Cloze Test Questions for Bank Prelims Exam – Set 3

Direction (1-5): In the following passage, some of the key threats to aviation biodiversity. The
the words are missing. Find the suitable words importance of birds is ___________ (D). Birds are
from the options given below these questions to highly visible and sensitive indicators of
make the paragraph meaningful. ecologies. They function as pollinators, seed-
The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review dispersers, ecosystem engineers, scavengers
of environmental resources, has revealed that and help in pest control too. When bird
48% of the extant bird species are populations decline, they adversely affect each
_________ (A) population decline. As in most segment of the ecology that benefits from their
instances of ecological degradation, humanity’s activities. For example, when some species of
expanding carbon ________ (B) on the natural vultures were nearly driven to extinction in India,
world and climate change are the principal the population of feral dogs increased, sparking
causes. The study, led by Manchester concerns about a rise in rabies. The
Metropolitan University, found that _________ (E) loss of birds thereby signifies a
___________ (C) and loss of natural habitat are

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deeper threat to fellow species, including human E.None of these
beings.
1) Which of the following options will come in 5) Which of the following options will come in
blank (A)? blank (E)?
A.Falling under A.Improbable
B.Getting under B.Impending
C.Undergoing C.Distant
D.Under lying D.Forgone
E.None of these E.None of these

2) Which of the following options will come in Direction (6-10): In the following passage, some
blank (B)? of the words are missing. Find the suitable word
A.Foot fault from the options given below each question that
B.Foot slog makes the paragraph meaningful.
C.Foot pace Detachment is the one word that describes the
D.Foot print central point of the teaching of the Buddha. This
E.None of these was told to me by the tall, agile Buddhist monk
from Thailand under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya
3) Which of the following options will come in one summer morning. The place
blank (C)? was ______ (A) and serene and the monk kept
A.Cannibalize himself busy collecting Bodhi leaves from the
B.Overutilization ground, thus helping the ground staff of the
C.Overexploitation Mahabodhi temple. This is the place from where
D.Triumph the wave of Buddhist philosophy spread across
E.None of these the globe in all directions – East, West, North,
South – over thousands of years.
4) Which of the following options will come in The _______ (B) are still felt there at Bodhgaya in
blank (D)? the air, on the earth, in the trees and in the stupas
A.Unappreciated surrounding the temple.
B.Acknowledged The Buddha is not considered a God but a human
C.Overlook being, a man who had found the answers to the
D.Misunderstood

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deepest _______ (C) of human life and made 8) Which of the following options will come in
them available to others. Buddhism worldwide blank (C)?
conveys a sense of _______ (D) feeling, self- A.Diffident
confidence and calmness. Millions of men over B.Certitude
thousands of years took refuge in Buddhism to C.Dilemmas
find _________ (E) in the world of suffering. D.Content
Suffering is the only common phenomenon E.None of these
attributable to every human being.
6) Which of the following options will come in 9) Which of the following options will come in
blank (A)? blank (D)?
A.Despised A.Sacred
B.Revered B.Cursed
C.Venerate C.Profane
D.Notorious D.Secular
E.None of these E.None of these

7) Which of the following options will come in 10) Which of the following options will come in
blank (B)? blank (E)?
A.Resonance A.Simplicity
B.Frequencies B.Salvation
C.Fluctuations C.Geniality
D.Vibrations D.Strength
E.None of these E.None of these

ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION

1. Answer: C Option (A) – ‘falling under’ means – to come

The context of the sentence says that 48% of bird under an influence, it doesn’t support the context
species are going through decline in their of the sentence
population

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Option (B) - ‘Getting under’ means to move or according to the rule of parallelism; the blank will
position oneself underneath or below something. be filled by a negative meaning word.
This option also doesn’t support the context of the Option (A) - ‘Cannibalize’ means – use (a
sentence machine) as a source of spare parts of another.
Option (D) - ‘underlying’ means lying or situated This doesn’t make any sense here
under something, which doesn’t make any sense Option (B) – ‘over utilization’ doesn’t support the
here context of the sentence. The context doesn’t talk
Option (C) - ‘undergoing’ supports the context of about the excess utilization of anything.
the sentence, which means to experience ‘Overutilization’ - to utilize (something) too much
something that is unpleasant; go through Option (D) - ‘triumph’ is opposite to the context of
2. Answer: D the sentence
The context of the sentence says that ecological ‘Triumph’ - a great victory or achievement
degradation happens because of the carbon Option (C) - ’Overexploitation’ the act of using
effects of humans on natural world natural resources too much, it supports the
Option (A) - ‘Foot fall’ means – a fault occurs context of the sentence
when a server’s foot touches any part of the
baseline, this doesn’t make sense here 4. Answer: A
Option (B) - ‘Foot slog’ means a long and To understand the context of the sentence we
exhausting walk or March, this doesn’t support need to read the next sentence, where the role of
the context birds in our eco-system has been discussed. So,
Option (C) - ’Foot pace’ means a raised portion of we can say that birds play a great role in our
a floor; platform, this option also doesn’t make environment but they still don’t get the attention
any sense here they need.
Option (D) - ‘Footprint’ supports the context of the Option (B) - ‘Acknowledged’ is opposite the
sentence which means the impact on the context of the sentence. The importance of birds
environment of human activity in terms of is not appreciated but it is ignored
pollution ‘Acknowledged’ – recognize the importance or
quality of something
3. Answer: C Option (C) - ‘Overlook’ is contextually correct but
The context of the sentence talks about the loss grammatically incorrect. The structure of the
of natural habitat that is a threat to the sentence is in the passive voice. So, ‘overlooked’
biodiversity. The blank is followed by ‘and’, so, is the correct word.

