Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open water resources. It has numerous rivers, canals, beels, lakes, and vast areas of floodplains. Hakaluki Haor is one of the major wetlands of Bangladesh. With a land area of 18,386 hectares, it supports a rich biodiversity and provides direct and indirect livelihood benefits to nearly 190,000 people. This haor was declared an Ecologically Critical Area in April 1999 by the government of Bangladesh.

Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem, containing more than 238 interconnecting beels and jalmahals. The most important beels are Chatla, Pinlarkona, Dulla, Sakua, Barajalla, Balijhuri, Lamba, Tekonia, Haorkhal, Tural, Baghalkuri and Chinaura.

Hakaluki Haor is bounded by the Kushiara river as well as a part of the Sonai-Bardal river to the north, by the Fenchuganj. Kulaura railway to the west and to the south, and by the Kulaura-Beanibazar road to the east. The haor falls under two administrative districts, Maulvibazar and Sylhet. Some 190,000 people live in the area surrounding the haor.

Hakaluki Haor is an important source of fisheries resources for Bangladesh. Kalibaus, Boal, Rui, Ghagot, Pabda, and Chapila are the main fish species found here. From the Kushiara, there are frequent upstream movements of fish towards the beels and tributaries of Hakaluki. The beels in Hakaluki haor provide winter shelter for the mother fisheries. In early monsoon, these mother fisheries produce millions of fries for the entire downstream fishing communities. Floodplains are also an important source of fisheries resources within the area. However, many of the beels have lost their capacity to provide shelter for mother fisheries because of sand deposits from upstream rivers and canals, use of complete dewatering technique for fishing and lack of aquatic plants to provide feed and shelter for parent fish.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:

a. The word 'resource' 'stands for----

i) wealth

ii) establishment

iii) source

iv) entrance

b. 'Livelihood' could be best replaced by-----

i) credit

ii) subsistence

iii) profit

iv) endurance

c. When do the mother fisheries produce fries?

i) in winter season

ii) in the spring

iii) in summer season

iv) in rainy season

d. Why have the beels lost the capacity to provide shelter for mother fries?

i) because of the scarcity of water

ii) because of extreme water flow

iii) because of sand deposits from upstream rivers and canals

iv) because of water pollution

e. What does the word 'falls' mean in the passage?

i) refers to

ii) divides into

iii) belongs to

iv) drops into

f. The word 'aquatic' refers to----

i) fertile

ii) terrestrial

iii) small

iv) marine

g. Choose the false statement from the following

i) Hakaluki Haor is an Ecologically Critical Area

ii) 1.9 million people live in the area surrounding Hakaluki Haor

iii) Hakaluki Haor is surrounded by a river called Chatla

iv) Different kinds of fisheries are available in Hakaluki Haor

h. What does 'parent fish' refer to?

i) either mother or father fish

ii) roe or fish egg

iii) brood of fish

iv) all of them

i. The word 'dewater' in the passage implies-----

i) to fill with water

ii) to pour water

iii) to use water

iv) to drain water

j. What does the word 'blessed' imply?

i) inundated

ii) flooded

iii) gifted

iv) cursed