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SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (30 Questions with Solutions)

English Language questions from SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1, covering error spotting, correct sentences, a cloze test, RC on decluttering and sentence rearrangement.

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Duration
20 min
Marks
30

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SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims English PYQ 1 March 2025 Shift 1: Topics and Tips

This set is the English Language section of the SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims shift held on 1 March 2025, Shift 1.

Topic-wise questions in SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims English

7topics
Error Spotting7 · 25%
Cloze Test6 · 21%
Para Jumbles5 · 18%
Reading Comprehension5 · 18%
Synonyms & Antonyms3 · 11%
Idioms & Phrases1 · 4%
Spelling1 · 3%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (93% of this section).

What this tells you: course of action

  • Begin with Error Spotting, Cloze Test and Para Jumbles. These carry about 64% of the questions, which makes them the best place for your first study sessions.
  • Keep in rotation: Reading Comprehension and Synonyms & Antonyms, a steady 29% that rewards regular practice once the first group feels comfortable.
  • Save for the end: 2 one-question topics (7% together). Skim them last rather than building long study blocks around them.
  • Splitting your study time: out of every 10 study sessions on this section, about 6 for the first group, 3 for the keep-in-rotation group and 1 for the leave-for-last group.

Grammar and vocabulary concepts to revise

  • Spellings of commonly misspelt words and pairs that sound alike, such as affect and effect
  • Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency and the right preposition after a word
  • Collocations and context clues for choosing words in cloze blanks
  • Finding the main idea, inferences and word meanings in context in RC passages

FAQs about SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims English PYQ – 1 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (30 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360 has 30 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 20 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language?
In the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section, each question carries 1 mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 30.
What type of questions came in SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section included reading comprehension, spelling and para-jumbles questions. For example, one question begins: “In the sentence below, four words have been highlighted which may be misspelt or inappropriate in their usage.”
How many reading comprehension passages were in the SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language section?
The State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section had 2 reading comprehension (RC) passages, covering 15 of its 30 questions. They open with “In the following passage there are blanks, each…” and “In our fast-paced world, maintaining a clean and…”.
Is SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section is also part of the full SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) paper on Aptitude360, “SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims Question Paper – 1 Mar 2025 Shift 1 (Memory-Based, with Solutions)”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SBI Clerk 2024 Prelims (1 March 2025, Shift 1) English Language questions online?
You can practise the State Bank of India Junior Associate (SBI Clerk) 2024 Prelims, 1 March 2025 Shift 1 English Language section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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SectionQuestionsTime
SBIC24 PRE · 1 Mar 2025 · S1 · English3020 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
30 across 30 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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