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IBPS: Para Completion & Cloze Test Quiz 19.12.2018

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Question 1

Direction: In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Globally, tourism is a $3 billion a day business that all countries at all levels of development can potentially benefit from. __________. With growing developing country participation, tourism has become a major contributor to their and growth. Globally, as an export category, tourism ranks fourth after fuels, chemicals, and automotive products.

Question 2

Direction: In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
________. The share of apparel in India’s retail market is 8%, corresponding to a value of USD 40 billion. In addition to fashion apparel, the growing demand for fashion accessories makes the Indian fashion market both interesting and lucrative.

Question 3

Direction: In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
__________.  They rarely change, even while rates on all other types of deposits, bonds and loan products move in tandem with economic cycles. The decision by State Bank of India to slash returns on its savings bank deposits by 0.5 percentage points—from 4% to 3.5%—is thus important, especially if more banks follow suit.

Question 4

Direction: In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Blockbuster and Netflix are two firms in the home video rental market that experienced vastly different outcomes. Netflix vastly increased its firm value while Blockbuster lost its dominant market position and slid into bankruptcy ______. Specifically, Netflix’s strategies in the areas of service improvement and promotional activity created the most value.

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani's government is taking productive measures to expunge visa requirements for foreign visitors and build as many as 100 new hotels. The country's minister for tourism, Abdul Bari Jahani, said that “bright and clear days” lie ahead. This optimistic and upbeat mood is the turnout of Afghanistan's strategic partnership with India, that may lead to a momentous rise in the number of tourists visiting the country. ________________ The UAE-based Rotan hotel is planning to initiate and open a number of hotels in Afghanistan as early as possible. France's leading hotelier, Accor, is also involved in at least two four-star hotels in the country.

Question 6

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

In today’s world, democracy is often portrayed as the ideal political system for every country and society, far superior to any of the more primitive alternatives. However, Sri Lanka ‘s democratic history suggest that the atrocities we imagined could only be possible under fascist regimes can (6)[patriarch] within democracies as well.
Sri Lanka‘s democracy has manifested itself as an oppressive (7) [secularism] based on the popular belief that it is inherently a Sinhalese Buddhist country, and therefore institutionalized discrimination against other ethnic groups is justified. Such discrimination has been a consistent feature of Sri Lankan society since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1948 and became a democracy. Especially during last three decades the government has (8) [unwontedly] violated the human rights of Tamils. These abuses include (9) [obliging] arrests and detainment without any specific reason or warrant, often accompanied by torture in police stations; racial profiling and frequent harassment at military checkpoints; inferior public educational provisions for Tamils as compared to Sinhalese; suppression of language rights; and white van abductions of Tamils 4-5 times a day.
Government initiatives such as “IDP Centres” that bear a remarkable resemblance to concentration camps, the systematic rape of Tamil women, (10) [exoneration] on food and medical supplies which made it impossible to access supplies and subsequently led to the epidemics of preventable and treatable diseases, mandatory civilian registration, and repeated bombings of hospitals and government-created ‘safe zones‘ strongly suggest that Sri Lanka’s government intends.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 7

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

In today’s world, democracy is often portrayed as the ideal political system for every country and society, far superior to any of the more primitive alternatives. However, Sri Lanka ‘s democratic history suggest that the atrocities we imagined could only be possible under fascist regimes can (6)[patriarch] within democracies as well.
Sri Lanka‘s democracy has manifested itself as an oppressive (7) [secularism] based on the popular belief that it is inherently a Sinhalese Buddhist country, and therefore institutionalized discrimination against other ethnic groups is justified. Such discrimination has been a consistent feature of Sri Lankan society since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1948 and became a democracy. Especially during last three decades the government has (8) [unwontedly] violated the human rights of Tamils. These abuses include (9) [obliging] arrests and detainment without any specific reason or warrant, often accompanied by torture in police stations; racial profiling and frequent harassment at military checkpoints; inferior public educational provisions for Tamils as compared to Sinhalese; suppression of language rights; and white van abductions of Tamils 4-5 times a day.
Government initiatives such as “IDP Centres” that bear a remarkable resemblance to concentration camps, the systematic rape of Tamil women, (10) [exoneration] on food and medical supplies which made it impossible to access supplies and subsequently led to the epidemics of preventable and treatable diseases, mandatory civilian registration, and repeated bombings of hospitals and government-created ‘safe zones‘ strongly suggest that Sri Lanka’s government intends.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 8

