There shall, so far as they may be deemed useful, be competitive examinations of a suitable character to test the fitness of persons for promotion in the service.
There shall also be competitive examinations of a suitable character to test the fitness of persons for promotion in the service.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "competitive examinations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.