Read the Sbi po clerk cloze test passage catefully to Complete it meaningfully using given options.
Cloze test set 2 | SBI IBPS Po Clerk
Coal mining __1___after Meghalaya attained statehood in January 1972. However, the terrain and expenses involved discouraged mine owners from employing advanced drilling machines. So, labourers mainly from Assam, Nepal, and __2__ Bangladesh risked the hazards of rat-hole mining —3___ because of poor ventilation, collapse of mines due to lack of structural support, and flooding — to earn thrice or four times as much as working in farms or construction sites.
Apart from issues of safety and health, ___4___ mining led to land degradation, deforestation, and water with high concentrations of sulphates, iron, and toxic heavy metals, low __5__ oxygen, and high biochemical oxygen demand. At least two rivers, Lukha and Myntdu, became too acidic to __6__ aquatic life. These factors led to the NGT banning rat-hole mining in Meghalaya in 2014 while __7__: “…there is ___8___number of cases where, by virtue of rat-hole mining, during the rainy season, water flooded into the mining areas resulting in the death of many…”
Illegal mining and transportation of coal, as mentioned in the interim reports of a one-man committee appointed by the High Court of Meghalaya, has continued despite the ban and the loss of lives. At least 17 miners were __9__ in an illegal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district’s Ksan in December 2018 after water __10__ in from a river.
Questions for sbi Po clerk Cloze test.
Chosse the correct option as answer to make sentence meaningful:
- Coal mining 1 after Meghalaya attained statehood in January 1972.
a) Collapsed
b) Boomed
c) Deteriorated
d) Vanished - Labourers mainly from Assam, Nepal, and 2 Bangladesh risked the hazards of rat-hole mining.
a) Nearby
b) Remote
c) Adjoining
d) Far-off - The risks of rat-hole mining include poor ventilation and 3, leading to health issues for workers.
a) Exhaustion
b) Asphyxiation
c) Injury
d) Fatigue - Apart from safety issues, 4 mining caused land degradation and environmental harm.
a) Restricted
b) Unregulated
c) Organized
d) Controlled - The water in mining areas contained high concentrations of toxic heavy metals and 5 oxygen.
a) Contaminated
b) Excessive
c) Dissolved
d) Enhanced - Rivers like Lukha and Myntdu became too acidic to 6 aquatic life.
a) Maintain
b) Destroy
c) Sustain
d) Block - The National Green Tribunal banned rat-hole mining in 2014 while 7 that it caused many deaths.
a) Ignoring
b) Observing
c) Investigating
d) Highlighting - The NGT noted there were 8 cases of mining accidents during the rainy season.
a) Numerous
b) Umpteen
c) Rare
d) Occasional - In December 2018, 17 miners 9 in an illegal mine after water flooded the area.
a) Evacuated
b) Drowned
c) Survived
d) Escaped - The water from a nearby river 10 into the illegal mine, causing a tragic accident.
a) Gushed
b) Dripped
c) Seeped
d) Poured
Answer Key
- b) Boomed
- c) Adjoining
- b) Asphyxiation
- b) Unregulated
- c) Dissolved
- c) Sustain
- b) Observing
- b) Umpteen
- b) Drowned
- a) Gushed
Cloze Test Vocabulary
questions, without the actual questions:
- Boomed
- Synonyms: Flourished, Thrived, Expanded
- Antonyms: Deteriorated, Declined, Shrunk
- Adjoining
- Synonyms: Neighboring, Adjacent, Next-door
- Antonyms: Distant, Far-off, Remote
- Asphyxiation
- Synonyms: Suffocation, Choking
- Antonyms: Breathing, Inhalation, Respiration
- Unregulated
- Synonyms: Illegal, Uncontrolled, Unsupervised
- Antonyms: Regulated, Controlled, Authorized
- Dissolved
- Synonyms: Absorbed, Integrated, Mixed
- Antonyms: Separated, Isolated, Retained
- Sustain
- Synonyms: Maintain, Support, Preserve
- Antonyms: Destroy, Harm, Endanger
- Observing
- Synonyms: Noting, Watching, Noticing
- Antonyms: Ignoring, Overlooking, Disregarding
- Umpteen
- Synonyms: Countless, Numerous, Many
- Antonyms: Few, Limited, Rare
- Drowned
- Synonyms: Perished, Submerged, Died
- Antonyms: Survived, Escaped, Lived
- Gushed
- Synonyms: Flowed, Spilled, Poured
- Antonyms: Dripped, Seeped, Stopped
