Bank Exam 2026 English Most Expected Questions

Bank Exam 2026 English is an important section that often decides the overall score in competitive banking exams. To perform well, students need a clear understanding of grammar rules, vocabulary usage, and common question patterns asked in the exam. 

Bank Exam 2026 English Most Expected Questions are often based on familiar patterns such as error detection, word swap, sentence improvement, and para jumbles, making conceptual clarity essential. A strong understanding of these areas helps aspirants attempt questions accurately and manage time better during the exam.

Questions Based On Error Detection

This section focuses on identifying grammatical errors within sentences. In this Punctuation errors are generally ignored.

 Question 1 Example:

• Sentence: Keeping in mind that power cuts are on different days in different areas, the change in the factory law would enable individual factories within an area to determining their weekly holidays on their own.

• Error Analysis: The error is in part D, "to determining." The general rule is that the preposition 'to' is followed by the first form of the verb (V1). Thus, it should be to determine. The V-ing form after 'to' is only used in specific phrasal contexts (e.g., "addicted to," "accustomed to").

 Question 2 Example:

• Sentence: Our company was recently award the contract to construct two major bridges in the state.

• Error Analysis: The error is in part A, "was recently award." This sentence is in the passive voice. The correct structure for the simple past passive voice is was/were + V3 (third form of the verb). Therefore, the correct phrase is "was recently awarded."

Question 3 Example:

• Sentence: In the general election of 2014, the Election Commission expressed its helplessness in keep a check on money being expended much beyond accepted and prescribed limits.

• Error Analysis: The error is in part B, "in keep." A fundamental grammar rule states that if a verb follows a preposition (like 'in'), it must be in the -ing form (gerund). The correct phrase is "in keeping."

Question 4 Example:

• Sentence: The climbers will again try to reach the summit of the mountain, and their chances of doing so are more better than they were last week.

• Error Analysis: The error is in part C, "more better." This is an error of double comparatives. The word "better" is already the comparative form of "good" and does not require "more." The correct phrase is "are better than."

• Pedagogical Note: In Error Detection, the goal is to make minimal corrections. Removing "more" is sufficient. However, in Sentence Improvement, if options like are better than and are much better than were given, both would be considered correct improvements as "much" can modify a comparative adjective.

Questions Based On Word Swap

This exercise involves rearranging highlighted words in a sentence to make it grammatically and contextually correct. This section relies heavily on vocabulary and contextual understanding.

 Question 1 Example:

• Original Sentence: The loyal (A) leader inspired his charismatic (B) followers with powerful (C) speeches and visionary (D) ideas.

• Correction: Swap (A) and (B).

• Explanation: A leader is typically described as charismatic (influential), while followers are described as loyal.

• Corrected Sentence: The **charismatic** leader inspired his **loyal** followers with powerful speeches and visionary ideas.

 Question 2 Example:

• Original Sentence: The profound (A) scientist conducted groundbreaking research to uncover the inquisitive (B) mysteries of the universe, revealing fascinating (C) discoveries.

• Correction: Swap (A) and (B).

• Explanation: A scientist is inquisitive (curious), while mysteries are described as profound (deep, vast).

• Corrected Sentence: The **inquisitive** scientist conducted groundbreaking research to uncover the **profound** mysteries of the universe, revealing fascinating discoveries.

Question 3 Example:

• Original Sentence: The compassionate nurse provided ailing (A) care to the tender (B) patients, bringing them much-needed comfort (C).

• Correction: Swap (A) and (B).

• Explanation: Patients are ailing (sick), and the care provided is tender (gentle).

• Corrected Sentence: The compassionate nurse provided **tender** care to the **ailing** patients, bringing them much-needed comfort.

Questions Based On Sentence Improvement

This task requires choosing the best alternative to improve a highlighted part of a sentence.

Question 1 Example:

• Sentence: The producers wanted him to resume shooting for the show, but the actor couldn't allocate bulk dates owing for his prior commitments.

• Improvement: owing to his prior commitments

• Explanation: The phrase "owing to" is a fixed prepositional phrase meaning "because of." "Owing for" is incorrect.

 Question 2 Example:

• Sentence: The Kerala government has refused to take of the iPhone.

• Improvement: has refused to take over the iPhone

• Explanation:

• Subject-Verb Agreement: government (singular) correctly takes has (singular verb).

• Phrasal Verb: The correct phrasal verb is take over, meaning to assume control or ownership. Take of is incorrect.

 Question 3 Example:

• Sentence: Once Agra's air connectivity with other major cities in India is restored, as is the plans of the government, we expect the number to swell.

• Improvement: as is the plan of the government

• Explanation: The singular verb is requires a singular subject. Therefore, plans (plural) is incorrect; it should be the singular plan.

Question 4 Example:

• Sentence: The military in West Africa's biggest oil-producing nation said it has prepared to act decisively to help the government maintain law and order.

• Improvement: it was prepared to act

• Explanation:

• Tense Consistency: The reporting verb said (past tense) necessitates the following clause to also be in the past tense.

• Voice and Meaning: It was prepared (passive voice/stative) correctly conveys the meaning of being in a state of readiness.

Questions Based On Para Jumble (Sentence Rearrangement)

This section requires arranging a set of jumbled sentences (A, B, C, D, E) into a coherent paragraph.

Sentences:

A. Despite these warnings, the state was unprepared, which Texas realized as soon as the storm swept in.

B. 10 years ago, in 2012, energy regulators warned the state’s electricity grid operators that they were ill-prepared for an unprecedented winter storm.

C. For scientists, the havoc wrecked by the extreme winter weather that hit Texas in mid-February did not come as a surprise.

D. Equipment froze at power plants, and about half the state’s electricity-generating capacity went offline.

E. For decades before that, climate scientists had warned that a warming planet would result in weather events like this one.

Logical Arrangement:

1. C (Opening Sentence): Introduces the main idea: the Texas winter storm was not a surprise to scientists.

2. B (First Warning): Provides the first specific reason for C, mentioning a warning from "10 years ago."

3. E (Earlier Warning): Expands on the history of warnings, noting that "decades before that" (before the 2012 warning in B), scientists had issued similar cautions.

4. D (Consequence of the Event): Describes the immediate impact and specific consequences when the storm mentioned in C and E hit.

5. A (Concluding Sentence): Refers to "these warnings" (from B and E) and concludes by stating the state's unpreparedness despite them.

Final Arrangement: CBEAD

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