Cloze Test
Go through the following passage and choose the most suitable word from the given options corresponding to each numbered blank:
Go through the following passage and choose the most suitable word from the given options corresponding to each numbered blank:
The Prime Minister’s Office has reportedly directed the finance ministry to make good (1) ………… losses of the Railways in operating several non-profitable strategic lines in hilly, coastal and backward areas. It points to a welcome change of track in rail finances, but a lot more traction is (2) ………….. for the Railways to gainfully and sustainably meet its social (3) ………. The expenses on strategic lines is but a small (4) ………of the total social service obligations of the Railways, estimated to be over Rs 34,000 crore annually.
Following the (5) …….. of the rail budget with the Union Budget, the practice of reimbursing the Railways for operating the non-viable strategic lines had been questionably discontinued. However, going forward, the entire social service obligation of the Railways surely need to be (6) ………… by three tiers of government: the Centre, the concerned state and possibly municipal (7) ………….. The way ahead for the Railways is to follow commercial accounting practices to duly keep the tab on social costs. To fast-track the (8) …………of the Railways, the costs of meeting attendant social obligations need to be speedily (9) ……….. It would then make it possible for the Railways to better (10) ………… resources for revamp and express up gradation of facilities, and, in the process, opt for modular investments.
Q1: (A) Frequent
(B) Recrudesce
(C) Recurring
(D) Chronic
Q2:(A) Warranted
(B) Entitled
(C) Approved
(D) Authorized
Q3:(A) Commitments
(B) Obligations
(C) Duties
(D) Responsibilities
Q4:(A) Part
(B) Fragment
(C) Division
(D) Fraction
Q5:(A) Amalgamation
(B) Unification
(C) Consolidation
(D) Merger
Q6:(A) Subsidized
(B) Fund
(C) Capitalized
(D) Financed
Q7:(A) Association
(B) Corporation
(C) Bodies
(D) Representatives
Q8:(A) Newness
(B) Modernization
(C) Face-lifting
(D) Renewal
Q9:(A) Repaid
(B) Compensated
(C) Reimbursed
(D) Refunded
Q10:(A) Allocate
(B) Assign
(C) Distribute
(D) Dispense
Answers:
1 (C) Recurring
2 (A) Warranted
3 (B) Obligations
4 (D) Fraction
5 (D) Merger
6 (D) Financed
7 (C) Bodies
8 (B) Modernization
9 (C) Reimbursed
10 (A) Allocate
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