Directions (Q 1-4) Read the passage carefully and mark out
where there is an error or omission. Complete the passage by finding out the
best alternative from the options given:
India is primarily an agricultural land. So it requires a
lot of water to carry on its different agricultural (___1___) . It is not too
much if we (_____2____) that water is life because it is essential for the
survival of plants, men and animals. India is however (___3___) in having vast
resources of water in the form of rain, snow, rivers, streams and a lot of
underground water. The importance of water grows all the more (____4_____) we
come to know that our earth is the only watery planet in the universe.
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(1)
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(a)arrows
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(b)activities
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(c)things
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(d)professions
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(2)
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(a)say
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(b)tell
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(c)said
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(d)asked
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(3)
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(a)fortunately
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(b)fortunate
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(c)ambitious
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(d)laid back
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(4)
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(a)when
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(b)while
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(c)whenever
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(d)whensoever
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Directions (Q 5-9) Read the passage carefully and mark out
where there is an error. Complete the
passage by finding out the best alternative from the options given:
Sahara said that it ____(5)_____ also withdraw from the
sponsorship _____ (6) _____ the Indian
cricket team from January 2014. It clarifies that ______(7)______ decision these
time, unlike in February 2012, was not open to any ____(8)______ as it felt
betrayed ______(9)_________ the cricket
board.
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(5)
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(a)will
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(b)shall
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(c)would
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(d)could
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(6)
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(a)of
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(b)for
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(c)by
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(d)with
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(7)
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(a)their
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(b)there
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(c)its
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(d)which
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(8)
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(a)negotiations
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(b)agreements
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(c)regards
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(d)conditions
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(9)
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(a)for
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(b)with
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(c)by
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(d)from
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Directions (Q 10-15) Read the passage carefully and select
the most suitable option that replace word from the list accordingly:
Success in life depends on good health. Keep
body fit by cleanliness and fresh
air. Avoid anything that will affect your health. Be temperate in all
things and beware of drinks. Be kind and helpful to all
who are weak.
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(10)
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(a)preferable
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(b)heady
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(c)quality
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(d)required
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(11)
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(a)existng
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(b)clean
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(c)potent
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(d)impersesive
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(12)
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(a)nothing
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(b)something
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(c)each thing
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(d)everything
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(13)
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(a)mild
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(b)gruff
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(c)extreme
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(d)innumerable
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(14)
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(a)care
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(b)avoid
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(c)cautions
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(d)stow
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(15)
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(a)lazy
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(b)useful
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(c)full
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(d)mandatory
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(16)
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(a)leap
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(b)jump
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(c)glide
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(d)pounce
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(e)hope
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(17)
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(a)loyal
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(b)faithful
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(c)constant
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(d)durable
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(e)true
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(18)
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(a)redeem
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(b)salvage
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(c)acquire
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(d)retrieve
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(e)recover
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(19)
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(a)heartlessness
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(b)candidness
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(c)openeess
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(d)frankness
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(e)forthrightness
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(20)
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(a)sane
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(b)sound
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(c)rational
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(d)impulsive
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(e)lucid
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Directions (Q 21-27) Fill in the blanks with appropriate
words:
Q.22. Neither of the two candidates ………… suitable
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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Q.23.This news was ………on zee news.
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(a)telecast
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(b) telecasted
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(c) have telecasted
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(d) telecasting
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Q.24. I was …………. surprised
at hearing the news.
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(a)much
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(b)more
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(c)very
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(d)so
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Q.25. A bad workman
quarrels ………… his tools.
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(a)of
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(b)for
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(c)with
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(d)beside
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Q.26. I listened but
had no idea what he was …………..
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(a)saying
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(b)talking
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(c)talked
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(d)discussing
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Q.27. The panel had ……………. Effect on women.
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(a)liberate
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(b) liberation
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(c) liberated
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(d) liberating
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Directions (Q28-Q32) – tick mark the word which comes
nearest in the meaning to the underlined one:
Q.28.one should try to overlook the weakness of fellow
beings
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(a)feebleness
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(b)frailty
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(c)shortcoming
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(d)strength
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Q. 29.the newspaper is an inexhaustible source of
news
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(a)impartial
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(b)authentic
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(c)unending
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(d)continous
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Q.30.the clergy was instrumental in the downfall of
the government
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(a)cause
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(b)responsible
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(c)indifferent
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(d)ambivalent
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Q.31.elegance of language outweighs all other
qualities in an individual underlined one:
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(a)smartness
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(b)distinction
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(c)aptness
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(d)richness and grace
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Q.32.steps were being taken to mitigate the
sufferings of the victims of flood
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(a)assuage
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(b)discuss
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(c)lessen
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(d)subdue
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Directions (Q33-36) – tick the word opposite in meaning to
the underlined one:
Q. 33.the news produced a sour expression on her face
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(a)sweet
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(b)attractive
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(c)pleasant
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(d)amused
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Q.34.she fotgets herself when she is among friends
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(a)remember
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(b)behave properly
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(c)recalls
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(d)improves
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Q.35.the life on the earth is no more as simple as it
used to be
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(a)easy
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(b)difficult
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(c)complex
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(d)hard
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Q.36.the woman brought forth all her charms to captivate
the gathering
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(a)release
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(b)seize
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(c)repel
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(d)reward
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Directions(Q37-40)mark the correct meaning of the word which
has been underlined
Q.37.Fatal is that which ends in
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(a)happiness
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(b)sorrow
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(c)death
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(d) compromise
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Q.38 Autopsy means
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(a)routine of a post
office
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(b)examination of a dead body
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(c)posting a letter
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(d)examination of food godowns
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Q.39. Maiden speech is a speech
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(a)made for the first time
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(b)addressed to women alone
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(c)made a few moments before death
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(d)made before the members of parliament
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Q.40 Trivial is a word which means
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(a)a thing tried by many
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(b)of very little worth
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(c)three persons in a company
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(d)of much importance
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