Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

Pertaining to sheep

If radius of a sphere is decreased by 48%, then by what percent does its surface area decrease?

Which of the following interchange of numbers and signs would make the given equation correct?
 10 − 4 ÷ 20 + 16 × 8 = 16

Name the winner of the prestigious 2021 Nature TTL Photography Awards.

The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana ensures old age protection for unorganised workers whose monthly income is less than or equal to _____.    

Astra MK-I missiles, IMSAS and BOSS systems, assigned to the armed forces, have been developed by which organization?

January 10 is celebrated as which day worldwide?

Direction (A-E) : In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.

It took the Delhi High Court to set right last week a largely inexplicable instance of official gender (A) it ruled that the Indian Navy must grant permanent commission to women as well, as the Army and the Air Force had to do following a 2010 order by a different bench of the same court. (B) now, women could qualify only for the Navy’s Short Service Commission with tenure of up to 14 years; this made them ineligible for pension and often unable to find other work they were qualified for, virtually midway through their working lives. Following the latest ruling, women who (C) for a permanent commission will be able to work until the age of 54, as their male counterparts do. The 19 women who filed (D) before the court argued that they had received the same training as their male counterparts and worked for a comparable number of years in different departments, but could go no further for the only reason that they were women. The High Court rightly ruled that it could not support any provision that would restrain the professional (E) of women. Grant of permanent commission would allow women to rise in rank along with the men, and gain pay parity.

Find out the appropriate word in each case. (E)