Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:
According to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ______________.

• A. Orang-utans and farmers do the same amount of physical activity
• B. Orang-utans do the same exercises as farmers
• C. Orang-utans and farmers work very hard
• D. Orang-utans and farmers have similar lifestyles

Answer 1

The correct option is A Orang-utans and farmers do the same amount of physical activity

The passage states that according to the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the activities of the orang-utans all taken together add up to the same level of exercise as that performed by the humans in physically demanding agricultural lifestyles i.e farmers.

Options B) is incorrect as orang-utans do not do the same 'exercises' as the farmers as the passage mentions that the total activity done by both is similar.

Option C) and option D) are both not mentioned in the passage.

The correct answer is option A) orang-utans and farmers do the same amount of physical activity.