Top 50 Cloze Test for SSC CGL- 2018 (Solution)

Answers With Explanation:

1. Option (b) is the correct alternative as represent is the most suitable
word and the other words are irrelevant according to the context of the
sentence.

2. Option (a) is the correct alternative as only shares can be listed.

Debentures, issues and reserves can never be listed.

3. Option (d) is the right answer. As the SEBI will try to boost only the
inflows. The efforts are not made to boost the outflows.

4. Option (a) is the correct alternative as SEBI will decide to raise the
investment limit. It will never invite, compel or comprise to raise the
investment limits.

5. Option (c) is the right alternative as Central Government is the only

relevant option. Central judiciary or supervisory or officials do not make any
sense.

6. Option (c) is the correct alternative as SEBI will make efforts. It will not
force and the other words are irrelevant according to the context of the
sentence.

7. Option (c) is the correct alternative as you always wake up in the

morning. Other options are synonyms of sleeping.

8. Option (a) is the correct alternative as singing firstly or exactly makes no

sense and awfully means terribly which could not be the correct option as
the connotation of the sentence is positive.

9. Option (d) is the right alternative as the prepositions ‘of’, ‘to’ and ‘in’
cannot be used. Noise must be coming from the streets.

10. Option (b) is the correct alternative as the writer has written the
whole paragraph in the positive connotation and all other words except
‘smiling’ has a negative connotation.
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NOTE: Connotation means the idea or a feeling which the word or the
sentence invokes.

11. Option (c) is the correct alternative. Scenery and swimming is totally
irrelevant according to the context of the sentence.

12. Option (a) is the right answer as soaked means extremely wet.
Engrossed means absorb all the attention or interest of.

13. Option (d) is the right alternative as quietly means silently.

14. Option (b) is the correct alternative as ‘to’ require first form of verb and
thus moving on could not be the answer.

15. Option (a) is the right answer. Abused, criticized and urged are not
relevant.

16. Option (a) is the correct alternative as other prepositions are not
suitable.

17. Option (b) is the correct alternative. Listen could be the answer but it
should be in the continuous form.

18. Option (a) is the right answer.

19. Option (b) is the correct alternative and other options are in negative
context.

20. Option (a) is the only suitable alternative.

21. Option (b) is the correct alternative as it requires a word in negative

context.

22. Option (c) is the right answer.

23. Option (a) is the correct alternative.

24. Option (b) is the right answer as wisely means smartly or having good
judgment.

25. Option (a) is the correct alternative. Companion means friends. Other
options are self explanatory.
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26. Option (b) is the correct alternative as Beas is a river and not a lake,
canal or stream.

27. Option (d) is the only relevant option as only the environmental damage
is needed to be tackled seriously.

28. Option (a) is the right alternative as polluted water is the cause of
anxiety and there would not be any problem if the water would have been
clean. Auspicious means sacred or pure.

29. Option (c) is the correct alternative as the fear can be created only in
the minds of the people and not in the approach or company of the people.
Heart is not the right answer as it is in singular form and sentence needs to
be in plural form.

30. Option (a) is the right answer as ensure means to make sure that (a
problem) does not occur.

31. Option (d) is the correct alternative as the polluted water is dangerous
to human and animal lives and not to their assets, shelter or money.

32. Option (b) is the right alternative as the complaint is filed against
anybody and not the proof or law. Complainant means the one who
complains.

33. Option (a) is the only option which is suitable according to the context
of the sentence.

34. Option (b) is the right alternative as responsible means being the
primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or credited for it.

35. Option (c) is the only suitable alternative.

36. Option (a) is the right alternative as habit means regular tendency or
practice which is hard to give up.

37. Option (b) is the correct alternative as the solutions or answers are
never asked. ‘Question’ cannot be marked as answer as it is in singular
form. Thus, ‘Questions’ is the right answer.
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38. Option (c) is the correct alternative as it needs wisdom to answer any
question. ‘Wisdom’ means wise thinking.

39. Option (c) is the correct alternative as the paragraph is in Past Tense
and thus the verb must also be in the Past tense. Thus, the correct answer
is “looked”.

40. Option (b) is the correct answer as the answer should be in Simple
Past Tense.

41. Option (c) is the right answer. Though the passage is in Past tense yet
first form of verb should after modals like ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’ etc

42. Option (d) is the correct alternative as after the blank ‘hundreds’ is used
thus it must be filled only by thousand. ‘Million’ means ten lakh and ‘Billion’
means one crores.

43. Option (b) is the right answer as it is in comparative form. ‘More’ cannot
be used as the ‘crows’ are countable. ‘Few’ mean a very small number
which is not suitable over here.

44. Option (a) is the right alternative as the verb after ‘to’ becomes infinite.
Thus, the verb has to be in first form.

45. Option (c) is the correct alternative as the verb after ‘have’ must be in
third form.

46. Option (b) is the correct alternative as ‘used to’ is used to show some
regular habit.

47. Option (a) is the right answer. Scare means to terrify. ‘Looks’ is
grammatically incorrect and worry makes no sense.

48. Option (a) is the correct alternative as extremely means to a great

degree. 'Moderately' and 'Slightly' are the antonyms of 'Extremely'.
'Extreme' cannot be used as the sentence needs an adverb and not a
noun.

49. Option (c) is the right answer as it needs a verb in past tense. And any
form of ‘look’ does not make any sense in the sentence.
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50. Option (a) is the correct alternative as the conversation was going on
between the students and the teacher. Thus, other options are irrelevant.