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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

PASSAGE

Manja, or the glass-coated string used for flying kites, not only poses threat to humans, animals and birds but also to trees. A study by the country's oldest botanical garden has revealed that it poses a great threat to trees. But how can a snapped string struck in a tree kill the tree? Apparently, it does so by allying with the creepers in the garden.

A research paper by three scientists of the Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, located in West Bengal's Howrah district, illustrates in detail how the manja, in collusion with climbers, does the damage. "The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. Lateral branches from the top of the climber and other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber, completely covers the treetop, thus inhibiting the penetration of sunlight," says the research paper.

Question : 21

Abandoned, torn kite strings stuck in trees benefits whom?

a) Creepers

b) Trees

c) Humans

d) Birds

Answer: (a)

The abandoned, torn kite strings act as an excellent primary supporting platform for the tender climbers, giving easy passage to reach the top of the trees. This line implies that creepers benefit from torn strings. Thus, creepers is the correct answer.

Question : 22

How many scientists contributed to a study by country's oldest botanical gardens on how manja can kill a tree?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Two

d) Five

Answer: (a)

“A research paper by three…..”.thus, three scientists contributed to a study by country’s oldest botanical gardens on how manja can kill a tree. Hence, option B is correct.

Question : 23

How can a tree be killed by a creeper?

a) By wrapping its tentacles around its branches

b) By secreting toxic chemicals

c) By blocking its access to sunlight

d) By sucking away the nutrients

Answer: (c)

Lateral branches from the top of the climber and the other accessory branches from the ground reaches the top taking support of the first climber , completely covers the treetop, thus the penetration of sunlight.

Question : 24

What would be the acronym for India's oldest botanical garden?

a) AJCBBGI

b) AJBCBGI

c) AJCBIBG

d) AJBCIBG

Answer: (c)

AcharyaJagdish Chandra Bose Indian Garden-AJCBIBG.

Question : 25

What gives easy passage to 'climbers' to top of the trees?

a) Torn kites

b) Manja

c) Creepers

d) Lateral branches

Answer: (b)

“The abandoned, torn kite string ……”. Abandoned torn kite string is the Manja. Thus, option D is correct.

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