SBI PO Prelims 2017: Cloze Test – Set 15

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 blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

In India, Republic Day
celebration has become a community ______(1). Unlike other countries, India has
been a victim of proxy war for a long time. The ______(2) of arms during the
Republic Day parade not only ______(3) our ______(4) to defend our borders at
any time but also ______(5) the morale of our soldiers. India’s national unity
is under threat because of growing ______(6). It is during the parade that all
the states come together and ______(7) their energies to make the event a great
______(8). We Indians are notorious for being culturally phobic. Therefore,
these kind of cultural presentations ______(9) India’s future generations with
its ______(10).

1. 1) symptom 2) feature 3)
affair 4) event 5) involvement

2. 1) load 2) cache 3) running 4)
march 5) display

3. 1) reminds 2) initiates 3)
address 4) reflects 5) sustain

4. 1) preparedness 2) threat 3)
forces 4) strength 5) strategy

5. 1) creates 2) boosts 3)
signals 4) holds 5) strives

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6. 1) unrest 2) disparity 3)
regionalism 4) unemployment 5) poverty

7. 1) pool 2) rejuvenate 3)
empower 4) review 5) reflect

8. 1) mark 2) initiative 3) stride
4) success 5) landmark

9. 1) manifest 2) energise 3)
link 4) confer 4) enrich

10. 1) experience 2) roots 3)
forefathers 4) entity 5) enigma