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Question 481

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In the word ‘CREATION’, how many pairs of the letters have the same letters between them (both forward and backward direction) as in the English alphabet?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Answer: (b)B.

Two

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Question 482

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Directions (72-74): In each question below, some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Now, decide which of the two given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All manager are help.

Only a few help are free.

Some free is not rude.

Conclusions:

I. All help being rude is a possibility.

II. Some manager is help.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Answer: (d)D.

Both I and II follow

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Question 483

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Directions (72-74): In each question below, some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Now, decide which of the two given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only travel are planet.

Some crow are travel.

All crow are silver.

Conclusions:

I. Some planet being silver is a possibility.

II. All travel can never be crow.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Answer: (b)B.

Only II follows

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Question 484

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Directions (72-74): In each question below, some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Now, decide which of the two given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

No cow are money.

Only a few cow are plate.

All money are singer.

Conclusions:

I. No plate is money.

II. All plate being singer is a possibility.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    None follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II follows

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Question 485

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Directions (75-79): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I – are sitting around a circular table, all facing towards the center. But not necessarily in the same order.

Only one person sits between A and F. C sits third to the right B, who is an immediate neighbor of A. Only three people sit between A and G. G sits second to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbor of both A and H. F is not an immediate neighbor of D.

What is the position of E with respect to A?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the right

  2. BOption (b)

    Immediate left

  3. COption (c)

    Fifth to the left

  4. DOption (d)

    Second to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    Fifth to the right

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Answer: (a)A.

Third to the right

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Question 486

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Directions (75-79): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I – are sitting around a circular table, all facing towards the center. But not necessarily in the same order.

Only one person sits between A and F. C sits third to the right B, who is an immediate neighbor of A. Only three people sit between A and G. G sits second to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbor of both A and H. F is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Who among the following sit between C and B when counted in clockwise direction from B?

I. H
II. F
III. D

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II

  2. BOption (b)

    Only III

  3. COption (c)

    Both II and III

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and III

  5. EOption (e)

    Only I

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Both I and III

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Question 487

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Directions (75-79): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I – are sitting around a circular table, all facing towards the center. But not necessarily in the same order.

Only one person sits between A and F. C sits third to the right B, who is an immediate neighbor of A. Only three people sit between A and G. G sits second to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbor of both A and H. F is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Find the one which doesn’t belong to the group.

  1. AOption (a)

    B-E

  2. BOption (b)

    F-C

  3. COption (c)

    C-D

  4. DOption (d)

    D-I

  5. EOption (e)

    H-B

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

H-B

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Question 488

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Directions (75-79): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I – are sitting around a circular table, all facing towards the center. But not necessarily in the same order.

Only one person sits between A and F. C sits third to the right B, who is an immediate neighbor of A. Only three people sit between A and G. G sits second to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbor of both A and H. F is not an immediate neighbor of D.

How many persons sit between G and E when counted from left of G?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    One

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    None

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

One

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Question 489

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Directions (75-79): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Nine persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I – are sitting around a circular table, all facing towards the center. But not necessarily in the same order.

Only one person sits between A and F. C sits third to the right B, who is an immediate neighbor of A. Only three people sit between A and G. G sits second to the left of H. I is an immediate neighbor of both A and H. F is not an immediate neighbor of D.

Who among the following sit fourth to the right of I?

  1. AOption (a)

    E

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E

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Question 490

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If a four-letter meaningful word is formed by using of 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th letter from left end of the word ‘INTERSTELLAR’, then what will be the second letter from right end of that meaningful word. If more than one meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as Y and if no meaningful word is formed, mark the answer as Z.

  1. AOption (a)

    I

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    Z

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Answer: (e)E.

Y

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Question 491

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Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten people—J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S—live in a building with five floors and two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) on each floor. The floors are numbered from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowermost floor and 5 being the topmost floor).
Note I: Each floor has two flats viz., Flat-1 and Flat-2, where Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2.
Note II: Flat 1 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 1 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 1 of floor 3 and so on. Similarly Flat 2 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 2 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 2 of floor 3 and so on.
Note III: The area of each flat is equal.
Note IV: Only two persons live on each floor and only one person lives in each flat.
L lives on an even-numbered floor in Flat-1. P lives in Flat-2 of the topmost floor. N lives west of Q. N lives on a floor immediately below the L’s floor. K and R live on the same named flat. K and L lives in a different named flat.

Only one floor is between K and O. K lives below O. S lives to the west of P. M lives immediately below O, but not in the same named flat. One floor between J’s floor and L’s floor.

