English Quiz 2017 – Double Fillers and Para Jumbles – Set 3 | RBI Assistant Mains 2016

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. Though my company’s share in the global market is still nearly 4% only, there is increasing _____of horticulture produce from the country. This has occurred due to ______developments in the areas of state-of-the-art cold chain infrastructure and quality assurance measures.

(a) Farmland, constituted

(b) discrimination, ensure

(c) acceptance, concurrent

(d) Club, economic

(e) utilisation, comprehensive

2. The middle of the boardroom _______ an important presentation to a top client is probably not a great idea, but there are more private situations and you should feel free to try it from time to time if the _______ takes you.

(a) Yet, ways

(b) that, bottlenecks

(c) conversion, process

(d) during, urge

(e) impact, circumstances

3. The north east India’s __________dress is a cultural expression which has ___________-slow modification and yet remained a marker of identity and social unity.

(a) Indigenous, undergone

(b) special, disconcerting

(c) entitled, invoked

(d) verdict, contradict

(e) views, introduced

4. Our college team visit each village and request families to ____________that their daughters start going to schools and the results have been___________

(a) Opined, brought

(b) ensure, overwhelming

(c) reconsider, unprecedented

(d) curiosity, counterpart

(e) raised, allowed

5. After all, in a__________ competitive job market, companies want employees who boast critical thinking and problem solving skills can _______________across networks, and bring creativity and imagination to the workplace.

(a) Entirely, exercise

(b) overrule , found

(c) forced, reworked

(d) fiercely, collaborate

(e) interpreting, require

Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below.

(A) Skilling up workers would boost their employability and enable them to negotiate better wages, while also making the economy more productive.

(B) If the present situation continues, we may see a shortfall of skilled labour or the disappearance of special skills in some sectors.

(C) The ITI stream should also be expanded further to include courses in trades like carpentry, masonry and leather work, where, so far, training is offered only on the job or through caste-based trade guilds.

(D) Prior learning programmes launched by the ministry of skill development as a pilot project in five states could address these issues, and they must be expanded.

(E) A report by the National Skill Development Corporation and KPMG estimates that nearly 580 million jobs are expected to come up across 24 sectors, including construction, IT, textiles and clothing, and so on by 2022.

(F) Moreover, the absence of an institutionalised system that vouches for the skills of a craftsman severely curtails his mobility and prospects.

(G) Inputs from industry could help the technical education stream become more aware of the requirements of the job market and tailor its courses accordingly.

6. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a) G

(b) F

(c) E

(d) D

(e) C

7. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) C

(b) F

(c) A

(d) D

(e) B

8. Which of the following should be the SEVENTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) G

(b) B

(c) F

(d) A

(e) D

9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) F

(c) E

(d) G

(e) C

10. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) E

(b) F

(c) A

(d) B

(e) D