SBI PO Prelims 2017: Cloze Test – Set 12

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 meaningful.

Development is essentially ______(1)
to production of material goods and services for ______(2) of people, which is ______(3)
in indicators like gross domestic production per capita. The ______(4) of
development has been ______(5) expanded to ______(6) education and health. The
expectation is that those educated could ______(7) more to production ______(8)
the uneducated. Similarly, the healthier the population, the more is the
desired production. Unhealthy and uneducated population is seen as ____________(9)
and a ______(10) on resources.

1. 1) associated 2) attached 3) connected 4) joined 5)
related

2. 1) consumption 2) usage 3) distribution 4) transfer 5)
consideration

3. 1) inherent 2) embedded 3) assumed 4) reflected 5)
deflected

4. 1) basis 2) concept 3) rate 4) thesis 5) object

5. 1) nowhere 2) besides 3) mere 4) ever 5) further

6. 1) alleviate 2) deposit 3) include 4) increase 5) submit

7. 1) contribute 2) subscribe 3) serve 4) cause 5) infringe

8. 1) like 2) then 3) as 4) than 5) not

9. 1) restriction 2) worthless 3) weight 4) interference 5)
retardation

10. 1) leak 2) outlet 3) drain 4) draw 5) drawback