In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Antarctica is perhaps the one place on Earth no one would have expected (1)______ canyons. And yet, scientists were surprised to (2)______ deep crevices that run for hundreds of kilometres. (3)______ they are not visible at the snowy surface, (4)______ trenches cut deep into Antarctica. The biggest (5)______ canyon is over 350 km long. It’s called ‘Foundation Trough’. Other canyons are not as long, but they are impressive too. These canyons were found with the help of radars after scanning the wide expanse of the frozen continent. They are incredibly important because they help control the flow of the ice.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Which of the following is called an output device?

If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is increased by 20% and the height is decreased by 30%, then what is the percentage increase/decrease in the volume?

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

$$ {1\over {^3\sqrt{4}+{^3\sqrt{2}}}+1}=a^3\sqrt{4}+ b^3\sqrt{2}+c $$ and a, b, c are rational numbers, then a + b + c is equal to

AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The tangents at C meets AB produced at Q. If ∠CAB = 34°, then measure of ∠CBA is

Which of the following is considered to be the fifth state of matter? 

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