MCQ: Cloze Test - 3 - SSC CGL MCQ
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Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
However rhetorical as it may sound, the reality is that threat to security has become a ubiquitous concern in all aspects of governance in China. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese ____(A)____on national security has repeatedly underlined that the idea of ‘development’ cannot be isolated from that of ‘security’. On numerous occasions, including at the 20th Party Congress last year and the Two Sessions (the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) this year, Mr. Xi ___(B)__the need to balance development with security. (C) China’s incessant attempt to securitise its development has meant (D) nontraditional security issues have acquired greater significance in its developmental narrative. And among all the nontraditional security issues, cybersecurity and data/information security seem to concern Chinese authorities the most. This is apparent in their recent attempts to strengthen cybersecurity and counter-espionage laws. (E) The recently amended Counter-espionage Law (1) broadening the scope of espionage, (2) aims to treat all “documents, data, materials, and items relating to national security and interests,” (3) at par with state secrets, thus, (4) that will come into effect from July 1, 2023. It also expands the definition of espionage to include cyberattacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure. (F) The revised law also empowers authorities to seize data, electronic equipment, and information on personal property, and even ban border crossing. Following up on the above amendments, China also unveiled in late May its position paper on Global Digital Governance that calls upon States to “respect the sovereignty, jurisdiction and governance of data of other States,” and to “not obtain data located in other States through companies or individuals without other States’ permission.”
Q. Which among the following would grammatically and contextually fit in the blank (A) in the paragraph?
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
However rhetorical as it may sound, the reality is that threat to security has become a ubiquitous concern in all aspects of governance in China. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese ____(A)____on national security has repeatedly underlined that the idea of ‘development’ cannot be isolated from that of ‘security’. On numerous occasions, including at the 20th Party Congress last year and the Two Sessions (the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) this year, Mr. Xi ___(B)__the need to balance development with security. (C) China’s incessant attempt to securitise its development has meant (D) nontraditional security issues have acquired greater significance in its developmental narrative. And among all the nontraditional security issues, cybersecurity and data/information security seem to concern Chinese authorities the most. This is apparent in their recent attempts to strengthen cybersecurity and counter-espionage laws. (E) The recently amended Counter-espionage Law (1) broadening the scope of espionage, (2) aims to treat all “documents, data, materials, and items relating to national security and interests,” (3) at par with state secrets, thus, (4) that will come into effect from July 1, 2023. It also expands the definition of espionage to include cyberattacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure. (F) The revised law also empowers authorities to seize data, electronic equipment, and information on personal property, and even ban border crossing. Following up on the above amendments, China also unveiled in late May its position paper on Global Digital Governance that calls upon States to “respect the sovereignty, jurisdiction and governance of data of other States,” and to “not obtain data located in other States through companies or individuals without other States’ permission.”
Q. The sentence given in (E) has four phrases given in bold. Amongst the given bold phrases which of the following must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.
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Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
However rhetorical as it may sound, the reality is that threat to security has become a ubiquitous concern in all aspects of governance in China. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese ____(A)____on national security has repeatedly underlined that the idea of ‘development’ cannot be isolated from that of ‘security’. On numerous occasions, including at the 20th Party Congress last year and the Two Sessions (the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) this year, Mr. Xi ___(B)__the need to balance development with security. (C) China’s incessant attempt to securitise its development has meant (D) nontraditional security issues have acquired greater significance in its developmental narrative. And among all the nontraditional security issues, cybersecurity and data/information security seem to concern Chinese authorities the most. This is apparent in their recent attempts to strengthen cybersecurity and counter-espionage laws. (E) The recently amended Counter-espionage Law (1) broadening the scope of espionage, (2) aims to treat all “documents, data, materials, and items relating to national security and interests,” (3) at par with state secrets, thus, (4) that will come into effect from July 1, 2023. It also expands the definition of espionage to include cyberattacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure. (F) The revised law also empowers authorities to seize data, electronic equipment, and information on personal property, and even ban border crossing. Following up on the above amendments, China also unveiled in late May its position paper on Global Digital Governance that calls upon States to “respect the sovereignty, jurisdiction and governance of data of other States,” and to “not obtain data located in other States through companies or individuals without other States’ permission.”
Q. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked as (B) in the above paragraph to make it grammatically correct and meaningful. Also, the word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful.
The teacher _______________ the importance of studying regularly for academic success.
The speaker__________ the need for immediate action to address the pressing environmental concerns.
The teacher _______________ the importance of studying regularly for academic success.
