Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
New years are supposed to augur new beginnings: the chance for all of us to reconsider our priorities, refresh our spirits and recommit to goals yet unreached. But the images coming out of Australia—where bushfires have destroyed more than 12 million acres, killing at least 26 people and perhaps as many as a billion animals—make it difficult to greet 2020, or the new decade, with optimism about the fight against climate change. The personal reports of people who have endured the fires, which were exacerbated by drought and record-high summer temperatures, use words like “apocalyptic,” “dystopian,” and “Armageddon”—language that connotes not only a devastating loss but also a stark finality.
Q. With reference to the above passage, Which of the following statements can be considered true?
Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
New years are supposed to augur new beginnings: the chance for all of us to reconsider our priorities, refresh our spirits and recommit to goals yet unreached. But the images coming out of Australia—where bushfires have destroyed more than 12 million acres, killing at least 26 people and perhaps as many as a billion animals—make it difficult to greet 2020, or the new decade, with optimism about the fight against climate change. The personal reports of people who have endured the fires, which were exacerbated by drought and record-high summer temperatures, use words like “apocalyptic,” “dystopian,” and “Armageddon”—language that connotes not only a devastating loss but also a stark finality.
Q. With reference to the above passage, Which of the following statements can be considered true?
The correct option is A
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The first statement is a correct statement as it is based on the phrase, “But the images coming out of Australia—where bushfires have destroyed more than 12 million acres, killing at least 26 people and perhaps as many as a billion animals—make it difficult to greet 2020, or the new decade, with optimism about the fight against climate change”.
However, The words ``Apocalyptic”, “Dystopian” and “Armageddon” were used by the fire endured people to describe the level of devastation caused by the bush fires and not their personal struggle against fire. Hence, the second statement is incorrect.
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The first statement is a correct statement as it is based on the phrase, “But the images coming out of Australia—where bushfires have destroyed more than 12 million acres, killing at least 26 people and perhaps as many as a billion animals—make it difficult to greet 2020, or the new decade, with optimism about the fight against climate change”.
However, The words ``Apocalyptic”, “Dystopian” and “Armageddon” were used by the fire endured people to describe the level of devastation caused by the bush fires and not their personal struggle against fire. Hence, the second statement is incorrect.
