Oriental Bank of Commerce Clerk Exam - English Language - Part 3

Directions-(Q. 26 to 30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
1. With all this experimentation he incurred an expenditure of over a million dollars before success smiled on him.
2. Edison invented the long lasting electric light bulb.
3. To find a fibre to burn inside a bulb he experimented with over two thousand items.
4. We thus owe the miracle of light as much to his perseverance as to his genius.
5. However he did not invent it overnight.
6. His friends too travelled all over the world from South America to India in search of a suitable fibre.

26. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  5
 

27. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
2  3  4  5  6
 

28. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  5
 

29. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
2  3  4  5  6
 

30. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
2  3  4  5  6
 

Directions-(Q. 31 to 40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. Senior citizens prefer (A) / banks which (B) / branches are located (C) / near their homes. (D) No error (E)
Senior citizens prefer  banks which  branches are located  near their homes  No error
 

32. In the latest statistics (A) / China supplies more than (B) / ninety per cent of the (C) / steel imported by India. (D) No error (E)
In the latest statistics  China supplies more than  ninety per cent of the  steel imported by India  No error
 

33. We shall be calling a meeting (A) / next week to assess (B) / the causes of frequently (C) / delays in infrastructure projects. (D) No error (E)
We shall be calling a meeting  next week to assess  the causes of frequently  delays in infrastructure projects  No error
 

34. Although it has received (A) / clearance from RBI the bank (B) / has decided not to open (C) / their office in Hongkong. (D) No error (E)
Although it has received  clearance from RBI the bank  has decided not to open  their office in Hongkong  No error
 

35. Most of the tribals (A) / in the region (B) / are depended on the forest (C) / to earn their livelihoods. (D) No error (E)
Most of the tribals  in the region  are depended on the forest  to earn their livelihoods  No error
 

36. After graduating from college (A) / having an engineering degree (B) / he received a job offer (C) / from a reputed American firm. (D) No error (E)
After graduating from college  having an engineering degree  he received a job offer  from a reputed American firm  No error
 

37. In order for (A) / the scheme to be (B) / successful we require as (C) / much as twenty investors. (D) No error (E)
In order for  the scheme to be  successful we require as  much as twenty investors  No error
 

38. The insurance company has plans (A) / to hire 30,000 agents (B) / at a time when (C) / most companies are cutting jobs. (D) No error (E)
The insurance company has plans  to hire 30,000 agents  at a time when  most companies are cutting jobs  No error
 

39. One of the important lesson (A) / he taught me was to save (B) / at least thirty per cent (C) / of my gross income. (D) No error (E)
One of the important lesson  he taught me was to save  at least thirty per cent  of my gross income  No error
 

40. Due to the financial crisis (A) / the price of foodgrains (B) / has risen sharply (C) / over the past few months. (D) No error (E)
Due to the financial crisis  the price of foodgrains  has risen sharply  over the past few months  No error
 

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