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
However rhetorical as it may sound, the reality is that threat to security has become a ubiquitous concern in all aspects of governance in China. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese ____(A)____on national security has repeatedly underlined that the idea of ‘development’ cannot be isolated from that of ‘security’. On numerous occasions, including at the 20th Party Congress last year and the Two Sessions (the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) this year, Mr. Xi ___(B)__the need to balance development with security. (C) China’s incessant attempt to securitise its development has meant (D) nontraditional security issues have acquired greater significance in its developmental narrative. And among all the nontraditional security issues, cybersecurity and data/information security seem to concern Chinese authorities the most. This is apparent in their recent attempts to strengthen cybersecurity and counter-espionage laws. (E) The recently amended Counter-espionage Law (1) broadening the scope of espionage, (2) aims to treat all “documents, data, materials, and items relating to national security and interests,” (3) at par with state secrets, thus, (4) that will come into effect from July 1, 2023. It also expands the definition of espionage to include cyberattacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure. (F) The revised law also empowers authorities to seize data, electronic equipment, and information on personal property, and even ban border crossing. Following up on the above amendments, China also unveiled in late May its position paper on Global Digital Governance that calls upon States to “respect the sovereignty, jurisdiction and governance of data of other States,” and to “not obtain data located in other States through companies or individuals without other States’ permission.”
Q. Which among the following connector(s) would join the sentences C and D keeping them grammatically and contextually correct and the meaning intact?
I. despite
II. that
III. because
Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
However rhetorical as it may sound, the reality is that threat to security has become a ubiquitous concern in all aspects of governance in China. Under President Xi Jinping, Chinese ____(A)____on national security has repeatedly underlined that the idea of ‘development’ cannot be isolated from that of ‘security’. On numerous occasions, including at the 20th Party Congress last year and the Two Sessions (the annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) this year, Mr. Xi ___(B)__the need to balance development with security. (C) China’s incessant attempt to securitise its development has meant (D) nontraditional security issues have acquired greater significance in its developmental narrative. And among all the nontraditional security issues, cybersecurity and data/information security seem to concern Chinese authorities the most. This is apparent in their recent attempts to strengthen cybersecurity and counter-espionage laws. (E) The recently amended Counter-espionage Law (1) broadening the scope of espionage, (2) aims to treat all “documents, data, materials, and items relating to national security and interests,” (3) at par with state secrets, thus, (4) that will come into effect from July 1, 2023. It also expands the definition of espionage to include cyberattacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure. (F) The revised law also empowers authorities to seize data, electronic equipment, and information on personal property, and even ban border crossing. Following up on the above amendments, China also unveiled in late May its position paper on Global Digital Governance that calls upon States to “respect the sovereignty, jurisdiction and governance of data of other States,” and to “not obtain data located in other States through companies or individuals without other States’ permission.”
Q. Which among the following convey(s) the meaning as the statement F and is / are grammatically and contextually correct?
I. The revised law enables authorities to recover lost data, electronic equipment, and personal property information because it also allows for the imposition of border crossing bans.
II. The updated legislation additionally grants authorities the ability to confiscate data, electronic devices, and personal property information, as well as impose restrictions on crossing borders.
III. While the revised law may provide authorities with the ability to seize data, electronic equipment, and personal property information, it is important to consider the potential negative implications.
Directions: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank, five pairs of words are suggested, one pair of which fits the blank grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair of words that fit into the blanks.
A potent cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, swept through Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan last week and while it did cause noticeable destruction to the infrastructure, ___________ (A) of injuries and cattle deaths, there have been only two reported casualties. The India Meteorological Department began issuing its first reports on the cyclone’s trajectory as early as June 8, and by June 11, the agency first indicated that the storm would not ___________ (B) India, as previously estimated, but would likely sharply ___________ (C) towards coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat. The storm was also categorized as falling in the ‘very severe’ category — average wind speeds of over 115 kmph. The four days of lead time and an estimate of its ___________ (D) gave enough time for district authorities in Gujarat to begin evacuating people — nearly 1,00,000 people in the coastal regions of the States were moved to shelters and close to 30 central and State disaster relief teams were kept ready. The railways cancelled several trains and fishermen too received ___________ (E) warnings of the cyclone’s impact, that kept them away from the sea.
Q. Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (E).
Directions: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank, five pairs of words are suggested, one pair of which fits the blank grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair of words that fit into the blanks.
