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This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
answers/ responses in the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know
the correct answers!
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage there are blanks,
each of which has been numbered. These numbers are also printed below the
passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
Countries which do not have a very well
developed machine tool industry can never (1)
to be even a first grade (2) and
economic power, much less a global industrial power. This is known from the (3) of countries like Germany, USA,
Japan, Switzerland and so on. When at the end of the Second World War, Japan
wanted to become an industrial power, the (4)
step she took was to (5) a machine
tool industry. She decided to be (6)
and not depend on (7) industrial
nations. This was (8) in the long
term rather than going in for (9)
advantage of import of machine tools. Similarly, India also established a
machine tool industry (10) after
independence to foster its fledging industries.
1. (a)
aspire (b) manifest (c) agree (d) prosper (e) pursue
2. (a) political (b) industrial (c) military (d) progressive (e) rich
3. (a)
feelings (b) perceptions (c) plans (d) experience (e) establishment
4. (a)
important (b)
useful (c) economic (d) wise (e) first
5. (a)
develop (b)
nurture (c)
introduce (d)
admit (e) establish
6. (a)
revolutionary (b) industrious (c) self-sufficient (d)
systematic (e) progressive
7. (a)
European (b) developed (c) neighbouring (d) technical (e) foreign
8. (a)
planned (b)
decided (c) tried (d) beneficial (e) achieved
9. (a)
temporary (b) exceptional (c) easy (d) fast (e) financial
10.
(a) days (b) months (c) immediately (d)
years (e) much
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