Multiple choice

Fill blank (viii).

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. fade

  2. blanch

  3. dissolve

  4. evaporate
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Explanation

Here, ‘fade’ is the correct option as ‘fade’ implies the process of becoming less bright. ‘Blanch’ implies to  grow pale from shock, fear or a similar emotion; ‘dissolve‘ implies to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution and ‘evaporate’ implies to turn from liquid into vapour.

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