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

Total Questions: 50

41. ........... made some important discoveries in mechanics. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) also
Solution:

In the given blank, option (b) ‘also’ will be used as in the given sentence some other important discoveries of Galileo is mentioned in addition to the one‘s already mentioned in the passage. Adverb ‘also’ means ‘in addition’.

42. He did not .......... drop cannon balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) as stories say
Solution:

In the given context, option (b) ‘as stories say’ is the correct choice.

43. ........ that all bodies fall at the [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) to prove
Solution:

For the giving blank, ‘to + infinitive’ construction will be used, so option (c) ‘to prove’ is the correct choice for the given blank.

44. ............ speed, but he did roll balls [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) same
Solution:

In the given blank, option (a) ‘same’ will be used. Here, the word ‘same’ is used to show the identical speed at which canon balls are falling.

45. a slope to show that the [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) down
Solution:

With the word ‘slope’, option (c) ‘down’ will be the correct usage. The word ‘down’ means ‘directed or moving towards a lower place or position‘.

46. .......... a body falls is proportionate [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) distance
Solution:

In the given context, the word ‘distance’ will be the appropriate choice for the given blank as it means ‘the length of space between two points’.

47. ........... the square of the time it takes to fall. Galileo also noticed the regular [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) to
Solution:

Adjective ‘proportionate’ is followed by preposition ‘to’. So, option (a) is the correct choice to fill the given blank.

48. .......... of the lamps in Pisa Cathedral; [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) swings
Solution:

The usage of word ‘regular’ indicates that the given sentence is in present indefinite tense, so base form of verb with ‘s/es’ will be used. Hence, option (a) ‘swings’ is the appropriate word for the given blank.

49. .......... gave him the idea of the pendulum, a device that enabled him to make the clock a scientific instrument for the first time. [Evening Shift-2015 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) this
Solution:

Here, demonstrative pronoun ‘this’ will be used to fill the given blank as ‘this’ is used with singular noun (idea of the pendulum).

50. We all like listening to the person who is good ......... on telling stories and will always be a [Morning Shift-2015 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) at
Solution:

Adjective ‘good’ is followed by preposition ‘at’. So, option (b) ‘at’ is the correct choice.