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Fill in the Blanks questions for bank exams
Fill in the blanks tests vocabulary and grammar together. You pick the word that fits both the meaning and the sentence structure. Plutomonk has 1,040 Fill in the Blanks questions in Prelims and Mains sets of 10, each with a worked solution. They are useful for IBPS PO, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk, IBPS RRB and RBI Assistant.
Read the whole sentence and spot the tone first. Then remove options that break grammar before you compare meanings.
Fill in the Blanks sample questions with answers
These are from the first Prelims and Mains sets. Try each question before you open the solution.
Q1. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: This is one of the largest ______ that I have ever come across.
- city
- cities's
- cities
- one
- ones
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Answer: C. cities
"One of the" is followed by a plural noun.
Q2. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The bank has handled cash transactions ______ Monday and enjoys the work.
- from
- till
- for
- since
- by
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Answer: D. since
"Since" is used with a point of time ("Monday").
Q3. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The new policy is ______ than the earlier one in every respect.
- more better
- better
- much more better
- better than
- most better
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Answer: B. better
"better" is already comparative; "more better" is a double comparative.
Q4. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Many students recovered ______ the illness during the meeting.
- for
- of
- into
- by
- from
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Answer: E. from
The correct phrase is "recovered from".
Q5. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Either of the applicants ______ present at the meeting on time.
- were being
- are being
- were
- have been
- was
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Answer: E. was
"Either" takes a singular verb ("was").
Q6. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The new trainee protested ______ the fee hike during the meeting.
- with
- against
- to
- into
- about
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Answer: B. against
The correct phrase is "protested against".
Q7. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: The new recruits ______ lived in Pune since Monday without any break.
- is having
- have
- has
- are having
- had been
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Answer: B. have
The subject "The new recruits" is plural, so it takes "have".
Q8. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: This branch is ______ than the earlier one in every respect.
- most better
- better than
- much more better
- more better
- better
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Answer: E. better
"better" is already comparative; "more better" is a double comparative.
Q9. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: No sooner had the bell rung in the hall ______ it started raining.
- that
- when
- than
- then
- as soon as
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Answer: C. than
"No sooner" is always followed by "than".
Q10. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: My uncle insisted ______ paying the bill during the meeting.
- for
- to
- of
- on
- about
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Answer: D. on
The correct phrase is "insisted on".
Q11. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Between you and ______, the decision is final.
- my
- me
- mine
- I
- myself
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Answer: B. me
After a preposition ("between"), the object pronoun "me" is used.
Q12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Every one of the officers ______ ready for the test on time.
- are
- were being
- is
- have been
- are being
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Answer: C. is
"Every" takes a singular verb ("is").
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