Cloze Test questions are an essential part of the English section in various competitive exams like IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, and other government job exams. These exercises test a candidate’s grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and contextual understanding. Practicing Cloze Tests not only strengthens your command of the English language but also helps you improve accuracy and speed—two critical factors for cracking high-stakes exams. The 15 questions provided below are carefully selected and solved to help you get exam-ready with confidence.
Directions (1-7): Cloze Test Passage 1
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The government is reportedly considering __________________ (1) the dividend distribution tax (DDT) and making __________________ (2) income taxable in the hands of shareholders. The move is expected to boost investor sentiment as it will reduce multiplicity of taxes for companies. DDT is currently __________________ (3) at a rate of 20.55 per cent, including surcharge and education cess, on dividends paid by companies to shareholders. The government has reasons for reconsidering the DDT. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had termed the tax a “regressive measure” in the last session of Parliament because it leads to cascading of taxes. It affects foreign investors who are unable to __________________ (4) credit in their home country since they don’t pay DDT directly. The removal of DDT would also benefit domestic investors who are in a lower tax bracket. Another big reason for __________________ (5) DDT could be that it was initially __________________ (6) to increase the ease of collection. However, most transactions in this category are now done electronically, so it’s no longer difficult for the tax department to track the flow. The removal of the tax was also __________________ (7) by the Akhilesh Ranjan panel, which reviewed direct tax laws.
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Directions (8-15): Cloze Test Passage 2
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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Population __________________ (8), once associated only with the rich economies, is now also seen in middle-income countries — and in those states of India that are also at the upper-middle income level. The Economic Survey of 2019 had an entire chapter on Indian __________________ (9) that will likely become a standard reference in the years to come. It projects total Indian population growth in the two decades between 2020 and 2041 as being just over 12 per cent. But this __________________ (10) great variation in population growth and fertility across regions and states. Some states, such as Bihar, will grow by 25 per cent — in other words, at historically __________________ (11) levels. Others, such as Andhra Pradesh (AP), will barely see any population increase — the Economic Survey suggests that AP will have its population grow by only 3.4 per cent between 2021 and 2041. By the fourth decade of this century, the Survey suggests that the population of Tamil Nadu will actually be __________________ (12). The __________________ (13) of a changing age distribution will begin to be felt even sooner. By 2031, the size of the working-age __________________ (14) will start to decline in 11 states. In other words, Indian policy-makers should be preparing for a situation in which large parts of the country will __________________ (15) the “rich economy” problem of stagnant or declining populations.
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Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘abolishing’ fits in the blank (1) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘dividend’ fits in the blank (2) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘levied’ fits in the blank (3) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘claim’ fits in the blank (4) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘reconsidering’ fits in the blank (5) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘imposed’ fits in the blank (6) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘suggested’ fits in the blank (7) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘stagnation’ fits in the blank (8) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘demographics’ fits in the blank (9) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘conceals’ fits in the blank (10) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘comparable’ fits in the blank (11) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘shrinking’ fits in the blank (12) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘implications’ fits in the blank (13) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘population’ fits in the blank (14) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘suffer’ fits in the blank (15) to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
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