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SBI PO 2024-25 English Test - 7
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  • Question 1/10
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    Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    The great thief Ali hid (A)/ himself deep (B)/ inside the cave on (C)/Indiana hills during winters.(D)/ No error. (E)/

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • The erroneous Part B shouldn't have 'himself'.
    • A reflexive pronoun is used when the result of the verb bounce back to the subject.
    • There are certain words which are never followed by reflexive pronouns such as keep, stop, turn, qualify, rest, bathe, dress, hide, move etc.

    Additional Information

    • Reflexive Pronoun: Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same (e.g., I believe in myself).
    • They can act as either objects or indirect objects. The nine English reflexive pronouns are "myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves." 
    • If we use an intransitive verb in a sentence then there is no need for a Direct object/ Reflexive Pronoun/ Verbs which we usually do for themselves. Such kind of 'Verbs' is:
    • Complain, Shave, Shower, Keep, Stop, Behave, Pit, Remember, Down, etc.
      • Example: Justin always shaves on Sunday. ​​

    Correct sentence : "The great thief Ali hid deep inside the cave on Indiana hills during winters"

  • Question 2/10
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    Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    Citizens of a country (A)/ should respect and care (B)/  for the fundamental rights (C)/ of each other.  (D)/ No error. (E)

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • The erroneous Part C should have 'one another' in place of 'each other'.
    • Each other and One another both are reciprocal pronoun.
    • 'Each other' is used for two persons or things whereas 'One another' is used for more than two persons or things. 
      • Example: All the students are talking to one another.
      • Example: We hardly know each other.

    Additional Information

    • Reciprocal Pronoun: A reciprocal pronoun is a pronoun that is used to indicate that two or more people are carrying out or have carried out an action of some type, with both receiving the benefits or consequences of that action simultaneously.
    • Any time something is done or given in return, reciprocal pronouns are used.

    Correct Sentence : "Citizens of a country should respect and care for the fundamental rights of one another."

  • Question 3/10
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    Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    All the doubts related (A)/ to the career choice(B)/ are cleared (C)/ between you, Rahul and me. (D)/ No error. (E)

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • The primary issue in the sentence is the use of the word "between" instead of the correct word "among" for more than two entities.
    • "Between" is used for two entities, whereas "among" is the correct preposition when referring to more than two entities.
    • The correct phrase should be "among you, Rahul and me," ensuring grammatical correctness and clarity.
    • Thus, the error is located in part D of the sentence.

    Therefore, the correct answer is D.

    Correct Sentence: "All the doubts related to the career choice are cleared among you, Rahul and me."

    Additional Information

    • A: "All the doubts related" – This part of the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.
    • B: "to the career choice" – This part of the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.
    • C: "are cleared" – This part of the sentence is grammatically correct and does not require any changes.
    • No error – This would be the correct option if there were no mistakes in the sentence, but there is an error in part D.
  • Question 4/10
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    Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    She met the man, long in the tooth (A)/ whom is an extremely (B)/ talented artist of his era (C)/ and of all times.(D)/ No error. (E)

    Solutions

    Key Points​​​

    • ​We use 'who' in relative clauses to refer to people, and sometimes to pet animals. 
    • ​As per the rule given above, 'who' will be used instead of 'whom' in the 2nd part of the sentence.
    • Here "She" is in the nominative case , hence we will use who not whom .
    • "Who" is used for the pronoun in nominative case i.e. I ,we , you ,he , she, it, they.
    • "Whom" is used for the pronouns in objective case i.e. me ,us, you, him, her, it ,them.

    Additional Information

    • The pronouns that connect a clause or phrase to a noun or a pronoun, is called a relative pronoun.
    • The most common relative pronouns are:
      • who, whom, whose, which, that.
    • Example:
      • We don’t know the person who donated this money.

    Correct Sentence: "She met the man, long in the tooth who is an extremely talented artist of his era and of all times."

    'Long in the tooth' have in views 'to be extremely physically old'.

  • Question 5/10
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    Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

    It wasn’t me (A)/ who was responsible (B)/ for the loss of our team(C)/ in the world cup final. (D)/ No error (E)/

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • The correct form will be "I" in place of "me"
    •  "It" is a subjective case so we will use the subjective case of the pronoun in 1st person singular i.e. "I"

    ​Correct sentence: "It wasn’t I who was responsible for the loss of our team in the world cup final."

