200+ Most Asked English Questions for IBPS Clerk Exam, Download Free PDF

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam is a highly competitive exam. At this stage, I hope all your basic concepts of English are clear. What you need now is focused practice on the right topics for the IBPS Clerk exam. The English section is scoring if you prepare smartly. Over the past few years, IBPS has followed a consistent trend of asking questions from certain areas such as Reading Comprehension, Error Detection, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles, Sentence Improvement, and Fill in the Blanks. These are the most important topics that can help you maximise your score and easily clear the sectional as well as overall cutoff. To make your last-minute preparation stronger, we are providing 200+ Most Asked English Questions PDF for IBPS Clerk. This free PDF covers all the important topics, exam-based questions, and solutions, so that you can revise effectively and boost your exam performance.

Important Topics for IBPS Clerk English Section 2025

Based on the last 5 years’ exam analysis, these are the most asked topics:

• Reading Comprehension (RC) – Story, factual passage, banking & economy-based themes.
• Cloze Test – Grammar and vocabulary-based fill-in-the-blanks.
• Para Jumbles – Sentence rearrangement to form a meaningful paragraph.
• Error Detection / Sentence Improvement – Based on grammar rules (tenses, articles, prepositions, subject-verb agreement).
• Fill in the Blanks (Double Fillers) – Contextual vocabulary usage.
• Word Swap / Word Usage – Correct placement of words in context.
• Sentence Rearrangement – Logical flow of sentences.
• Spelling Errors – Identify the incorrect spelling.
• Phrase Replacement – Choosing the best replacement for underlined parts.
• Vocabulary-Based Questions – Synonyms & Antonyms in Reading Comprehension.

IBPS Clerk Free Topic Wise Prcatice Set

In this section, we have provided IBPS Clerk free Topic set links for Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language to help candidates strengthen their preparation. These topic-wise practice tests will help you focus on different sections, improve accuracy and increase speed. Candidates can attempt these tests regularly to analyse their performance and prepare for the exam.

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200+ Most Asked English Questions for IBPS Clerk Exam

To make your preparation easier, we are providing a free PDF of 200+ Most Asked English Questions for IBPS Clerk 2025. This PDF comes with detailed solutions and explanations so that you not only practice but also learn the correct approach to tackle each type of question. Download the PDF and include it in your daily revision plan to maximise your chances of scoring high in the English section.

Directions (1-5): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

In the early twentieth century, Indian nationalists began to establish newspapers explicitly to advocate their cause: the best of these were the Bombay Chronicle, founded by former Congress president Sir Pherozeshah Mehta in 1910, Hindustan Times, which was started by the Congress-supporting Birla business family in 1924, and Jawaharlal Nehru’s own National Herald, which started publication in 1938. The Muslim League followed suit when its political fortunes picked up during the war years, Muhammad Ali Jinnah establishing Dawn in Karachi and Delhi in 1941.

By 1875, it was estimated that there were 475 newspapers in India, the vast majority owned and edited by Indians. They catered to the literate minority—less than 10 percent of the population at that time—but their influence extended well beyond this segment since the news and views they published were repeated and spread by word of mouth. The nascent library movement in India also helped, as did public reading-rooms and each copy sold enjoyed at least a dozen readers. Though the newspapers were printed and published in the big cities, editions made their way, sometimes three days later, to the rural areas and ‘mofussil towns’, where they were eagerly awaited and avidly read. There is no doubt that the press contributed significantly to the development and growth of nationalist feelings in India, inculcated the idea of a broader public consciousness, exposed many of the failings of the colonial administration and played an influential part in fomenting opposition to many aspects of British rule.

