1. Passage Reading
2. Verbal Logic
3. Non Verbal Logic
4. Numerical Logic
5. Data Interpretation
6. Reasoning
7. Analytical Ability
8. Quantitative Aptitude
Passage Reading and English Comprehension
(a) describing the effects of human activities on algae in coral reefs
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(b) explaining how human activities are posing a threat to coral reef communities
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(c) discussing the process by which coral reefs deteriorate in nutrient-poor waters
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(d) explaining how coral reefs produce food for themselves
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202.The passage suggests which of the following about coral reef communities?
(a) Coral reef communities may actually be more likely to thrive in waters that are relatively low in nutrients.
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(b) The nutrients on which coral reef communities thrive are only found in shallow waters.
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(c) Human population growth has led to changing ocean temperatures, which threatens coral reef communities.
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(d) The growth of coral reef communities tends to destabilize underwater herbivore populations.
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203. The author refers to “filter-feeding animals” in order to
(a) provide an example of a characteristic sign of reef deterioration
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(b) explain how reef communities acquire sustenance for survival
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(c) identify a factor that helps herbivore populations thrive
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(d) indicate a cause of decreasing nutrient input in waters that reefs inhabit
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204. According to the passage, which of the following is a factor that is threatening the survival of coral reef communities?
(a) The waters they inhabit contain few nutrient resources.
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(b) A decline in nutrient input is disrupting their symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae.
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(c) The degraded waters of their marine habitats have reduced their ability to carry out photosynthesis.
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(d) Waste by-products result in an increase in nutrient input to reef communities.
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205. It can be inferred from the passage that the author describes coral reef communities as paradoxical most likely for which of the following reasons?
(a) They are thriving even though human activities have depleted the nutrients in their environment.
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(b) They are able to survive in spite of an overabundance of algae inhabiting their waters.
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(c) They are able to survive in an environment with limited food resources.
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(d) Their metabolic wastes contribute to the degradation of the waters that they inhabit.
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TOTAL
Detailed Solution
Passage Reading
Verbal Logic
Non Verbal Logic
Numerical Logic
Data Interpretation
Reasoning
Analytical Ability
Basic Numeracy
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