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

In today’s world, democracy is often portrayed as the ideal political system for every country and society, far superior to any of the more primitive alternatives. However, Sri Lanka ‘s democratic history suggest that the atrocities we imagined could only be possible under fascist regimes can (6)[patriarch] within democracies as well.
Sri Lanka‘s democracy has manifested itself as an oppressive (7) [secularism] based on the popular belief that it is inherently a Sinhalese Buddhist country, and therefore institutionalized discrimination against other ethnic groups is justified. Such discrimination has been a consistent feature of Sri Lankan society since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1948 and became a democracy. Especially during last three decades the government has (8) [unwontedly] violated the human rights of Tamils. These abuses include (9) [obliging] arrests and detainment without any specific reason or warrant, often accompanied by torture in police stations; racial profiling and frequent harassment at military checkpoints; inferior public educational provisions for Tamils as compared to Sinhalese; suppression of language rights; and white van abductions of Tamils 4-5 times a day.
Government initiatives such as “IDP Centres” that bear a remarkable resemblance to concentration camps, the systematic rape of Tamil women, (10) [exoneration] on food and medical supplies which made it impossible to access supplies and subsequently led to the epidemics of preventable and treatable diseases, mandatory civilian registration, and repeated bombings of hospitals and government-created ‘safe zones‘ strongly suggest that Sri Lanka’s government intends.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 9

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

In today’s world, democracy is often portrayed as the ideal political system for every country and society, far superior to any of the more primitive alternatives. However, Sri Lanka ‘s democratic history suggest that the atrocities we imagined could only be possible under fascist regimes can (6)[patriarch] within democracies as well.
Sri Lanka‘s democracy has manifested itself as an oppressive (7) [secularism] based on the popular belief that it is inherently a Sinhalese Buddhist country, and therefore institutionalized discrimination against other ethnic groups is justified. Such discrimination has been a consistent feature of Sri Lankan society since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1948 and became a democracy. Especially during last three decades the government has (8) [unwontedly] violated the human rights of Tamils. These abuses include (9) [obliging] arrests and detainment without any specific reason or warrant, often accompanied by torture in police stations; racial profiling and frequent harassment at military checkpoints; inferior public educational provisions for Tamils as compared to Sinhalese; suppression of language rights; and white van abductions of Tamils 4-5 times a day.
Government initiatives such as “IDP Centres” that bear a remarkable resemblance to concentration camps, the systematic rape of Tamil women, (10) [exoneration] on food and medical supplies which made it impossible to access supplies and subsequently led to the epidemics of preventable and treatable diseases, mandatory civilian registration, and repeated bombings of hospitals and government-created ‘safe zones‘ strongly suggest that Sri Lanka’s government intends.
Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 10

Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

In today’s world, democracy is often portrayed as the ideal political system for every country and society, far superior to any of the more primitive alternatives. However, Sri Lanka ‘s democratic history suggest that the atrocities we imagined could only be possible under fascist regimes can (6)[patriarch] within democracies as well.
Sri Lanka‘s democracy has manifested itself as an oppressive (7) [secularism] based on the popular belief that it is inherently a Sinhalese Buddhist country, and therefore institutionalized discrimination against other ethnic groups is justified. Such discrimination has been a consistent feature of Sri Lankan society since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1948 and became a democracy. Especially during last three decades the government has (8) [unwontedly] violated the human rights of Tamils. These abuses include (9) [obliging] arrests and detainment without any specific reason or warrant, often accompanied by torture in police stations; racial profiling and frequent harassment at military checkpoints; inferior public educational provisions for Tamils as compared to Sinhalese; suppression of language rights; and white van abductions of Tamils 4-5 times a day.
Government initiatives such as “IDP Centres” that bear a remarkable resemblance to concentration camps, the systematic rape of Tamil women, (10) [exoneration] on food and medical supplies which made it impossible to access supplies and subsequently led to the epidemics of preventable and treatable diseases, mandatory civilian registration, and repeated bombings of hospitals and government-created ‘safe zones‘ strongly suggest that Sri Lanka’s government intends.
Find the appropriate word in each case.
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