Inevitably, the British authorities began to be alarmed: Lord Lytton brought in a Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to regulate the Indian-language papers, and his government kept a jaundiced eye on the English language ones. (It was the introduction of this Act that prompted the Amrita Bazar Patrika to convert itself into an English-language newspaper overnight, to avoid coming under the new law’s purview.) Still, outright censorship and repression would not have gone down well with the British public at home, and the authorities had to tread warily. While on certain occasions of grave danger to Britain, especially at times of war, and during periods of elevated nationalist resistance, the press was directly curtailed to protect imperial interests—the Rowlatt Acts come to mind—a wide range of criticism of British administration was permitted most of the time. Indeed, the Indian vernacular press was allowed to get away with crude invective: for instance, in 1889, a Bengali newspaper, Halishaher Patrika, colorfully described the British Lieutenant-Governor Sir George Campbell as ‘the baboon Campbell with a hairy body… His eyes flash forth in anger and his tail is all in flames’. But had its anti-colonialism taken on a more explicitly political tone, for instance in questioning the very premises of British rule at all or calling for its overthrow, the authorities would not have been quite as tolerant.

One of the most notable accomplishments of the Indian nationalist media, during a period of relative freedom, ironically, has implications that haunt the subcontinent even today. In 1891, a journalist from the Amrita Bazar Patrika managed to rummage through the wastepaper basket at the office of Viceroy Lord Lansdowne. There he found the fragments of a torn-up letter, which with great enterprise he managed to piece together. The letter contained explosive news, revealing as it did in considerable detail the viceroy’s plans to annex the Hindu Maharaja-ruled Muslim-majority state of Jammu & Kashmir. To the consternation of the British authorities, Amrita Bazar Patrika published the letter on its front page. The cat was out of the bag: the newspaper reached the Maharaja of Kashmir, who promptly protested, set sail for London and vehemently lobbied the authorities there to honour their predecessors’ guarantees of his state’s ‘independent’ status. The Maharaja was successful, and Indian nationalists congratulated the Patrika on having thwarted the colonialists’ imperial designs. Had this exposé not taken place, Kashmir would not have remained a ‘princely state’, free to choose the country, and the terms, of its accession upon Independence in 1947; it would have been a province of British India, subject to being carved up by a careless British pen during Partition. The contours of the ‘Kashmir problem’ would have looked very different today.

Question 1: Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the establishment of the press by the Indian nationalists?

A) Development and growth of nationalist feelings

B) Incitement of opposition towards British rule

C) Exaltation of the accomplishments of the colonial administration

D) Inculcation of a broader public consciousness

E) None of the above

Question 2: Why was the Vernacular Press Act brought about by the British authorities?

A) To regulate the English-language papers

B) To protect imperial interests

C) To annex the Hindu Maharaja-ruled Muslim-majority state of Jammu & Kashmir

D) To control the proliferation of Indian-language newspapers

E) To develop and promote nationalist feelings in India

Question 3: Which of the following newspapers has NOT been mentioned in the passage?

A) Amrita Bazar Patrika

B) Halishaher Patrika

C) Kesari

D) Dawn

E) Hindustan Times

Question 4: What does the author mean when he says “the cat was out of the bag”?

A) The contours of the ‘Kashmir problem’

B) The revelation of the viceroy’s plan to annex Jammu & Kashmir by publishing the same

C) The accession of Kashmir upon Independence

D) The questioning of the premises of British rule in India and calling for its overthrow

E) None of the above

Question 5: Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word ‘nascent’ as used in the passage?

A) incipient

B) rudimentary

C) mature

D) sophisticated

E) civilized

Benefits of Solving 200+ Most Asked English Questions for IBPS Clerk

Practising English questions is one of the smartest ways to prepare for the IBPS Clerk 2025 exam. By focusing on the most asked and repeated questions, you save time and cover high-scoring topics effectively. This practice not only sharpens your skills but also builds confidence to attempt maximum questions with accuracy in the exam.

Better Understanding of Exam Pattern: By solving the most asked questions, you get familiar with the types of questions that are frequently repeated in the IBPS Clerk exam. This helps you align your preparation with the actual exam.

Boosts Accuracy and Speed: Practising a large set of questions improves your accuracy in answering while also helping you manage time effectively during the exam.

Covers All Important Topics: These 200+ questions are picked from previous year papers and expected trends, ensuring that you practice from the most important areas of English.

Boost Your Core English Skills: From grammar rules to reading comprehension and vocabulary, solving these questions enhances your overall command of the English section.

Improves Exam Confidence: Regular practice with real exam-level questions reduces nervousness and boosts confidence, making you better prepared for the final test.

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