IBPS SO Prelims Exam Model Paper 8

Comprehension:(Que No. 17 - 21)
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Pakistani authorities on Monday imposed a partial _____(1)_____ in several more high-risk areas in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the country after the _____(2)______ rate from Corona Virus infections jumped to over 11 percent.
Pakistan is facing another ______(3)______ in Corona Virus infections which officials say is worse than last year’s outbreak when Pakistan had to ______(4)______ a nation-wide lockdown.
On Monday, authorities in the eastern Punjab province also announced a two-week-long partial lockdown in high-risk cities from April 1 aimed at containing the spread of the virus.
So far, Pakistan’s government has avoided a ______(5)______ lockdown to spare the country’s ailing economy from more damage.
On Monday, Pakistan reported 41 additional deaths and 4,525 Corona Virus cases in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has reported 6,59,116 cases in total and 14,256 deaths since last year.