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This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
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the correct answers!

Directions (Q. 1-10):  In the following passage, there are blanks
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage
and against each five words    have been
suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.

Since independence and from the
beginning of our planned development, we have (1) increased production as (2)
to improve distribution of income. A high rate of growth of the gross national
product by itself does not serve our purpose (3) it is more equitably shared, benefiting all sections of the
population. To be effective increased production with better distribution
depends largely (4) to assess the
productivity of small man, whether he is (5) in agriculture or industry. In agriculture the most critical inputs are water
and credit (6) with cultivable land.
Our land reform legislation has aimed (7) land to small owners. There are sometimes political obstacles; but it is not
known generally how many cases are (8) in courts. We must at least ensure that small owners have access to other
essential inputs. In industry, we have (9)
small scale and cottage industries. Greater availability of power along with
assured market and credit arrangements can make (10) difference to productivity.

1.    (1) regarded                (2)
thought                 (3) observed            (4) attained           (5) ordered         

2.    (1) supplementary     (2) complementary   (3)
contradicting       (4) originally        (5) compliment

3.    (1) if                              (2)
until                      (3) till                           (4) either             (5) unless

4.    (1) on our need          (2) to be able             (3)
on our capability      (4) our        capability on      (5) our ability on

5.    (1) engaged               (2)
involved               (3) buried                  (4) attracted to        (5) busy

6.    (1) attached               (2) agreed                  (3)
together                (4) alternate       (5) also

7.    (1) at distributing      (2) at getting            (3)
distribution          (4) in giving          (5) in distributing

8.    (1) offered                 (2)
pending                (3) pendant              (4) moving

     (5) penchant

9.    (1) discouraged          (2) acquainted        (3)
encouraged          (4) ordered            (5) pulled out

10.  (1) unbridgeable        (2) mass                    (3)
tremendous          (4) target      (5) colossal

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Answers 

1(4)    2(2)    3(5)   
4(3)    5(1)      6(3)    
7(1)      8(2)     9(1)     
10(3)