Multiple choice

Fill blank (iv).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

In jaguars, the mutation is (i)_______. Hence, black jaguars can (ii)_______ both black and (iii)______ cubs, but spotted jaguars only (iv)_______ spotted cubs when bred together. In leopards, the (v)_______ is recessive and some spotted leopards can produce the black cubs if both (vi)________ carry the gene in hidden form, while black leopards always breed true when mated together. In (vii)______ mounted specimens, black leopards often (viii)_______ to a rusty color, but black jaguars fade to chocolate brown. (ix)_______ black jaguar was (x)________ a separate species by indigenous people.

  1. discharge

  2. attain

  3. harvest

  4. produce
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Here, 'produce' is the correct option as produce here implies to create or form something as part of a physical process. ‘Discharge’ implies allowing a liquid, gas or other substance to flow out from where it has been confined and ‘harvest’ implies the process of gathering the crop.

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