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1. Miscellaneous part-3 questions
Directions : In these questions, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B),
(C), and (D) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative, In case, no correction is required, your
answer is (E)
1. Today governments are introducing more and more technology into their system to address the
needs of citizens at a pace fast then that of manual operations. (PUNJAB AND SIND BANK 2010)
(A) faster than that of
(B) faster than those for
(C) fast than that for
(D) more than that in
(E) No correction required.
2. Environmentalists has pay little heed to the 'softer' aspects of the movement, of which, the need
to change our culture is the most important. (BANK OF MAHARASHTRA 2010)
(A) is paying little heed
(B) are paying little heeding
(C) has paid little heeds
(D) have paid little heed
(E) No correction required.

2. .
3. Even in a changing world, we cannot wishes away the monarchy and replace it with a democracy overnight. (BANK OF
MAHARASHTRA 2010)
(A) cannot wish away
(B) Can never wishing out
(C) cannot wish out
(D)never wishes out
(E) No correction required.
4. He is the only one of the members who have paid all the dues. (CANARA BANK 2009)
(A) member who has paid
(B) members who have been paying
(C) member who has been paid
(D) members who has paid
(E) No correction required
5. Neither the members of the society nor the Chairman were present for the annual meeting. (CANARA BANK 2009)
(A) were present at
(B) was present for
(C) have been present
(D) has been present for
(E) No corrections required

3. .
6. One of the main function of the state is maintenance of law and order . (UNITED BANK OF INDIA 2009)
(A)Main function for
(B) Main function’s of
(c) Main functions for
(D) Main functions of
(E) No correction required
7. Setbacks and failures has always been an integral part of science. (UNITED BANK OF INDIA 2009)
(A) has always being
(B) were always been
(C) has been always
(D) have always been
(E) No correction required
8. The soldiers deployed in the town were instructed to exercising restraint and handle the
situation peacefully. (BANK OF MAHARASHTRA 2009)
(A) Was instructed to exercising
(B) Were instructed for exercise
(C) Were instructed to exercise
(D) Was instructing to exercising
(E) No correction required

4. .
9. The ban was imposed by the state's commercial taxes department last Friday, after protests by a certain
community, which had threat to burn cinema halls screening the controversial move. (ANDHRA BANK 2009)
(A) had threats of burning
(B) had threated to burn
(C) had threatened to burn
(D) had threatened to burning
(E) No correction required.
10. The designing finally ready and I shall submit them for approval next week, well before the specified deadline. (OBC
BANK 2009)
(A) designs finally
(B) designs finally will be
(C) final designs
(D) designs are finally
(E) no correction required
11. Q. Many American companies import components from China as they are cheap compared to those manufactured
locally. (OBC BANK 2009)
(A) because it is cheaper
(B) as they are cheap as
(C) which is cheap
(D) since these are cheaper
(E) No correction required

5. .
12. Lift the handset only after paid a one rupee coin. (UCO BANK 2008)
(A) Paying a one - rupee coin
(B) You pay one rupee coin
(C) Pay one - rupee coin
(D) You paid one rupee coin
(E) No correction required
13. His behavior with all his employees is so pleasing that everyone come forward for helping him. (UCO
BANK 2008)
(A) came towards him for help
(B) comes towards him for help
(C) comes towards to help him
(D) comes towards for help him
(E) No correction required
14. If a person is able to see what is wrong with oneself, he can improve fast. (BANK OF BARODA 2008)
(A) What is wrong with myself
(B) What are the wrongs in oneself
(C) What is wrong in oneself
(D) What is wrong with himself
(E) No correction required.

6. .
15. He arrived at the hotel, which a reception was held in his honor. (BANK OF INDIA 2008)
(A) in which a reception is
(B) while a reception being
(C) where a reception was
(D) since a reception going on
(E) No correction required
16. The latest study by Nasscom indicates possibly short of 5 lakh qualified engineers in the IT industry. (OBC BANK 2008)
(A) The possible shortage off
(B) Possibly short by
(C) Possibilities of shortage
(D) A possible shortage of
(E) No correction required
17. Vithal has a habit of "pass the buck" when it came to important issues at work. (SBI 2011)
(A) Pass to bucking
(B) Passing buck
(C) Passing the buck
(D) Pass buck
(E) No correction required

7. .
18. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of people along the coasts of southern India, parliament passes a
bill that proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond promptly to natural disasters.(SBI 2010)
(A) Passed a bill proposed
(B) Passes a bill with proposed
(C) Pass a bill proposing
(D) Passed a bill which propose
(E) No correction required
19. Why you refrained from mention this point is surprise to me (SBI 2008)
(A) Refrained from mentioning
(B) Refrained from mention of
(C) Refrain from any mention
(D) Refrained to have any mention of
(E) No correction required
20. Despite being considerable difficulty this is one of the most popular exercises. (SBI 2008)
(A) considerably difficult
(B) considerable difficult
(C) considerably difficulties
(D) Considerably and difficulty
(E) No correction required