CLOZE TEST-TEST 21 Welcome to your CLOZE TEST-TEST 21 Name Email DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer None 1. The principle that the economy must be "sustainable" - we cannot __A___ the ability of future generations to meet their needs - is beyond question. Climate change and high levels of consumption already ____B____ to rob future generations of a planet that is livable. The principle of Intergenerational Equity would make it imperative for us to ensure future generations inherit at least as much as we did. If we are successful in abiding by intergenerational equity, our children will be at least as well off as we are. If we leave a ___C___ as well, they will be better off than us. To ___D____ what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. India's National Mineral Policy 2019 states: "natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance." The primary objective of a trustee/manager is to maintain the corpus of the trust, the shared inheritance of natural resources. The _____E____ of oil, gas and minerals is effectively the sale of this inheritance, with royalties and other proceeds being the consideration paid in exchange for the mineral wealth extracted. Which of the following words should fill in the blank (A) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence? (a) Disperse (b) Vaccine (c) Succeed (d) Imply (e) Compromise None 2. The principle that the economy must be "sustainable" - we cannot __A___ the ability of future generations to meet their needs - is beyond question. Climate change and high levels of consumption already ____B____ to rob future generations of a planet that is livable. The principle of Intergenerational Equity would make it imperative for us to ensure future generations inherit at least as much as we did. If we are successful in abiding by intergenerational equity, our children will be at least as well off as we are. If we leave a ___C___ as well, they will be better off than us. To ___D____ what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. India's National Mineral Policy 2019 states: "natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance." The primary objective of a trustee/manager is to maintain the corpus of the trust, the shared inheritance of natural resources. The _____E____ of oil, gas and minerals is effectively the sale of this inheritance, with royalties and other proceeds being the consideration paid in exchange for the mineral wealth extracted. Which of the following words should fill in the blank (B) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence? (a) Understood (b) Afflict (c) Threaten (d) Evacuate (e) Slacked None 3. The principle that the economy must be "sustainable" - we cannot __A___ the ability of future generations to meet their needs - is beyond question. Climate change and high levels of consumption already ____B____ to rob future generations of a planet that is livable. The principle of Intergenerational Equity would make it imperative for us to ensure future generations inherit at least as much as we did. If we are successful in abiding by intergenerational equity, our children will be at least as well off as we are. If we leave a ___C___ as well, they will be better off than us. To ___D____ what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. India's National Mineral Policy 2019 states: "natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance." The primary objective of a trustee/manager is to maintain the corpus of the trust, the shared inheritance of natural resources. The _____E____ of oil, gas and minerals is effectively the sale of this inheritance, with royalties and other proceeds being the consideration paid in exchange for the mineral wealth extracted. Which of the following words should fill in the blank (C) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence? (a) Bequest (b) Persuade (c) Obstruct (d) Meritorious (e) Disconcert None 4. The principle that the economy must be "sustainable" - we cannot __A___ the ability of future generations to meet their needs - is beyond question. Climate change and high levels of consumption already ____B____ to rob future generations of a planet that is livable. The principle of Intergenerational Equity would make it imperative for us to ensure future generations inherit at least as much as we did. If we are successful in abiding by intergenerational equity, our children will be at least as well off as we are. If we leave a ___C___ as well, they will be better off than us. To ___D____ what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. India's National Mineral Policy 2019 states: "natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance." The primary objective of a trustee/manager is to maintain the corpus of the trust, the shared inheritance of natural resources. The _____E____ of oil, gas and minerals is effectively the sale of this inheritance, with royalties and other proceeds being the consideration paid in exchange for the mineral wealth extracted. Which of the following words should fill in the blank (D) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence? (a) Strength (b) Gloom (c) Disagree (d) Consume (e) Conquer None 5. The principle that the economy must be "sustainable" - we cannot __A___ the ability of future generations to meet their needs - is beyond question. Climate change and high levels of consumption already ____B____ to rob future generations of a planet that is livable. The principle of Intergenerational Equity would make it imperative for us to ensure future generations inherit at least as much as we did. If we are successful in abiding by intergenerational equity, our children will be at least as well off as we are. If we leave a ___C___ as well, they will be better off than us. To ___D____ what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. India's National Mineral Policy 2019 states: "natural resources, including minerals, are a shared inheritance where the state is the trustee on behalf of the people to ensure that future generations receive the benefit of inheritance." The primary objective of a trustee/manager is to maintain the corpus of the trust, the shared inheritance of natural resources. The _____E____ of oil, gas and minerals is effectively the sale of this inheritance, with royalties and other proceeds being the consideration paid in exchange for the mineral wealth extracted. Which of the following words should fill in the blank (E) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence? (a) Ambulation (b) Extraction (c) Irreversible (d) Exacerbation (e) Approximation None Time's up
