English objective test for SBI Po Exam

English objective test for SBI Po Exam
Objective English solved paper for State Bank of India (SBI) PO Exam
SBI PO Exam Pattern Question Papers Objective
SBI PO Exam Sample Paper: Sample paper for English Language test


Directions: In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the
idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which Best Expresses The Meaning of the idiom/phrase and indicate your correct response.

1. After independence Indian agriculture rose like a phoenix due to the Green Revolution.
(A) with a new life
(B) with a start
(C) with a royal gait
(D) with vengeance
Ans. (A)

2. His failure at the election has been a sore point with him for a long time.
(A) something which hurts
(B) something that brings fear to
(C) something memorable for
(D) something pleasurable to
Ans. (A)

3. The student is on the verge of breakdown.
(A) on the brink of
(B) at the outset of
(C) in the midst of
(D) at the risk of
Ans. (A)

4. My repeated attempts to get refund from the civic authorities were of no avail.
(A) unsuccessful
(B) postponed
(C) useless
(D) delayed
Ans. (A)

5. He was progressing by leaps and bounds because of his hardwork.
(A) rapidly
(B) slowly
(C) peacefully
(D) strongly
Ans. (A)

6. To emerge out of thin air means to.
(A) appear suddenly
(B) descend gradually
(C) fall down quickly
(D) enter from space
Ans. (A)

7. The news of the accident came as a bolt from the blue.
(A) something unexpected
(B) something unpleasant
(C) somèthin1g horrible
(D) something unexpected and unpleasant
Ans. (D)

Directions In each of these questions, choose the word OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the given word and indicate the correct answer.

8. PRUDENT
(A) Silly
(B) Unwise
(C) Idiotic
(D) Poor
Ans. (B)

9. CONCISE
(A) Extended
(B) Lengthy
(C) Protracted
(D) Elongated
Ans. (B)

10. AFFIRMATION
(A) Denial
(B) Refusal
(C) Opposition
(D) Obstruction
Ans. (A)

11. CURTAIL
(A) Arrive
(B) Continue
(C) Resume
(D) Start
Ans. (B)

12. AFFLUENCE
(A) Misery
(B) Stagnation
(C) Neglect
(D) Poverty
Ans. (D)

13. AGREEMENT
(A) Dislocation
(B) Discord
(C) Turbulence
(D) Fragmentation
Ans. (B)

14. AGONY
(A) Pleasure
(B) Laughter
(C) Bliss
(D) Ecstasy
Ans. (A)

15. RETICENT
(A) Forward
(B) Developed
(C) Sophisticated
(D) Communicative
Ans. (D)

16. PRECISE
(A) Indecent
(B) Vague
(C) Incorrect
(D) Indistinct
Ans. (B)

17. CANDID
(A) Cunning
(B) Diplomatic
(C) Doubtful
(D) Impertinent
Ans. (B)

Directions —In each of these questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the word and indicate your response.

18. (A) Consience
(B) Conscience
(C) Consciens
(D) Consiens
Ans. (B)

19. (A) Magnificent
(B) Magnificant
(C) Magnificient
(D) Magneficent
Ans. (A)

20. (A) Rennassance
(B) Renaissance
(C) Rennaiscence
(D) Rennaissance
Ans. (B)

21. (A) Irrepairable
(B) Irreparable
(C) Irreparrable
(D) Irepairable
Ans. (B)

22. (A) Superfluous
(B) Superfious
(C) Superfluos
(D) Supperfious
Ans. (A)

23. (A) Pharmaceautical
(B) Pharmacutical
(C) Pharmaceutical
(D) Farmaceutical
Ans. (C)

24. (A) Recomendation
(B) Reccomendation
(C) Recommendation
(D) Reccomandation
Ans. (C)

25. (A) Neccesity
(B) Necessity
(C) Nesissity
(D) Necessety
Ans. (B)

26. (A) Adrass
(B) Address
(C) Addres
(D) Adrress
Ans. (B)

27. (A) Refridgerator
(B) Refregerator
(C) Refreggerator
(D) Refrigerator
Ans. (D)

Directions In each of these questions, four alternatives are given for the given idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase and indicate your response.

28. At one’s wit’s end
(A) o work hard
(B) to be intelligent
(C) to get puzzled
(D) to be stupid
Ans. (C)

29. To take someone to task
(A) to scold someone
(B) to assign work to someone
(C) to take someone to his place of work
(D) to praise someone for the work done
Ans. (A)

30. To face the music
(A) to be greeted rudely
(B) to be offered warm hospitality
(C) to enjoy a music programme
(D) to bear the consequences
Ans. (D)

31. To blow one’s own trumpet
(A) to play on one’s own trumpet
(B) to praise one’s own self
(C) to create noisy disturbances
(D) to have a high-pitched voice
Ans. (B)

32. To run one down
(A) to be in a hurry
(B) to be weak and tired
(C) to disparage someone
(D) to run down a lane
Ans. (C)

33. At snail’s pace
(A) to do things very slowly
(B) to walk like a snail
(C) to lack interest in work
(D) to do things in a methodical manner
Ans. (A)

34. To turn a deaf ear
(A) to be hard of hearing
(B) to be indifferent
(C) to be attentive
(D) to be obstinate
Ans. (B)

35. To take to one’s heels
(A) to run off
(B) to show one’s heels
(C) to turn around
(D) to walk leisurely
Ans. (A)

36. To have something up one’s sleeves
(A) having a practical plan
(B) having an important project
(C) having an ambitious plan
(D) having a secret plan
Ans. (D)

37. To end in smoke
(A) to have a smoking session
(B) to be on fire
(C) to come to nothing
(D) to burn slowly
Ans. (C)

Directions:In each of these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words! sentence and indicate your correct response.

38. A government in which all religions are honoured
(A) Communist
(B) Socialistic
(C) Secular
(D) Capitalist
Ans. (C)

39. A place where government/public records are kept
(A) Archive
(B) Museum
(C) Shelf
(D) Cellar
Ans. (A)

40. Living together of a man and woman without being married to each other
(A) Marriage
(B) Equipage
(C) Lineage
(D) Concubinage
Ans. (D)