Subject: Cloze test and fillers
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 pair of words in each case which can most
suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the
statement. Both the pair must fill the blank.
The Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) sector has given a(1)rating for the(2)rolled
out for them in the Budget. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, O.
Panneerselvam, during his Budget speech, said, “The Tamil Nadu Transparency in
Tenders Act will be suitably(3)to make 25% purchase preference to MSMEs
mandatory in the(4)by government and State public sector undertakings.
The Finance Minister also announced that for constructing MSME units, plot
coverage will be increased uniformly to 75% across the State and the Floor
Space Index (FSI) will be(5)increased to facilitate(6)use of the
allotted space. He added, “SIDCO will construct multi-storey worksheds for
micro units at a cost of ₹30 crore at the Ambattur Industrial Estate. In
necessary places, workers’ hostels will be constructed by SIDCO to provide
accommodation at(7)cost to MSME workers; they will be run on PPP mode.”
The single window portal for large industries is now being(8)for MSMEs,
and will be launched shortly. G.K. Basha, senior vice president, Industrial
Estate Manufacturers Association, welcomed the announcements. But he was
disappointed that no steps were taken for the(9)of the sick and closed
units. Most of the MSME associations(10)the same.
Source: The Hindu
Q1. has given a…..rating for
(a) negative
(b) similar
(c) particular
(d) positive
(e) neutral
Q2. for the…..rolled out for them
(a) goodies
(b) baddies
(c) fortunes
(d) favors
(e) opportunities
Q3. will be suitably…..to make 25%
(a) changed
(b) amended
(c) recommended
(d) increased
(e) decreased
Q4. mandatory in the…..by the
government
(a) purchase
(b) obscurement
(c) acquisition
(d) procurement
(e) resentment
Q5. will be…..increased
(a) independently
(b) suitably
(c) exactly
(d) drastically
(e) appropriately
Q6. to facilitate…..use of the
(a) best
(b) worst
(c) optimum
(d) advantage
(e) disadvantage
Q7. accommodation at…..cost to
(a) cheaper
(b) affordable
(c) costlier
(d) unaffordable
(e) luxury
Q8. now being…..for MSMEs
(a) customized
(b) altered
(c) changed
(d) accustomed
(e) restrained
Q9. for the…..of the sick
(a) rehabilitation
(b) accommodation
(c) internment
(d) commotion
(e) reproachment
Q10. associations…..the same
(a) uttered
(b) altered
(c) echoed
(d) reflected
(e) inflected
Directions (11-15): There are two
different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from
the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper
and logical meaning to the sentences.
Q11.(I) Jack sleeps with his
headphones on to……the nightly noise that comes from his neighbor’s house.
(II) Leaders from countries all over
the world meet at the United Nations to …… hostility between nations.
(a) strengthen
(b) intensify
(c) accentuate
(d) attenuate
(e) exaggerate
Q12.(I) When I learned the airline
had lost my luggage, I became …………and screamed at the counter attendant.
(II) Suraj-ud-Dowlah,…….by this
breach of neutrality within his own dominions, took the side of the French.
(a) perplexed
(b) dwindled
(c) thwarted
(d) exasperated
(e) ebullient
Q13.(I) 380 founded a hospital in
Rome with a……home attached, and devoted herself and her fortune to the care
of the sick poor.
(II) The public buildings include,
the Clark hospital, the Victoria infirmary……home and the Stevenson
institute and mechanics’ library.
(a) condolence
(b) convalescent
(c) concoction
(d) concavation
(e) convergence
Q14.(I) Racism thrives because the
silence of the majority, and their reluctance to stand up and be counted
quietly……(s) it!
(II) He does not……breaking laws,
even if the laws are ones that he disagrees with.
(a) condone
(b) condemn
(c) ignore
(d) forgive
(e) remember
Q15.(I) He had no particular
destination, but his……brought him to a hillside overlooking the new high
school complex.
(II) For eight months of the year
the Jumna shrinks to the dimensions of a mere rivulet,……through a waste of
sand.
(a) wandering
(b) faltering
(c) trekking
(d) smothering
(e) meandering
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Neutral- Not taking
sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Goodies- a good
character in a story, often a hero
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Amended- that has been
modified from a previous form
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Procurement- the act of
obtaining or procuring
Obscurement- the act of obscuring(difficult to understand)
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Appropriately- in an
appropriate manner; suitably
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Optimum- the best or
most favourable condition
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Affordable- able to be
afforded
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Customised- to build or
change according to personal preferences or specifications
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Rehablitation- the act
of restoring or repairing or returning
Reproachment- the upbraiding criticism or rebuke
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Echoed- sympethatic
recognition; response; answer
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Attenuate- to weaken
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Exasperated- irritated
Dwindled- decreased, shrinked or reduced in size
Thwarted- prevented
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Convalescent- recovering
one’s health and strength after a period of illness
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Condone- to overlook
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Meandering- rambling
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