English Quiz for Bank Exams 2016 – Set 19

Read the followings carefully and answer

Directions
_______(Q. 1–10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has
been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each,
five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out
the appropriate word in each case.

Prior to independence the
healthcare sector in India was in a _______(1) with a large number of deaths
and rampant spread of infectious diseases. After independence the Government of
India laid _______(2) on primary healthcare and India has put in sustained
efforts to better the healthcare system _______(3) the country. The government
initiative was not enough to meet the demands of a growing population be it in
primary, secondary or tertiary healthcare. Alternate sources of finance were
critical for the sustainability of the health sector. Till about 20 years ago,
private sector ventures in the healthcare sector _______(4) of only solo
practitioners, small hospitals and nursing homes. The quality of service
provided was excellent especially in the hospitals run by charitable trusts and
religious foundations. In 1980’s realizing that the government on its own would
not be able to _______(5) for health care, the government allowed the entry of
private sector to reduce the _______(6) between supply and demand for
healthcare. The establishment of the private sector has resulted in the _______(7)
of opportunities in terms of medical equipment, information technology in
health services, BPO telemedicine and medical tourism. Large companies and _______(8)
individuals have now started five star hospitals which dominate the space for
the high end market. The private sector has made _______(9) progress, but on
the flip side it is also responsible for increasing _______(10) in the
healthcare sector. The private sector should be more socially relevant and
effort must be made to make private sector accessible to the weaker sections of
society.

1. 1) shambles 2) failure 3) demand 4) prosperity 5) ruined

2. 1) bricks 2) emphasize 3) request 4) stress 5) important

3. 1) through 2) across 3) sharing 4 with 5) on

4. 1) made 2) comprise 3) consisted 4) is 5) contained

5. 1) cater 2) provide 3) manage 4) survive 5) give

6. 1) gap 2) position 3) distance 4) length 5) thought

7. 1) reduction 2) sea 3) cropping 4) disabling 5) emergence

8. 1) needy 2) destitute 3) bigger 4) affluent 5) much

9. 1) slowly 2) improve 3) many 4) improvised 5) tremendous

10. 1) speed 2) pace 3) inequality 4) uniformity 5)
seriousness

Winners:

1. Gladiator ®
2. Hope
3. Tiwari Ji:)