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A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of black point and percentages of germination, moisture content and different fungi ..(1).. with wheat seeds during storage in different types of container. Seeds of a widely ..(2).. variety Kanchan were stored in five types of containers viz., bamboo made container, earthen pitcher, tin container, polyethylene bag and refrigerator (10°C) for ten months at room temperature. Samples were taken at monthly interval beginning from the month of April (prior to storage). The seed moisture content and black point ..(3).. were found highest in dole resulting in the lowest percentage of seed germination. The highest germination percentage was observed under storage in refrigerator followed by polyethylene bag, tin container and earthen pitcher. The moisture content and black point..(4).. increased and seed germination decreased with the increase of storage period. Prior to storage in April, the seed germination was 95%, which decreased to about 75% at the end often months of storage (in January). Various fungal flora associated with wheat seeds differed in their prevalence..(5).. on the length of storage period and types of container used for storage.

  1. 1) negotiated
    2) glaciated
    3) associated
    4) foliated
    5) detached
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : associated

  2. 1) cultivated
    2) sulfated
    3) subjugated
    4) militated
    5) enlightened
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : cultivated

  3. 1) gentility
    2) brevity
    3) drearily
    4) severity
    5) jarringly
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : Severity – the fact or condition of being severe.

  4. 1) infection
    2) digression
    3) sanitation
    4) coverage
    5) leverage
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : infection

  5. 1) depending
    2) lamenting
    3) progressing
    4) fermenting
    5) unrelenting
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation : depending

    Army leader development is intended to occur across three complementary domains (institutional, operational, and self-development) through the lifelong synthesis of education, training, and experience. Reaching a shared understanding of leader development is ..(6).. to the subordinate’s ability to recognize it when it is happening and to the leader’s ability to identify and ..(7).. opportunities to integrate it with everyday activities. Leader development is not the outcome of a series of classes or the product of a sequence of assignments, nor is it the job of one person or organization. It is a continuous process intended to achieve..(8).. and progressive results over time. The CASAL results suggest the lack of an integrated approach as one reason for lower effectiveness ratings as junior officers consider the various leader development activities as ..(9).. events rather than part of an on-going process of development. As businesses wrestle with designing effective leader development programs, they commonly cite a patchwork of programs inadequately linked to one another as a..(10)..obstacle to their effectiveness.

  6. 1) strudel
    2) crucial
    3) peripheral
    4) feudal
    5) fruitful
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : crucial

  7. 1) hemorrhage
    2) coverage
    3) leverage
    4) persuade
    5) include
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : leverage – strategic advantage; power to act effectively

  8. 1) decremented
    2) deferential
    3) sequential
    4) detrimental
    5) incremental
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : incremental

  9. 1) oscillated
    2) annihilated
    3) integrated
    4) isolated
    5) collaborated
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation : isolated

  10. 1) intermittent
    2) subsistent
    3) persistent
    4) compliant
    5) inconsistent
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation : Persistent – Never-ceasing.