PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

CLOZE TEST

PREPARATORY SET-18 (VERY NEW PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and labeled as A to E. Read the passage carefully and select the correct option against the given label which can make the sentence complete.

 

Storage of water is an annual story in Gujarat, with …(A)… sources of fresh water and …(B)… demand. Every year, the State faces water shortage, particularly for drinking water in far-flung areas in Saurashtra and north Gujarat, both drought-prone regions in the State.

 

In the current year, more than 75 villages are being supplied water through tankers due to non-availability of local sources, as most of the dams and reservoirs have gone dry, owing to …(C) … rainfall in the last monsoon.

 

Now, the State government has come up with a detailed plan to …(D)… the water shortage by limiting the supply of fresh water only for drinking and irrigation purposes, while the growing demand of industries will be met through …(E)… waste water, which will be supplied by state.

Question No : 1

Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (A)?

(1) unlimited   

(2) incomplete 

(3) limited       

(4) regulate

(5) None of the above

Question No : 2

Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (B)?

(1) rising         

(2) dwindling 

(3) challenging

(4) arduous     

(5) None of the above

Question No : 3

Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (C)?

(1) drought     

(2) dearth       

(3) deficit        

(4) famine       

(5) None of the above

Question No : 4

Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (D)?

(1) attend        

(2) address     

(3) focus

(4) adopt         

(5) None of the above

Question No : 5

Which of the following words fits the blank labeled as (E)?

(1) cured         

(2) frozen        

(3) bottled      

(4) treated      

(5) None of the above