Hello friends,
Cloze
test are one of the easiest question types for all banking exams. They usually require to choose the correct
choice out of four or five possibilities. In IBPS syllabus this is a very
important section , which can increase your chances to clear the
entrance.
Advantage of attempting this:- Scoring and takes less time
Advantage of attempting this:- Scoring and takes less time
Set-1
Directions
( Qs. 1-10):- In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five
words are suggested, one of which fills the blank approximately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
Fourteen centuries ago
when the world was much younger, the ruler of all India, Rajesh Balhait, was
_______(1) about his people. A new game of dice, called hard, had ______(2) the
imagination of his subjects, teaching them that dance alone-a-roll of the dice
guided the _______(3) of men. All who
played this game of fortune lost their _______(4) in the virtues of courage,
prudence, wisdom and hope. It bred a fatalism that was _______(5) the spirit of
the Kingdom.
Raja Balhait
commissioned Sissa, an intelligent courter at his court to find an answer to
this _______(6) After much _______(7) the clever Sissa invented another game.
Chaturanga, the exact _______(8) of hard, in which the four elements of the
Indian army were the key places. In the game these pieces-chariots, horse,
elephants and foot soldiers- joined with a royal counselor to defend their king
and defeat the enemy. Forceful ________(9) was demanded of the players? Not
luck. Chaturanga soon became more popular than hard, and the ________(10) to
the Kingdom was over.
1. (a)
concerned
(b) confident
(c)
ignorant
(d) indifferent
(e) partisan
2. (a)
propelled
(b) enshrined
(c)
captured
(d) activated
(e)
enhanced
3. (a)
communities
(b) ways
(c)
abnormalities
(d) destiny
(e)
groups
4. (a)
bravado
(b) interest
(c)
peace
(d) wealth
(e) faith
5. (a)
appalling
(b) crushing
(c)
moistening
(d) wealth
(e)
faith
6. (a)
apprehension
(b) risk
(c)
problem
(d)
game
(e) destiny
7. (a)
deliberation
(b) absorption
(c)
insight
(d) hesitation
(e) reluctance
8. (a)
nature
(b) equivalent
(c) picture
(d) opposite
(e) replica
9. (a)
prediction
(b)
concentration
(c) manipulation
(d) attack
(e) fortune
10. (a)
devastation
(b) anxiety
(c) impeachment
(d) nuisance
(e)
threat
Set-2
Directions
( Qs. 11-20):- In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has
been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five
words are suggested, one of which fills the blank approximately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
When sound ______(11), the world of cinema, mime made
a gracious exit. ______(12) then, it stood proudly as a performing art in
itself, independent and ______(13) in style, approach, treatment and
performance not matched however, by______(14) acceptance. During the silent
era, actors in silent films had to _____(15) totally on mime as the only way of
______(16) their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions
between and among characters. German
Expressionist cinema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie
Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had ______(17) as part
of their theatrical ______(18) in their films with great effect. A French mime
artist once said, “Mime is the poetry of silence.” But once talking
____(19)Entered the scenario, mime was ______(20) ever used in films, even
though a character introduced as a mime artist.
11. (a)
entered
(b) came
(c) saw
(d) became
(e)
featured
12. (a)
From
(b)
So
(c) Since
(d) By
(e) Until
13. (a)
single
(b) fair
(c) dependent
(d) unique
(e) treacherous
14. (a) drama
(b) conclusion
(c) opinion
(d) judgement
(e) popular
15. (a) portray
(b) act
(c) rely
(d) depict
(e)
earn
16. (a) mentioning
(b) designing
(c)
stimulating
(d) expressing
(e) considering
17. (a) worked
(b)
learnt
(c) qualified
(d) bought
(e)
invested
18. (a) experience
(b) showings
(c) vision
(d) distance
(e)
story
19. (a) toys
(b)
worlds
(c)
films
(d)
people
(e) mimes
20. (a) and
(b) hardly
(c)
then
(d)
thus
(e) for
Answers
1. (a)
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2. (c)
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3. (d)
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4. (b)
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5. (e)
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6. (e)
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7. (a)
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8. (d)
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9. (b)
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10. (e)
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11. (a)
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12. (c)
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13. (d)
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14. (e)
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15. (c)
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16. (d)
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17. (b)
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18. (a)
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19. (c)
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20. (b)
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