Question

(d) The antonym of 'common' as given in para 5 is
2. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. Bamboo is perhaps the most useful plant in the world. It grows in almost all
tropical and subtropical countries. The only continents in which bamboo does not
grow are Europe and Antarctica. In India, it grows extensively in the north-east and
in the Western Ghats. There are varieties of bamboo that grow to a height of 40
metres, and others that reach a height of only a metre. Bamboo is among the fastest-
growing plants of the world; one plant in Japan recorded a growth of 121
centimetres in one day! You could almost see it growing!
2. The bamboo is a variety of grass, with a woody, many-jointed stem. The
stem itself is hollow and is connected to a rhizome network which spreads
out beneath the surface of the soil. Roots grow out of this network of
rhizomes and help the plant to absorb and distribute food and water from the
soil. Many species of bamboo flower once in several years and then die. One
species flowers regularly once in 120 years; bamboos of that species all over
the world flower together in the same year, and then die.
3. Bamboo is a versatile plant. Men have found several uses for it. Bamboo shoots
are staple diet in many Asian countries. The shoots are pickled or stewed, and
served as delicacies. The fleshy fruits of one species of bamboo in Assam are
eaten raw or cooked. When there is a drought, bamboo seeds are used as a
substitute for rice.
- The commercial uses of a bamboo are astonishing. India produces over 3
illion tonnes of bamboo annually, and nearly half of it is turned into paper.
other important use of bamboo is in housing, Instead of costly timber, bamboo can
used in the construction of houses. In Columbia, bamboo used in house structures
overed with plaster. Bamboo can even replace steel in many of its uses. Concrete
forced with bamboo has sufficient strength for most uses. In Assam,
ension bridges have been built using bamboo. Scientists at the Forest​

Answer 1

Answer:

(d) common x uncommon

Explanation: