Verbal Reasoning - English - Reading Comprehension:

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MCQ - 70-11437

Paraguay is a republic located in central South America. It is bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina and is totally landlocked. It is about the some size as Kansas and Nebraska, but is not as populous. The majority of the people live in rural areas and make a living farming. Paraguay exports cattle, cotton, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, and corn. Western Paraguay is one of the world’s chief sources of quebracho trees, from which tannin (a substance used to tan leather products) is derived. Paraguay also has much underground wealth, boasting reserves of manganese, copper, limestone, salt, and even petroleum.
The country is divided into the Chaco region and the eastern region. Chaco consists of lowlands and plains, and is much less densely populated than the eastern region. The eastern region boasts both highlands and low, marshy areas rising only a few feet above sea level. In this region the soil is very rich and fertile and supports many farmers.
There is much rainfall in Paraguay, with an annual average ranging from sixty to seventy inches. The climate is semitropical, with temperatures around the 90-degree mark throughout the winter. Unlike many tropical areas, Paraguay has no rainy season, although thunderstorms occur frequently in the summer.

Paraguay is a republic located in central South America. It is bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina and is totally landlocked. It is about the some size as Kansas and Nebraska, but is not as populous. The majority of the people live in rural areas and make a living farming.
Paraguay exports cattle, cotton, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, and corn. Western Paraguay is one of the world’s chief sources of quebracho trees, from which tannin (a substance used to tan leather products) is derived. Paraguay also has much underground wealth, boasting reserves of manganese, copper, limestone, salt, and even petroleum.
The country is divided into the Chaco region and the eastern region. Chaco consists of lowlands and plains, and is much less densely populated than the eastern region. The eastern region boasts both highlands and low, marshy areas rising only a few feet above sea level. In this region the soil is very rich and fertile and supports many farmers.
There is much rainfall in Paraguay, with an annual average ranging from sixty to seventy inches. The climate is semitropical, with temperatures around the 90-degree mark throughout the winter. Unlike many tropical areas, Paraguay has no rainy season, although thunderstorms occur frequently in the summer.

Question:

For which product is the quebracho tree noted?

leather
quinine
tinnin
quinine

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The answer is found in the middle of the second paragraph.

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