English Language Quiz For Bank Mains Exam 2024-13th January

Directions (1-5): In the following questions a sentence is given with two blanks. The sentence is then provided with five options which consist of the words that can fill the given blanks. Choose that option as the answer which can fill the given blanks in the exact order as given in the option. If none of the given options fill the given blanks correctly then choose option ‘None of these’ as the 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.

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is realm, enact.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is chunk, qualify.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is mind, political.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is advent, imposed.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is enthusiasm, challenges.