IBPS Clerk – IBPS CLERK TEST - 2

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered, these numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Breathing is a perfect bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. It is one of the few bodily functions that we can consciously react to. If we want, we can speed up our breathing, slow it down, amplify it or deepen it. But it ..(1)..to work even when we don't worry about it. In this moment, as you are reading and your attention is ..(2).., your breathing continues to exist.<br> In other words, it is the only function that we cannot ..(3).. without for more than a few minutes. We can fast for days, even a month or more; we can go without drinking for about three days; we can go without sleep for over 24 hours without having any brain damage but we cannot go without breathing for more than three minutes!<br> Seventy­five per cent of the toxins in our body are released by breathing. Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with heart disease and myocardial infarction who learn deep breathing ..(4).. improve their long­term health.<br> Deep breathing is a full ..(5).. massage of the internal organs and abdominal muscles and is shown to be helpful in many cases of hypertension and anxiety .

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered, these numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Breathing is a perfect bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. It is one of the few bodily functions that we can consciously react to. If we want, we can speed up our breathing, slow it down, amplify it or deepen it. But it ..(1)..to work even when we don't worry about it. In this moment, as you are reading and your attention is ..(2).., your breathing continues to exist.<br> In other words, it is the only function that we cannot ..(3).. without for more than a few minutes. We can fast for days, even a month or more; we can go without drinking for about three days; we can go without sleep for over 24 hours without having any brain damage but we cannot go without breathing for more than three minutes!<br> Seventy­five per cent of the toxins in our body are released by breathing. Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with heart disease and myocardial infarction who learn deep breathing ..(4).. improve their long­term health.<br> Deep breathing is a full ..(5).. massage of the internal organs and abdominal muscles and is shown to be helpful in many cases of hypertension and anxiety .

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered, these numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Breathing is a perfect bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. It is one of the few bodily functions that we can consciously react to. If we want, we can speed up our breathing, slow it down, amplify it or deepen it. But it ..(1)..to work even when we don't worry about it. In this moment, as you are reading and your attention is ..(2).., your breathing continues to exist.<br> In other words, it is the only function that we cannot ..(3).. without for more than a few minutes. We can fast for days, even a month or more; we can go without drinking for about three days; we can go without sleep for over 24 hours without having any brain damage but we cannot go without breathing for more than three minutes!<br> Seventy­five per cent of the toxins in our body are released by breathing. Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with heart disease and myocardial infarction who learn deep breathing ..(4).. improve their long­term health.<br> Deep breathing is a full ..(5).. massage of the internal organs and abdominal muscles and is shown to be helpful in many cases of hypertension and anxiety .