A potent cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, swept through Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan last week and while it did cause noticeable destruction to the infrastructure, ___________ (A) of injuries and cattle deaths, there have been only two reported casualties. The India Meteorological Department began issuing its first reports on the cyclone’s trajectory as early as June 8, and by June 11, the agency first indicated that the storm would not ___________ (B) India, as previously estimated, but would likely sharply ___________ (C) towards coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat. The storm was also categorized as falling in the ‘very severe’ category — average wind speeds of over 115 kmph. The four days of lead time and an estimate of its ___________ (D) gave enough time for district authorities in Gujarat to begin evacuating people — nearly 1,00,000 people in the coastal regions of the States were moved to shelters and close to 30 central and State disaster relief teams were kept ready. The railways cancelled several trains and fishermen too received ___________ (E) warnings of the cyclone’s impact, that kept them away from the sea.
Q. Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (C).
Directions: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank, five pairs of words are suggested, one pair of which fits the blank grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair of words that fit into the blanks.
A potent cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, swept through Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan last week and while it did cause noticeable destruction to the infrastructure, ___________ (A) of injuries and cattle deaths, there have been only two reported casualties. The India Meteorological Department began issuing its first reports on the cyclone’s trajectory as early as June 8, and by June 11, the agency first indicated that the storm would not ___________ (B) India, as previously estimated, but would likely sharply ___________ (C) towards coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat. The storm was also categorized as falling in the ‘very severe’ category — average wind speeds of over 115 kmph. The four days of lead time and an estimate of its ___________ (D) gave enough time for district authorities in Gujarat to begin evacuating people — nearly 1,00,000 people in the coastal regions of the States were moved to shelters and close to 30 central and State disaster relief teams were kept ready. The railways cancelled several trains and fishermen too received ___________ (E) warnings of the cyclone’s impact, that kept them away from the sea.
QSelect the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (A).
Directions: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank, five pairs of words are suggested, one pair of which fits the blank grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair of words that fit into the blanks.
A potent cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, swept through Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan last week and while it did cause noticeable destruction to the infrastructure, ___________ (A) of injuries and cattle deaths, there have been only two reported casualties. The India Meteorological Department began issuing its first reports on the cyclone’s trajectory as early as June 8, and by June 11, the agency first indicated that the storm would not ___________ (B) India, as previously estimated, but would likely sharply ___________ (C) towards coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat. The storm was also categorized as falling in the ‘very severe’ category — average wind speeds of over 115 kmph. The four days of lead time and an estimate of its ___________ (D) gave enough time for district authorities in Gujarat to begin evacuating people — nearly 1,00,000 people in the coastal regions of the States were moved to shelters and close to 30 central and State disaster relief teams were kept ready. The railways cancelled several trains and fishermen too received ___________ (E) warnings of the cyclone’s impact, that kept them away from the sea.
Q. Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (B).
Directions: In the given passage, some words are missing. Against each blank, five pairs of words are suggested, one pair of which fits the blank grammatically and contextually. Choose the option providing the correct pair of words that fit into the blanks.
A potent cyclonic storm, Biparjoy, swept through Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan last week and while it did cause noticeable destruction to the infrastructure, ___________ (A) of injuries and cattle deaths, there have been only two reported casualties. The India Meteorological Department began issuing its first reports on the cyclone’s trajectory as early as June 8, and by June 11, the agency first indicated that the storm would not ___________ (B) India, as previously estimated, but would likely sharply ___________ (C) towards coastal Saurashtra, Gujarat. The storm was also categorized as falling in the ‘very severe’ category — average wind speeds of over 115 kmph. The four days of lead time and an estimate of its ___________ (D) gave enough time for district authorities in Gujarat to begin evacuating people — nearly 1,00,000 people in the coastal regions of the States were moved to shelters and close to 30 central and State disaster relief teams were kept ready. The railways cancelled several trains and fishermen too received ___________ (E) warnings of the cyclone’s impact, that kept them away from the sea.
Q. Select the most appropriate option that will fill in the blank (D).
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.
Regulatory frameworks stand on three pillars. These include a governing law, an empowered regulator and a fair appeals mechanism. An appellate mechanism is a / an _____(A)_____ part of this framework because it ensures an opportunity to remedy inappropriate application of governing laws. Therefore, if the framework is _____(B)_____, there will be an unfair application of law, which defeats the purpose of the legislation. This incapacity can take two forms—insufficient subject area specialization and limited _____(C)_____ of the appellate mechanism to carry out such a process. These are particularly problematic in the case of complex digital ecosystems.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), a dedicated court for antitrust appeals, was dissolved along with eight other tribunals in a/ an _____(D)_____ of judicial rationalizations in 2017. Its powers were merged with the NCLAT without a commensurate expansion in the latter’s capacity. Simultaneously, approximately 50 per cent of CCI decisions were appealed to the NCLAT over the last couple of years—a non-trivial antitrust workload! This demands specialization, whereas the qualification _____(E)_____ to become an NCLAT member does not mandate experience in competition matters.
