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[111]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

Passage: Twice a day, the sea rises and falls along most coasts, a rhythm so regular that fishermen and sailors have planned their lives by it for centuries. The main cause is the moon's gravity. The moon pulls the ocean water on the side of the earth facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge on the opposite side. As the earth rotates beneath these bulges, a coast passes through high water and then low water. The sun also pulls, strengthening tides when sun, moon and earth align and weakening them when they form a right angle. Tides are therefore not a mystery of the sea alone; they are a visible record of the earth, moon and sun moving together.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

1.
Early maps sometimes filled unknown lands with pictures of monsters and guessed at coastlines.
2.
Cooled lava breaks down over centuries into rich, fertile soil that farmers prize.
3.
Keepers cleaned the great lens, trimmed the wick and watched through the night that the lamp never went out.
4.
The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.

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सही उत्तर The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite. है।

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The passage states: The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.

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[111]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

Passage: Twice a day, the sea rises and falls along most coasts, a rhythm so regular that fishermen and sailors have planned their lives by it for centuries. The main cause is the moon's gravity. The moon pulls the ocean water on the side of the earth facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge on the opposite side. As the earth rotates beneath these bulges, a coast passes through high water and then low water. The sun also pulls, strengthening tides when sun, moon and earth align and weakening them when they form a right angle. Tides are therefore not a mystery of the sea alone; they are a visible record of the earth, moon and sun moving together.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

1.
Early maps sometimes filled unknown lands with pictures of monsters and guessed at coastlines.
2.
Cooled lava breaks down over centuries into rich, fertile soil that farmers prize.
3.
Keepers cleaned the great lens, trimmed the wick and watched through the night that the lamp never went out.
4.
The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.

Correct Answer: The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.

The passage states: The moon pulls ocean water on the side facing it into a bulge, and inertia creates a second bulge opposite.

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