Cloze Test for SBI Clerk/Canara Bank

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

To boost mobile Internet usage and data services, the government is (1) possibility of manufacturing smartphones in India (2) at less than `6000 ($100). Currently, smartphones from leading brands in India cost about `9000 or more.

Of the 650 million mobile phones in the Indian market, only 12% are smartphones.

Smartphones are generally touchscreen mobile phones (3) on operating systems such as Android, Apple iOS, Linux, MS Windows, and Blackberry OS.

India’s broadband  (4) is very low even though it is one of the largest telecom markets in the world. It is not possible to (5) broadband connection through fixed-line telephony. Now mobile operators are (6) on data services. If we are able to provide mobile phones at low cost, broadband penetration will (7), said a department of telecommunication (DoT) official. The industry says the government will have to (8) the whole (9) in order to improve broadband penetration. Currently, there is no (10) in local languages.

Questions: 

1. 1) finding                  2) improving         3) thinking                     4) exploring           5) treating
2. 1) cost                        2) priced                3) give                            4) take                      5) bought
3. 1) moving                  2) doing                 3) acting                        4) functioning         5) running
4. 1) penetration          2) usage                 3) length                        4) effect                    5) amplitude
5. 1) send                       2) make                 3) provide                      4) compose              5) create
6. 1) realising                2) focusing            3) gauging                     4) glinting                5) thinking
7. 1) realise                    2) develop             3) reduce                       4) stop                       5) improve
8. 1) recognise              2) forsake              3) forgo                          4) develop                5) revolve
9. 1) ecosystem            2) universe            3) world                         4) group                    5) class
10. 1) material                2) word                  3) content                      4) argument            5) one

Answers:

1. 4
2. 2
3. 5
4. 1
5. 3
6. 2
7. 5
8. 4
9. 1
10. 3