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[123]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Life in a desert looks impossible, yet plants and animals there survive by wasting nothing. Cactus stores water in its thick stem, opens its pores only at night and grows spines instead of broad leaves that would lose moisture. Desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day, while some frogs sleep buried in sand for months until rain wakes them. People too adapt: they wear loose white clothes, build thick-walled houses and travel in the early morning. The desert does not defeat life; it forces every living thing to solve the same problem — how to keep water — in a different way." According to the passage, which of the following is true?

1.
Villagers cleared weeds on Sundays, stopped dumping waste, planted grass along the banks and repaired the inlet so rainwater could flow in.
2.
Cactus stores water in its stem and opens its pores only at night, while desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day.
3.
Heat lifts water as vapour, it cools into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and then flows to rivers, sinks underground or is taken up by plants.
4.
Women sing while transplanting paddy, boatmen sing while rowing, and elders sing at weddings; the songs also carry knowledge about sowing and rivers.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Cactus stores water in its stem and opens its pores only at night, while desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day.

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सही उत्तर Cactus stores water in its stem and opens its pores only at night, while desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day. है।

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This statement is directly stated or clearly shown in the passage, while the distractors belong to other contexts.

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[123]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Life in a desert looks impossible, yet plants and animals there survive by wasting nothing. Cactus stores water in its thick stem, opens its pores only at night and grows spines instead of broad leaves that would lose moisture. Desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day, while some frogs sleep buried in sand for months until rain wakes them. People too adapt: they wear loose white clothes, build thick-walled houses and travel in the early morning. The desert does not defeat life; it forces every living thing to solve the same problem — how to keep water — in a different way." According to the passage, which of the following is true?

1.
Villagers cleared weeds on Sundays, stopped dumping waste, planted grass along the banks and repaired the inlet so rainwater could flow in.
2.
Cactus stores water in its stem and opens its pores only at night, while desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day.
3.
Heat lifts water as vapour, it cools into clouds, falls as rain or snow, and then flows to rivers, sinks underground or is taken up by plants.
4.
Women sing while transplanting paddy, boatmen sing while rowing, and elders sing at weddings; the songs also carry knowledge about sowing and rivers.

Correct Answer: Cactus stores water in its stem and opens its pores only at night, while desert foxes hunt at night and rest in cool burrows by day.

This statement is directly stated or clearly shown in the passage, while the distractors belong to other contexts.

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