Practice English Questions for Upcoming Exams 2017 (Cloze Test)

[Dated: 2nd May] Practice English Questions for Upcoming SBI PO Exam 2017 (Cloze Test) Set-129

Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming  Exams 2017. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.

Directions (Q.1-10):In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

The key to removing corruption is transparency of political funding. That would end misuse of the state (1)  (apparatus) by the politician to raise funds, (2)  (chaining) in the services of civil servants and (3) (sabotaging) both accountability and integrity of the administration. So long as people need cash for bribes, they would withdraw cash and a (4)  (building) cost would not (5)   (deter) them.

Cleaning up political funding is hard work and will create enemies. Levying a tax on cash withdrawals is easy and people have little choice other than to (6)(shun)it. Chances are, we will see a tax on cash and little action on political funding.

The RBI can (7)(veto) on the potential savings from reduced cash handling to lower the cost of electronic transactions. So can the government. (8)(sum) from the RBI and the government, in (9)(terms) with competition to Visa and MasterCard from RuPay, should make digital payments (10)  (virtually) costless for merchants and consumers.

a)   devices

b)   gadget

c)   government

d)   machinery

e)   No change required

a)   adhering

b)   roping

c)   releasing

d)   luring

e)   No change required

a)   distrusting

b)   negating

c)   undermining

d)   offending

e)   No change required

a)   transaction

b)   business

c)   deal

d)   negotiation

e)   No change required

a)   divide

b)   urge

c)   promote

d)   instigate

e)   No change required

a)   buy

b)   refuse

c)   avoid

d)   bear

e)   No change required

a)   cut

b)   pass

c)   put

d)   take

e)   No change required

a)   outlays

b)   income

c)   payment

d)   addition

e)   No change required

a)   view

b)   unity

c)   tandem

d)   pair

e)   No change required

a)   never

b)   ever

c)   little

d)   highly

e)   No change required

Answers:                         

1). d)   2). b)   3). c)   4). a)   5). e)   6). d)   7). b)   8). a)   9). c)   10). e)

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