Cloze Test – Test 111

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

The history of Agriculture in India dates (21) to Indus Valley Civilization Era and even before that in some parts of Southern India. Today, India (22) second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for 13.7% of the GDP (gross domestic product) in 2013, about 50% of the workforce. The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth. Still, agriculture is demographically the (23) economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India. India exported $39 billion worth of agricultural products in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter (24) and the sixth largest net exporter. Most of its agriculture exports serve developing and least developed nations. Indian agricultural/horticultural and processed foods are exported to (25) than 120 countries, primarily in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, SAARC countries, the EU and the United States.

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

The history of Agriculture in India dates (21) to Indus Valley Civilization Era and even before that in some parts of Southern India. Today, India (22) second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for 13.7% of the GDP (gross domestic product) in 2013, about 50% of the workforce. The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth. Still, agriculture is demographically the (23) economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India. India exported $39 billion worth of agricultural products in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter (24) and the sixth largest net exporter. Most of its agriculture exports serve developing and least developed nations. Indian agricultural/horticultural and processed foods are exported to (25) than 120 countries, primarily in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, SAARC countries, the EU and the United States.

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

The history of Agriculture in India dates (21) to Indus Valley Civilization Era and even before that in some parts of Southern India. Today, India (22) second worldwide in farm output. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for 13.7% of the GDP (gross domestic product) in 2013, about 50% of the workforce. The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth. Still, agriculture is demographically the (23) economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India. India exported $39 billion worth of agricultural products in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter (24) and the sixth largest net exporter. Most of its agriculture exports serve developing and least developed nations. Indian agricultural/horticultural and processed foods are exported to (25) than 120 countries, primarily in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, SAARC countries, the EU and the United States.