Thursday 26 January 2017

English Important Cloze Test Set 2 Asked in Various Exams for IPPB and IDBI

Cloze Test 1:

The large number of natural disasters within a few days in late September has led to two assumptions. First, we are experiencing more natural calamities today (1) ever before, and second, the distribution of disasters (2) unequal. A UN report studied natural disasters (3) 1975 and 2007 found that not only is the (4) of catastrophes increasing because of climate change and environmental (5) but also that the brunt of tragedies is borne (6) poor countries least equipped to deal with such (7). It is true that some countries are disaster-prone but some (8) Japan for example have managed to overcome their geographical disadvantages. (9) to UN estimates, equivalent populations in the Philippines and Japan (10) the same number of cyclones each year but 17 times more people perish in the Philippines than in Japan. In same ways natural disasters give developed economies an excuse for technological improvement while in poorer ones it feeds a vicious cycle —since they are constantly struggling to recover from natural calamities they cannot afford the disaster prevention measures needed.

1. 1) as 2) than 3) not 4) of 5) since

2. 1) being 2) are 3) often 4) is 5) seem

3. 1) after 2) prior 3) between 4) separating 5) affecting

4. 1) response 2) dances 3) occurring 4) damage 5) frequency

5. 1) degradation 2) protection 3) detriment 4) audit 5) summit

6. 1) of 2) by 3) with 4) for 5) on

7. 1) calm 2) misbelieve 3) misfortunes 4) faith 5) mistake

8. 1) inspite 2) even 3) since 4) how 5) like

9. 1) Thanks 2) Comparing 3) Similar 4) According 5) Linked

10. 1) endure 2) incite 3) enjoys 4) trigger 5) encountersor


Cloze Test 2:

Hundreds of plants and animals are (1) every day due to deforestation and urbanization. What might happen if this continues in the future? The last mass extinction of plant and animal species occurred 65 million years ago with the dinosaurs. In all, five mass extinctions have occurred and scientists (2) earth is in the sixth mass extinction. The world as it is now is threatened, including people, who are responsible for earth’s (3). Pesticides contaminating water; overharvesting of animals and plants; air pollution; illegal fishing and the clearing of land are direct results of urbanization and deforestation. People have (4) and damaged almost half of earth’s land, at a very unsustainable rate. Global warming is having a serious impact as well. A six-degree Celsius increase in global temperature killed 95% of all species on Earth 251 million years ago. An increase of six-degree Celsius is forecast this century if a change is not made to (5) the damage done to earth. Humans will be one of the 95% of species lost. Noticeable, changes of global warming include migration (6) and the change in season timings. Migrating birds are migrating earlier which in turn is causing them to hatch eggs and (7) young earlier than they did at the beginning of this century. While this is just the tip of the iceberg many other (8) regarding the extinction of plant and animal species need addressing. It is more important now than ever before to pull our heads out of the sand and make changes for the (9) of the earth. Future generations are (10), as they are a species as well.

1. 1) killing 2) alive 3) born 4) left 5) lost

2. 1) speak 2) told 3) estimation 4) believe 5) consider

3. 1) shape 2) development 3) deterioration 4) warmth 5) expansion

4. 1) altered 2) created 3) produced 4) made 5) brought

5. 1) void 2) dissipate 3) augment 4) reverse 5) increase

6. 1) delay 2) birds 3) slowdown 4) hasten 5) acceleration

7. 1) spare 2) bear 3) destroy 4) amend 5) generation

8. 1) animals 2) difficulty 3) issues 4) humans 5) problem

9. 1) extinction 2) better 3) wealth 4) stigma 5) demand

10. 1) endangered 2) threaten 3) evaluated 4) living 5) compared


Cloze Test 3:
Passage 79
India has become, in purchasing power parity terms, the fourth largest economy in the world. India’s economic (1) since 1980 has been among the (2) rapid. Although India managed its one incipient crisis in the early 1990s, it avoided the catastrophic losses (3). While many (4) that exposing India’s economy to global competition would reveal India’s economic (5) it has rather revealed strengths and often unexpected strengths in new areas no planner would have (6) of. India is increasingly taking its (7) on the global stage and in international forums as a 21st-century superpower. The generations of politicians and policy makers who have been (8) of leading India to where it is today can be justifiably (9) of the transformation. But achievements create new (10) , two of which are improving service delivery, particularly to the poor, through greater accountability and expanding the benefits of rapid growth—across sectors, regions, and people.

