Practice Set – 7 Cloze Test - 2

Cloze Test - 1 Almost every full moon night, the officials in

Petroleum is the name of the (1) oil that comes Andaman and Nicobar Islands take part in a
from (2) the ground and from the oil wells. From cautious ritual. The tribesmen watch from a safe
this crude oil, we get the various (3) that drive distance as the officials (1) the island in a boat (2)
ships, aircraft and many other forms of land (4). gifts for them. The islanders come (3) hesitantly
The quantities needed are (5), so countries that only after the officials (4) dumped the coconuts
have their own oil fields are (6). The (7) of oil in brought (5) them onto the beach and begin (6)
many parts of the Middle East has brought great (8) away from their small island. On some nights the
to countries that were, fifty years ago, very (9).Now- tribals even (7) up enough courage to swim upto a
a-days without petroleum, commerce and industry few feet (8) from the boat. The officials maintain
are not (10). that they do (9) want to interfere with the way of life
(1). A. refined B. engine of the tribals. The islands (10) heavily on the
C. mineral D. cooking mainland for most goods.
(2). A. in B. under (1). A. approach B. depart
C. over D. into C. present D. absent
(3). A. fuels B. liquids (2). A. coming B. leaving
C. spirits D. gases C. carrying D. relieving
(4). A. communication B. connection (3). A. forward B. backward
C. transport D. development C. sides D. upward
(5). A. slight B. moderate (4). A. has B. have
C. minute D. immense C. had D. be
(6). A. wise B. fortunate (5). A. by B. to
C. good D. civilized C. in D. for
(7). A. discovery B. invention (6). A. watching B. seeing
C. preparation D. creation C. sailing D. stopping
(8). A. fame B. strength (7). A. leave B. muster
C. wealth D. confidence C. come D. present
(9). A. weak B. poor (8). A. correctly B. distantly
C. insignificant D. sick C. near D. away
(10). A. possible B. fortunate (9). A. no B. neither
C. successful D. reliable C. not D. nor
(10). A. spy B. rely
C. occupy D. reply
Sentence Arrangement Q3.
1. P: The aim must be to ensure that our country P: However, our environment also need some help
does not experience either paucity or a surfeit of from all of us to get maintained as usual to nourish
trained manpower in any specific segment of our our lives forever and to never ruin our lives.
economy. Q: It gives us all things which we need to live our
Q: When we set about the task of higher education, life on this planet.
we should be absolutely clear in our perception of R: It provides us better medium to grow and
the goals of education in the specific context of our develop.
nation’s development. S: An environment includes all the natural
R: No doubt, one of the important aims of education resources which surround us to help in number of
would be to create the required range and nature of ways.
trained manpower assessed to be needed by (a) PQRS (b) QPSR
different sectors of national growth. (c) SRQP (d) QSPR
S: The entire educational apparatus must be Q4. P: The starting point can be the experience of
geared progressively to fulfill the requirements of a minority within society generally or even the
different phases of our growth in every sector experience of a group of people within a
primary, secondary and tertiary. progressive social movement which does not live
(a) SQPR (b) QRSP up to its progressive agenda in every respect.
(c) SRQP (d) PSQR Q: Within (or after) postmodernism a grand unifying
Q2. P: Bureaucratic cultures can smother those theory no longer seems possible. This does not
who want to respond to shifting conditions. exclude the possibility or the necessity of dialogue.
Q: Arrogant managers can over evaluate their R: The starting points of social criticism can be very
current performance and competitive position listen different and the different forms of socialism never
poorly and learn slowly. has a monopoly on Social Criticism.
R: And the lack of leadership leaves no force inside S: Nevertheless most social critics still consider the
these organizations to break out of the morass. Critique of capitalism to be central.
S: Inwardly focused employees can have difficulty (a) PRQS (b) RPQS
seeing the very forces that present threats and (c) RQPS (d) PSRQ
opportunities. Q5. P: To those who have known comfort,
(a) PRQS (b) SPQR discomfort is a real torture.
(c) RQPS (d) QSPR Q: Comfort is now one of the causes of its own
spread.
R: The more comfort is brought into the world, the
more it is likely to be valued.
S: It has now become a physical habit, a fashion, Q8. P: For one, very few entrepreneurs are willing
an ideal to be pursued for its own sake. to take on a new outsource, unless it comes with a
(a) QRSP (b) QPRS guarantee of a certain level of sales.
(c) QPSR (d) QSRP Q: This invariably acts as an incentive for
Q6. P: When all the credit worthy people were outsources to be lax in developing the business.
given loans to a logical limit, they ceased to be a R: Despite being the dominant partner in the
part of the market. relationship, the outsourcer doesn’t always have all
Q: Even this would have been understandable if it the advantages.
could work as an eye opener. S: The trade refers to it as the minimum guarantee
R: Owing to the materialistic culture elsewhere, it clause, which means that if a outsource is unable to
was possible to keep selling newer products to the reach an anticipated sales level, he will be
consumers despite having existing ones which compensated for the balance amount.
served equally well. (a) PRQS (b) SPQR
S: They were lured through advertising and (c) QSPR (d) RPSQ
marketing techniques of ‘dustbinisation’ of the CLOZE TEST -1
customer; and then finally, once they became ready 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A
customers, they were given loans and credits to 8.C 9.B 10.A
help them buy more and more. CLOZE TEST-2
(a) PRQS (b) RSPQ 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B
(c) QSPR (d) RPQS 8.D 9.C 10.B
7.. P: And the victims are likely to be the poorest of PQRS
the poor as well as the very sources of water-rivers, 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.A
wetlands and aquifers. 8.D
Q: In India, water conflicts are likely to worsen
before they begin to be resolved.
R: Till then they pose a significant threat to
economic growth, security and health of the
ecosystem.
S: Water is radically altering and affecting political
boundaries all over world, between as well as
within countries.
(a) SQPR (b) PRQS
(c) QRPS (d) PSQR