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Cloze test
Directions (1-5):In the following passage, some of the words have been made bold, each of which is preceded by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given below that could replace the bold word so as to make the paragraph meaningful:
In order to  ____A___ provide level playing field to the private entities in the Space sector i.e. in satellites, launches and space-based services, government has made the provision to allow private players to ____B____ use ISRO facilities and other relevant assets to _____C_____ improve their capacities. Government of India has announced to provide ______D_____ predictable policy and regulatory environment to the private players. Government has also made it open for the private sector to participate in _____E_____ future projects for planetary exploration, outer space travel etc.Liberal geo-spatial data policy for providing remote sensing data to tech-entrepreneurs.
1) (A)
- provide
- withhold
- give
- refuse
- No replacement required
2) (B)
- obsolescence
- desuetude
- absurd
- utilize
- No replacement required
3) (C)
- upgrade
- deteriorate
- kerb
- edge
- No replacement required
4) (D)
- unpredictable
- expected
- violate
- contain
- No replacement required
5) (E)
- procure
- assure
- upcoming
- formidable
- No replacement required
Phrase replacement
Direction (6-10):Â In the following sentences, a part is bold and underlined. You have to choose which phrase given in options should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. Mark (E) as your answer if no correction is required:
6) American and Dutch scientists found that yearly ice mass losson Antarctica increased six times more in the past 40 years.
- years ice mass loss for Antarctica
- yearly ice mass loss at Antarctica
- yearly ice mass loss in Antarctica
- yearly ice mass loss from Antarctica
- No correction required
7) 100% recyclable plastics are made at polymers, chains of hydrogen and carbons. The research is published in the journal Nature Chemistry on May 14, 2019.
- plastics are make of polymers
- plastics are made of polymers
- plastics is made of polymers
- plastics are made for polymers
- No correction required
8) National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) will launch ‘Samudrayan project by 2021-22 from explore the deep sea region.
- to explore the deep sea region
- at explore the deep sea region
- for explore the deep sea region
- in explore the deep sea region
- No correction required
9) Iceland has lost Okjokull or Ok glacier due climate change at the age of 700 on August 18, 2019. In 1890, the glacier ice covered 15 sq km but by 2012 it measured just 0.7 sq km.
- due to climate change for the age of 700
- during climate change at the age of 700
- due to climate change at the age of 700
- due to climate change from the age of 700
- No correction required
10) The world’s oldest natural pearl have been discovered on an island off Abu Dhabi (UAE) on October 21, 2019. The 8000-year-old ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’ was found at an archaeological site on Marawah Island and it is less than a third of a centimetre in diameter.
- pearl have been discovered on an island
- pearl had discovered on an island
- pearl has discovered on an island
- pearl has been discovered on an island
- No correction required
Answers :
Directions (1-5) :
1) Answer: C
The statement talks aboutproviding or giving a place to level playing field to the private entities in the Space sector. Here option A cannot be used as it is the same word and we are asked to use a different word with the same meaning. Option B and D are antonym to the given word so that is ruled out. Option C is the correct word as it is the synonym of the word ‘provide’.
Hence, option C is correct.
2) Answer: D
The statement talks about the government making the provision to allow private players to use ISRO facilities. Here option C is ruled out as it is out of context. Option A and B are antonym to the given word which does not make it contextually or grammatically correct.
Hence, option D is correct.
3) Answer: A
The statement talks about other relevant assets to improve their capacities. Here option C and D are out of context. Option B is the antonym of the given word so it is ruled out. Only Option A is an appropriate answer.
Hence, option A is correct.
4) Answer: B
The statement talks about the government of India who has announced to provide predictable policy. Option A, C and D are out of context. Option B is synonym so it is apt for this text.
Hence, option B is correct.
5) Answer: C
The statement talks about Government who has also made it open for the private sector to participate in future projects for planetary exploration. Here option A, B and D are out of context, they do not fit in appropriately the blank. Only option C is the correct choice as it is the synonym of the given word.
Hence, option C is correct.
Directions (6-10) :
6) Answer: C
In the given text if we observe that the phrase ‘yearly ice mass loss on Antarctica’ here preposition ‘on’is in correct. It should be replaced by ‘in’. Thus the correct phrase will be ‘yearly ice mass loss in Antarctica’.
Hence the Correct option is C in the question.
7) Answer: B
In the given text if we observe that the phrase ‘plastics are made at polymers’ here preposition ‘at’ does not fit. It should be replaced by ‘of’. Thus the correct phrase will be ‘plastics are made of polymers.’
Hence the Correct option is C in the question.
8) Answer: A
In the given text if we observe, we see that the phrase ‘from explore the deep sea region’ here preposition ‘from’ does not fit in well. It should be replaced by ‘to’. Thus the correct phrase will be ‘to explore the deep sea region.’
Hence the Correct option is A in the question.
9) Answer: C
In the given text if we observe, we see that the phrase ‘due climate change at the age of 700’ here preposition after ‘due’ is missing which makes it grammatically incorrect. Thus ‘to’ is added to the phrase it makes sense. Thus the correct phrase will be ‘due to climate change at the age of 700’.
Hence the Correct option is C in the question.
10) Answer: D
In the given text if we observe, we see that the phrase ‘pearl have been discovered on an island’ here verb ‘have’ is incorrect as it used when we use noun in plural form. Here singular form of noun is used thus ‘has’ is the correct form of verb to be used here. Thus the correct phrase will be ‘pearl has been discovered on an island.’
Hence the Correct option is D in the question.
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