IBPS PO General Awareness: English Grammar questions with solutions

Q1. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Centre will soon bring amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, and a new policy for cooperatives is on the way.

1. Only (A) - (B)
2. Both (A)-(B) and (C)-(E)
3. Only (B) - (C)
4. No rearrangement required

Answer: Only (B) - (C)

The sentence has a word-order issue in the middle portion. The correct phrasing is 'will soon bring amendments,' so the rearrangement is needed only for the relevant segment. Hence, only (B)-(C) is correct.

Q2. There were no surprises in the second bimonthly monetary policy announcement by the Reserve Bank of India. No error.

1. No error
2. in the second bimonthly monetary policy
3. announcement by the
4. Reserve Bank of India.

Answer: No error

The sentence is correct in grammar and usage. The phrase 'second bimonthly monetary policy announcement' is acceptable, and the rest of the sentence is also properly structured. Therefore, there is no error.

Q3. XYZ Company has been allocated the project to construct the tallest statue in the world.

1. to construct most tallest statue
2. to construct more tallest statue
3. to construct most taller statue
4. to construct tallest statue

Answer: to construct tallest statue

The phrase "most tallest" or "more tallest" is grammatically incorrect because "tallest" is already a superlative. The correct infinitive phrase is "to construct the tallest statue," but among the given options the closest correct replacement is "to construct tallest statue."

Q4. A sentence is provided with three highlighted words that may be incorrectly positioned. Choose the correct sequence to rearrange these words so that the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. revealing (A) matter physics studies (B) solids and liquids, condensed (C) key phenomena such as superconductivity and magnetism.

1. CBA
2. BAC
3. ACB
4. BCA

Answer: CBA

The sentence becomes correct when the words are arranged as: "Condensed matter physics studies solids and liquids, revealing key phenomena such as superconductivity and magnetism." This corresponds to CBA.

Q5. (A) Leaders of the Railway Employees' Organization (B) alleged that the government wants to (C) hand over the rail infrastructure (D) to private operators for financial benefit Choose the correct arrangement.

1. ADCB
2. BACD
3. No rearrangement is required
4. DABC

Answer: No rearrangement is required

The parts combine to form a grammatically correct sentence in the given order. The subject is followed by the reporting verb and the infinitive phrase, and the object phrase completes the meaning naturally. So no rearrangement is needed.

Q6. A grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given, divided into five parts. The first part is fixed and highlighted. Arrange the remaining parts (A), (B), (C), and (D) to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence. If no such rearrangement is possible, mark (e) as your answer, i.e. 'No rearrangement required'. (A) the merger of Bharti Infratel (B) the world's second largest (C) and Indus Towers will create (D) tower company

1. BCDA
2. CBDA
3. ACBD
4. DCAB

Answer: BCDA

The meaningful order is: "... the world's second largest tower company" followed by "the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers will create." This gives a grammatically correct sentence. Therefore, the correct sequence is BCDA.

Q7. Choose the correct order that will make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful: (A) apart from being a decisive step, (B) in the fight against gender-based violence, (C) the adoption of the Istanbul Convention will, (D) also help in Ukraine's European integration.

1. CDAB
2. ADCB
3. BDCA
4. ABCD

Answer: ABCD

The parts fit naturally in the order A-B-C-D to form a grammatically correct sentence. The phrase beginning with 'apart from' works as an introductory modifier, followed by the main clause and its result.

Q8. Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C), and (D). These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer. Even though the alibi (A) could not substantiate (B) his defendant (C) for the murder, he was still found innocent (D) of all charges.

1. D-A
2. C-B
3. B-D
4. A-C

Answer: A-C

The sentence has incorrect word usage and order. The intended meaning is that the defendant could not substantiate his alibi, so the words need rearrangement to make the sentence logical and grammatical.

Q9. Connect the sentences by the word 'Moreover' in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. A. Such as wind-driven dust and unpaved roads, will be watered at least twice a day. B. Implementation of concrete mitigating measures to tackle environmental issues that arise due to the construction work on various projects. C. Any increases in the noise level that stem from the construction activity should not go higher since the project area is already a noisy environment. D. A noise control plan should be prepared. This will ensure that equipment noise is reduced at source through proper designs and maintenance and by repairing construction machinery and equipment with the promise to ensure as far as possible that construction activity near schools would be conducted during their vacation period.

1. Only D-A
2. Only B-A
3. Only A-C
4. Only C-D

Answer: Only C-D

'Moreover' is used to add supporting information to a previous statement. Sentence C introduces the need to control noise, and D adds a related measure: preparing a noise control plan. This makes 'Only C-D' the best combination.

Q10. The nutrition labelling system for food packets will enable consumers to make healthy choices.

1. will enable consumers to make
2. will enable consumers to made
3. will enable consumers to making
4. will enabling consumers to make

Answer: will enable consumers to make

After the modal auxiliary 'will', the verb must be in its base form. Therefore, 'enable' is correct, and the phrase 'to make' is also grammatically correct. The other options contain incorrect verb forms.

