Cloze Test part-11

Total Questions: 50

11. Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous  birds that can be distinguished from legless lizards by  their lack of eyelids and external ears.  Few species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors,  _________ them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side  over side, and most have only one functional lung. [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) enabling
Solution:'Enabling' means to make it possible for somebody/something to do something. The given passage states that species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads. Hence, 'enabling' is the most appropriate answer.

12. Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous  birds that can be distinguished from legless lizards by  their lack of eyelids and external ears.  Few species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors,  enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side  ________  side, and most have only one functional lung. [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) by
Solution:'Side by side' means next to each other. The given passage states that snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side. Hence, 'by' is the most appropriate answer.

13. Deserts probably existed much  _______ during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from  rain or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are  mandated as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been  bit of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One search is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) earlier
Solution:'Earlier' means happening or done before the usual or expected time. The given sentence states that Deserts probably existed much earlier during former periods of global arid climate. Hence, 'earlier' is the most appropriate answer.

14. Deserts probably existed much  early during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from  ________ or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are  mandated as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been  bit of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One search is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) rain
Solution:'Rain' is the drops of water that fall from the sky. The given sentence talks about the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from rain. Hence, 'rain' is the most appropriate answer.

15. Deserts probably existed much  early during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from  rain or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are  __________  as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been  bit of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One search is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) mandated
Solution:'Characterised' means to describe what somebody/something is like. The given sentence states that angiosperms are characterised as seed producing plants. Hence, 'characterised' is the most appropriate answer.

16. Deserts probably existed much  early during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from  rain or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are  mandated as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been  _________ of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One  search is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) part
Solution:'Part' means something that together with others forms the whole of something. The given sentence talks about a few primitive plants which may have been part of the ancient desert vegetation. Hence, 'part' is the most appropriate answer.

17. Deserts probably existed much  early during former periods of global arid climate in the lee of mountain ranges that sheltered them from  rain or in the centre of extensive continental regions. However, this would have been primarily before the evolution of angiosperms which are  mandated as seed-producing plants. Only a few primitive plants, which may have been  bit of the ancient desert vegetation, occur in present-day deserts. One  ________ is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa, in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) example
Solution:'Example' means something such as an object, a fact or a situation which explains what you say. The given sentence states that one example is the bizarre conifer relative tumboa. Hence, 'example' is the most appropriate answer.

18. Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency  ________ federal pollinator experts to share the latest scientific findings on bee and pollinator health, and assess the status of  these important insects, birds, bats and other species. One clear  takeaway from this year's meeting was that climate change  has become a new and formidable stressor for bees, potentially amplifying previously known issues in ways that scientists can't yet  predict but need to prepare for. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) host
Solution:'Host' means a person who invites guests to his/her house, etc. The given passage states that each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency host federal pollinator experts Hence, 'host' is the most appropriate answer.

19. Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency  host federal pollinator experts to share the latest scientific findings on bee and pollinator health, and assess the status of  _______ important insects, birds, bats and other species. One clear  takeaway from this year's meeting was that climate change  has become a new and formidable stressor for bees, potentially amplifying previously known issues in ways that scientists can't yet  predict but need to prepare for. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) these
Solution:'These' refers to people or things previously mentioned. The given passage talks about the status of these important insects, birds, bats and other species. Hence, 'these' is the most appropriate answer.

20. Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency  host federal pollinator experts to share the latest scientific findings on bee and pollinator health, and assess the status of  these important insects, birds, bats and other species. One clear  _________ from this year's meeting was that climate change  has become a new and formidable stressor for bees, potentially amplifying previously known issues in ways that scientists can't yet  predict but need to prepare for. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) takeaway
Solution:'Takeaway' means a main message or piece of information that you learn from something you hear or read. The given passage talks about one clear takeaway from this year's meeting. Hence, 'takeaway' is the most appropriate answer.