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

Total Questions: 50

31. .......... they are taught to make paper bags, [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Accordingly,
Solution:

Adverb ‘accordingly’ is the appropriate word to fill the given blank as it means ‘in a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances’.

32. ........... wall hangings etc. This, of course, is quite [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) simple
Solution:

With ‘wall hangings’, the word ‘simple’ is the correct usage. Adjective ‘simple’ means ‘plain or basic in form, nature or design.

33. .......... and admirable. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) astute
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two similar ideas, so with ‘admirable’, the word ‘astute’ is the suitable usage. ‘Astute’ is the ability to understand a situation quickly in order to take advantage from it.

34. But what about play and ......... of Venus and the spots on the Sun. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) sport.
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two similar ideas, so with verb ‘play’, option (a) ‘sport’ is the correct choice.

35. Galileo observed Jupiter and four of [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) construction,
Solution:

With reference to instrument, option (b) ‘construction’ will be used. ‘Construction’ means ‘process of making or building something‘.

36. ........... Moons, the phases of Venus and the spots on the Sun. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) its
Solution:

In the given blank, possessive pronoun ‘its’ will be used as pronoun ‘it’ is used for non-living things.

37. His ........ observing and calculations confirmed that Copernicus and Kepler were right. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) observations
Solution:

Conjunction ‘and’ is used to join two similar ideas, so with the word ‘calculations’, option (b) ‘observations’ will be the correct choice. ‘Observations’ are the recorded information that results from studying a scientific event.

38. He saw ......... his own eyes and made other people [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) with
Solution:

In the given blank, preposition ‘with’ will be used as it is used with objects, materials and physical characteristics.

39. ......... too that the Earth was not the fixed center of [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) see
Solution:

The given sentence is in present tense, so option (b) ‘see’ is the correct choice for the given blank.

40. .......... universe as Ptolemy had said. Galileo [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) the
Solution:

In the given blank, article ‘the’ will be used as before the word ‘universe’, article ‘the’ is used.