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Somdev kumar

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· 1 Months ago

none (Question: 113951.4 )

former should be answer

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the helps of the alternatives given.


The queen bee has a life ...(a)... of about three years. ...(b)... this period, she would have ...(c)... more than half a million eggs. When the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed. This new queen would eventually take ...(d)... the ‘duties’ of the old queen when the ...(e)... dies.

Mark the correct option for blank ...(e)...
Options:
A) insect
B) queen
C) she
D) latter
Solution:
Ans: (d) latter

Latter here refers to the second one mentioned in the row.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,
The given answer is correct.
Latter means denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.
Here two queens are mentioned , the new queen and the old queen so latter means old queen.
Latter dies means when old queen dies.

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