Directions : 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 meaningfully complete.
Up until 2000, India did not have SEZs and ...(1)... had a number of export processing zones (EPZs), which, ...(2)... similar in structure to the modern SEZ, ...(3)... to attract many firms to India. The government accordingly introduced the SEZ in April 2000. Structured ...(4)... on the already successful model of China, they are ...(5)... to help ...(6)... both foreign and domestic investment, boost India’s exports, and create new employment opportunities.
India’s SEZ Act 2005 further amended the country’s foreign investment policy and converted its EPZs to SEZs, with ...(7)... zones including Noida, Chennai, Cochin, and Falta. Since the act’s promulgation, the Indian government has also been accepting ...(8)... for additional, far smaller SEZs, which must be proposed by developers to the Indian Board of Approval. ...(9)... August 2014, almost 200 SEZs are in operation and a massive 565 have already been ...(10)... approved for operation.
1.
1) frantic
2) similarly
3) likely
4) homely
5) instead
2.
1) although
2) preferably
3) on behalf of
4) exactly
5) or
3.
1) miss
2) failed
3) down
4) found
5) aborted
4.
1) madly
2) sharply
3) closely
4) minutely
5) jointly
5.
1) accomplished
2) produced
3) traced
4) designed
5) delineated
6.
1) deter
2) dissuade
3) stimulate
4) halt
5) delay
7.
1) notable
2) obscure
3) typical
4) trivial
5) usual
8.
1) refusal
2) proposals
3) pitch
4) way
5) method
9.
1) Though
2) Albeit
3) As of
4) Even if
5) Admitting
10.
1) casually
2) orderly
3) regularly
4) formally
5) suitably
Answers:
1. 5
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
6. 3
7. 1
8. 2
9. 3
10. 4
