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Gases in the atmosphere and their percentages?

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The air around us is a mixture of gases, mainly nitrogen and oxygen, but containing much smaller amounts of water and other gases.


Earth's atmosphere is composed of many gases. Their percentages by volume is given by::


 
78% Nitrogen,


21% Oxygen,


0.9% Argon, and


0.03% Carbon dioxide 


And very small percentages of other elements.


 

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


Modern civilization is completely dependent on energy, which has therefore to be abundant and also economical. About 85% of the world's energy is supplied by oil, coal and natural gas while nuclear, hydro, wind and solar power and biomass supply the rest. Coal, nuclear and hydro are used primarily to generate electricity while natural gas is widely used for heating. Biomass is used both for heating and cooking. The wind and solar power is the future's hope as they are sustainable energy sources. Oil powers almost all machines that move and that makes oil uniquely versatile. Oil powered airplanes carry 500 people across the widest oceans at nearly the speed of sound. Oil powered machines produce and transport food. Oil powered machines are ubiquitous. Clearly, we live in the age of oil but it is drawing to a close. According to data available if oil production remains constant until it's gone, there is enough to last 42 years. Oil wells will produce less as they become depleted, which will make it impossible to keep production constant. Similarly natural gas and coal will last another 61 years and 133 years respectively. Naturally, as they become scarce, they become expensive, leading to a worldwide energy crisis. If we are to survive on this planet, we have to make a transition to sustainable energy sources. The transition may be willy-nilly or planned - the choice is ours.

The dawning era of limited and expensive energy will be very difficult for everyone on earth but will be even more difficult if it is not anticipated. It is of utmost importance that the public and policymakers understand the global energy crisis and act in tandem to ensure that the species 'homo sapiens' does not become extinct.

The theme of the passage is

A) Changing Lives B) Looming Energy Crisis
C) Energy Resources D) Power in Today's world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Looming Energy Crisis

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(Hardly nothing) was offered to the victims of the earthquake.

A) Hardly something B) Hardly anything
C) Hardly little D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hardly anything

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Different forms of genes are called

A) Genomes B) Allele
C) Genotypes D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Allele

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

 

He did not abide with my decision.

A) to  B) by
C) for D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) by

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‘Abide’ means ‘to put up with’. ‘abide’ is always followed by the preposition ‘by’.

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In Paramecium, the food is moved to a specific spot by the movement of ______ which cover the entire surface of the cell.

A) cilia B) villi
C) pseudopodia D) vacuole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cilia

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

Vagrant

A) Idle B) Roving
C) Settled D) Wanderer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Settled

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

But this does not mean

X-phenomena to the body
Y-is a meaningless expression
Z-that the reference of mental

A) YZX B) ZXY
C) YXZ D) XZY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ZXY

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