IPMAT Indore 2022 - VA Q48 Explanation

Explanation:

(a)

option A. Let’s understand the demand of the question here. The third para clearly suggests that two researchers studied 80 varieties of fruits. The second last line of the third paragraph shows that 15 varieties of these fruits were eaten by ground dwellers and 21 varieties were eaten by arboreal animals. This was the first finding of that study. Now, the first line of the next paragraph suggests that their hypothesis was fortified by other evidence that is non climacteric fruits have vivid colours.

So finding II (Thirty-six varieties of climacteric and non-climacteric fruits were eaten predominantly either by ground-dwellers, or by arboreal or aerial animals respectively) is clearly the main evidence and finding I (Non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colours) is the ‘other’ or secondary evidence. Hence the correct answer is option a.