Q1. Which of the following words is opposite in meaning to the word thrives given in bold in the passage

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Q4. Which among the following should be the course of action of the government in order to ensure that the Western Ghats Area is preserved properly I There should be utilization of various clean sources of energy such as the solar power in the area II There should not be any restriction in mining activities as well as quarrying activities in the area III There should not be new construction of hydroelectric dams in the area from now onwards

Q5. Which of the following could be a possible reason for the line Foreigners are also unlikely to have suffered much direct harm from the fall in bond prices I Italy s huge public debt market gives it a decent weight in global bond indices II Foreign investors have cut their Italian holdings from 473bn to 250bn during the last year III Exposure of banks outside Italy has fallen by almost half since 2009 to 133bn