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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

An artistic work, especially one on a large scale

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Arraign

In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi.

Accounting principles are generally based on

A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NIP, KGO, HEN, ECM, ?

Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book 'Things to Leave Behind'?

The first Partition of Bengalbbtook place in the year ___.

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea. Over million of years, these dead creatures form large deposits under sea­bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen, thus preventing the complete decomposition of the marine deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rocks become thicker, and heavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today.

Sedimentary rocks leads to the formation of oil deposits because