Question : The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 3.

Option 1:  reacted

Option 2:  surmounting
 

Option 3:  renewed
 

Option 4:  encircling

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 5.

Option 1: legality
 

Option 2: restrained

Option 3: hollow

Option 4: formation

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 1.

Option 1: opposes
 

Option 2: etch
 

Option 3:  support
 

Option 4: consider

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 2.

Option 1:  cited
 

Option 2:  promoted
 

Option 3: aggravated
 

Option 4: expedite

Question : There are few words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain an answer that will fit in those given blanks. Pick up the correct word to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.

The depression which is likely to form this month around the islands of Andaman will 1) __________________ monsoon advancement and help to regulate the June to September rain fall cycle, which is also considered to crucial for India’s economy, to arrive around the expected time in Kerala around first week of June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In charge of IMD’s cyclones monitoring Ananda Kumar Das, 2) __________________ satellite image and said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which appears to be a  band of clouds 3) __________________ the globe near the equator and is mainly responsible for the wet and dry seasons in the tropics, is very 4) __________________. He also said that this indicates a monsoon surge will be created soon. “The depression will help establish the cross-equatorial flow. The 5) __________________ of the depression will further help monsoon arrive around the normal time over Kerala around June 1 with an error margin of +/-5 days,” said Das.

Choose the correct word to be used in blank 4.

Option 1:  habitual
 

Option 2: active
 

Option 3: customize

Option 4: solidity

Question : Which causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?

Option 1: Western disturbances

Option 2: Cyclonic depression

Option 3: Southwest monsoon

Option 4: Retreating monsoon