Test by Bikram | Mock GATE | Test 2 | Question: 59

Question

Select the best alternative for the underlined part:

Currently $93,250,000$ billion barrels per year, $\underline{\text{world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of}}$ $4.5$ percent annually.

• A. World consumption of oil is rising at a rate of
• B. The world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of
• C. The world’s oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of
• D. The rise in the rate of the world’s oil consumption is

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explanation plz?

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IT SHOULD BE B ?

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So the best alternative is no alternative but itself? Your tests are very GATE level but questions like these bring down the overall standard.

Answer 1

Understanding the meaning of the sentence : the clause 'Currently 26 billion barrels a year' is for ' world's oil consumption.

A. world consumption of oil is rising at a rate of - "Currently 26 billion barrels a year" modifies the current consumption of oil
B. the world is consuming oil at an increasing rate of - "Currently 26 billion barrels a year" - modifies "the world"
C. the world’s oil is being consumed at the increasing rate of - "Currently 26 billion barrels a year" - modifies "the worlds oil"
D. the rise in the rate of the world’s oil consumption is - "Currently 26 billion barrels a year" - modifies "the rate of rise"

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You mean to say the Answer Is _______?

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Ans-A