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Q1-7 In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
How does ticking clock work? Carbon appears widely in nature—in coal, vegetables, animals and all kinds of other (1) material. Importantly, it appears in a few different “isotopes”, or avatars. The everyday isotope—accounting for the great majority of carbon—is called Carbon 12, because each of its atoms contain six protons and six neutrons. But(2) amid all that C12 are tiny deposits of a mutant variety called Carbon 14, whose atoms have two extra neutrons.
Never mind what protons and neutrons are. What’s important is that because of the extra neutrons, the C14 atom (strictly, its nucleus, but never mind) is unstable and thus decays. That is, it steadily loses matter and energy by (3) certain kinds of sub-atomic particles. This decay process is called radioactivity.
C14 is formed high up in our atmosphere by cosmic rays. These are themselves atomic particles, zooming through the universe at great speed. Many enter the Earth’s atmosphere and it’s (4) that about half a million of them hit each of us humans each hour. But cosmic rays also (5) into high-flying nitrogen atoms and turn them into C14 atoms. (It’s a little more complicated, but, again, never mind). These atoms team up with oxygen and form carbon dioxide (CO2).
Plants absorb CO2, and that’s how they come to contain C14. Humans and other animals eat plants, which is how C14 turns up in our bodies. In fact, it’s in our bodies at about the same concentration—one part in a trillion (6) carbon, I did say “tiny deposits”—as it appears elsewhere.
When plants die, they suddenly stop absorbing C14. When we die, we suddenly stop eating plants, and therefore (7) C14. So, since C14 is radioactive and decays, the amount of C14 in any organic matter this drop in level of radioactive isotopes is the very foundation of radiocarbon dating. If we know the speed at which radioactive substances decay, we can use that to determine the age of an artefact that contains such substances.In the case of C14, we know that a given amount of it will reduce by half in about 5,700 years. This is called C14’s “half-life.
Q1 Choose the correct option for (1)
01. compound
02. mixed
03. pure
04. organic
05. chemically
Q2 Choose the correct option for (2)
01. stir
02. sprinkled
03. wafer
04. drizzle
05. pour
Q3 Choose the correct option for (3)
01. radiate
02. sparkling
03. thrown
04. emitting
05. emigrating
Q4 Choose the correct option for (4)
01. calculation
02. imitate
03. estimated
04. expressing
05. finding
Q5 Choose the correct option for (5)
01. thwack
02. hit
03. smash
04. slur
05. slack
Q6 Choose the correct option for (6)
01. over
02. above
03. in
04. of
05. off
Q7 Choose the correct option for (7)
01. ingesting
02. imbibe
03. incurred
04. assimilate
05. inculcating
Q8-10 Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
Q-8 With deals over USD 12 billion in kitty(1)/ including leasing of a second nuclear submarine, Russia hopes(2)/ to bag more projects as it termed itself as not just(3)/ a business partner and an "ally" who stood by India in its "darkest hours".(4)/No Error (5)
01. With deals over USD 12 billion in kitty
02. including leasing of a second nuclear submarine, Russia hopes
03. to bag more projects as it termed itself as not just
04. a business partner and an "ally" who stood by India in its "darkest hours"
05. No Error
Q-9 The US defence chief said(1)/ that an operation to isolate the Islamic State group(2)/ in Syria's Raqa should begin in conjunction with the assault(3)/ on the jihadists' Iraqi bastion Mosul.(4)/No Error (5)
01. The US defence chief said
02. that an operation to isolate the Islamic State group
03. in Syria's Raqa should begin in conjunction with the assault
04. on the jihadists' Iraqi bastion Mosul
05. No Error
Q10 Amid reports that Muslim youths from Kerala(1)/ were being radicalised, Kerala Muslim Jamaat has decided(2)/ to launch an anti-terrorism campaign(3)/ across the state.(4)/No Error (5)
01. Amid reports that Muslim youths from Kerala
02. were being radicalised, Kerala Muslim Jamaat has decided
03. to launch an anti-terrorism campaign
04. across the state
05. No Error
Answers:-
Q.1 (4)
Q.2 (2)
Q.3 (4)
Q.4 (3)
Q.5 (3)
Q.6 (4)
Q.7 (1)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (5)
Q.10 (5)
