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DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage. PASSAGE - 2 1. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert) 2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian 3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the 4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is 5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species, 6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in 7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and 8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory 9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the 10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many 11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and 12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one. In line 5, the phrase 'in relation to' could best be replaced with

A) in connection with

B) when matched with

C) opposed to

D) compared to