OBJECTIVE ENGLISH | CLOZE TEST 1 | for SBI, RRB, IBPS, RBI, SEBI, NABARD, IRDA & Other Bank Exams

1. Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Four of the most popular forms ie facebook,twitter,snapchat,instagram of social media ___A____ great damage upon young people’s mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can____B____ children’s and young people’s body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings follow growing ____C____among politicians, health bodies, doctors and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyberbullying and social media ____D____ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic and they ____E____ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering.

QUESTION: A

2. QUESTION: B

3. QUESTION C

4. QUESTION : D

5. QUESTION E

6. Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a letter. Find the suitable word from the options given against each letter and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Analysts said the stock of gold in forex reserves has traditionally been ____ (A) ____ only once a month. Any changes in the interim weeks could be ____ (B) ____ to the purchase or sale of gold. But some former officials don’t rule out the possibility that RBI has changed the gold value reporting format. RBI didn’t respond to queries. It doesn’t disclose the volume of gold in its vaults as frequently as it discloses its value. Central banks globally are ____ (C) ____ foreign exchange reserves by holding some portion of this in the form of gold. India has been buying gold ____ (D) ____ since November 2017 and has acquired close to 2 million troy ounces since then. While most of this is purchased from the open market, some of it also comprises smuggled gold ____ (E) ____ by the customs authorities from time to time. Sources close to RBI said it’s likely that the central bank has sold some of the gold it’s bought recently. It’s likely that the RBI is trading in gold as a part of treasury ____ (F) ____ , the way it trades in currencies. Back in 1991, the RBI had been forced to ____ (G) ____ 67 tonnes of gold to Union Bank of Switzerland and Bank of England to head off a balance of payments crisis when the country had barely enough reserves to fund a few weeks of imports.

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