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Akshara from sishya OMR , chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

We all love to wear our blue jeans but what do we know about them? It all began in the Nevada region of the United States. In the 1850s, there were many people searching for gold and mining for it. This was called the Gold Rush. Miners had to dig deep to find even a little gold. They had to work very hard and for a long time. Their clothes tore easily. A miner’s wife decided to get a sturdy pair of trousers for her husband. So, she went to a tailor named Jacob W. Davis and told him what she wanted.
He was not an ordinary tailor. He used to stitch horse blankets, wagon covers and tents. Jacob understood what his customer wanted. It had to be strong cotton cloth and should not tear easily. He found some material called denim with a man named Levi Strauss. He stitched the first pair of denim overalls. To make the pair last longer, Jacob decided to fix small metal pins or rivets near the pockets, zipper and other areas to make them last longer. The overalls were tough and looked strong. Soon, everyone wanted a pair of riveted pants!
Davis decided to own the design. So, he became partners with Levi Strauss. Together, they got the denim overalls patented on 20th May, 1873 and Levi Strauss Jeans was born. There was no looking back from then on. Hollywood cowboy movies cast their actors in Levi’s and made them famous all across America. They soon became a symbol of young, American culture. Some people felt that denim overalls were ‘worker’s clothes’ and not right for school. Yet, in 1959, a newspaper reported that 90% of young Americans were wearing denim pants everywhere except to bed and church. By the 1960s, the name ‘jeans’ was given to the blue overalls.
Europe and parts of Asia wanted them too and they became famous worldwide. Soon, people of all ages wore them. In 1969, a magazine reported that denim is one of the oldest fabrics but will remain eternally young. How true!

According to the passage, what does the phrase 'eternally young' mean?

A Remain young always
B Stay alive endlessly
C Be liked by many forever
D Show no wear and tear

Ans 1:

Oscar Maltman from DBSEH, dubai
Class : Class 8
how C?

Ans 2:

shubhavi Dhondge from NPS, Banagalore
Class : Class 9

Ans 3:

Ananya Ojha from Apeejay School , Kharghar
Class : Class 6

Ans 4:

Raksheet Shah from Swami Vivekanad International School, Mumbai
Class : Class 8

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SD from St J, Pune
Class : Class 7

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Shreya Shruti from Airforce school , Bengaluru
Class : Class 8
How is it C???!!!

Ans 7:

Shalmali Sirsi from Legacy School , Bangalore
Class : Class 9
answer is C …..it was so easy

Ans 8:

Saksham Chanani from Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata
Class : Class 9

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Shreya Shruti from Airforce school , Bengaluru
Class : Class 8

Ans 10:

Saksham Chanani from Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata
Class : Class 9

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PRATHAM from RUSTOMJEE CAMBRIDGE , MUMBAI
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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MVP from HF, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

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MVP from HF, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

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Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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AARAV AGRAWAL from BIRLA DIVYA JYOTI, SILIGURI
Class : Class 8
Both B and D are correct, but I feel that B is more appropriate, because we do not know aliens. and we don't know strangers

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Mohhika Sharma from Delhi Public School Greater Noida, Greater Noida
Class : Class 7
Why shouldn't it be D? I feel like both B and D could be correct though would B maybe be more appropriate?

Ans 3:

Dhruv from Springdales, Dubai
Class : Class 9
it should be dit is d

Ans 4:

Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Class : Class 7
What is the answer to this question?

Ans 5:

Shriya Sreekrishna from BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi
Class : Class 7

Ans 6:

Chamanzippu from St stephens school, Punjab
Class : Class 7
it should be both option B and D

Ans 7:

Pratham Dave from GNS, Bangalore
Class : Class 7
I feel that both the options B and D are correct although I am not sure which one is more appropriate

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Anika S Kumar from Alphabets International school , Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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Prabhgeet Kaur from DAV Public School, Ludhiana
Class : Class 7

Ans 2:

Iraj Singh from DPS Megacity, Kolkata
Class : Class 9
The correct answer is A.

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Ambar and Adwita from Suncity School, Gurgaon
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Sharvari Joshi from VIBGYOR High Balewadi, Pune
Class : Class 9
the answer can be A,B,C right so why is the answer only A

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Advika Narkar from The Shishukunj International School, Jhalaria Campus, Indore
Class : Class 8
The sentence seems really strange,"She lives her life outwardly....". SOF should change the options.

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Bipasana from KV IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
Class : Class 9
This is completely weird. The answer can be A, B, or C. Even if it can't be B (if you think about it a bit strictly), it definitely can be both A and B.

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Sai Srivardhan from Maharishi Vidya Mandir Chetpet, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Avni Kedia from Chirec International, Hyderabad
Class : Class 6

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Oscar Maltman from DBSEH, dubai
Class : Class 8
revises also works

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Viraj Vishwanath Marathe from Hedgewar highschool, Sakhali
Class : Class 9
revises wont work there is then after that it is not proper

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Sai Srivardhan from Maharishi Vidya Mandir Chetpet, Chennai
Class : Class 9

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Samarpit Pani from Delhi Public School , Cuttack
Class : Class 5
How it is will be revising please clarify

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Aryan Yadav from TCIS HARLUR KUDLU, Karnataka Bangalore
Class : Class 7

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Samarpit Pani from Delhi Public School , Cuttack
Class : Class 5
How it is will be revising please clarify

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Anika S Kumar from Alphabets International school , Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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Snehal mishra from Army school, Siliguri
Class : Class 3
Its snake charmer

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Tanishka Pasricha from Sheiling House School, Kanpur
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 2

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