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The word "aquifer" in line 113 would probably mean -
(A) tanks
(B) water bearing stratum
(C) animals
(D) minerals
(E) soil
Ans : B
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According to the passage most of the fresh water is used up in
(A) agriculture
(B) drinking and personal use
(C) industry
(D) cooking
(E) washing
Ans : A
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Some rivers and streams reach the ocean in a trickle because
(A) they are used up in drinking.
(B) they are dammed and diverted.
(C) they get dried up on the way.
(D) they seep into the soil.
(E) they are polluted.
Ans : B
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The author of the passage does the following, except -
(A) make comparison
(B) give an approximation
(C) cite an authority
(D) give an example
(E) pose a question
Ans : E
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The passage contains information to answer the question as to
(A) what happened in the 1992 Earth Summit.
(B) what the symptoms of water crises are.
(C) how many people died in Rio de Janerio in 1992.
(D) what the per capita income of Somalia is.
(E) what is Canada’s situation in the distribution of drinking water.
Ans : B
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Industry could save 90% water by
(A) being economical.
(B) by planting trees.
(C) recycling cooling water.
(D) by using machines that require less water.
(E) by constructing dams.
Ans : C
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