IBPS: Cloze Test: 27.09.2018

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).

With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five options with two words in each have been suggested (both the words should fit the given blank).
With its long, tooth-filled snout, the gharial takes crocodile design to the ___ (1) ___. Sadly, such impressive ___ (2) ___ has failed to protect the species from decline. Up to 100 years ago, the gharial’s buzz-snort ___ (3) ___ along the deep rivers of the northern Indian subcontinent. This is a hard-core river-dweller that ___ (4) ___. Unfortunately, this narrow choice of habitat and diet has been the gharial’s ___ (5) ___. Its rivers are being dammed, ___ (6) ___ populations. After the last Ice Age, the gharial ___ (7) ___ about 20,000 square kilometers of rivers spanning Pakistan to Burma. Today, its domain is a ___ (8) ___ 200km2 and dwindling. To counter this decline – and that of other Indian crocodilians – Project Crocodile was ___ (9) ___ in 1974 by the Indian Government, with help from the UN. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, experts have ___ (10) ___ surveys, behavioural studies, and captive-breeding projects.