CLOZE TEST
967. (1) legislate (2) reclaim 980. (1) selves (2) state
990. (1) see (2) hear
(3) start (4) maintain (3) city (4) country (3) imagine (4) say
968. (1) ensuing (2) entangles Passage-III
Directions (991–1000) : In the
(3) ensures (4) ensnares (Question Nos. 981 to 990) following questions, in the passage
969. (1) akin (2) defective One day when king Rama was sit- some of the words have been left out.
ting on his (981) his ring fell off. When Read the passage carefully and choose
(3) mindful (4) alert
it touched the earth, it made a hole in the correct answer to each question
970. (1) digest (2) inhale the ground and disappeared into it. It out of the four alternatives and fill in
(3) assent (4) apprise was (982). His trusty henchman, Ha- the blanks.
Passage-II numan, was (983) his feet. Rama said (SSC (10+2) Stenographer Grade
(Question Nos. 971 to 980) to Hanuman, “Look, my ring is lost. ‘C’ & ‘D’ Exam. 31.01.2016
Since the U.S. led alliance top- (984) it for me.” TF No. 3513283)
pled the Taliban (971) November 2001, Now Hanuman can enter any hole, I will always (991) the trip I made
women and girls in Afghanistan have no matter how tiny. He had the power to the zoo in 1988. It was then that I
(972) greater freedom to participate to become the smallest of the small (992) measles from one of my friends.
in public life and (973) to education, and larger than the largest thing. So Peter, who had (993) along too.
health care, and employment. This is he took on a (985) form and went Before he met us at the zoo, he
the case particularly in the (974), Kab- down the hole. had gone to visit his cousin who was
ul, where the deployment of foreign He went and went and went and (994) from measles. The next day,
military forces under the Internation- (986) fell into the netherworld. There Peter was (995) of a sore throat, a bad
al Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has were women down there. “Look, a tiny cold and high fever. When he was di-
helped bring (975) security. Even in monkey ! It’s fallen from above? Then agnosed by a doctor as having mea-
Kabul, however, many Afghan women they caught him and placed him on a sles, his parents rang me up to warn
still face constant (976) to their per- platter (thali). The King of Spirits (bhut), me that I had been (996) to measles
sonal security from other civilians or who lives in the netherworld, likes to too. By the next day, I was also show-
armed men belonging to various polit- eat animals. So Hanuman was sent to ing/having the same symptoms. My
ical (977). Outside Kabul, the situa- him as part of his dinner, along with doctor (997) me to stay at home for
tion is one of acute general lawless- his vegetables. Hanuman sat on the the next two weeks.
ness and insecurity, as there is no ISAF platter, (987) what to do. I was quite pleased with the doc-
presence and rival warlords control While this was going on in the tor’s instruction. I spent the time read-
security conditions. In these areas, netherworld, Rama sat on his throne ing story-books, (998) to music and
more than in Kabul, Afghan women on the earth above. The (988) Vasist- watching television. When I get bored,
continue to (978) serious threats to ha and the (989) Brahma came to see I would call up Peter, who also had to
their physical safety, which (979) them him. They said to Rama, “We want to spend two weeks at home, for a chat.
the opportunity to exercise their basic talk privately with you. We don’t want Unfortunately, the two weeks passed
human rights and to participate fully anyone to (990) what we say or inter- too/by quickly. When we (999) to
in the rebuilding of their (980). rupt it. Do we agree ?” “All right.” said school, we had to work twice as hard
971. (1) on (2) at Rama, “We’ll talk.” to (1000) with our classmates. It was
(3) from (4) in 981. (1) throne (2) rock definitely not worth the ‘holiday’.
972. (1) submitted (2) gained (3) bench (4) chair 991. (1) remember
(3) surrendered (4) volunteered 982. (1) gone (2) vanished (2) remembered
973. (1) success (2) progress (3) be remember
(3) molten (4) returned
(3) regress (4) access (4) remembering
983. (1) on (2) in
974. (1) locality (2) country 992. (1) catch (2) will catch
(3) at (4) under
(3) capital (4) outskirts (3) caught (4) catching
984. (1) Replace (2) Make 993. (1) went (2) gone
975. (1) less-needed (3) Return (4) Find
(2) much-admired (3) going (4) go
985. (1) tiny (2) substantial 994. (1) recover (2) revealed
(3) less-known
(3) corporeal (4) humungous (3) removed (4) recovering
(4) much-needed
986. (1) gradually 995. (1) complained (2) complain
976. (1) threats
(2) surreptitiously (3) complaining (4) explained
(2) lashes
(3) demands (3) cleverly 996. (1) exposed (2) exposing
(4) opportunities (4) suddenly (3) expose (4) exposable
977. (1) factions (2) actions 987. (1) wondering (2) thundering 997. (1) advise (2) advised
(3) upheavals (4) fractions (3) plundering (4) wandering (3) is advised (4) advising
978. (1) evade (2) bear 988. (1) wife (2) daughter 998. (1) listening (2) looking
(3) face (4) oppose (3) sage (4) animal (3) listen (4) listened
979. (1) approves (2) allows 989. (1) Hanuman (2) God 999. (1) returning (2) is returned
(3) provides (4) denies (3) women (4) Spirit king (3) return (4) returned
SEE–887