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

Genetic variation is the cornerstone of evolution, without which there can be no natural selection, and so a low genetic diversity decreases the ability of a species to survive and reproduce, explains lead author Yoshan Moodley, Professor at the Department of Zoology, University of Venda in South Africa.

Two centuries ago, the black rhinoceros – which roamed much of sub Saharan Africa – had 64 different genetic lineages; but today only 20 of these lineages remain, says the paper. The species is now restricted to five countries, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Genetically unique populations that once existed in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Angola have disappeared. The origins of the 'genetic erosion' coincided with colonial rule in Africa and the popularity of big game hunting. From the second half of the 20th century, however, poaching for horns has dramatically depleted their population and genetic diversity, especially in Kenya and Tanzania.

From the second half of the 20th century what has caused a dramatic fall in black rhinoceros population?

What would be the output of the following program ?

main()

{

     const int x = 5; 

      int *ptrx;

      ptrx = &x;

      *ptr = 10;

       printf ("%d", x);

}

The Gram Panchayat is composed of which of the following?

I. The ward panchs

II. The sarpanch

III. The district collector

Valency of an element depends on which of the following?

I. Number of losing electron

II. Number of gaining electron

III. Number of sharing electron

The ITIL V3 core is best described as?

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The Centre would reconsider its draft and limit its scope to just providing relief to women, (instead of creating a new regulative).

Which statements are CORRECT?

I. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water and air.

II. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre.

III. Nylon fibre was strong, elastic and light.

Improve the given sentence if necessary.

This book is the more interesting of the three.