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SSC Cloze Test 76
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SSC Cloze Test 76

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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 

    Auctions are public _______ (1) of goods, conducted by an _______ (2) auctioneer. He encourages buyers to _______ (3) higher prices and finally names the _______ (4) bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘knocking down’ the goods, for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ________ (5) a small hammer on a table in front of him.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

    Solutions
    Auction is a public sale in which goods or properties are sold to the highest bidder. Therefore, ‘sale’ is correct word to use.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 

    Auctions are public _______ (1) of goods, conducted by an _______ (2) auctioneer. He encourages buyers to _______ (3) higher prices and finally names the _______ (4) bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘knocking down’ the goods, for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ________ (5) a small hammer on a table in front of him.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2

    Solutions
    An auctioneer is a person who conducts auctions by accepting bids and declaring goods sold. He gets approval from the authority to conduct the event of auction. Hence, ‘approved’ is the correct answer.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.
  • Question 3/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 

    Auctions are public _______ (1) of goods, conducted by an _______ (2) auctioneer. He encourages buyers to _______ (3) higher prices and finally names the _______ (4) bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘knocking down’ the goods, for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ________ (5) a small hammer on a table in front of him.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3

    Solutions
    The duty of an auctioneer is to encourage the buyers to bid a higher price for the goods or property. Thus, "bid" is the correct answer.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
  • Question 4/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 

    Auctions are public _______ (1) of goods, conducted by an _______ (2) auctioneer. He encourages buyers to _______ (3) higher prices and finally names the _______ (4) bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘knocking down’ the goods, for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ________ (5) a small hammer on a table in front of him.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4

    Solutions
    Auctioneer accepts the highest bid for selling any product or item. Therefore, ‘highest’ is the correct word to be used.
    Hence, option B is the correct answer.
  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given. 

    Auctions are public _______ (1) of goods, conducted by an _______ (2) auctioneer. He encourages buyers to _______ (3) higher prices and finally names the _______ (4) bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called ‘knocking down’ the goods, for when the bidding ends the auctioneer ________ (5) a small hammer on a table in front of him.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5

    Solutions
    When an auctioneer feels that the raised bid is the highest and no other buyer is interested in a higher bid he bangs a hammer on a table to show that the product has been sold out with the highest bid. Thus, ‘bangs’ is the correct option.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer.
  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    The proposal for _______ (1) of women in the corps of military police in the Indian Army as soldiers _______ (2) approved last year to recruit a total of 1,700 women military _______ (3). Steps like increasing the tenure of women officers in SSC _______ (4) 10 to 14 years and improving _______ (5) promotional prospects in the Army have been taken.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

    Solutions

    The given sentence talks about a proposal related to the recruitment of women in the Indian Army. Hence, the most appropriate word for the blank is “induction”. 
    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    The proposal for _______ (1) of women in the corps of military police in the Indian Army as soldiers _______ (2) approved last year to recruit a total of 1,700 women military _______ (3). Steps like increasing the tenure of women officers in SSC _______ (4) 10 to 14 years and improving _______ (5) promotional prospects in the Army have been taken.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2
    Solutions

    The blank is followed by the time phrase “last year” which gives a clear indication that the sentence is of past tense. Thus, “was” is the correct answer.
    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    The proposal for _______ (1) of women in the corps of military police in the Indian Army as soldiers _______ (2) approved last year to recruit a total of 1,700 women military _______ (3). Steps like increasing the tenure of women officers in SSC _______ (4) 10 to 14 years and improving _______ (5) promotional prospects in the Army have been taken.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3
    Solutions

    The given sentence talks about the women inducted in the Indian army.

    Personnel = people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.

    Commander = a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.

    Guide = a person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

    Individual = single; separate.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    The proposal for _______ (1) of women in the corps of military police in the Indian Army as soldiers _______ (2) approved last year to recruit a total of 1,700 women military _______ (3). Steps like increasing the tenure of women officers in SSC _______ (4) 10 to 14 years and improving _______ (5) promotional prospects in the Army have been taken.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4
    Solutions

    The blank is followed by a tenure. It is mentioned in the sentence that the tenure for women officers has been increased. Therefore, the correct preposition for the blank will be “from”.
    Hence, option A is the correct answer.

  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

    The proposal for _______ (1) of women in the corps of military police in the Indian Army as soldiers _______ (2) approved last year to recruit a total of 1,700 women military _______ (3). Steps like increasing the tenure of women officers in SSC _______ (4) 10 to 14 years and improving _______ (5) promotional prospects in the Army have been taken.

    ...view full instructions

    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5
    Solutions

    The last sentence talks about the steps taken for the women officers, hence the possessive determiner(adjective) “their” is appropriate for the blank.
    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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