Cloze Test For IBPS RRB 2018

A sentence is provided with certain words concealed marked as (A), (B) and (C). One word is suggested against each blank. If all the words are correct but they are not in the correct sequence as per the blanks, then mark (4) as your answer. If all the words suggested are correct,
then mark (5) as your answer. Choose the best option and mark your answer accordingly:

Question no. 1

Concerned over rising NPAs of banks, a Parliamentary panel asked the government to take urgent _________ (A) measures to reduce the volume of _________ (B) assets in the system and strengthen its __________ (C) mechanism.
A) vigilance B) Remedial C) stressed

1- only A and B fit
2- only C fits
3- only B fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution:

4 words are correct but the sequence should be changed to get the correct meaning.

Question no. 2

the Committee opined that merely issuing of guidelines or advisories by the government or the RBI for ___________ (A) the incidences of fraud relating to NPAs do not seem to have __________ (B) the desired results and the RBI — being a Regulator — does not seem to have succeeded insofar as implementation and ___________ (C) of its own guidelines is concerned
A) averting B) prevent C) enforcement

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

2 prevent is grammatically incorrect as the desired results should not be prevented it will be yielded. Hence only A and C fit in the sentence.

Question no. 3

Experience is the name the __________ (A) give to their mistakes. Through lessons __________ (B) from Modvat and later from VAT, it would be simple, even now, to ________ (C) what GST would bring about.
A) wise B) learned C) gauge

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

5

Question no. 4

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again clarified that prompt correction action (PCA) is __________ (A) to __________ (B) banks to __________ (C) their financial health.
A) Imposed B) discourage C) worse

1- only B and C fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only A fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

3 PCA is not introduced to discourage and worse the financial health of banks. So both the words are logically incorrect. Hence only A is correct.

Question no. 5

The PCA framework is intended to encourage banks to _________ (A) certain riskier activities and focus on ___________ (B) capital so that their balance sheets can become ________ (C)
A) Eschew B) conserving C) weaker

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

1 weaker is incorrect as with the help of PCA balance sheets can become stronger. Hence the words in A and B fits in the sentence.

Question no. 6

While continuing to _____________ (A) researchers and practitioners alike, a wild-card factor has been added that has ___________ (B) the known dynamics, and has presented parents, teachers, students with a challenge that has neither been researched nor systematically ____________ (C) in everyday practice.
A) changed B) addressed C) Intrigue

1- only A and B fit
2- only B and C fits
3- only B fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

4 words are correct but the sequence should be changed to get the correct meaning.

Question no. 7

The rapid internet ____________(A)since the 1990s, as well as the speedy expansion of mobile technology use in recent years, have ___________ (B)a new educational avenue and a communication factor that play an _____________ (C) important role in the relationships among parents, teachers, and students.
A) Boom B) introduced C) increasingly

1- only A and B fit
2- only B and C fits
3- only B fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

5

Question no. 8

 ___________ (A), a deep-dive assessment of the market conditions ___________ (B) that a pseudo-price correction has come in the _________ (C) of freebies, discounts, offers, schemes, etc.
A) However B) revealing C) form

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only B fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

2 revealing is grammatically incorrect. Reveals will be the corrects usage.

Question no. 9

There was __________ (A)under-investment in infrastructure sector until the recent past due to ____________ (B) of public private partnerships, especially in power and telecom projects; _________ (C) balance sheets of private companies; issues related to land and forest clearances
A) egalitarian B) collapse C) stressed

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only B and C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

3. Egalitarian means a person who supports the principle of equality for all people which does not make any logic in this sentence so B and C are correct choice.

Question no. 10

Rupee, which is the ________ (A)performing Asian currency this year, strengthened _________ (B) the dollar as crude oil prices fell on the prospect of supply _________ (C)
A) Worse B) against C) decrease

1- only A fits
2- only B fits
3- only C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

2 worst will be used instead of worst and if the supply increase then only prices will be fell so decrease is incorrect. Hence only option B is correct choice.

Question no. 11

Improving logistics sector has huge __________ (A) on exports and it is ____________(B) that a 10% decrease in indirect logistics cost can __________(C) 5-8% of exports.
A) Implication B) estimated C) decrease

1- only A and B fit
2- only A and C fits
3- only B and C fits
4- sequence can be altered
5- all are correct

Solution: 

1 if the costs decrease exports will be increased so option C is logically incorrect. Hence option 1 is correct choice.