English: Cloze Test for Upcoming Exams – Set 168

Directions: In the passage given below there are 10 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words given in options. You have to tell which word will not suit the respective blank. Mark (5) as your answer if all words are suitable.

The healthcare panel at the recent India Conference discussed the role of the private sector in _________(1) public healthcare services. Goal 3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. India has a __________(2) role in helping the world __________(3) SDG-3 as global health indicators cannot improve without India making giant strides. In providing healthcare, the Indian government has led the way, as it should, given that India is a welfare state. Over the past decade, courtesy changing demographics and lifestyles, India has been witnessing shifting disease prevalence in terms of the largest causes of morbidity and mortality. This requires that we give our health delivery system a re-look. The panel dove into how the private sector can be _________(4) for this purpose. The precondition is to create an ecosystem where partnerships between the private and the public sector can _______(5). This must start with trust and stated common objectives. Once the ecosystem is more ________(6) , complementarities need to be identified. While one may not _________(7) a great presence of the private sector in providing primary healthcare services, areas such as ambulance services and value-based care delivery can be _________(8) through this sector. Besides services, the private sector is also a source of capital. A legally _________(9) way to provide this is through Corporate Social Responsibility. Companies above a certain annual turnover (₹1,000 crore), net worth (₹500 crores) or annual net profits (₹5 crore) have to earmark 2% of their net profits of the past three years to CSR projects, which may include healthcare projects. At the end of the day the lesson was clear: as India ________(10) to ensure availability, affordability and accessibility to quality healthcare for its people, both private and public stakeholders need to come together.

1. augmenting
   amplifying
   exacerbating
   boosting
   All are correct
   Option C
   Exacerbate – make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

    

2. massive
   colossus
   immense
   mammoth
   All are correct
   Option B
   Colossus – a statue that is much bigger than life size/a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.

    

3. achieve
   realise
   attain
   bequest
   All are correct
   Option D
   Bequest – to give as a legacy, inheritance

    

4. cajoled
   leveraged
   exploited
   cashed in on
   All are correct
   Option A
   Cajole – persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

    

5. thrive
   prosper
   sequester
   flourish
   All are correct
   Option C
   Sequester – isolate or hide away.

    

6. favourable
   conducive
   helpful
   beneficial
   All are correct
   Option E
   

    

7. anticipate
   predict
   foresee
   presage
   All are correct
   Option D
   Presage – be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).

    

8. promoted
   encouraged
   exalted
   nursed
   All are correct
   Option D
   Exalt – think or speak very highly of (someone or something).

    

9. decreed
   assigned
   mandated
   authorised
   All are correct
   Option B
   

    

10. essay
    strives
    labours
    endeavours
    All are correct
    Option A
    Essay – (as a verb) to try