RRB NTPC SAMPLE PAPER - GENERAL ENGLISH - 41

Directions: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c),and (d). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. Mr. Srinivasan is ___ to become Chairman of the group ____ the retirement of his father.

(a) set, following
(b) voted, subsequent
(c) selected, despite
(d) approved, because
(5) decided, after.

2. ___ to your error the ___ consignment has been delayed by a week.

(a) According, important
(b) Duly, urgent
(c) Owing, entire
(d) Added, crucial

3. On account of the ___ in sales the software firm has achieved an eight per cent ___ in net profit.

(a) surge, fall
(b) increase, rise
(c) decline, slope
(d) hike, loss

4. The company has _____ special training to employees on _____ to trade online.

(a) announced, benefits
(b) offered, course
(c) imparted, risks
(d) sanction, skills

Directions: In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence.

5. The organization preferred (a)/ to hire locale (b)/ population as they understood the language (c)/ and customer preferences. (d)/ All correct. (5)

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Answer:

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)