The Hindu Article Cloze Test For SSC and Bank 30 , 31, 32

Test 30

Apartheid is a powerful word, with ____(1)____ of the South African experience and with
implications of crimes against humanity. The United Nations does not use this word
___(2)___. It rarely enters UN reports, and is not heard from the lips of UN officials. But
now, in a report released on March 15 in Beirut, Lebanon, the UN has _____(3)____ that
Israel ‘is guilty of the crime of apartheid’. This is a very significant judgment, one with
important ____(4)___ for the UN, for the International Court of Justice and for the
international community.
1. (a) evocations (b) explanations (c) mention (d) revision
2. (a) loosely (b) wisely (c) strongly (d) carefully
3. (a) proclaimed (b) programmed (c) derailed (d) order
4. (a) ramifications (b)/ solution (c) decision (d) aspects

Test 31

The U.S. Federal Reserve has resumed normal ___(1)___ service by raising interest rates
for the second time in three months. The Fed’s decision on Wednesday ___(2)___ its
confidence in the continuing expansion and signals that its efforts to reflate the world’s
largest economy are largely on track — with overall inflation seen to be stabilising around
its longer-run target of 2% over the next couple of years. Significantly, Chair Janet Yellen
stressed that policymakers ___(3)___ the strengthening economy would warrant “gradual
increases” in the benchmark federal funds rate to ensure that the monetary policy stance
remains accommodative of ___(4)____, even as price stability is ensured.
1. (a) economy (b) financial (c) monetary (d) banking
2. (a) abject (b) reflects (c) brought (d) showed
3. (a) accept (b) except (c) expect (d) takeover
4. (a) globalisation (b) spirit (c) emotions (d) growth

Test 32

The National Health Policy 2017, which the Centre announced this week after a ___(1)___
from the Supreme Court last year, ___(2)___ the challenging task of ensuring affordable,
quality medical care ___(3)___ every citizen. With a fifth of the world’s disease burden, a
growing incidence of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, and poor financial
arrangements to pay for care, India brings up the ___(4)___ among the BRICS countries in
health sector performance.
1. (a) force (b) plan (c) nudge (d) calling
2. (a) faces (b) see (c) confront (d) meet
3. (a) for (b) with (c) from (d) by
4. (a) gear (b) bear (c) rear (d) deer
5. (a) area (b) performance (c) evolution (d) evaluation

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