Cloze Test Questions For SSC CGL Tier-2 2017

Dear Students, English section Exam is very challenging. SSC exams are just nearby and as we know English Section is as important as other sections. In fact English in SSC CGL Tier 2 exam holds an appreciating weightage of 200 marks which is enough to know the importance of this Section in govt exams.Now SSC CHSL Exam is the next target of the aspirants .You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, we are providing Cloze Test Questions holding a captivating weightage in the exam and improve the efficiency of using apt words. Attempt this quiz, learn effectively and impetus yourself for all the upcoming exams regarding English Section  in just a needed time and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.
Directions (1-5): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Against each, four words are suggested. Find out the appropriate word to be placed in the blank spaces.

Colour is (i)_____ the soul of painting. Vishnudharamottara mentions four (ii)_____ colours, namely, white, black, blue and orange; (iii)_____ five basic colours are (iv)_____ by other authorities. According to Bharata’s Natyasastra, colour (v)_____ realness.

Q1.
(a) valued as
(b) truly
(c) considered
(d) really

Q2. 
(a) basic
(b) important
(c) ground
(d) significant

Q3. 
(a) only
(b) while
(c) yet
(d) when

Q4. 
(a) pointed
(b) accepted
(c) acceptable
(d) mentioned

Q5. 
(a) means
(b) shows
(c) symbolises
(d) represents

Directions (6-10): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Against each, four words are suggested. Find out the appropriate word to be placed in the blank spaces.

In 1996, Subramanian Swamy filed a criminal complaint under the Act, __(vi)__ accumulation of vast wealth __(vii)__ corrupt acts by the __(viii)__ Chief Minister abetted by her close __(ix)__. What is required under Section 13(1)(e) is for the prosecution to prove that the assets of the public servant are disproportionate to his or her known __(x)__ of income.  

Q6. 
(a) creating
(b) alleging
(c) demanding
(d) alleged

Q7. 
(a) with
(b) of
(c) through
(d) to

Q8. 
(a) erstwhile
(b) young
(c) new
(d) current

Q9.
(a) end
(b) add
(c) nemesis
(d) aide

Q10. 
(a) reason
(b) sources
(c) places
(d) ways

Directions (11-15): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Against each, four words are suggested. Find out the appropriate word to be placed in the blank space.

The (xi)_______ age is the age of machines. From the (xii)_____ the Industrial Revolution begin in Europe, man’s life has been changing (xiii)_____ many ways. At first the change was  (xiv)_____. Now machines have become a (xv)_____ of our daily lives.

Q11. 
(a) modern
(b) new
(c) civilized
(d) present

Q12. 
(a) birth
(b) time
(c) beginning
(d) start

Q13.
(a) into
(b) to
(c) in
(d) with

Q14. 
(a) slow
(b) steady
(c) fast
(d) stagnant

Q15. 
(a) component
(b) part
(c) necessity
(d) support