  • Question 6/10
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    In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases makes a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

    Column 1 Column  2
    (A)  According to the Academy of Dermatology,  (D) it's perfectly normal to lose 100 or so strands of hair from your head every day.
    (B)  But hair loss (E)largely hereditary.
    (C) Gradually thinning hair  (F) can also be a sign of certain medical conditions or nutrient deficiencies.
    Solutions

    Key Points

    • A cannot be joined with F as A does not mention what can be a sign. A can be joined with D as it makes a meaningful sentence.
    • B cannot be joined with E as it makes an incomplete sentence. B can be joined with F as it makes a contextually correct and meaningful sentence.
    • C cannot be joined with E as it does not make a complete sentence.
    • So,option 2 is correct.

    Additional Information

    • The word hair is usually used without an article in singular number when it refers to all the hairs on one's head in general.
    • But if it refers to more than one hair, a few hairs, then it takes the plural form with an article and needs a plural verb.
      • George has brown hair, but I found a hair on the sofa and suspect he's getting some gray hairs.
      • George's hair is brown, but one hair I found was grey, so I think there are probably more grey hairs on his head as well.
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    In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

    Column 1 Column 2
    (A) As part of the study, published in (D) their anxiety, loneliness, study skills, and motivation.
    (B) According to a new study, students (E) who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies
    (C) The researchers, including those (F) the effects may be worsened by increased feelings of loneliness.
    Solutions

    Key Points

    • A cannot be joined with F as A ends with 'in' which means the following phrase must talk about the place where the study is published.
    • B cannot be joined with F as it makes an incomplete sentence. B can be joined with E to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
    • C cannot be joined with E as it is not grammatically correct.
    • So, option 2 is correct.
  • Question 8/10
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    In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

    Column 1 Column 2
    (A) High exposure to early life stress at  home, (D) may put children at a higher risk of attention and thought problems.
    (B)Early life stress is common (E) with greater exposure to air pollution.
    (C) The new research analyzed data from (F) combined effects of air pollution and early life stress on school-age children.
    Solutions

    The correct answer is option 2.

    Key Points

    • A can be joined to D as both phrases combine to make a meaningful sentence.
    • B cannot be joined to E as they do not link with each other.
    • C cannot be joined with D and E as C talks about research and does not make a contextually correct sentence with any phrase.
    • So, option 2 is correct.
  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

    In 1984, researchers spotted dolphins doing something broken (1) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. When the animals got hungry, they ripped a marine basket sponge from the sea floor and fitted it over their beaks like a person would fit a glove over a hand. The scientists suspected that as the dolphins foraged for fish, the sponges protected their beaks, or rostra, from the rocks and acoustic (2) chunks of coral that litter the sea floor, making this behaviour the first example of tool use in this species.

    The researchers surmised that a long time ago one ingenious Shark Bay dolphin figured out that by prodding the sediments with a sponge attached to her beak, she could stir up these swim bladder-less fish without being hurt. Eventually, such a technique became apparent (3) among other dolphins. But why do dolphins go through all of this trouble when they could simply snag a fish from the open sea? The answer is that the bottom-dwelling fish are a lot more nutritious. Some species also don't have swim bladders or gas chambers that help other fish control their buoyancy as they travel up and down the water column. In the Bahamas, where dolphins are also known to forage for bottom-dwelling fish, dolphins hunt partly by echolocating these bladders, which give off a strong popular (4) signal. That helps the cetaceans find prey even when it's buried in sea sand. But bottom-dwelling fish, such as Barred Sandperch, which are favoured by some Shark Bay dolphins, don't have swim bladders and so are harder to find with echolocation. The sea floor is not nearly as soft here as it is in the Bahamas, so if dolphins want to probe for these fish, they risk injuring their rostra.

    Not every dolphin in Shark Bay hunts with sponges. "It's primarily done by females," says Janet Mann, a behavioural ecologist. She believes the female dolphins invented the method because of the "selective pressures they face while raising a calf as long as they do," about 4 to 5 years. "These clever dolphins have figured out a way to target fish that other dolphins cannot," she says, adding that even the local fishermen do not catch, or even know about, this particular species. Mann's previous research has shown that dolphin mothers pass the sponging method to their daughters and some of their sons, rare evidence of a cultural tradition in an animal other than humans. The team has documented three generations of sponging dolphins.

    The foraging technique came to light a few decades ago - very recently in evolutionary terms - when a local fisherman spotted what looked like a strange tumour on a dolphin’s nose. Researchers eventually worked out that the ‘tumour’ was a conically shaped sponge and it became unusual (5) that the dolphins would spend considerable time searching for one the right shape to fit their nose. The sponge is used to scatter the sand gently on the sea floor and disturb buried fish. When a fish is spotted, the dolphin drops the sponge and gives chase. "It has been thought that behaviours which are exclusively learnt from one parent are not very stable. With our model we could now show that sponging can be a stable behaviour," said Dr Anna Kopps, a biologist at the University of New South Wales.

