English Language Quiz For IDBI AM/ Bank of India PO 2023 -8th March

Directions (1-10): In the following questions a paragraph is given with two blanks. The paragraph is then provided with five options which consist of the words that can fill the given blanks. Choose that option as your answer which can fill the given blanks in the exact order as given in the option. If none of the given options fills the given blanks then choose option (e), ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Q1. In the ______________ of law and policy, the Centre may issue orders or_________________ laws that fundamentally alter the State’s policies and programmes.
(a) realm, enact
(b) purview, elicit
(c) policy ,extend
(d) candid ,raise
(e) None of these.

Q2. Despite 429 scheduled “employments” and over 1,900 job categories defined under the Minimum Wages Act, a ____________ of the informal sector workforce did not even ________________.
(a) world ,permits
(b) valiant ,rise
(c) sandy, certify
(d) chunk , qualify
(e) None of these.

Q3. Just economists with a______________ of their own are not enough. They need to work in the right _______________space, which has to be created for them.
(a) respect , psychological
(b) extol ,global
(c) mind, political
(d) projection, natural
(e) None of these.

Q4. The ______________ of the twenty-first century marked the turning point in India’s economic growth. The end of US and western sanctions,__________________ after our nuclear tests in 1998, led to an economic boom, in the first decade of the 21st century.
(a) start, preview
(b) advent, imposed
(c) departure, uniform
(d) intention ,hurt
(e) None of these.

Q5. With _______________for post Cold War style “globalisation” declining in Europe and the US, India now faces serious choices it has to make, given the security and diplomatic________________ it faces, from an increasingly assertive China.
(a) anxiety, easiness
(b) gusto, amiable
(c) petulant, terms
(d) enthusiasm, challenges
(e) None of these.

Q6. India will have little _______________left with its “Act East” partners, if its economy lacks the strength and competitiveness, enabling it to become a significant _________________ partner, in the Indo-Pacific region.
(a) leverage, economic
(b) freedom, action
(c) restrain, revolutionized
(d) advantage, unprofitable
(e) None of these.

Q7. India cannot become a significant, modern economic power unless it develops a ____________electronics industry, with an __________________ capability for research and development and a substantial manufacturing capability to produce crucial items like semi-conductors and computer chips.
(a) durability, channelize
(b) calibrating, engineered
(c) vibrant, indigenous
(d) decided, excellence
(e) None of these.

Q8. India’s service exports, _________________by information technology, however, rose from $137 billion in 2011-12 to $205 billion in 2018-19. But, continually high deficits in world trade of goods and services are neither desirable, nor _____________________.
(a) prompt, dangerous
(b) spearheaded, sustainable
(c) bring, vociferous
(d) helm, fostering
(e) None of these.

Q9. The RBI decided to_________________ this increased surplus after following due process and after accepting the _____________of the Jalan Committee.
(a) transfer, recommendations
(b) deny, punishments
(c) actual, prowess
(d) increment, suggestions
(e) replacement, advices

Q10. Ms. Sitharaman did _________ a few measures to make ___________better accountable to the board.
(a) declared, arranged
(b) announce, managements
(c) ordered, organizations
(d) advise, managing
(e) guided, administrations

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.

Q11. Despite the financing (A) caused by climate change, there is not enough havoc (B) to support for renewable energy (C) and mitigating environmental (D)changes.

(a) A-B
(b) B-C
(c) A-D
(d)C-D
(e) None of these

Q12. It would be nice to believe (A) that Britain has been carefully (B) walked back from the Brexit cliff-edge and now has a rational (C) over the next six months to reach a chance (D)decision on its future relationship with the European Union.

(a) A-B
(b) B-C
(c) A-D
(d)C-D
(e) None of these.

Q13. The ‘empty chair’ during the recent changes (A) G-7 meeting was not just a low point for the coveted (B)gathering in France, but also disheartening (C) for those conscious of the catastrophic concluded (D)in the climate.

(a) A-B
(b) B-C
(c) A-D
(d)C-D
(e) None of these.

Q14. Most people are rightful (A) of basic amenities like clean potable water, nutritious food and deprived (B) employment. These are directly linked to the utilization of natural resources (C)and the means to grow food that provide (D)for the nutritional needs of the population.

(a) A-B
(b) B-C
(c) A-D
(d)C-D
(e) None of these.

Q15. With the deep dive (A)of the invitation for stakeholders’ comments on the draft National e-Commerce Policy, posted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, it is time to take a closing (B) and look at important issues (C)that are specific (D)to e-commerce.

(a) A-D
(b) B-C
(c) A-B
(d)C-D
(e) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (a).

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (d). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (d).

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (c). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (c).

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (b). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (b).

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (d). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (d).

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (a).

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (c). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (c).

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (b). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (b).

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (b). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect.

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct option is option (a).

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d).

S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option(c).

S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a)

S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct option is option (c)