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‘Overlook’ – fail to notice Option (A) - ‘Despised’ doesn’t support the
Option (D) - ‘Misunderstood’ doesn’t support the context of the sentence
context of the sentence because the importance ‘Despised’- strongly dislike or to treat with scorn
of birds is not misunderstood but it is ignored Option(C) - ‘Venerate’ is contextually correct but
Option (A) - ‘Unappreciated’ supports the context grammatically incorrect. The structure of the
of the sentence sentence is in passive form, so ‘venerated’ would
‘Unappreciated’ - not giving deserved recognition be the correct word
‘Venerate’ – regard with great respect
5. Answer: B Option (D) – ‘notorious’ is opposite to the context
The context of the sentence says that the loss of of the sentence
birds will result in deeper threat to other species. ‘Notorious’ – famous or well known, typically for
Option (A) - ‘improbable’ is opposite to the some bad quality
context of the sentence Option (B) – ‘Revered’ is both contextually and
‘Improbable’ – not likely to happen; doubtful grammatically correct.
Option (C) - ‘Distant’ doesn’t support the context ‘Revered’ – feel deep respect or admiration for
of the sentence, because the loss of birds is not (something)
distant but it is likely to happen.
Option (D) - ‘Forgone’ doesn’t support the context 7. Answer: D
of the sentence. The context of the sentence talks The context of the sentence talks about the
about the forthcoming threat. feelings that can still be felt in the surroundings of
‘Forgone’ - that has gone before; past the temple at Bodhgaya
Option (B) - ‘Impending’ supports the context of Option (A) - ‘Resonance’ is contextually correct,
the sentence. but grammatically incorrect. The blank is followed
‘Impending’ - about to happen; forthcoming by a verb ‘are’ that means we need a plural noun
here.
6. Answer: B ‘Resonance’ – Reminder of personal experience
The context of the sentence talks about a from the past
particular place, and we also get a hint from the Option (B) – ‘Frequencies’ doesn’t support the
word ‘serene’, which has immediately been used context of the sentence.
after ‘and’. So, according to the rule of ‘Frequencies’ – the rate at which something
parallelism, the blank will be filled by a positive occurs over a period of time
meaning word.

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Option (C) – ‘Fluctuations’ is contextually ‘Dilemmas’ – an argument forcing someone to
incorrect. choose between two or more alternatives
‘Fluctuations’ - continual change from one point or
condition to another 9. Answer: A
Option (D) - ‘Vibration’ is contextually and The context of the sentence says that Buddhism
grammatically correct. spreads the feeling of purity and calm worldwide.
‘Vibrations’ - A characteristic atmosphere felt to We can say that the blank will be filled by a
be emanating from places or objects positive meaning word.
Options (B) and (C) – ‘Cursed’ and ‘Profane’ both
are opposite to the context of the sentence
‘Cursed’ - the expression of a wish that
8. Answer: C misfortune, evil befall a person or group
The context of the sentence says that, Buddha ‘Profane’ – showing no respect for a god or
found the answer to the deepest argument of religion
human life Option (D) – ‘Secular’ doesn’t support the context
Option (A) - ‘Diffident’ is both contextually and of the sentence. The context of the sentence is
grammatically incorrect. We need a noun to fill not pointing out to any religion or community.
the blank, ’diffident’ is an adjective, which means ‘Secular’ – not having any connection with religion
– modest or shy because of a lack of self Option (A) - ‘Sacred’ is both grammatically and
confidence contextually correct.
Option (B) - ‘Certitude’ is contextually incorrect. ‘Sacred’ – considered being holy and deserving
Buddha answered something which is not known respect
to people. It is opposite to the context of the
sentence 10. Answer: B
‘Certitude’- something that someone firmly The context of the sentence says that people took
believes is true shelter in Buddhism to save from the sufferings of
Option (D) - ‘content’ is grammatically incorrect, the world.
’content’ is an adjective and we need a noun to fill Option (A) - ‘Simplicity’ doesn’t support the
the blank context of the sentence. ‘Simplicity’ from the
‘Content’- in a state of peaceful happiness world of suffering, doesn’t make any sense
Option (C) - ‘Dilemmas’ is both contextually and Option (C) – ‘Geniality’ doesn’t make any sense
grammatically correct. here

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‘Geniality’ – the quality of behaving in a friendly Option (B) - ‘Salvation’ supports the context of the
and cheerful manner sentence
Option (D) - ‘Strength’ doesn’t support the context ‘Salvation’ – the state of being saved or protected
of the sentence. People don’t want ‘strength’ from from harm or a dire situation
the world of suffering; they want to save
themselves from the suffering

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