In the following passages there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Traditional bank architecture is based on bank branches.These branches ensure the physical (1) of a customer's savings. A customer may go there to deposit and withdraw money,(2) loans and (3) in other financial transactions.In the past two decades banking architecture has changed - the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has been big (4) and credit and debit cards have created new financial spaces.(5), the bank branch has remained the bedrock of the banking system - after all a person needs a bank account in a branch before he can operate a debit or ATM card.
1. 1) guarantee
2) Knowledge
3) security
4) confidentiality
5) presence
2. 1) sanction
2) negotiate
3) advance
4) disburse
5) credit
3. 1) engage
2) pursue
3) enable
4) interact
5) operate
4. 1) luxury
2) consequence
3) drawback
4) hurdle
5) innovation
5. 1) Until
2) Despite
3) Although
4) Yet
5) Even
Since Independence, India has followed the (6) of planned economic development.Initially, the basic objective of Indian fiscal policy was to (7) acceleration in the growth rate with social justice.(8) this objective, the fiscal policy had a significant impact on the overall growth rate of the economy during the period of (9) economic development.(10), the overall growth rate of the economy was not up to the mark and the results on many fronts did not meet with the expectation.
6. 1) line
2) direction
3) path
4) track
5) routine
7. 1) protect
2) ensure
3) established
4) secure
5) effect
8. 1) As per
2) Now
3) Contrary to
4) Given
5) For
9.1) planned
2) programmed
3) strategic
4) prepared
5) outlined
10.1) Though
2) Despite
3) Anyhow
4) Nonetheless
5) However
Answers
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. 5
5. 4
6. 3
7. 2
8. 4
9. 1
10. 5
