Cloze Test for NIACL Assistant 2017 – Set 1

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words
have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable
word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate
words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

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The _______(1) of clean drinking
water is a duty that has been _______(2) in the Constitution of India. Article
47 _______(3) this duty, along with _______(4) public health standards, on the
State. But due to the _______(5) in the quality of both surface and groundwater
sources, _______(6) to good-quality water continues to _______(7) a challenge.
The Planning Commission has said that in the 12th Five-Year Plan, ending in
2017, an investment of $26.5 billion is required to _______(8) safe water to
all Indians. But the growing _______(9) of pollutants – iron, arsenic, fluoride
– is _______(10) the problem difficult to solve.

1. 1) furnishing 2) stock 3) provision 4) plan 5) storage

2. 1) enshrined 2) cherished 3) preserved 4) exalted 5)
dedicated

3. 1) talks 2) discusses 3) converses 4) confers 5) argues

4. 1) elaborating 2) improving 3) developing 4) correcting
5) fixing

5. 1) slope 2) lapse 3) cut 4) plunge 5) fall

6. 1) connection 2) entrance 3) access 4) approach 5)
passage

7. 1) remain 2) endure 3) prevail 4) survive 5) dwell

8. 1) contribute 2) afford 3) add 4) provide 5) equip

9. 1) height 2) layer 3) stratum 4) altitude 5) levels

10. 1) executing 2) making 3) building 4) composing 5)
producing

1. 3
2. 1
3. 4
4. 2
5. 5
6. 3
7. 1
8. 4
9. 5
10. 2