Verbal Ability - Closet Test - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Closet Test - Section 6 (Q.No. 7)
Directions to Solve
Watermelons ...(1)... to India by the 4th century AD. Sushruta, the great Indian physician ...(2)... wrote Sushruta Samhita mentions that watermelons were grown ...(3)... the banks of the river Indus ...(4)... are also mentioned in ancient books. Sushruta calls it as Kalinda or Kalinga (hence Kalingad in Marathi). It was ...(5)... to China in the 10th or 11th century and ...(6)... it is grown throughout the tropics. Wild watermelons are ...(7)... compared to cultivated ones; some of which weigh up to 25 kg. The heaviest fruit weighing 118 kg was produced at Hope, Arkansas, USA the state to which President Clinton ...(8)...
7.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Discussion:
8 comments Page 1 of 1.
Nandan said:
5 years ago
According to me, it should be heavier.
Deepak Maurya said:
6 years ago
Since in the very next line it's given that the heaviest watermelon was of 118 kg and the weight of wild watermelon is 25 kg.
So, the correct answer is Smaller.
So, the correct answer is Smaller.
Ashish said:
8 years ago
Wild plants have fruits up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter, while cultivated varieties may exceed 60 cm (24 in).
So smaller is right answer.
So smaller is right answer.
Ankit said:
9 years ago
Some have to denote Wild watermelons as the sentence speaks about the Watermelon. According to me, the answer should be heavier.
Siddharth said:
9 years ago
Can anyone explain, some of them is referring to wild or cultivated watermelons?
Debolina said:
1 decade ago
Line or maybe lighter should have been an option.
Debolina said:
1 decade ago
I too think heavier should be the answer, as the following discusses the weights of the cultivated water melons.
Madhulika said:
1 decade ago
Why not option a heavier?
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