pleasant<\/p>\n
\nb) agony: ecstasy
\nc) urbane: classy
\nd) primitive: rudimentary<\/p>\n
\nb) Churlish: uncouth
\nc) Tempestuous: calm
\nd) Pedestrian: prosaic<\/p>\n
\nb) Idiotic: scholarly
\nc) Smooth: rough
\nd) Favorable: pleasant<\/p>\nAnswers<\/h3>\n
\n2. no improvement
\n3. what the consequences are
\n4. at all
\n5. had won
\n6. deterrent, prevents
\n7. fictitious, unreliable
\n8. selfish, irresponsible
\n9. ease, remarkable
\n10. with, clarify
\n11. dignity
\n12. jingoism
\n13. extremists
\n14. biased
\n15. equivalent
\n16. skilled
\n17. disagreement
\n18. shy
\n19. homogeneous
\n20. careless
\n21. master: leader (urbane and suave are synonyms, so are master and leader.)
\n22. sophisticated: primitive (antonyms)
\n23. agony: ecstasy (antonyms)
\n24. Tempestuous: calm (antonyms)
\n25. Beautiful: attractive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"