SBI PO Mains Model Papers 2

Directions (Q.126 - 135): In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find the appropriate word in each case.
  The euro-zone's (126) recovery since the spring of 2013 came to a halt in the second quarter of 2014, when GDP stagnated. There were some bright spots. But the euro area was held (127) by poor performances in its three biggest economies. GDP fell in Germany, the biggest and Italy, the third largest, by 0.2%; France, the second largest economy, stagnated.
  The weakness in the euro zone is arousing . (128) that the 18 - country currency club may (129) into deflation. Inflation fell to just 0.4% in July, well below the European Central Bank's (ECB) target of almost 2%. Even though the ECB (130) measures in June to foster activity -lowering interest rates and announcing a plan to stimulate bank lending to the private sector -it remains under pressure to do more to . (131) low inflation.
  Low inflation and negligible growth are a potentially (132) combination for countries (133) down by debt, as many are in the euro area. Moreover, the problem (134) not just from high levels of public debt but also from excessive debt owed by households and firms. Even if inflation remains merely low it (135) a problem for borrowers whose incomes are rising much more slowly, if at all than they expected when they took out their loans.