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GATE DA 2024 Q6: Inference from a passage on digesting dairy milk

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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?

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Answer: D (official GATE 2024 final answer key)

Concept used: Reading comprehension: an inference must follow from the passage without adding claims.

First step: The passage links the ability to digest milk to gene mutations in some people; options A, B and C each claim more than that.

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Source: official GATE 2024 DA question paper and final answer key, organised by IISc Bangalore. Question paper · Answer key

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