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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
The ability of humans to ___________ the landscape and recognize the consequences of doing so puts us in a peculiar position. There are several animals on earth that show this same kind of intelligence. Some animals have extensions to ___________ their environment and some do not. As a species we are assigned the duty to provide and proliferate. Our goal is to achieve stability for ourselves and our kin. However, we also have an obligation to maintain the environment, as we depend on the resources and services it provides. The question then becomes:
what is our role in nature? Do we have the right to _________ the land, factory farm animals, and pollute waterways? Or do we have an obligation to reduce our numbers and merely subsist? In order to answer these questions, we must rely on our knowledge of Earth, evolution, and our influence on the environment.

A) Aspects B) Pollutants
C) Employ D) Operate
 
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‘Aspects’ mean a particular part or feature of something. ‘Pollutants’ mean a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. ‘Employ’ means give work to (someone) and pay them for it. ‘Operate’ means (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system). ‘Manipulate’ means control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously. The passage hints towards unscrupulous usage of the environment for our own betterment. Thus, option E is the best fit answer for the given blanks.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power. B) B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
C) C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power. D) D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.
 
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Ans. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
To put a spoke in one's wheel

A) To be advantageous at the time of difficulty B) To maintain under all circumstances
C) To blame the other party D) To put a difficulty in the way of progress
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To put a difficulty in the way of progress

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Beryl is an ore/mineral of

A) Nickel B) Beryllium
C) Lead D) Tin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Beryllium

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Carica papaya is the scientific name of ___________.

A) Peepal B) Papaya
C) Tamarind D) Drumstick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Papaya

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Canberra is capital city of which country?

A) Peru B) New Zealand
C) Australia D) Vietnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Australia

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Who discovered electron?

A) E. Goldstien B) J. J. Thomson
C) Ernest Rutherford D) J. Chadwick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. J. Thomson

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Who Invented Post-it note?

A) William Friese-Greene B) Arthur Fry
C) Gordon Gould D) Otto von Guericke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arthur Fry

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