English Quiz -59 | SBI | IBPS

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

Economic growth figures for the first quarter of this financial year seem to support the claim  that the worst may be over for the Indian economy. The gradual revival is also an indication that the government's economic stimulus package is ______(1)_____. What could, however, upset the positive outlook is the drought which _____(2)_____ large parts of  the country and its impact on overall growth. Even though the monsoon had picked up _____(3)_____, the rains received were grossly _____(4)_____. There are clear _____(5)_____ that farm output, particularly cereals, will fall drastically. Insufficient rain is bound to shoot up the _____(6)_____ of agricultural commodities and that would impact the economy as a whole. The drought would also _____(7)_____ a drastic reduction in rural employment and consumption besides inflation in the prices of food articles.

Food prices have been _____(8)_____ since the past few months, and lower agricultural production is likely to _____(9)_____ the situation. The government has said that food grain from the buffer stocks will be used to keep prices _____(10)_____. Subsidised food grain is necessary in these times, but its effectiveness will depend a lot on the distribution system.

1.a)failing

b)working

c)weakening

d)impractical

e)ambiguous

2.a)exposed

b)reverted

c)altered

d)strike

e)affected

3.a)presently

b)meagerly

c)later

d)unreasonably

e)unfavourably

4.a)missing

b)ample

c)atrocious

d)inadequate

e)enough

5.a)reasons

b)results

c)indications

d)contradictions

e)advices

6.a)prices

b)yield

c)labour

d)production

e)requirement

7.a)result

b)contribute

c)dampen

d)trigger

e)lead

8.a)stable

b)increasing

c)decreasing

d)improving

e)balanced

9.a)smoothen

b)improve

c)challenge

d)aggravate

e)demand

10.a)maximum

b)growing

c)down

d)unprofitable

e)futile

Answers

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