SBI Clerk 2018: English Quiz for Prelims – 11

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of English Quiz for SBI Clerk 2018 Prelims examination based on cloze test.

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.

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

 

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