English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2023-26th November

Directions (1-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

Q1. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were (7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) organizer
(b) generating
(c) producer
(d) importer
(e) operator

Q2. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) rapidly
(b) convertibly
(c) nonetheless
(d) nevertheless
(e) arguably

Q3. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) organized
(b) call
(c) guest
(d) host
(e) mean

Q4. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) famous
(b) mix
(c) complex
(d) full
(e) empty

Q5. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) fill
(b) revealed
(c) imbibed
(d) inspired
(e) forced

Q6. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) immediately
(b) seriously
(c) ultimately
(d) ignorantly
(e) casually

Q7. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were (7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) lays
(b) stands
(c) built
(d) states
(e) erects

Q8. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) lie
(b) stays
(c) leaves
(d) release
(e) remain

Q9. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) provide
(b) avail
(c) grant
(d) given
(e) allow

Q10. As a major (1)……………… of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans, India is (2)……………… the best place to (3)…………….. World Environment Day. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the government means business, and the UN theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, will not remain an (4)……………… slogan. His claim would have (5)……………… greater confidence had India taken its own rules on waste management (6)………………. Both the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, which were(7)…………….. on previous regulations, mostly (8)…………….. on paper. State governments have simply not (9)…………….. them the necessary (10)………………., and the producers of plastic articles that are  invariably used just for a few minutes have shown little concern about their negative environmental impact.

(a) momentum
(b) paced
(c) velocity
(d) required
(e) supported

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Producer– the one who produces

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Arguably– in the manner of arguing; debatably; defensibly

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Host- one that provides a facility for an event

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Empty– containing nothing or nobody
(‘An empty slogan’ is an idiom)

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Inspired– having excellence through inspiration

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Seriously

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Built

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Remain

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Given

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Momentum– the impetus

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