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Cloze Test part-13

📆 November 25, 2024

Total Questions: 50

31. With over 49,000 plant species reported as of 2018, India holds about 11.5% of all the flora in the world. Now, a new fossil record has shown that India is the birthplace of Asian bamboo, and they  were formed about 25 million years ago in the north-eastern __________ of the country. [SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) part
Solution:Part' means something less than the whole to which it belongs. The given passage states that they were formed about 25 million years ago in the north-eastern part of the country. Hence, 'part' is the most appropriate answer.

32. The Small Indian Mongoose, ________ its little round ears, is an agile hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It has brown or grey-grizzly fur and lives in abandoned burrows or tunnels. Despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) with
Solution:'With' means having or carrying something. The given passage talks about the Small Indian Mongoose with its little round ears. Hence, 'with' is the most appropriate answer.

33. The Small Indian Mongoose, with its little round ears, is an _________ hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It has brown or grey-grizzly fur and lives in abandoned burrows or tunnels. Despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) agile
Solution:'Agile' means able to move quickly and easily. The given passage states that the Small Indian Mongoose is an agile hunter. Hence, 'agile' is the most appropriate answer.

34. The Small Indian Mongoose, with its little round ears, is an agile hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It _________ brown or grey-grizzly fur and lives in abandoned burrows or tunnels. Despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) has
Solution:'It' is a singular pronoun which takes a singular verb. The given passage states that it has brown or grey grizzly fur. Hence, 'has' is the most appropriate answer.

35. The Small Indian Mongoose, with its little round ears, is an agile hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It has brown or grey-grizzly fur and _______ in abandoned burrows or tunnels. Despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) lives
Solution:'Lives' means to have your home reside in a particular place. The given passage states that it lives in abandoned burrows or tunnels. Hence, 'lives' is the most appropriate answer.

36. The Small Indian Mongoose, with its little round ears, is an agile hunter and has a long snout-like face and short legs that have sharp claws. It has brown or grey-grizzly fur and lives in abandoned burrows or tunnels. _________ the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) Instead
Solution:'Despite' means without being affected by the thing mentioned. The given passage states that despite the rat-like appearance, mongooses are not rodents. Hence, 'despite' is the most appropriate answer.

37. Nitrogen is essential to life _________ Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be  found in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are present in organic materials, foods, fertilizers, explosives, and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, but in excess it can also be harmful to the environment. [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) on
Solution:The preposition 'on' means in a place or position. The given passage states that nitrogen is essential to life on Earth. Hence, 'on' is the most appropriate answer.

38. Nitrogen is essential to life on Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be  ________  in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are present in organic materials, foods, fertilizers, explosives, and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, but in excess it can also be harmful to the environment. [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) found
Solution:'be + V₂(third form of the verb)' is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence, 'found(V,)' is the most appropriate answer.

39. Nitrogen is essential to life on Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be  found in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are _________ in organic materials, foods, fertilizers, explosives, and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, but in excess it can also be harmful to the environment. [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) present
Solution:'Present' means existing in something mentioned or under consideration. The given passage states that nitrogen compounds are present in organic materials, foods, fertilisers, explosives and poisons. Hence, 'present' is the most appropriate answer.

40. Nitrogen is essential to life on Earth. It is a component of all proteins, and it can be  found in all living systems. Nitrogen compounds are present in organic materials, foods, fertilizers, explosives, and poisons. Nitrogen is crucial to life, _________ in excess it can also be harmful to the environment. [SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) but
Solution:'But' is used for introducing an idea which contrasts with or is different from what has just been said. The given passage states that nitrogen is crucial to life, but in excess it can also be harmful to the environment. Hence, 'but' is the most appropriate answer.
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