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IBPS SO English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the IBPS Specialist Officer Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
English Grammar practice
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Q1.Choose the correct preposition: She is good ___ mathematics.
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Answer: C — at
The idiom is “good at” a subject or skill.
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Q2.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: A — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: Hardly had he left ___ it started raining.
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Answer: B — when
The correlative pair is “hardly … when” (also “no sooner … than”).
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Q4.Choose the correct option: If I ___ you, I would accept the offer.
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Answer: C — were
The subjunctive “were” is used in hypothetical conditions: “If I were you…”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: I look forward to ___ from you.
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Answer: D — hearing
In “look forward to”, “to” is a preposition, so it takes a gerund: “hearing”.
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Q6.Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, “I am tired.”
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Answer: D — He said that he was tired.
With a past reporting verb, the present tense shifts back: “am” → “was”.
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Q7.Choose the correct option: The furniture in the house ___ new.
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Answer: B — is
“Furniture” is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
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Q8.Choose the correct tag question: She can swim, ___?
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Answer: D — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
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Q9.Choose the correct article: He is ___ honest man.
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Answer: B — an
“Honest” begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so “an”.
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Q10.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: B — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
How to approach english grammar questions
Find the subject first and make the verb agree with it, ignoring phrases in between. Watch fixed prepositions (good at, insist on, prefer to) and tense sequence in reported speech.
About IBPS SO
IBPS Specialist Officer Examination — conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). Recruits IT, agriculture, law, HR, marketing and Rajbhasha specialist officers for public sector banks.
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IBPS SO practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Economy & Banking Awareness | General awareness | Question bank |
| Computer Awareness | Computer knowledge | Question bank |
| Data Interpretation | Data interpretation | Calculated (new numbers every set) |