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Read the following passage and answer the following questions based on the given passage. Some of the words are highlighted which would help you to answer some of the questions given.

For years, world-wide organisations have become increasingly excited about the prospect of a cloud-based future. As the dream becomes an ever closer reality for many kinds of business and, Forrester predicted that enterprise spending on cloud services is set to surge. IDC also predicted that global spending on public cloud services and infrastructure would reach $210bn in 2019, an increase of 24% from 2018. But one obstacle stands create friction and introduce risk: the process of migration. As all indications point to a massive shift in data deployments to the cloud, it is more important than ever that the transition from on-premises to Cloud is as risk free as possible. In today's climate any loss or disruption to data can have a huge business impact. It’s a complex process, is frequently underestimated and many organisations have found there’s lots that can go wrong that can impact the business. Organisations across the globe have found the cloud to be an ideal place to run modern data applications due to big data’s elastic resource requirements. Furthermore, with the lack of data talent an ever-looming issue for most companies today they have been determined to adopt a cloud-first strategy to ensure business operations are accessible for a range of employees. The cloud offers great promise for developers especially, as it can increase the speed at which they develop software features and increase the resilience of applications once they are deployed - along with enhanced security through the use of multiple server locations. With all this considered, it is no surprise that 42% of UK businesses leverage some kind of cloud service, according to Eurostat. However, all the perceived benefits of leveraging the cloud are redundant if organisations come up against barriers to accessing cloud services. Cloud-based data pipelines still suffer from complexity challenges at the moment, along with the lack of visibility into cost and resource usage at the application and user level. The answer to this is automation fueled by robust Machine learning training models and artificial intelligence. These concepts and the tools that enable them can determine the prerequisites of cloud infrastructure, application dependencies,the appropriate target cloud instance profiles, and provide troubleshooting in real-time. To summarise, the promise of the cloud has created a sense of excitement amongst enterprises, however, they have proceeded to go full steam ahead into adopting a cloud service, without sufficient data to ensure performance service level agreements (SLAs).

How can we tackle the risks associated with the process of migration?

1 By ensuring that organisations only migrate the apps to the cloud that will thrive in the cloud

2 The surge in the investment in the cloud technology.

3 The use of predictive power of Artificial Intelligence.

4 The transition from on-premises to Cloud

5 None of these

Why the promise of the cloud has created a sense of excitement amongst enterprises?

1 As it ensures that business operations are accessible for a range of employees.

2 As the enterprise spending on cloud services is surging.

3 Reduction in the cost of operation it may entail.

4 The secure platform it provides to the data it stores.

5 None of these

How the process of migration stands as an obstacle to the cloud technology?

1 The expensive cost of providing safety to the data.

2 The lack of sound technology in Artificial Intelligence.

3 Complexities of the data migrated to the cloud

4 It exposes the companies to the risk of losing important information.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in context of the passage? (1) The cloud technology can help in increasing the speed at which the software features are developed

There is no risk associated with the cloud technology

Cloud technology is not a very complex process

1 Only (2)

2 Both (1) and (2

3 Only (3)

4 Only (1)

5 All are correct

What is the meaning of the phrase “full steam ahead” ?

1 Interrupting an activity

2 Acting cautiously

3 Great increase

4 Progressing quickly

5 Prudent progression

Which of the following words is most similar to the word “ADOPT” as given in the passage?

1 mold

2 deduce

3 Embrace

4 Creative

5 Fluster

Which of the following words is most similar to the word “ENSURE” as given in the passage?

1 Confirm

2 Paced

3 Redundant

4 Weaken

5 Reject

Which of the following words is most OPPOSITE to the word “MASSIVE” as given in the passage?

Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer if there is no error, the answer is (e).

It is widely believe (a)/ that the village which is situated on the (b)/ eastern coast of India will be wiped out (c)/ within a decade. (d)/ No error. (e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

Yesterday I met (a)/ an old friend (b)/ when I am going (c)/ to the market. (d)/ No error.(e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

The criminal was (a)/ sentenced to the (b)/ death and was (c) hung for his crime (d)/ No error.(e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

FATF strongly urges (a)/ Pakistan to swiftly complete its action plan (b)/ by October 2019 to stop (c)/ terror funding in the country (d)/ No error.(e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

Elon musk is determined (a)/ to be success (b)/ in whatever field (c)/ he chooses. (d)/ No error.(e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

New purchasing power will increasingly (a)/ come from Asia and Africa where (b)/ the demographics are still favorable (c)/ for high income growth. (d)/ No error (e)

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

Not only the (a)/ students but also (b)/ the principal were(c)/ laughing at the joke he cracked.(d)/No error (e).

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 d

5 e

In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below in each sentence, there are five words out of which one can be used to fill the blank to make the sentence grammatically and coherently correct. Find the most appropriate word that fit into the blank contextually.

There is nothing to indicate the building's past, ________ the fireplace

1 except

2 included

3 belonged

4 barred

5 Foster

Two circus elephants that performed together ________ when crossing paths 23 years later

1 happy

2 believe

3 angered

4 rejoiced

5 greater

The law _________ farmers not only to save and resow (multiply) seeds, but also to sell them to other farmers, no matter what the original source of the seed is.

1 coverts

2 implements

3 emits

4 permits

5 deserts

Small farmers must be educated and __________ with proper incentive structures, to engage with agriculture.

1 fascinated

2 encouraged

3 discouraged

4 harvested

5 invited