Cloze Test – Test 75

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

The McMahon Line is a line proposed by MacMahon in the Simla Accord which was considered valid by Tibetans and invalid by Chinese government. It is the effective (21) between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of the British-run Government of India and the chief negotiator of the (22) at Simla. It extends for 550 miles (890 km) from Bhutan in the west to 160 miles (260 km) east of the great bend of the Brahmaputra River in the east, largely along the crest of the Himalayas. Simla (along with the McMahon Line) was initially rejected by the Government of India as incompatible with the 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention. This convention was denounced in 1921. After Simla, the McMahon Line was forgotten until 1935, when British civil service officer Olaf Caroe convinced the government to publish the Simla Convention and (23) the McMahon Line on official maps. The McMahon Line is regarded by India as the (24) national border. It is disputed by China. As recently as 2003, the Dalai Lama said that the disputed region was part of Tibet, in 2008, he said that "Arunchal Pradesh was a part of India under the agreement (25) by Tibetan and British representatives".

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

The McMahon Line is a line proposed by MacMahon in the Simla Accord which was considered valid by Tibetans and invalid by Chinese government. It is the effective (21) between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of the British-run Government of India and the chief negotiator of the (22) at Simla. It extends for 550 miles (890 km) from Bhutan in the west to 160 miles (260 km) east of the great bend of the Brahmaputra River in the east, largely along the crest of the Himalayas. Simla (along with the McMahon Line) was initially rejected by the Government of India as incompatible with the 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention. This convention was denounced in 1921. After Simla, the McMahon Line was forgotten until 1935, when British civil service officer Olaf Caroe convinced the government to publish the Simla Convention and (23) the McMahon Line on official maps. The McMahon Line is regarded by India as the (24) national border. It is disputed by China. As recently as 2003, the Dalai Lama said that the disputed region was part of Tibet, in 2008, he said that "Arunchal Pradesh was a part of India under the agreement (25) by Tibetan and British representatives".

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

The McMahon Line is a line proposed by MacMahon in the Simla Accord which was considered valid by Tibetans and invalid by Chinese government. It is the effective (21) between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of the British-run Government of India and the chief negotiator of the (22) at Simla. It extends for 550 miles (890 km) from Bhutan in the west to 160 miles (260 km) east of the great bend of the Brahmaputra River in the east, largely along the crest of the Himalayas. Simla (along with the McMahon Line) was initially rejected by the Government of India as incompatible with the 1907 Anglo-Russian Convention. This convention was denounced in 1921. After Simla, the McMahon Line was forgotten until 1935, when British civil service officer Olaf Caroe convinced the government to publish the Simla Convention and (23) the McMahon Line on official maps. The McMahon Line is regarded by India as the (24) national border. It is disputed by China. As recently as 2003, the Dalai Lama said that the disputed region was part of Tibet, in 2008, he said that "Arunchal Pradesh was a part of India under the agreement (25) by Tibetan and British representatives".