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

     

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