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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 fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The country’s online matrimony business is likely to (1) a market size of Rs 1,5 crore by 217 from Rs 52 crore at present, clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 65 per cent in the next two years, according to an Assocham survey.“The main reasons attributed to the increase in demand for online matrimony (2) convenience, time-saving and efficiency,” the survey said. “During the 212-13 fiscal, 5-55 million online subscribers (3) their profiles while 2.5 million uploaded their profiles per month to take advantage of this facility mainly on account of it being economical and less (4),” it said. Between 211-12 and 212-13, business transacted through online advertisement for jobs and matrimonial alliances registered a growth of 56 per cent and 52 per cent respectively, the survey said. Matrimonial websites are turning into a better option for the new generation in their search for (5) mates and for the NRIs looking for Indian match for their sons and daughters. They provide a search pool of lakhs of members cutting across age groups, professions, regions, religions, and communities. Besides, the number of online job seekers, which was estimated close to 25 million in 212-13, is expected to increase to 5 million 216-17, the survey said.
The study also found that junior, mid-level and senior executives accounted for over 5 per cent of (6) job seekers. Among the (7), Maharashtra topped the list of online job seekers followed by Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bal. Online recruitment is gaining ground as a preferred medium of (8) in India. For job seekers, the Internet has opened up the world of job searching, turning it into a 24-hour-a-day marketplace. Travel booking through internet is another sector that showcased significant (9), with year-on-year growth of 25 per cent in railway tickets (10) online, as they reached 6.81 million in June 213 as compared with 5.83 million in June 212, the survey said.
Q1. Choose the correct option for (1)
1. acquire
2. refresh
3. disperse
4. diverse
5. accomplish
Q2. Choose the correct option for (2)
1. embrace
2. comprehend
3. include
4. focus
5. imitate
Q3. Choose the correct option for (3)
1. objected
2. enrolled
3. sophisticated
4. wondered
5. registered
Q4. Choose the correct option for (4)
1. convenient
2. cumbersome
3. friendly
4. important
5. practical
Q5. Choose the correct option for (5)
1. chosen
2. sole
3. actually
4. potential
5. refined
Q6. Choose the correct option for (6)
1. offline
2. online
3. seasonally
4. regulate
5. efficient
Q7. Choose the correct option for (7)
1. countries
2. cities
3. states
4. localities
5. continents
Q8. Choose the correct option for (8)
1. conducting
2. playing
3. hiring
4. teaching
5. securing
Q9. Choose the correct option for (9)
1. growth
2. succeed
3. probable
4. prosperous
5. peril
Q10. Choose the correct option for (1)
1. sanctioned
2. printed
3. recorded
4. booked
5. counted
ANSWERS
Q.1. (1)
Q.2. (5)
Q.3. (5)
Q.4. (2)
Q.5. (4)
Potential
For other options:
Refined (adj.)- purified
Sole (adj.)- alone
Q.6. (2)
Online
For other options:
Seasonally (adv.)- in seasons only
Q.7. (3)
Q.8. (3)
Q.9. (1)
For other options:
Prosperous (adj.)- thriving
Peril (n)- danger
