Question
[112]. 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. In the context of the passage, the word 'bulge' most nearly means:
Option 3 : a rounded swelling or outward curve
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर a rounded swelling or outward curve है।
In this passage 'bulge' means: a rounded swelling or outward curve.
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[112]. 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. In the context of the passage, the word 'bulge' most nearly means:
Correct Answer: a rounded swelling or outward curve
In this passage 'bulge' means: a rounded swelling or outward curve.