English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Paragraph Organization
Directions: Read the passage given below and select the...
Directions: Read the passage given below and select the inference(s) that hold true based on the facts in the passage. Passage: Climate change has impacted the traditional lifestyle of the indigenous people of Russia's Far North. Around 2.5 million people live in the Arctic zone. The majority of Russia's indigenous people are located in the Arctic and Siberian regions. People of Siberia and Far East territories have depended on climate for many centuries for herding and fishing. Due to frequent winter thaws, reindeer have more limited access to lichens because ice layers formed on the ground, threatening the traditional reindeer herding of Sami and Nenet people. Researchers have noticed that even small climate changes affect the nomadic life of Nenets. Climate change has also provoked a reduction in marine animals, damaging traditional fisheries. The Center for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North has noted that Russia lacks a program for calculating the possible impact of climate change on indigenous zones. Many environmental Indigenous and Environmental Movements have been declared as foreign agents by the Russian Federation. Inferences: I: Hostilities were initiated by Russia shortly after Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity. II: The people of Siberia have depended on climate. III: Small climate changes affect the nomadic life of Nenets.
Options
- AOnly inference I follows.
- BBoth I and II follow.
- COnly inference III follows.
- DBoth II and III follow.
Correct answer
D. Both II and III follow.
Step-by-step solution
- The information given in Inference I about the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine is not mentioned anywhere in the passage. - Inference II holds true based on the facts in the passage. - The fourth sentence of the passage says "People of Siberia and Far East territories have depended on climate for many centuries for herding and fishing." - From the above sentence, we can say that Inference II is correct according to the given passage. - Inference III holds true based on the facts in the passage. - The sixth sentence of the passage says "Researchers have noticed that even small climate changes affect the nomadic life of Nenets." - From the above sentence, we can say that Inference III is correct according to the given passage. Hence, the only possible answer is option 4.