CLOZE TEST 1( with detailed solution) asked in BANK EXAMS

🔷Cloze tests asked in bank(SBI  IBPS) exams

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💠Cloze test is a very important topic for  Banking exams.Tackling a cloze test with wits can turn it into a scoring topic for you. All you have to do is to take an overview of the passage and comprehend the theme.Every passage has a context, a tone in which it is written. So, basically all you have to do is this-

a) Take an overview of the passage and highlight the keywords. 

b) Analyze the theme of the passage. 

c) Pay attention to the connectors of the sentences.Supporting connectors indicates that the context of the two statements is similar, e.g.- likewise, similarly etc. Contradicting connectors show that the context of the sentences is of opposite nature, e.g. - but, unlike, however etc. 

d) Eliminate options and you are good to go. 

Now let's try to solve the cloze test given below:-

💠CLOZE TEST asked in IBPS exam
Two centuries ago Asia _(1)_more than a half of manufacturing production in the world economy. The subsequent  decline of Asia was_(2)_ to its integration with the world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism. In the half century since then, Asia has witnessed a _(3)_transformation in terms of economic progress of nations and living conditions of people. This _4_ was unequal across countries and between people. Indeed, Asia's economic transformation in this short time span is almost _(5)_ in history. It is essential to _(6)_ the diversity of Asia. There were _ (7)_ differences between countries in geographical size, embedded histories, colonial legacies, nationalist movements, initial conditions, natural resource endowments, population size, income levels and political systems. The _(8)_ on markets and degree of openness in economies varied greatly _(9)_countries and over time. The politics too ranged _(10)_from authoritarian regimes or oligarchies to state capitalism and capitalism.

1) Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _1_

a) accommodated
b) contributed
C) played
d) dedicated

2)Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _2_

a) pointed
b) attributed
c) attributable
d) regardless

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3)Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _3_

a) negligible
b) light
c) Profound
d) futile


4) Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _4_

a) change

b) transformation

c) act

d) demand

5) Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _5_

a) predictable

b) hazardous
c) unprecedented
d) harmful

6) Choose the most appropriate among from the given options to fill the blank numbered _6_

a) indemnify
b) bestow
c) rectify
d) recognise

7)Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _7_

a) unseen
b) subtle
c) marked
d) indispensable

8)Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _8_

a) ignorance
b) burden
c) reliance
d) limits

9) Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _9_

a) along
b) across
c) around
d) over

10) Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank numbered _10_

a) mainly
b) widely
c) desperately
d) unapologetically


Solution :

Theme - Historical background of Asia/Asian countries.
The author begins the paragraph by showing the huge contribution of Asia in the manufacturing production of the world two centuries ago , then he talks about subsequent decline and cites probable reasons for the decline and he finds this decline unprecedented.
To understand the factors that led to the colonialism of many Asian countries, he focuses on recognising diversity of Asia in many terms which are enumerated in the paragraph. 


1). 'Contributed' is the most suitable word that fits in this context. 

2). Here one may be confused between attributed and attributable. 
But if we take a close look at the context, attributable will fit here the most.
Attribute - to ascribe something to a given cause 
Attributable - Capable of being attributed. 
Here the author is making correlations, so attributable will be preferred.

3). 'Profound ' will fit the most in this context. 
It means very deep, very serious.

4). 'Transformation' will be the most suitable word here as the author has already mentioned transformation in the preceding sentence.

5). 'Unprecedented' will be the most suitable word here that fits in the context. The author begins the paragraph by showing the huge contribution of Asia in the manufacturing production, then he talks about subsequent decline and cites probable reasons for the decline and he finds this decline  'unprecedented'.


6). 'Recognise' will fit the most in the context.
The author now trying to explain what factors led to the colonialism and imperialism. In this process he says that it's essential to recognise the diversity of Asia. 

7). 'Marked' is the most suitable word here that fits in the context. 

8). 'Reliance' is the only word here that fits in the context

9). Across

10). 'widely ' fits the most in the context as the author talks about the wide range (authoritarian regimes to state capitalism and capitalism). 


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