Q. Which of the following can fit in blank A?
(i) Complimentary
(ii) Precarious
(iii) Critical
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.
Regulatory frameworks stand on three pillars. These include a governing law, an empowered regulator and a fair appeals mechanism. An appellate mechanism is a / an _____(A)_____ part of this framework because it ensures an opportunity to remedy inappropriate application of governing laws. Therefore, if the framework is _____(B)_____, there will be an unfair application of law, which defeats the purpose of the legislation. This incapacity can take two forms—insufficient subject area specialization and limited _____(C)_____ of the appellate mechanism to carry out such a process. These are particularly problematic in the case of complex digital ecosystems.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), a dedicated court for antitrust appeals, was dissolved along with eight other tribunals in a/ an _____(D)_____ of judicial rationalizations in 2017. Its powers were merged with the NCLAT without a commensurate expansion in the latter’s capacity. Simultaneously, approximately 50 per cent of CCI decisions were appealed to the NCLAT over the last couple of years—a non-trivial antitrust workload! This demands specialization, whereas the qualification _____(E)_____ to become an NCLAT member does not mandate experience in competition matters.
Q. Which of the following can fit in blank C?
(i) Extension
(ii) Bandwidth
(iii) Expandable
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.
Regulatory frameworks stand on three pillars. These include a governing law, an empowered regulator and a fair appeals mechanism. An appellate mechanism is a / an _____(A)_____ part of this framework because it ensures an opportunity to remedy inappropriate application of governing laws. Therefore, if the framework is _____(B)_____, there will be an unfair application of law, which defeats the purpose of the legislation. This incapacity can take two forms—insufficient subject area specialization and limited _____(C)_____ of the appellate mechanism to carry out such a process. These are particularly problematic in the case of complex digital ecosystems.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), a dedicated court for antitrust appeals, was dissolved along with eight other tribunals in a/ an _____(D)_____ of judicial rationalizations in 2017. Its powers were merged with the NCLAT without a commensurate expansion in the latter’s capacity. Simultaneously, approximately 50 per cent of CCI decisions were appealed to the NCLAT over the last couple of years—a non-trivial antitrust workload! This demands specialization, whereas the qualification _____(E)_____ to become an NCLAT member does not mandate experience in competition matters.
Q. Which of the following can fit in blank E?
(i) Criterion
(ii) Benchmark
(iii) Norm
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.
Regulatory frameworks stand on three pillars. These include a governing law, an empowered regulator and a fair appeals mechanism. An appellate mechanism is a / an _____(A)_____ part of this framework because it ensures an opportunity to remedy inappropriate application of governing laws. Therefore, if the framework is _____(B)_____, there will be an unfair application of law, which defeats the purpose of the legislation. This incapacity can take two forms—insufficient subject area specialization and limited _____(C)_____ of the appellate mechanism to carry out such a process. These are particularly problematic in the case of complex digital ecosystems.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), a dedicated court for antitrust appeals, was dissolved along with eight other tribunals in a/ an _____(D)_____ of judicial rationalizations in 2017. Its powers were merged with the NCLAT without a commensurate expansion in the latter’s capacity. Simultaneously, approximately 50 per cent of CCI decisions were appealed to the NCLAT over the last couple of years—a non-trivial antitrust workload! This demands specialization, whereas the qualification _____(E)_____ to become an NCLAT member does not mandate experience in competition matters.
Q. Which of the following can fit in blank B?
(i) Relevant
(ii) Capable
(iii) Incapacitated
Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given.
Regulatory frameworks stand on three pillars. These include a governing law, an empowered regulator and a fair appeals mechanism. An appellate mechanism is a / an _____(A)_____ part of this framework because it ensures an opportunity to remedy inappropriate application of governing laws. Therefore, if the framework is _____(B)_____, there will be an unfair application of law, which defeats the purpose of the legislation. This incapacity can take two forms—insufficient subject area specialization and limited _____(C)_____ of the appellate mechanism to carry out such a process. These are particularly problematic in the case of complex digital ecosystems.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), a dedicated court for antitrust appeals, was dissolved along with eight other tribunals in a/ an _____(D)_____ of judicial rationalizations in 2017. Its powers were merged with the NCLAT without a commensurate expansion in the latter’s capacity. Simultaneously, approximately 50 per cent of CCI decisions were appealed to the NCLAT over the last couple of years—a non-trivial antitrust workload! This demands specialization, whereas the qualification _____(E)_____ to become an NCLAT member does not mandate experience in competition matters.
Q. Which of the following can fit in blank D?
(i) Dearth
(ii) Spate
(iii) Paucity
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