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RC Passage
All attempts to detect oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars have been unsuccessful, and it can be concluded that the amount of oxygen is not more than one-thousandth part of the amount in the Earth’s atmosphere. Indirect evidence of oxygen is provided by the ruddy colour of Mars, which is unique among the heavenly bodies. This red colour is suggestive of rocks that have been completely oxidized and it may be contrasted with the grey or brownish colour of the rocks on the Moon, which have remained unoxidised because of the absence of oxygen. It appears probable that Mars may be a planet where the weathering of rocks followed by their oxidation, has resulted in the almost complete depletion of oxygen from the atmosphere.
CDS RC: Passage-30
Question 1 |
The amount of oxygen available in the atmosphere of Mars is
probably very small | |
none at all | |
a thousand times more than that in the earth's atmosphere | |
about as much as there is in the Moon's atmosphere |
Question 1 Explanation:
From the line mentioned ‘..it can be concluded that the amount of oxygen is not more than one-thousandth part of the amount in the Earth's atmosphere..’,
Question 2 |
The reason suggested by the writer for the difference in colour between the rocks on Mars and those on the Moon is that
Mars is very cold compared to other planets | |
there is no oxygen at all in the atmosphere of the Moon | |
the rocks on Mars have become old | |
the rocks on Mars are un oxidized |
Question 2 Explanation:
Somewhere in the middle of the passage, the answer is very evidently stated.
Question 3 |
According to the passage
the amount of oxygen in Mars has remained constant | |
once there was more oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars than there is now | |
at one time Mars was swept by fire, which turned the rocks into a reddish colour | |
severe storms caused the weathering of rocks |
Question 3 Explanation:
The author talks about the changes in the atmosphere. The concluding lines act as an evidence.
Question 4 |
The presence of colouration in Mars is quite suggestive of the presence of
brownish rocks in the atmosphere | |
grey and brown rocks on the moon | |
oxygen in the atmosphere in the past | |
no oxygen at all in the atmosphere |
Question 4 Explanation:
it is a direct question, the answer to which is clearly mentioned in the starting and concluding lines of the passage.
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