CLOZE TEST
Passage-I
MEANING OF WORDS/PHRASES MEANING OF WORDS/PHRASES
We are (1056) in a time of great (1) nativity (N.) : birth, especially
and (1057)changes. The most obvious (1) panoramic (Adj.) : presenting
all the different aspects/stages the place, conditions, or circum-
(1058) of the modern world is the stances of being born
(1059) development of science and of a particular subject, event,
etc. (2) familial (Adj.) : relating to/of a
technology. This has given man a deep-
family
er (1060) of nature. (2) histrionic (Adj.) : of/relating to
1056.(1) existing (2) living (3) proposition (N.) : a task to be
actors/acting
dealt with
(3) surviving (4) alive
(3) omnipotent (Adj.) : having un- (4) purport (V.) : propose/intend
1057. (1) convenient
limited power (5) susceptibility (N.) : the state
(2) continuing
(4) explicit (Adj.) : clear and easy of being easily affected
(3) coveted (4) consequent
to understand (6) sustenance (N.) : the process
1058.(1) part (2) side
(5) veracity (N.) : unwillingness to of making something continue
(3) feature (4) nature
tell lies to exist
1059.(1) magnanimous
(7) harness (N.) : supporting gear
(2) erratic (3) rapid (6) soporific (Adj.) : inducing men-
(8) garter (N.) : a band, usually
(4) inconsistent tal lethargy
made of elastic, that is worn
1060.(1) understanding (7) vivid (Adj.) : producing very around the leg to keep up a
(2) control (3) management clear pictures in your mind sock/stocking
(4) questioning (9) defiled (V.) : spot, stain, or pol-
(8) perpetrator (N.) : a person who
Passage-II lute
commits a crime/does some-
War and Peace, an epic historical (10) descanted (V.) : talk at great
thing that is wrong/evil
novel by Leo Tolstoy, was (1061) pub- length about something of one’s
lished as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This (9) inordinate (Adj.) : beyond nor-
interest
(1062) study of early 19th century mal limits
(11) decried (V.) : express strong
Russian society, noted for its (1063) (10) subordinate (Adj.) : lower in approval of
of realistic detail and variety of psy- importance (12) exhorted (V.) : to try hard to
chological (1064) is generally regard-
(11) audacious (Adj.) : willing to persuade somebody to do some-
ed as one of the world’s greatest nov-
take risks/to do something thing
els. War and Peace is (1065) con-
shocking (13) exhumed (V.) : dig up
cerned with the histories of five aris-
tocratic families, the members of which (12) appropriation (N.) : the act of 1071.(1) denied (2) designed
are (1066) against the (1067) back- taking something that belongs
(3) defined (4) derived
ground of Russian social life during to somebody else, especially
1072.(1) profession (2) purpose
the war against Napoleon. The (1068) without permission
(3) proposition (4) purport
of war, however, is (1069)to the story (13) dogma (N.) : a doctrine/code
of family existence which involves Tol- 1073.(1) extended (2) extrapolated
of beliefs accepted as authori- (3) excessive (4) extensive
stoy’s optimistic belief in the life-as-
tative 1074.(1) susceptibility (2) subtraction
serting (1070) of human existence.
1061.(1) basically (2) wilfully (3) sustenance (4) suspension
Passage-III
(3) originally (4) faithfully 1075.(1) structure (2) frame
1062.(1) panoramic (2) histrionic The nation has been (1071) as a (3) harness (4) garter
(3) omnipotent (4) explicit relatively extensive, territorial relation 1076.(1) defiled (2) descanted
of nativity. We have further formulat- (3) decried (4) described
1063.(1) energy (2) veracity
ed the (1072) of the nation as a terri-
(3) suitability (4) mastery 1077.(1) extended (2) exhibited
torially (1073), yet bounded, social
1064.(1) criticism (2) analysis (3) exhorted (4) exhumed
relation for the generation, transmis-
(3) instances (4) depth 1078.(1) family (2) bonding
sion, and (1074) of life. When the na-
1065.(1) importantly (2) primarily (3) kinship (4) acquaintance
tion is a national state, it is also a
(3) heavily (4) connectively 1079.(1) enquire (2) esquire
(1075) for the protection of life. The
1066.(1) portrayed (2) displayed (3) retire (4) require
nation is often (1076) by the metaphor
(3) treated (4) based of familial relations and, indeed, has 1080.(1) situation (2) enclaves
1067.(1) soporific (2) merciful sometimes been considered as some (3) relationship(4) chain
(3) vivid (4) hardened kind of (1077) family. This is under- Directions (1081–1105) : In each
1068.(1) case (2) prisoner standable because both the nation and of the following passages there are
(3) perpetrator (4) theme the family are relations of (1078). None- blanks, each of which has been num-
1069.(1) inordinate (2) subordinate theless, there is an important difference, bered. Choose the correct word from
(3) audacious (4) judicious and to understand this will (1079) a the given options which fits the blank
1070.(1) pattern (2) appropriation more detailed examination of the (1080) appropriately.
(3) dogma (4) suitability between territory and bonding. (SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
Exam. 01.12.2016)
SEE–890