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Soft bodied animals like caterpillars often fall a prey to voracious hunters like birds or reptiles. Despite having no means to 'actively' defend themselves, with weapons like claws or jaws, they have nevertheless, evolved other equally effective deterrents. A particular species of the caterpillar lives at an altitude over 2.500 metres in the Himalayas. It uses prominent colour to inform would be predators of its in edibility. In the event that an inexperienced or adventurous bird did eat the caterpillar, it would probably vomit it soon after, and subsequently desist from attacking similar species in future. Though this would do the unfortunate victim no good, the species benefits. A rare example of the martyr among animals.

37901.The expression "others equally effective deterrents" mean
preventive weapons which have equal effect of others
mechanism which scares everyone equally well
preventive equipment which it is as effective as something that has been already mentioned in the passage
deterrents that are as powerful as those the caterpillars have
37902.Experienced birds do not attack the Himalayan caterpillars because they are
repulsive
very aggressive
inedible
diseased
37903.The Himalayan caterpillar uses prominent colours to
warn the predator
attack the predator
reveal itself
defend itself
37904.Caterpillars cannot defend themselves because
are passive animals
are lazy
cannot acquire weapons
have no claws or jaws
37905.In the context of this passage, a martyr is one who dies
without putting up resistance
without any gain to oneself
while defending ones homeland
to save others

Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. faith, hope, charity and all the rest don't become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. the first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or his judgement of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men, who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.

37906.A man of courage is
cunning
intelligent
curious
careful
37907.Physical courage is an expression of
emotions
deliberation
uncertainty
defiance
37908.A man with moral courage can
defy his enemies
overcome all difficulties
face a situation boldly
be very pragmatic
37909.People with physical courage of ten lack
mental balance
capacity for reasoning
emotional stability
will to fight
37910.All virtues become meaningful because of
faith
charity
courage
hope
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