1. 1) decline 2) policy 3) crisis 4) treaty 5) growth

2. 1) several 2) very 3) most 4) much 5) so

3. 1) end 2) deterioration 3) thus 4) together 5) elsewhere

4. 1) asked 2) feared 3) think 4) spoke 5) believe

5. 1) growth 2) space 3) gain 4) weakness 5) void

6. 1) questioned 2) dreamed 3) arranged 4) plan 5) wanted

7. 1) matter 2) place 3) life 4) generation 5) mark

8. 1) part 2) issues 3) humans 4) figment 5) thought

9. 1) worried 2) angry 3) honoured 4) distinguished 5) proud

10. 1) impossibilities 2) evaluations 3) challenges 4) comparison 5) dangers


Cloze Test 4:
Passage 80
The world is witnessing food price turbulence again. A bad drought in Russia, rising demand in the US and developing countries, and Pakistan’s blighted crop prospects after its floods are keeping prices of commodities such as cereals, sugar, oil and meat high. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s monthly food price (1) is heading north. India is not (2) from this problem even at the best of times. For the week that ended on 11 September, food prices (as (3) by the Wholesale Price Index) rose by 15.86%. Given the robust demand for foodstuffs, a time of price volatility calls for a careful look at the “design” issues surrounding food supply management. At times, even huge food stocks are not able to (4) rising food prices. The fault lies in how food is released to traders by government agencies such as the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This problem is apart from FCI’s high carrying cost of foodgrains. But this is not the problem at (5). For example, under the open market sales scheme (OMSS) a fixed quantity of grain, usually in multiples of 10 metric tonnes, is sold to traders, flour mills and other buyers when supplies are (6) or there is price volatility. But a combination of price rigidity, terms of sale and the quantity sold under OMSS defeats its purpose. One reason for this is the large volume in the hands of very few individual buyers. This (7) to perverse economic incentives. Often, the grain sold under this scheme winds up back with food (8) agencies because of price differentials (the price at which it is sold and the prevailing market price). This has been observed many times in states as diverse as Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. If the number of buyers is (9) and the quantity sold to each buyer reduced, or the price fixed but the amount of grain that can be bought kept flexible, these problems can be (10). This makes for a sensible menu of options. But it needs careful implementation. And if, for some reason, changes are required to suit (11) conditions in different states, the economic logic behind these ideas should not be lost (12) of.

1. 1) index 2) state 3) scheme 4) rate 5) value

2. 1) affected 2) above 3) immune 4) away 5) separate

3. 1) developed 2) increased 3) reported 4) measured 5) handled

4. 1) arrest 2) identify 3) find 4) slow 5) stop

5. 1) this 2) juncture 3) all 4) best 5) hand

6. 1) nil 2) short 3) plenty 4) enough 5) least

7. 1) rises 2) leads 3) gives 4) is 5) jumps

8. 1) hoarding 2) storing 3) supply 4) producing 5) procurement

9. 1) controlled 2) promoted 3) constant 4) increased 5) decreased

10. 1) neglected 2) solve 3) overcome 4) indicated 5) highlighted

11. 1) good 2) local 3) all 4) similar 5) bad

12. 1) weight 2) look 3) value 4) sight 5) significant


ANSWERS:

Cloze Test 1:

1. 2 2. 4 3. 3 4. 5 5. 1 6. 2 7. 3 8. 5 9. 4 10. 1

Cloze Test 2

1. 5 2. 4 3. 3 4. 1 5. 4 6. 5 7. 2 8. 3 9. 2 10. 1

Cloze Test 3

1. 5 2. 3 3. 5 4. 2 5. 4 6. 2 7. 2 8. 1 9. 5 10. 3

Cloze Test 4

1. 1 2. 3 3. 4 4. 1 5. 5 6. 2 7. 2 8. 3 9. 3 10. 3 11. 2 12. 4



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