Cloze Test – Test 7

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Agriculture is the main resource of livelihood/occupation for over 75 per cent of the rural population in India. Although, it -(21)- about 52 per cent of the labor force, it contributes to only 14.4 per cent of GDP and 10.23 per cent of all exports. Any effort of poverty reduction and economic development must -(22)-the problems being faced by the agricultural sector and turn the challenges into economic opportunities for the poor population in rural India. India being a participant to World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, which include wholesale and retailing services, had to open up the retail trade sector to foreign investment. India is one of the -(23)-growing retail markets in the world. The retail sector in India is a key contributor to the country's economy and was -(24)-for contributing 22 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011. In 2012, the Government of India framed some major liberalization policies to support and encourage this sector. India is now the last major boundary for globalized retail agriculture market. In the twenty years since the economic liberalization of 1991, India's middle class has greatly expanded, and so has its purchasing power. 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) allowed through the automatic route -(25)-Horticulture, Floriculture, development of seeds, Animal Husbandry est. and Services related to Agro Buisson and Agriculture allied sectors.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Agriculture is the main resource of livelihood/occupation for over 75 per cent of the rural population in India. Although, it -(21)- about 52 per cent of the labor force, it contributes to only 14.4 per cent of GDP and 10.23 per cent of all exports. Any effort of poverty reduction and economic development must -(22)-the problems being faced by the agricultural sector and turn the challenges into economic opportunities for the poor population in rural India. India being a participant to World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, which include wholesale and retailing services, had to open up the retail trade sector to foreign investment. India is one of the -(23)-growing retail markets in the world. The retail sector in India is a key contributor to the country's economy and was -(24)-for contributing 22 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011. In 2012, the Government of India framed some major liberalization policies to support and encourage this sector. India is now the last major boundary for globalized retail agriculture market. In the twenty years since the economic liberalization of 1991, India's middle class has greatly expanded, and so has its purchasing power. 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) allowed through the automatic route -(25)-Horticulture, Floriculture, development of seeds, Animal Husbandry est. and Services related to Agro Buisson and Agriculture allied sectors.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Agriculture is the main resource of livelihood/occupation for over 75 per cent of the rural population in India. Although, it -(21)- about 52 per cent of the labor force, it contributes to only 14.4 per cent of GDP and 10.23 per cent of all exports. Any effort of poverty reduction and economic development must -(22)-the problems being faced by the agricultural sector and turn the challenges into economic opportunities for the poor population in rural India. India being a participant to World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, which include wholesale and retailing services, had to open up the retail trade sector to foreign investment. India is one of the -(23)-growing retail markets in the world. The retail sector in India is a key contributor to the country's economy and was -(24)-for contributing 22 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011. In 2012, the Government of India framed some major liberalization policies to support and encourage this sector. India is now the last major boundary for globalized retail agriculture market. In the twenty years since the economic liberalization of 1991, India's middle class has greatly expanded, and so has its purchasing power. 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) allowed through the automatic route -(25)-Horticulture, Floriculture, development of seeds, Animal Husbandry est. and Services related to Agro Buisson and Agriculture allied sectors.