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by abhishek.pati » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:34 pm
The distribution of mass within the core of the Earth, like the mantle that surrounds the core, has been deduced from the orbital behavior of the Earth and the motions of satellites controlled by the gravity of the Earth.

(A) the mantle that surrounds the core
(B) that within the mantle surrounding the core
(C) that of the mantle surrounding the core
(D) the mantle the core surrounds
(E) the distribution of mass within the mantle that surrounds the core
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by sandeeptalla450 » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:52 pm
E seems correct

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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:28 am
IMO B
Sentence wants to say: distribution of mass within core,like distribution of mass within mantle, has been deduced from ..<somthing>

NOw the distribution ..... need to be || so A & d are out.
C conveys the meaning but is not ||
E is wordy than B
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by najeeb775 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:27 am
IMO B

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by abhishek.pati » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:38 pm
Vikram thanks for the explanation....OA is B

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by vikram4689 » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:52 pm
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