SSC Stenographer 12th Nov 2021 Shift-2

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1)________ whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2)________ are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3)________ the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4)________ it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5)________ the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6)________and boiled down. It produces a great (7)________ of oil which can be made into food for human (8)________ . A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)________ as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10)________ of fish, yield nourishing oil.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Finland is a country of vast green forests, beautiful Baltic islands, windswept Arctic mountains and (1)_______ blue lakes. These pristine and picturesque landscapes (2)_______ a habitat for many wild animals and birds including (3)_______ bears, wolves, eagles, cranes and swans, as well as (4)_______ world’s rarest seals. Birdwatchers flock to Finland to find (5)_______ that are hard to spot anywhere else in Europe. Keen wildlife photographers (6)_______ come here to enjoy excursions and facilities that enable (7)_______ to get spectacular shots of the amazing animals in their (8)_______ settings. Some of the great places to preserve these (9)_______ include Finland’s forty national parks, which are open to (10)_______ all year round.