CLOZE TEST-TEST 18

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (A) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (B) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (C) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (D) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (E) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (F) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (G) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

The Budget proposals seek to ___________ (A) the economy by stepping up public investments, which will create demand for industrial inputs like cement, steel and capital goods, and generate jobs, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaharaman in her Budget 2022-23 ___________ (B) public investment by as much as 35.4 per cent to ` 7.5 lakh crore or 2.9 per cent of the GDP. Observing that direct support measures have only limited multiplier effect, Seth said steps which can have long to medium term impact are needed to ___________(C) the economy in a sustained manner. “When we are looking at economic management, it is not a one-year affair. One has to look at short, medium or long term. In the short term, what was needed has been ___________ (D). “When we come to the medium and long term, we find that a direct income support that simulates consumption demand has a very limited ___________ (E) effect, whereas capital investment has a much larger, very strong multiplier effect, which lasts more than one year. “How it helps? It generates demand for the inputs which get into the ___________ (F) — cement, steel, capital goods, construction machinery and so on,” Seth told PTI in an interview. In view of the ___________ (G) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided direct support to people through various schemes like Jan Dhan, PM KISAN and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, he said, adding “in year
two the need moderated and year three we expect that the need may not be there.” By increasing public investment, the government has provided the signal that it is ready to ___________ (H) funds into growth-oriented activities. 

Which of the following words should fill in the blank (H) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?