Q81. Who lives in Flat 1 on the topmost floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    S

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    M

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

S

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Question 492

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Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten people—J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S—live in a building with five floors and two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) on each floor. The floors are numbered from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowermost floor and 5 being the topmost floor).
Note I: Each floor has two flats viz., Flat-1 and Flat-2, where Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2.
Note II: Flat 1 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 1 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 1 of floor 3 and so on. Similarly Flat 2 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 2 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 2 of floor 3 and so on.
Note III: The area of each flat is equal.
Note IV: Only two persons live on each floor and only one person lives in each flat.
L lives on an even-numbered floor in Flat-1. P lives in Flat-2 of the topmost floor. N lives west of Q. N lives on a floor immediately below the L’s floor. K and R live on the same named flat. K and L lives in a different named flat.

Only one floor is between K and O. K lives below O. S lives to the west of P. M lives immediately below O, but not in the same named flat. One floor between J’s floor and L’s floor.

Q82. Which pair of people live on the same floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    M and K

  2. BOption (b)

    Q and P

  3. COption (c)

    K and L

  4. DOption (d)

    R and O

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

K and L

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Question 493

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Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten people—J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S—live in a building with five floors and two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) on each floor. The floors are numbered from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowermost floor and 5 being the topmost floor).
Note I: Each floor has two flats viz., Flat-1 and Flat-2, where Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2.
Note II: Flat 1 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 1 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 1 of floor 3 and so on. Similarly Flat 2 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 2 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 2 of floor 3 and so on.
Note III: The area of each flat is equal.
Note IV: Only two persons live on each floor and only one person lives in each flat.
L lives on an even-numbered floor in Flat-1. P lives in Flat-2 of the topmost floor. N lives west of Q. N lives on a floor immediately below the L’s floor. K and R live on the same named flat. K and L lives in a different named flat.

Only one floor is between K and O. K lives below O. S lives to the west of P. M lives immediately below O, but not in the same named flat. One floor between J’s floor and L’s floor.

Q83. Who lives in Flat 2 on the third floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    K

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    O

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

R

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Question 494

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Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten people—J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S—live in a building with five floors and two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) on each floor. The floors are numbered from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowermost floor and 5 being the topmost floor).
Note I: Each floor has two flats viz., Flat-1 and Flat-2, where Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2.
Note II: Flat 1 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 1 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 1 of floor 3 and so on. Similarly Flat 2 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 2 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 2 of floor 3 and so on.
Note III: The area of each flat is equal.
Note IV: Only two persons live on each floor and only one person lives in each flat.
L lives on an even-numbered floor in Flat-1. P lives in Flat-2 of the topmost floor. N lives west of Q. N lives on a floor immediately below the L’s floor. K and R live on the same named flat. K and L lives in a different named flat.

Only one floor is between K and O. K lives below O. S lives to the west of P. M lives immediately below O, but not in the same named flat. One floor between J’s floor and L’s floor.

Q84. How many persons live between S and N in the same numbered flat?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Three

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Question 495

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Directions (81-85): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Ten people—J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S—live in a building with five floors and two flats (Flat 1 and Flat 2) on each floor. The floors are numbered from 1 to 5 (1 being the lowermost floor and 5 being the topmost floor).
Note I: Each floor has two flats viz., Flat-1 and Flat-2, where Flat 1 is to the west of Flat 2.
Note II: Flat 1 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 1 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 1 of floor 3 and so on. Similarly Flat 2 of floor 2 is immediately above Flat 2 of floor 1 and immediately below Flat 2 of floor 3 and so on.
Note III: The area of each flat is equal.
Note IV: Only two persons live on each floor and only one person lives in each flat.
L lives on an even-numbered floor in Flat-1. P lives in Flat-2 of the topmost floor. N lives west of Q. N lives on a floor immediately below the L’s floor. K and R live on the same named flat. K and L lives in a different named flat.

Only one floor is between K and O. K lives below O. S lives to the west of P. M lives immediately below O, but not in the same named flat. One floor between J’s floor and L’s floor.

Q85. Which among the following statement is/are false?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two floors between P’s floor and L’s floor

  2. BOption (b)

    J lives above L

  3. COption (c)

    N lives immediately below K.

  4. DOption (d)

    Q lives above M

  5. EOption (e)

    K lives east of L

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Q lives above M

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Question 496

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Directions (86-90): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were studying about different birds in different months of the same year, viz. January, March, May, June, July, October, November and December, but not necessarily in the same order.

Each of them is studying about different birds — Kingfisher, Toucans, Penguin, Ostrich, Woodpecker, Loon, Sparrow and Peacock.
G is studying in the month having odd number of days. Either two persons were studying before G or after G. Two persons were studying between G and the one who is studying about loon. H was studying three persons after the person who is studying about ostrich and four months before A. Three persons were studying between A and the one who is studying about Woodpecker. B is studying about Sparrow two persons before F. F is studying before E. The one who is studying about Penguin is studying immediately after the one studying about Kingfisher. Two persons were studying between the ones studying about Kingfisher and Peacock. D is not the first one to study.

