Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Various kinds of nuclear weapons have been produced in the past few years by many countries. This is a new and terrible development in the history of man. Very few events can be more frightful than a nuclear war. In a nuclear war most of the world’s population will be exterminated. The few living creatures that survive will be exposed to radiation or to electrical rays harmful to life. It has been said by scientists that many new diseases will be caused by radiation. There will also be an acute shortage of food. For all the crops and stores will be poisoned by radiation. Most of the areas on which nuclear bombs have been dropped will be ruined. Therefore the survivors of a nuclear war will be sick, hungry and homeless. It might be better, perhaps, to be killed in a nuclear war than to survive it. It would be better for men to learn to live in peace with one another. If this can be achieved there will be no nuclear wars.
The coconut palm is very useful tree. The nut can be put to many uses. The kernel of the young nut can be eaten and the liquid which is found in it makes a refreshing drink. The milk which is obtained from kernel of the mature nut is used in cooking. The kernel is also dried. The dried kernel is called copra. Coconut oil is extracted from copra. The husk or outer covering of the dry nut is soaked and beaten to loosen the fibers. It is then made into coir. Rope is made from coir and this rope is used in weaving floor coverings and rugs. Coir dust is used in garden as manure. The shell of the nut is polished and made into spoons and dishes.
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate word / phrases from the passage.
i. The accident was so-------------that everybody could not help crying to see it.
ii. There is an-----------scarcity of water in the desert..
iii. If corruption is let to be widespread in this manner, the economy will be-------------.
iv. The great success was----------------because of concerted efforts of all concerned.
v. Juice can be ----------------from sugarcane with a machine.
vi. --------------helps the crop to grow quickly.
Find out synonyms of the following words/ phrases from the passage. .
i. Completely destroyed.
ii. To continue to live after a disaster.
iii. To gain something.
iv. Giving more energy and vitality
v. To make clothes etc with thread.
vi. To keep something in water for a period.
vii. Fertilizer
viii. The hard covering outside something.

Answer 1

Answer:

Fill In The Blanks

i. Terrible

ii. Acute

iii. Ruined

iv. Learning to live in peace with each other

v. extracted

vi. Manure

Synonyms

i. Ruined

ii. survive

iii. produced

iv. exposed

v. Weaving

vi. soaked

vii. coir dust

viii. Kernel

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