English Cloze Test for SBI and LIC AAO Exams

Set 1

Our lives are being transformed by ___(1)___ daily. We are keenly aware of new ___(2)___

like smart phones and the Internet, but much more lies under the surface. Novel devices,

materials and technologies have ___(3)___ enormous benefits to our physical well-being in

the context of medicine, housing, nutrition, security and sanitation, and to our mental

well-being ___(4)___ transforming communication and socialization. Though we are happy

to purchase smart devices and use medical equipment, we are less ___(5)___ about how

those technologies came into existence.

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1. (a) developments (b) changes (c) progressing (d) technology

2. (a) Techniques (b) tools (c) things (d) trends

3. (a) been (b) mattered (c) brought (d) changed

4. (a) in (b) by (c) from (d) to

5. (a) curious (b) known (c) worried (d) aware

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 Set 2

There are a number of ways of looking at the International Cricket Council’s newly

acquired __(1)__. By rolling __(2)__ the “Big Three” formula that gave India a little over 22%

of the revenue (it was 3% before that) from 2014, it struck when the iron was hot. The

BCCI is in a shambles, the Committee of Administrators is only a few days old, and this is

as good a time as any to cut India’s income by 34%.

You could argue about the actual percentages, but the attempt to __(3)__ India in is

understandable. Those who have been screaming about the “unfair” treatment need only

to __(4)__ that the self-designed jump in India’s share three years __(5)__ was equally

unfair. As the Indian representative at the ICC meeting in Dubai said last week, “Two

wrongs do not make a right.”

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1. (a) spine (b) sense (c) trick (d) health

2. (a) out (b) back (c) in (d) to

3. (a) check (b) rein (c) take (d) stop

4. (a) recalled (b) remember (c) decide (d) think

5. (a) before (b) ago (c) past (d) that

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 Set 3

Under India’s constitutional structure, both the Central and State governments can make

laws on animal __(1)__, but if the latter’s statute is contrary to the former’s, such an act

must secure the President’s __(2)__. And this is precisely the approach adopted by Tamil

Nadu in __(3)__ its law last month. This Statute, which secured the President’s assent on

January 31, amends the PCA Act and creates a specific __(4)__ for jallikattu. This means

that the petitioners in the Supreme Court have to do more than just show that the PCA

Act stands __(5)__ by jallikattu; they would have to prove that its practice infracts at least

one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

1. (a) welfare (b) cruelty (c) problems (d) care

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2. (a) consent (b) decent (c) assent (d) approved

3. (a) erecting (b) creating (c) enacting (d) enabling

4. (a) mention (b) exception (c) assumption (d) preparation

5. (a) break (b) supported (c) violated (d) challenged

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 Set 4

President Donald Trump’s stated commitment to __(1)__ the One China policy signals a

softening of his administration’s approach towards Beijing. Earlier, Mr. Trump had given

enough indications that he would pursue a radically different policy towards Beijing by

__(2)__ the One China policy, a cornerstone of Sino-U.S. relations. First, he __(3)__ a

congratulatory call from the Taiwanese President, breaking 37 years of American practice

and thereby __(4)__ Beijing. Later, in an interview, he declined to endorse the One China

policy unless he saw progress from Beijing in its trade and currency policies, triggering

__(5)__ that he would improve ties with Taiwan and use the policy as a bargaining chip.

1. (a) Honour (b) Claim (c) kill (d) supporting

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2. (a) Finding (b) reviewing (c) declaring (d) saying

3. (a) called (b) asked (c) declined (d) accepted

4. (a) praising (b) infuriating (c) ignoring (d) signalling

5. (a) solution (b) speculation (c) clause (d) contract

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 Set 5

Several commentators have remarked that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s budget for

2017-18 lacks much __(1)__. But everything has to be viewed in __(2)__. This year’s

Budget was presented at a time when there are several __(3)__ clouds hanging over the

economy. We are still reeling __(4)__ the effects of demonetization, which must have

earned a prominent place in the record books as one of the biggest policy ____(5)___

disasters of all time.

1. (a) Confidence (b) Fizz (c) work (d) effort

2. (a) place (b) perspective (c) distance (d) mirror

3. (a) white (b) storm (c) clean (d) black

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4. (a) to (b) off (c) of (d) from

5. (a) produced (b) induced (c) related (d) after

Set 6

In 1996, Subramanian Swami filed a criminal complaint under the Act, __(1)__

Accumulation of vast wealth __(2)__ corrupt acts by the __(3)__ Chief Minister abetted by

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 her close __(4)__. What is required under Section 13(1)(e) is for the prosecution to prove

that the assets of the public servant are disproportionate to his or her known __(5)__ of

income.

1. (a) creating (b) alleging (c) demanding (d) alleged

2. (a) with (b) of (c) through (d) to

3. (a) erstwhile (b) young (c) new (d) current

4. (a) aid (b) add (c) nemesis (d) aide

5. (a) reason (b) sources (c) places (d) ways

Set 7

The Indian Space Research Organisation boosted its reputation __(1)__ when it
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successfully launched a record 104 satellites in one mission from Sriharikota on

Wednesday by __(2)__ on its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. An earth

observation Cartosat-2 series satellite and two __(3)__ nano satellites were the only Indian

satellites launched: the __(4)__ were from the United States, Israel, the UAE, the

Netherlands, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. __(5)__ the 101 foreign satellites launched, 96

were from the U.S. and one each from the other five countries.

1. (a) further (b) farther (c) ahead (d) more

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 2. (a) relaying (b) relying (c) depended (d) staying

3. (a) others (b) other (c) more (d) another

4. (a) back (b) last (c) remain (d) remaining

5. (a) from (b) to (c) of (d) by

Set 8

For an economy that relies on public __(a)__ and private consumption to __(b)__ private

investment and growth, the last round of official statistics on prices and industrial activity

signal testing times ahead. First, industrial output __(c)__ by 0.4% in December 2016, led

by a 2% decline in manufacturing (just five of 22 industries registered positive growth)

and a 6.8% decline in consumer goods. Now, wholesale prices have risen at the fastest

pace in two and a half years this January, at 5.25%. This is particularly __(4)__ since the
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pace of price rise at the consumer level slowed to 3.2% in the __(5)__ month.

1. (a) conscience (b) demand (c) investment (d) relations

2. (a) do (b) clean (c) stay (d) revive

3. (a) fall (b) plummeted (c) felt (d) grown

4. (a) large (b) noteworthy (c) available (d) claimed

5. (a) exact (b) coming (c) same (d) new

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 Set 9

The extraordinary sight of a lake in Bengaluru on fire, with a massive __(1)__ of smoke

that could be seen from afar, is a __(2)__ sign that urban environments are crashing

__(3)__ the weight of official __(4)__. If wetlands are the kidneys of the cities, as scientists

like to describe them, Karnataka’s capital city has entered a phase of __(5)__ failure.

1. (a) chain (b) plume (c) exhume (d) balloon

2. (a) warning (b) wearing (c) warned (d) bad

3. (a) to (b) under (c) before (d) for

4. (a) concern (b) letter (c) information (d) indifference

5. (a) such (b) big (c) likely (d) chronic

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Set 10

The Trump administration’s aggressive __(a)__ towards China, hesitations over extended

security guarantees in East Asia and the withdrawal from the TPP could __(2)__ a series of

geopolitical developments in the __(3)__. First, Chinese influence will increase __(4)__ its

smaller neighbours would have no option but to acquiesce. Second, the rise of Russian

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 and Chinese geopolitical influence and their bilateral partnership will __(5)__ the entire

region, including India. Third, with China and North Korea in their neighbourhood, both

South Korea and Japan will be forced to increase their own military build-up.

1. (a) pestering (b) posturing (c) posturing (d) playing

2. (a) trigger (b) started (c) close (d) derail

3. (a) reason (b) legion (c) areas (d) region

4. (a) and (b) but (c) however (d) farther

5. (a) effect (b) impact (c) play (d) find

Answer

1. DBCBA
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2. ABBBB

3. BCCBC

4. ABDBB

5. BBBDB

6. BCAAB

7. ABBDC

8. CDBBC

9. BABDD

10. CADAB

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