Cloze Test (Part-4) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 48

21. not notice it. In the sea this ........... . [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) pressure
Solution:

As the whole passage discuss about the air-pressure under the sea, so with the word ‘sea’, option (c) ‘pressure’ is the appropriate choice.

22. is doubled at a depth of thirty-five feet, and it .......... at this rate for greater depths. [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) increases
Solution:

‘Increases’ is the suitable word to fill the given blank as air-pressure increases at greater depths.

23. In the great deeps ......... the Philippine Islands [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) of
Solution:

Here, the word ‘deeps’ means ‘a deep part of the sea’, so preposition ‘of’ will be used with it. Preposition ‘of’ is used in the meaning of ‘belonging to’.

24. A man would be squeezed and utterly crushed by a pressure of ........... tons per square inch. [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) several
Solution:

For the given blank, option (b) ‘several’ is the correct choice as ‘several’ is used to refer to an imprecise number of quantity (here tons).

25. The pressure near the ocean floor is ........... [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) so
Solution:

In the given blank, option (c) ‘so’ will be the appropriate usage as construction ‘so + adjective + that’ as a conjunction is used to introduce clauses of reason and explanation. ‘So great that’ means ‘to such a great extent’.

26. great that, if you were to weigh a piece of wood and ............ . [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (c) lower
Solution:

As the whole passage discuss about air-pressure, so option (a) ‘measure’ will be the correct choice for the given blank.

27. .......... to a great depth and then pull it. [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) up
Solution:

With the word ‘pull’ option (a) ‘up’ is the correct usage as ‘pull something up’ means ‘to raise or lift something upward’.

28. again it would no longer float, [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) for
Solution:

In the given blank, ‘for’ will be used as a conjunction which means the same as ‘because’

29. ........... it would have become waterlogged. [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (b) could
Solution:

For the given blank, modal ‘could’ will be the appropriate usage as the construct ‘could + have’ is used to discuss about the past possibilities.

30. All the tiny wood cells and cavities .......... . [Evening Shift-2014 (II)]

Correct Answer: (a) should
Solution:

The given sentence is a general fact, so present indefinite tense will be used. Hence, option (a) ‘know’ is the correct usage.