English Important Cloze Test Set 4 Asked in Various Exams for IPPB and IDBI

Cloze Test 1:

The (1) of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in the (2) of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens, according to the Human Development Index, which (3) India very low among 182 countries. In our performance-oriented world, measurement issues have taken on (4) importance as what we measure affects what we do. In fact, the French President has established an international commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, owing to his (5) and that of others with the current state of statistical information about the economy and society. The big question concerns (6) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provides a good measure of living standards. In many cases, GDP statistics seem to (7) that the economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover, the focus on GDP creates conflicts—while political leaders are told to maximize it, citizens also demand that (8), be paid to enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution all of which actually (9) GDP growth. Statistics are (10) to summarise what is going on in our complex society, it is therefore obvious that we can’t reduce everything to a single number —GDP.

1. 1) pursuit 2) perception 3) conversion 4) title 5) tribute

2. 1) quality 2) spirit 3) span 4) joy 5) loss

3. 1) scored 2) qualified 3) regard 4) ranked 5) counted

4. 1) great 2) unduly 3) trivial 4) considerably 5) negligible

5. 1) confidence 2) belief 3) dissatisfaction 4) compliance 5) obedience

6. 1) unless 2) because 3) against 4) whether 5) that

7. 1) recommend 2) think 3) point 4) refer 5) suggest

8. 1) respect 2) debt 3) attention 4) expense 5) compensation

9. 1) lower 2) attain 3) decline 4) shrunk 5) recover

10. 1) difficult 2) interpret 3) reveal 4) intended 5) inferred

Cloze Test 2:

Asteroids are rocks and debris which are the leftovers of the construction of our solar system. Most are in a belt, which (1) between Mars and Jupiter. However, the gravitational influence of the giant planets, like Jupiter, or an impact by a comet can knock these large rocks out of their orbit, thus hurling them (2) the Earth. Many bodies have struck Earth in the (3), and a widely accepted theory blames the impact of an asteroid for the extinction of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. The scale of such a disaster can be understood by the example of a relatively smallsize asteroid strike in Siberia in early 20th century which (4) more than half a million acres of forest. However, what relieves the common man of the (5) regarding asteroid impact is the fact that many scientific groups are dedicated towards tracking the asteroid paths and orbit all around the year. With advanced equipment and technology, they can predict any upcoming danger much in (6). According to them the chances of finding such an asteroid crossing Earth in this or the next five generations’ lifetime is only one in thousands. Even if such an asteroid is found out, there will be (7) of time to track it, measure its orbit precisely, and plan a system for (8) it from its orbit away from that of the Earth’s. There will be no great hurry, and no great panic. It would be a project for all the world’s nations to take part in. It could be a globally unifying event. Because it will be (9) long before it actually hits the Earth, it probably would take only a small measure such as chemical rockets, or perhaps an atomic explosion to divert it from a threatening path. Thus, in short, it can be said that though the impact would pose enormous risk to all living forms on Earth, the odds of it occurring within our lifetimes is very (10) and it is unnecessary to run around believing that the sky is falling.

1. 1) rotates 2) appears 3) strikes 4) encircles 5) exists

2. 1) past 2) around 3) towards 4) against 5) inside

3. 1) future 2) centuries 3) earliest 4) past 5) history

4. 1) extinct 2) devastated 3) wasted 4) shriveled 5) fell

5. 1) apprehension 2) expectation 3) distrust 4) sufferings 5) hesitation

6. 1) sooner 2) accuracy 3) advance 4) time 5) distance

7. 1) dearth 2) loss 3) most 4) lack 5) plenty

8. 1) blocking 2) deflecting 3) avoiding 4) destroying 5) changing

9. 1) experienced 2) harmful 3) perceived 4) noticed 5) devastating.

10. 1) low 2) large 3) narrow 4) high 5) few

Cloze Test 3:

Passage 71

The World Diabetes Congress has determined that India has the largest number of diabetics in the world. Apart from the loss of productivity, the (1) burden is alarming - $ 2.8 billion annually. Sedentary jobs, (2) of electronic entertainment, changing diet patterns and (3) dependence on automobiles have driven the activity (4) of Indians’ lives, especially in cities. The (5) is, therefore, to make people physically (6) and requires interventions which impact a large (7) of the population. Admittedly, physical activity is a (8) of choice and is strongly driven by (9) preferences. But policy making needs to shift to (10) moderate levels of physical activity in the daily lives of people. One way to accomplish this is to create walkable communities that give residents a variety of destinations within walking distance.

1. 1) health 2) economic 3) finance 4) subsidy 5) physical

2. 1) widespread 2) broadcast 3) spread 4) prevalent 5) expand

3. 1) increasing 2) totally 3) entirely 4) grown 5) mutual

4. 1) outside 2) most 3) out 4) from 5) through

5. 1) dispute 2) ultimatum 3) hazard 4) sensitivity 5) challenge

6. 1) qualified 2) equip 3) built 4) active 5) trained

7. 1) piece 2) section 3) scale 4) degree 5) per cent

8. 1) lack 2) want 3) matter 4) scarcity 5) right

9. 1) individually 2) showing 3) given 4) special 5) personal

10. 1) attract 2) pursuit 3) indulge 4) introduce 5) insist

Cloze Test 4:

Economic growth figures for the first quarter of this financial year seem to support the claim that the worst may be over for the Indian economy. The gradual revival is also an indication that the government’s economic stimulus package is (1). What could, however, upset the positive outlook is the drought which (2) large parts of the country and its impact on overall growth. Even though the monsoon had picked up (3), the rains received were grossly (4). There are clear (5) that farm output, particularly cereals, will fall drastically. Insufficient rain is bound to shoot up the (6) of agricultural commodities and that would impact the economy as a whole. The drought would also (7) a drastic reduction in rural employment and consumption besides inflation in the prices of food articles. Food prices have been (8) since the past few months, and lower agricultural production is likely to (9) the situation. The government has said that food grain from the buffer stocks will be used to keep prices (10). Subsidised food grain is necessary in these times, but its effectiveness will depend a lot on the distribution system.

1. 1) impractical 2) ambiguous 3) failing 4) working 5) weakening

2. 1) strike 2) affected 3) exposed 4) reverted 5) altered

3. 1) unseasonably 2) unfavourably 3) presently 4) meagerly 5) later

4. 1) inadequate 2) enough 3) missing 4) ample 5) atrocious

5. 1) contradictions 2) advices 3) reasons 4) results 5) indications

6. 1) production 2) requirement 3) prices 4) yield 5) labour

7. 1) trigger 2) lead 3) result 4) contribute 5) dampen

8. 1) improving 2) balanced 3) stable 4) increasing 5) decreasing

9. 1) aggravate 2) amend 3) smoothen 4) improve 5) challenge

10. 1) unprofitable 2) futile 3) maximum 4) growing 5) down

ANSWERS:

Cloze Test 1

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

Cloze Test 2

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

Cloze Test 3

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

Cloze Test 4

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