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Thousands of years ago, some people began dairy farming. This coincided with a number of mutations in a particular gene that resulted in these people developing the ability to digest dairy milk. 
Based on the given passage, which of the following can be inferred?

The correct answer is
In human beings, digestion of dairy milk resulted from a mutated gene.

Dairy Milk Digestion Gene Mutation Inference

The passage states that dairy farming began thousands of years ago, and this coincided with specific gene mutations allowing some people to digest dairy milk. This directly links the ability to digest milk to genetic changes.

Analyzing the Inference

Based on the passage, we can analyze the options:

  • Option 1 and 2 are incorrect because the passage specifies that *some* people developed the ability, not all or none.
  • Option 3 is incorrect as the passage discusses the *ability* to digest milk, not its *essentiality* for human beings.
  • Option 4 directly aligns with the passage's statement that mutations in a particular gene "resulted in these people developing the ability to digest dairy milk".

Therefore, the inference that the digestion of dairy milk in human beings resulted from a mutated gene is strongly supported by the text.

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Important Questions from Inference

  1. Relatedness Hypothesis is the idea that many similarities between languages indicate that they ______.
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    Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
    (i) All smart cities encourage the formation of surveillance states.
    (ii) Surveillance is an integral part of a smart city.
    (iii) Sustainability and surveillance go hand in hand in a smart city.
    (iv) There is a perception that smart cities promote surveillance. 

  3. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below? 

    "As a woman, I have no country."

  4. Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass, must be available for Day, Evening and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed. 

    Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?

  5. The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials – and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence.
    Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage?
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