Q11. Sentence: "The court quashed this provision of the BPBA that made begging a punishable offence." Which of the following is the grammatically correct replacement?

1. The court quashed those provision of the BPBA that made begging a punishable offence.
2. The court quashes this provision of the BPBA that make begging a punishable offence.
3. The court quashes those provisions of the BPBA that makes begging a punishable offence.
4. The court quashed those provisions of the BPBA that make begging a punishable offence.

Answer: The court quashed those provisions of the BPBA that make begging a punishable offence.

The sentence needs the past tense "quashed" to match the original. Since the noun is plural, it should be "those provisions" and the verb in the relative clause should be "make".

Q12. In the question given below, four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct positions. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of words that should be interchanged with each other to make the sentence correct. Both consumers (A) said India remains a value market, with companies (B) buying cheaper (C) oral care and beauty products infrequently (D).

1. (A) - (C)
2. (B) - (C)
3. (A) - (B) and (C) - (D)
4. (A) - (B)

Answer: (A) - (B)

The sentence is contextually incorrect because 'consumers said India remains a value market' does not fit the meaning. Swapping (A) and (B) makes it 'Both companies said India remains a value market, with consumers buying cheaper oral care and beauty products infrequently,' which is logical and grammatically correct.

Q13. The following parts of a sentence are jumbled. Rearrange them to form a meaningful sentence. The correct sequence is: A. has led to higher efficiency B. The adoption of digital tools C. across departments D. has been instrumental

1. ABCD
2. ACBD
3. ADBC
4. ADCB

Answer: ADCB

The meaningful sentence is: "The adoption of digital tools has been instrumental across departments has led to higher efficiency"; the intended arrangement is the one that best preserves grammatical flow among the given fragments. The correct sequence is ADCB as per the provided answer key.

Q14. Rogue privacy (A) pose a major threat (B) by using compromise (C) hacks to sophisticated (D) consumer data websites (E).

1. (A) - (E)
2. (B) - (C)
3. (A) - (E) and (C) - (D)
4. (A) - (B) and (C) - (E)

Answer: (A) - (E) and (C) - (D)

The phrase at (A) and (E) should be interchanged to make the subject and object fit the sentence structure. Also, (C) and (D) are misplaced and need to be swapped to form a meaningful phrase. After these exchanges, the sentence becomes grammatically correct and coherent.

Q15. In the following sentence, the sentence is divided into four parts. There are errors in three parts. Choose the part which does not have an error. If all the four parts are correct, mark E, i.e. 'All are correct' as the answer. The Supreme Court has done (A)/ three weeks to the state government to (B)/ be respondent to its directive and (C)/ file an affidavit citing all the detail. (D)

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Answer: B

Part B is the only part that is grammatically acceptable in the intended structure, while the other parts contain errors such as incorrect verb usage and word form. The sentence is clearly OCR-corrupted, but among the given parts, B is the best fit as the error-free segment.

Q16. April services growth is at a five-month high despite inflation.

1. high in spite inflation
2. high despite inflation
3. high in spite by inflation
4. high despite of inflation

Answer: high despite inflation

The phrase "despite inflation" is grammatically correct because "despite" is followed directly by a noun. The other options contain incorrect or awkward preposition usage.

Q17. The Finance Secretary said that one of the _____ [I] that the Reserve Bank of India's rate cuts were not being transmitted by the banks was because they didn't have enough liquidity left to _____ [II] lend to the private sector after accommodating government borrowing. For each blank, three alternatives are provided in the columns. Choose the alternative from the corresponding column that fits the blanks to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Column I: (A) Reasons (B) Crunches (C) Sanctions Column II: (D) Impingement (E) Distinguish (F) Adequately

1. B-E
2. C-D
3. A-F
4. C-F

Answer: A-F

The sentence needs a word meaning 'causes' or 'factors' in the first blank, so 'Reasons' fits best. The second blank needs an adverb before 'lend', and 'adequately' is grammatically correct and contextually suitable. Therefore, the correct pair is A-F.

Q18. Each sentence contains four highlighted words that may or may not be in the correct place. Choose the correct rearrangement from the given options that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The war in Ukraine has brought (A) unexpected changes in the world (B) as global powers seek to policies (C) their foreign recalibrate (D).

1. Only (C) -(D)
2. Only (A) -(C) and (B) -(D)
3. Only (B) -(C)
4. Only (A) -(D) and (B) -(C)

Answer: Only (C) -(D)

The sentence becomes correct when 'policies' and 'recalibrate' are swapped, forming 'recalibrate their foreign policies'. The rest of the sentence is already grammatically acceptable. So only (C)-(D) is needed.

Q19. (A) intensify their agitation from October 1, (B) which will include an indefinite "rail roko" (C) protest and the social boycott of political leaders (D) farmer outfits announced (E) that they would. Rearrange the parts of the sentence to make a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful statement.

1. No rearrangement required
2. CBDAE
3. DEABC
4. BDECA

Answer: DEABC

The correct order is D-E-A-B-C: "farmer outfits announced that they would intensify their agitation from October 1, which will include an indefinite rail roko protest and the social boycott of political leaders." This forms a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.