Practice SBI PO 2026 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Aug 2026 Shift 2 (40 Questions with Solutions)

Identify the sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

Identify the sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

Identify the sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

Identify the sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

The following question gives a sentence which has been divided into five parts which may not be in their correct order of narrative. The sentence is then followed by five options, one of which gives the sequence of the rearranged parts to make the sentence meaningful. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence, mark option " No rearrangement required " as the answer.

A. withstand extreme

B. loads without any

C. the engineer insisted

D. that the bridge

E. visible structural strain

The following question gives a sentence which has been divided into five parts which may not be in their correct order of narrative. The sentence is then followed by five options, one of which gives the sequence of the rearranged parts to make the sentence meaningful. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence, mark option " No rearrangement required " as the answer.

A. significantly improves

B. complete recovery

C. the chances of

D. that early diagnosis

E. the physician explained

The following question gives a sentence which has been divided into five parts which may not be in their correct order of narrative. The sentence is then followed by five options, one of which gives the sequence of the rearranged parts to make the sentence meaningful. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence, mark option " No rearrangement required " as the answer.

A. that seemed to

B. detected a faint signal

C. originate from a

D. scientists at the observatory

E. distant galaxy

For the following question, a sentence is provided with a few highlighted words that may be incorrectly positioned. Choose the correct sequence to rearrange these words, ensuring the sentence is both grammatically and contextually correct.

Karnataka canteens (A) junk food sales in school promote (B) to restricted (C) healthier eating habits among students.

For the following question, a sentence is provided with a few highlighted words that may be incorrectly positioned. Choose the correct sequence to rearrange these words, ensuring the sentence is both grammatically and contextually correct.

Punjab introduced (A) yoga sessions in government colleges to concentration (B) enhance (C) and student well-being.

Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) By the 1980s, surveys estimated that the population had fallen by nearly 90%, primarily because wetlands were drained and riverbanks were altered for agriculture.

(B) Conservation programmes were later introduced to restore river habitats and control invasive predators, leading to gradual recovery in some regions.

(C) Despite these improvements, conservationists continue to stress that long-term habitat protection is necessary to ensure the species does not face another severe decline.

(D) The water vole, once one of the United Kingdom's most widespread mammals, occupied almost every suitable river, canal, and wetland until the early twentieth century.

(E) The reduction in suitable habitat was further intensified by the spread of the American mink, an invasive predator that preyed heavily on water voles.

(F) Recent monitoring indicates that although local populations have recovered in a few protected landscapes, the species remains absent from many areas where it was once abundant.

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?