Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

"The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat and it exerts tremendous control on our climate", [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. The cold ocean water around Antarctica flows North to mix with warmer water from the tropics and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet, the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity.

What is the theme of the passage?

  1. The cold water of Antarctic Ocean is a ravage to human life.

  2. The activity of people in Antarctica is jeopardising a delicate natural mechanism that controls Earth’s climate.

  3. The cold ocean water around Antarctica is due to the dearth of sun’s infrared rays.

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

On closely scrutinising all the options, we find that options (1) and (3) are contrary to the passage. Option (2) talks about the damage caused by people in Antarctica to cold water of the Antarctic Ocean, which sums up the idea of the passage. Hence, option (2) is the correct answer.

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