CLOZE COMPOSITION
Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four you consider words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the answer sheet accordingly.
Objectives, ideology, programmes, leadership, and organisation are important ____(21)____ of social movements. They are interdependent, ____(22)____ each other. The objectives of the movement change from ____(23)____ articular local issues to broad aims ____(24)____ social transformation. Sometimes a movement which begins with broad objectives may in the process get ____(25)____ with one or two particular issues. Ideology also ____(26)____ change. It provides direction for evolving strategies and programmes; and also keeps the participants together by developing feelings of ‘we-ness’. Various strategies and programmes are evolved to ____(27)____ the people. They ____(28)____ the movement for a long period. Leadership ____(29)____ initiates or emerges in the course of the growth of the movement plays a crucial role in ____(30)____ ideology and objectives, evolving strategies and programmes and maintaining the spirit of the participant.
21.
(a) constituent
(b) Components
(c) pieces
(d) ingredient
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22.
(a) opposing
(b) effecting
(c) familiarising
(d) influencing
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23.
(a) wide
(b) scanty
(c) narrow
(d) confine
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24.
(a) for
(b) by
(c) with
(d) and
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25.
(a) turns into
(b) turn out
(c) bogged down
(d) bogged out
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26.
(a) went
(b) proceeds
(c) precedes
(d) undergoes
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27.
(a) mobilised
(b) mobilise
(c) make
(d) matured
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28.
(a) threaten
(b) bluster
(c) blow
(d) sustain
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29.
(a) where
(b) which
(c) how
(d) more
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30.
(a) supersedes
(b) assumption
(c) articulating
(d) supposition
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PREPOSITIONS
Directions: In this section, each of the following sentences has a blank space followed by four options. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
31. He persevered ________ difficulties.
(a) despite of
(b) because of
(c) although
(d) in spite of
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32. He walked slowly ________ his bandaged leg.
(a) though
(b) because of
(c) although
(d) in spite of
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33. He accepted the car ________ his claim for 50,000.
(a) in spite of
(b) in lieu of
(c) despite of
(d) in front of
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34. I’ll phone you sometime ________ the afternoon.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) into
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35. He raised several questions ________ the future of the organisation.
(a) concern to
(b) concerned for
(c) concerning
(d) concerned with
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36. He is the gentleman whose name is ________ written the board.
(a) that
(b) with
(c) in
(d) on
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37. ________ his negligence the company suffered a heavy loss.
(a) In accordance with
(b) Instead of
(c) On account of
(d) In front of
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38. ________ the resistance offered by the culprit, he was arrested by the police.
(a) Regarding
(b) Respecting
(c) Notwithstanding
(d) Considering
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39. ________ his illness, he could not finish the work on time.
(a) Subsequent for
(b) As a consequence of
(c) In consequence to
(d) On account
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40. ________ rope ladders they scaled the wall.
(a) By means of
(b) Throughout the
(c) For the sake of
(d) By way
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