Cloze Test (Part-3) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 50

11. ...........myself, it is automatic, [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) protect
Solution:

For the given blank, verb ‘protect’ will be the correct usage in the given context as it means ‘to defend or guard from attack or injury’.

12. ......... action and not a result [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) instinctive
Solution:

For the given blank, option (b) ‘instinctive’ is the correct choice as ‘instinctive action’ is the action that one do without thinking or reasoning.

13. ........... deliberate though. Our living is [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) of
Solution:

When the word ‘result’ is used as a noun, it is followed by preposition ‘of’. So, option (c) is the correct choice for the given blank.

14. ......... by a series of automatic [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) conditioned
Solution:

In the given context, option (b) ‘conditioned’ will be the appropriate choice as it means ‘existing under or subject to’.

15. .......... from morning till night. [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) actions
Solution:

To complete the given sentence, the word ‘actions’ will be the appropriate choice in the given context.

16. Anything .......... we do outside that common range of [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) we
Solution:

The mention of ‘our’ in the previous sentence indicates that ‘we’ will be the appropriate pronoun for the given blank.

17. ........... however, has to be [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) actions
Solution:

In the given blank, option (c) ‘actions’ is the appropriate choice as ‘range of actions’ is the correct phrase.

18. ........... by some measure of thinking. [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) preceded
Solution:

In the given context, ‘preceded’ is the correct choice as it means ‘to come before in order’.

19. ........... more action and thought are [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) The
Solution:

In the blank, article ‘the’ will be used as the construction ‘the more …… the more’ is used to say that when a particular activity increases, it causes something else to change at the same time.

20. .......... and integrated, the more effective [Evening Shift-2016 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) allied
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two similar ideas, so with word ‘integrated’, option (b) ‘allied’ will be the correct usage.