Test: Paragraph Completion - Bank Exams MCQ

Blank (1): 

• The paragraph starts with the writer mentioning a decision that would worsen the job crisis situation in MP.
• 'B' gives cautions against the negative results of this decision; 'other states following it leading to serious social problems'. The blank is followed by another related consequence of the decision; i.e. 'MP workers in other states would be feeling unsafe'.
• It's clear 'B' fits in the blank perfectly.

Blank (2):

• The sentences preceding the blank warns the MP government against the ramifications of the decision.
• In 'A', he suggests what course of action the government should follow. He suggests that total number of jobs should be increased.
• It's clear that 'A' fits in the blank perfectly.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

Blank (1): 

• The paragraph starts with the writer mentioning different perspectives on hijab. Some think it's a symbol of patriarchal oppression
• And some consider it to be associated with tradition and decorum. 'C' connects with the first sentence well.
• It's clear 'C' fits in the blank perfectly.

Blank (2):

• One of the sentences preceding the blank ask a question; i.e. 'But the only relevant question is, what is it to the women who wear them?'
• The sentence immediately preceding the blank answers the question dividing women in two parts; the first one willing to shuck it off. 
• 'A' talks about the other one; i.e. those who want to keep it as a way to show membership in a community. 
• It's clear that 'A' fits in the blank perfectly.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1).

The correct answer is option 2).

• While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow these steps
• If the sentence is starting with "You should" and there is a statement, we make the following changes-
  • The reporting verb said is changed into stated or asserted.
  • The conjunction 'that' is used in place of commas and inverted commas.
  • We will convert the Given sentence from imperative to Assertive then make changes into like we do while changing the narration of an assertive sentence.
  • The assertive sentence for the given Imperative sentence will be- "I should have been here yesterday."
  • The second person 'you' will be changed into 'I'.
  • The adverb of time (yesterday) will be changed in to ‘the day before’.
  • The tense of the given sentence is past progressive tense (should have been) which remains unchanged in the indirect sentence.

Eventually, we will get the final sentence- " Shukla stated that I should have been here the day before today."

• The given passage talks about the orbiter finding water on Mars.
• The introductory sentence must start with the information about the given passage.
• We will thus fill Blank 1 with statement C as it is giving an introduction to the passage.
• Further in the passage, we can infer the details about the orbiter.
• The sentence that follows the extract must also be in continuation with the previous line. 
• We will thus fill blank 2 with statement A as it tells us about the orbiter's equipment details.
• Hence, option 2 i.e. '1C, 2A' is the correct answer.​

In this paragraph, future economic growth has been discussed, that depends on the young generation. The sentences before the blank talks about the wide gap between productive labour force and the employment and entrepreneurial opportunities available. The success of the fourth Industrial Revolution has also been discussed. Hence the blank must be filled the sentence related to the economic condition. Going through all the sentences, we can infer that sentence (E) goes correctly with the paragraph that talks about the large-scale disruption causing economic turmoil. Hence sentence (E) is the correct choice.

This is especially true in and around Bishkek, where prime land is very attractive and expensive due to plot scarcity and services availability.

The paragraph talks about the unavailability of land to the Kyrgystan’s citizens that is supposed to provide free to every citizen under Kyrgyz law. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence related to this theme. Going through all the sentences, we can conclude that sentence (B) goes in harmony with the paragraph talking about the attractive and expensive land because of plot scarcity in Bishkek. Hence option (B) is the correct choice.

The gang was involved in smuggling the body parts of 125 tigers and 1,200 leopards.

The paragraph revolves around the theme of protest against the traffickers who grabbed the public attention. The sentence before the blank discusses about wildlife traffickers grabbing attention while sentence after the blank talks about the punishment assigned to them. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence talking about the traffickers activities. Sentence (A) talks about the smuggling by trafficker gang and is making the paragraph complete and meaningful. 

This is one of the last places you’ll find a breeding population of Indochinese tigers.

The paragraph is about the old access road that was once a sealed highway and then it was declared a national park and a contiguous forest. The sentences before the blank talks about the decommissioning of the road to wildlife while sentence after the blank talks about passing of the bullet train through the forest. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence related to these statements. Going through the sentences, we can infer that sentence (E) goes correctly with the paragraph. Other sentences are irrelevant. 

Pmay envisages building 20 million urban units by 2022.

The paragraph is about the programme “Housing For All by 2022” launched by government along with Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Pmay), generating direct and indirect employment as indicated by the National Council of Applied Economic Research. Hence the blank must be filled by the sentence that tells more about the scheme as mentioned in the above sentence of the blank. After reading all the sentences, we can conclude that sentence (A) talking about the Pmay scheme that envisions building 20 million urban units by 2022, is making the paragraph more complete and meaningful than other sentences. Hence option (A) is the best choice.