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A kite is a decorated craft made of paper and cloth, and coloured stripes are used to make different designs on its surface. It is used as a pastime, with people of all age groups flying it. This particular kite was made in Gujarat. I know this for a fact since I bought it in the Gujarat Handicraft Emporium on my most recent trip to Ahmedabad.

Which of the following, if true, would lend strongest support to the conclusion that the author’s kite was made in Gujarat?

  1. All of the kites built in the past two years were built in Gujarat.

  2. The paper from which the kite is made is made from a kind of grass that grows only in Gujarat.

  3. Gujarat is by far the world’s largest producer of kites.

  4. Gujarat has never in its history imported kites.

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The author assumes that because he bought a kite in Gujarat, the kite was made in Gujarat. In fact (4), Gujarat has never imported kites, so it’s very probable that any kite found in Gujarat was made there.

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