Cloze Test – Test 79

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

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW or RAW) is the primary foreign intelligence agency of India. It was (21)in 1968 following the intelligence failures of the Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani wars, which persuaded the Government of India to create a specialised, independent agency (22)to foreign intelligence gathering; previously, both domestic and foreign intelligence had been the purview (23) the Intelligence Bureau. During the nine-year tenure of its first Director, Rameshwar Nath Karo, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as the independence of Bangladesh and the accession of the state of Sikkim to India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, (24) in counter-terrorism, promoting counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme. Many foreign analysts consider the R&AW to be an effective organisation and identify it (25)one of the primary instruments of India's national power.

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

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW or RAW) is the primary foreign intelligence agency of India. It was (21)in 1968 following the intelligence failures of the Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani wars, which persuaded the Government of India to create a specialised, independent agency (22)to foreign intelligence gathering; previously, both domestic and foreign intelligence had been the purview (23) the Intelligence Bureau. During the nine-year tenure of its first Director, Rameshwar Nath Karo, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as the independence of Bangladesh and the accession of the state of Sikkim to India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, (24) in counter-terrorism, promoting counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme. Many foreign analysts consider the R&AW to be an effective organisation and identify it (25)one of the primary instruments of India's national power.

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

The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW or RAW) is the primary foreign intelligence agency of India. It was (21)in 1968 following the intelligence failures of the Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani wars, which persuaded the Government of India to create a specialised, independent agency (22)to foreign intelligence gathering; previously, both domestic and foreign intelligence had been the purview (23) the Intelligence Bureau. During the nine-year tenure of its first Director, Rameshwar Nath Karo, R&AW quickly came to prominence in the global intelligence community, playing a role in major events such as the independence of Bangladesh and the accession of the state of Sikkim to India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, (24) in counter-terrorism, promoting counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, and advancing India's foreign strategic interests. It is also involved in the security of India's nuclear programme. Many foreign analysts consider the R&AW to be an effective organisation and identify it (25)one of the primary instruments of India's national power.