IBPS SO | LIC AAO | ENGLISH QUIZ - 11

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. For each blank five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The crisis-ridden textile sector, being labour ...(1)..., should have been an ideal candidate for a ...(2)... as part of the prime Minister’s pet ‘Make in India’ initiative, but as the issues it is mired in remain ...(3)..., and with losses ...(4)..., the situation is ...(5)... . Nearly half of India’s power looms are at a standstill: the spinning industry in the northern and southern regions has ...(6)... in shutdown of as much as 15 to 20 per cent of production ...(7)... . The textile industry as a whole is ...(8)... under high input and transaction costs. The products find it hard to complete in export markets, where India-made yarn, fabrics and garments ...(9)... duties respectively as rates of 3.5, 8.5 and 14 per cent. Yet, Pakistan, Vietnam and Combadia enjoy zzero-duty access in some categories in the US, EU and China. India’s trade negotiators need to seek ...(10)... results. China is not picking up much from India this year.

1).
a) Class
b) Oriented
c) Intensive
d) Exhaustive
e) Demanding

2).
a) Pull
b) Mass
c) Charge
d) Push
e) Blow

3).
a) Open
b) Settled
c) Fixed
d) Sure
e) Unresolved

4).
a) bettering
b) alighting
c) jumbed
d) falling
e) mounting

5).
a) hopeful
b) terrible
c) grim
d) bleak
e) joyful

6).
a) urged
b) pressed
c) prayed
d) created
e) provoked

7).
a) capacity
b) volume
c) range
d) scope
e) magnitude

8).
a) considered
b) upset
c) placed
d) reeling
e) controlled

9).
a) allures
b) pays
c) draw
d) invite
e) attract

10).
a) expedited
b) hasty
c) stale
d) slow
e) delayed

#Answers:

1) c
2) d
3) e
4) e
5) c
6) b
7) a
8) d
9) e
10) a