Multiple choice

Directions: The question contains a sentence/sentences/part thereof followed by five choices. Select from these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence or part. The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer to midnight by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) due to increased perception of risk of catastrophe on account of two reasons: the perils of ready to launch nuclear weapons;

  1. and the willingness of those in control to use them at the slightest provocation

  2. and the catastrophic consequences of the damage caused by human habitation

  3. and the upheavals taking place deep inside the earth's crust

  4. and the human intervention in the work of nature

  5. and the climatic changes resulting from environmental damage
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Explanation

The Doomsday Clock metaphorically represents humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction. The sentence presents two major threats: ready-to-launch nuclear weapons (first reason), and the second parallel threat is climate change from environmental damage. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists considers both nuclear and climate threats as existential risks.

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