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b) Makes
d) Causes
8. WORTH
(a) Cost
(c) Deserving
b) Purchase
d) Sell
Directions for Q 9 & 10: Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word as used in
the passage.
9. CUTTING
(a) Uniting
b) Increasing
(c) Joining
d) Combining
10. GUARD
(a) Demolish
(c) Consume Solution
b) Relieve
d) Release
SOLUTIONS:
1. (b): According to the author, just as in business, capital is kept safe and its interest is utilised, similarly man should
increase the potential of available diversity for his benefit and not destroy the bounties of nature.
2. (c): Same clue as Q. 1.
3. (b): The author's statement that some plant varieties are edible, some have medicinal uses, some varieties yield cancer
fighting drugs, uses, some varieties yield cancer fighting drugs etc. Confirms (a).
The author's statement that over 5000 species are known to yield chemical with cancer fighting potential verifies (c).
According to the passage, the total number of plant species is 10-30 million and that of those identified is 1.4 million.
Thus, (d) is correct.
4. (d): The author says that out of 75,000 edible plant species, only 150 are cultivated.
So, to take care of hunger in the world, the potential of uncultivated edible species should be increased.
5. (b): The last paragraph of the passage gives us the answer
6. (c): The author talks about cultivating only 150 species out of 75,000 as 'wasted potential'. Thus, 'wasted' means
'untilised'.
ANSWERS:
1. (a)
2. (d)
8. (a)
9. (d)
3. (d)
10. (b)
4. (d)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (c)