Question : Comprehension:
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.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 7.
Option 1: length
Option 2: quantity
Option 3: number
Option 4: size
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Correct Answer: quantity
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
In the context of the passage, the sentence refers to the oil produced from the boiled-down blubber of whales. The word quantity best fits here, as it indicates a significant amount or volume of oil obtained from this process.
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