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    There are 5 fixed positions in the passage and one word has been placed in each position. Rearrange the words so that the passage makes complete sense.

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • Let's take a look at the word meanings:
      • unusual ⇒ different from what is usual or expected.
      • broken ⇒ past participle of 'break,' is used as an adjective.
      • popular ⇒ liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.
      • acoustic ⇒ relating to sound or the sense of hearing.
      • apparent ⇒ clearly visible or understood; obvious.
    • This is the correct sequence of words that makes proper sense in their place in the corresponding sentences.

    Hence, the correct answer is Option 3.

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    Directions For Questions

    Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

    In 1984, researchers spotted dolphins doing something broken (1) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. When the animals got hungry, they ripped a marine basket sponge from the sea floor and fitted it over their beaks like a person would fit a glove over a hand. The scientists suspected that as the dolphins foraged for fish, the sponges protected their beaks, or rostra, from the rocks and acoustic (2) chunks of coral that litter the sea floor, making this behaviour the first example of tool use in this species.

    The researchers surmised that a long time ago one ingenious Shark Bay dolphin figured out that by prodding the sediments with a sponge attached to her beak, she could stir up these swim bladder-less fish without being hurt. Eventually, such a technique became apparent (3) among other dolphins. But why do dolphins go through all of this trouble when they could simply snag a fish from the open sea? The answer is that the bottom-dwelling fish are a lot more nutritious. Some species also don't have swim bladders or gas chambers that help other fish control their buoyancy as they travel up and down the water column. In the Bahamas, where dolphins are also known to forage for bottom-dwelling fish, dolphins hunt partly by echolocating these bladders, which give off a strong popular (4) signal. That helps the cetaceans find prey even when it's buried in sea sand. But bottom-dwelling fish, such as Barred Sandperch, which are favoured by some Shark Bay dolphins, don't have swim bladders and so are harder to find with echolocation. The sea floor is not nearly as soft here as it is in the Bahamas, so if dolphins want to probe for these fish, they risk injuring their rostra.

    Not every dolphin in Shark Bay hunts with sponges. "It's primarily done by females," says Janet Mann, a behavioural ecologist. She believes the female dolphins invented the method because of the "selective pressures they face while raising a calf as long as they do," about 4 to 5 years. "These clever dolphins have figured out a way to target fish that other dolphins cannot," she says, adding that even the local fishermen do not catch, or even know about, this particular species. Mann's previous research has shown that dolphin mothers pass the sponging method to their daughters and some of their sons, rare evidence of a cultural tradition in an animal other than humans. The team has documented three generations of sponging dolphins.

    The foraging technique came to light a few decades ago - very recently in evolutionary terms - when a local fisherman spotted what looked like a strange tumour on a dolphin’s nose. Researchers eventually worked out that the ‘tumour’ was a conically shaped sponge and it became unusual (5) that the dolphins would spend considerable time searching for one the right shape to fit their nose. The sponge is used to scatter the sand gently on the sea floor and disturb buried fish. When a fish is spotted, the dolphin drops the sponge and gives chase. "It has been thought that behaviours which are exclusively learnt from one parent are not very stable. With our model we could now show that sponging can be a stable behaviour," said Dr Anna Kopps, a biologist at the University of New South Wales.

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    Choose the antonym of the word 'particular.'

    Solutions

    Key Points

    • The word 'particular' as an adjective is used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class and may refer to a special entity.
      • For example, 'My daughter wanted a particular type of cactus.'
    • Let us see the word meanings and usage of the words given in the options:
      • specific ⇒ clearly defined or identified; particular.
        • For example, 'The virus attacks some of the specific cells in the brain.'
      • distinct ⇒ clearly noticeable.
        • For example, 'There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.'
      • precise ⇒ exact and accurate.
        • For example, 'The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.'
      • typical ⇒ representative of all the distinct qualities of a particular type; general.
        • For example, 'Typical symptoms of exposure to radiation would include severe headaches, vomiting and dizziness.'
      • idiosyncratic ⇒ having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features.
        • For example, 'The film, Sicario, two hours long, is directed in Denis's usual idiosyncratic style.'
    • From the above discussion, we can see that the word 'typical' can function as an antonym for 'particular.'

    Hence, the correct answer is Option 4.

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