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General English Sectional Test 1
SBI Clerk · State Bank of India: Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales)
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official Mains syllabus and answer-checked on 27 August 2026.
View official syllabus sourceBefore you begin
- 1This sectional test contains 40 original General English questions.
- 2Each wrong answer deducts marks using the scoring rule shown above. Unattempted questions score zero.
- 3You can mark a question for review and come back to it later using the question palette.
- 4The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
- 5You can review your answers and explanations for every question immediately after submitting.
About this SBI Clerk General English sectional test
This sectional test isolates General English from the SBI Clerk Mains pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 40 original practice questions across 13 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Reading comprehension
5 questions
Cloze test
4 questions
Error spotting
4 questions
Antonym
3 questions
Fill in the blanks
3 questions
Idioms
3 questions
One-word substitution
3 questions
Para jumbles
3 questions
Sentence improvement
3 questions
Synonym
3 questions
Active and passive voice
2 questions
Direct and indirect speech
2 questions
Double fillers
2 questions
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0.25 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 40 questions are difficulty-tagged: 2 easy, 22 medium, 16 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official SBI Clerk question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original General English questions, mapped to the official SBI Clerk Mains syllabus and answer-checked on 27 August 2026.
How many questions are in this General English sectional test, and how long is it?
40 questions in 35 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 13 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Reading comprehension, Cloze test, and Error spotting.
Is there negative marking in this test?
Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks, and each correct answer earns 1 mark. Unattempted questions score zero.