Q86. Which among the following combination is correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    D and the one studying about Loon

  2. BOption (b)

    G and the one studying about Peacock

  3. COption (c)

    F and the one studying about Penguin

  4. DOption (d)

    C and the one studying about Ostrich

  5. EOption (e)

    H and the one studying about Toucans

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

C and the one studying about Ostrich

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Question 497

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Directions (86-90): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were studying about different birds in different months of the same year, viz. January, March, May, June, July, October, November and December, but not necessarily in the same order.

Each of them is studying about different birds — Kingfisher, Toucans, Penguin, Ostrich, Woodpecker, Loon, Sparrow and Peacock.
G is studying in the month having odd number of days. Either two persons were studying before G or after G. Two persons were studying between G and the one who is studying about loon. H was studying three persons after the person who is studying about ostrich and four months before A. Three persons were studying between A and the one who is studying about Woodpecker. B is studying about Sparrow two persons before F. F is studying before E. The one who is studying about Penguin is studying immediately after the one studying about Kingfisher. Two persons were studying between the ones studying about Kingfisher and Peacock. D is not the first one to study.

Q87. Which of the following statement is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    B is studying in the month of June.

  2. BOption (b)

    Two persons were studying after F.

  3. COption (c)

    G is studying about woodpecker

  4. DOption (d)

    A is studying in the month of October.

  5. EOption (e)

    E is not studying about Penguin.

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

A is studying in the month of October.

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Question 498

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Directions (86-90): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were studying about different birds in different months of the same year, viz. January, March, May, June, July, October, November and December, but not necessarily in the same order.

Each of them is studying about different birds — Kingfisher, Toucans, Penguin, Ostrich, Woodpecker, Loon, Sparrow and Peacock.
G is studying in the month having odd number of days. Either two persons were studying before G or after G. Two persons were studying between G and the one who is studying about loon. H was studying three persons after the person who is studying about ostrich and four months before A. Three persons were studying between A and the one who is studying about Woodpecker. B is studying about Sparrow two persons before F. F is studying before E. The one who is studying about Penguin is studying immediately after the one studying about Kingfisher. Two persons were studying between the ones studying about Kingfisher and Peacock. D is not the first one to study.

Q88. How many persons were studying between D and the one studying about Kingfisher?

  1. AOption (a)

    Six

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 499

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Directions (86-90): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were studying about different birds in different months of the same year, viz. January, March, May, June, July, October, November and December, but not necessarily in the same order.

Each of them is studying about different birds — Kingfisher, Toucans, Penguin, Ostrich, Woodpecker, Loon, Sparrow and Peacock.
G is studying in the month having odd number of days. Either two persons were studying before G or after G. Two persons were studying between G and the one who is studying about loon. H was studying three persons after the person who is studying about ostrich and four months before A. Three persons were studying between A and the one who is studying about Woodpecker. B is studying about Sparrow two persons before F. F is studying before E. The one who is studying about Penguin is studying immediately after the one studying about Kingfisher. Two persons were studying between the ones studying about Kingfisher and Peacock. D is not the first one to study.

Q89. Which among the following statement is not true?

I. A is studying about Loon
II. F is studying in the month having even number of days.

III. C is studying in the month after D.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only III

  2. BOption (b)

    Both I and II

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and III

  4. DOption (d)

    Both II and III

  5. EOption (e)

    All I, II and III

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only III

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Question 500

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Directions (86-90): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight persons — A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were studying about different birds in different months of the same year, viz. January, March, May, June, July, October, November and December, but not necessarily in the same order.

Each of them is studying about different birds — Kingfisher, Toucans, Penguin, Ostrich, Woodpecker, Loon, Sparrow and Peacock.
G is studying in the month having odd number of days. Either two persons were studying before G or after G. Two persons were studying between G and the one who is studying about loon. H was studying three persons after the person who is studying about ostrich and four months before A. Three persons were studying between A and the one who is studying about Woodpecker. B is studying about Sparrow two persons before F. F is studying before E. The one who is studying about Penguin is studying immediately after the one studying about Kingfisher. Two persons were studying between the ones studying about Kingfisher and Peacock. D is not the first one to study.

Q90. Who among the following was born in the month of June?

  1. AOption (a)

    The person studying about Penguin

  2. BOption (b)

    The person studying about Kingfisher

  3. COption (c)

    The person studying about Ostrich

  4. DOption (d)

    The person studying about Loon

  5. EOption (e)

    The person studying about Peacock

View answer & explanation

Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

The person studying about Peacock

Explanation not yet available.

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