Cloze Test — Class 12 General Ability Test PYQs

Directions : In this section, there is a passage that has some blank spaces, each with four words or group of words. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Most of our food comes from agriculture, so we tend to believe that it is ________ (6) of natural biota. This is not true. In nature, ________ (7) plants and animals ________ (8) to the rigours of natural selection. Only the fittest survive. ________ (9) wild populations have numerous traits for competitiveness, resistance to parasites, ________ (10) to adverse conditions, ________ (11) other aspects of vigour. In contrast, populations grown for many ________ (12) under the pampered conditions of agriculture tend to lose these traits, because they ________ (13) for production, not resilience. For example, a high-producing plant ________ (14) lacks resistance to drought is ________ (15) and the resistance to drought is ignored. Also, in the process of breeding plants for maximum production, all genetic variation is eliminated.

Select the most appropriate option for blank 6.

Directions : In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces, each blank space is followed by four individual words or group of words. Select a word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for filling the blank space, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate is _____ 6. changing and evolving. Some of _____ 7. changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to _____ 8. activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc., which have led to the _____ 9. of gases and aerosols in _____ 10. atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and _____ 11. air temperatures near the ground, acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the _____ 12. . In order to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity _____ 13. assessment of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme _____ 14. . Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held _____ 15. regular intervals

7.

Directions : In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces, each blank space is followed by four individual words or group of words. Select a word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for filling the blank space, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate is _____ 6. changing and evolving. Some of _____ 7. changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to _____ 8. activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc., which have led to the _____ 9. of gases and aerosols in _____ 10. atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and _____ 11. air temperatures near the ground, acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the _____ 12. . In order to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity _____ 13. assessment of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme _____ 14. . Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held _____ 15. regular intervals

8.

Directions : In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces, each blank space is followed by four individual words or group of words. Select a word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for filling the blank space, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate is _____ 6. changing and evolving. Some of _____ 7. changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to _____ 8. activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc., which have led to the _____ 9. of gases and aerosols in _____ 10. atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and _____ 11. air temperatures near the ground, acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the _____ 12. . In order to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity _____ 13. assessment of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme _____ 14. . Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held _____ 15. regular intervals

11.

Directions : In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces, each blank space is followed by four individual words or group of words. Select a word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for filling the blank space, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate is _____ 6. changing and evolving. Some of _____ 7. changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to _____ 8. activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc., which have led to the _____ 9. of gases and aerosols in _____ 10. atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and _____ 11. air temperatures near the ground, acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the _____ 12. . In order to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity _____ 13. assessment of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme _____ 14. . Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held _____ 15. regular intervals

13.

Directions : In this section, there is a passage having some blank spaces, each blank space is followed by four individual words or group of words. Select a word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for filling the blank space, and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The Earth's climate is _____ 6. changing and evolving. Some of _____ 7. changes have been due to natural causes but others can be attributed to _____ 8. activities such as deforestation, emissions from industry and transport, etc., which have led to the _____ 9. of gases and aerosols in _____ 10. atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gases because they trap heat and _____ 11. air temperatures near the ground, acting like a greenhouse on the surface of the _____ 12. . In order to create and strengthen the scientific and analytical capacity _____ 13. assessment of climate change in the country, different studies under Climate Change Action Programme _____ 14. . Many important bilateral and multilateral meetings and negotiations are held _____ 15. regular intervals

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