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DIRECTIONS: Read the passage (s) given below and answer the questions that follow. Passage - 1 A shepherd named magnes lived in Greece used to take his herd of sheeps and goats on a mountain for grazing. He always carried a stick to control his herd. The stick had a small piece of iron attached to one end. One day he had to pull hard to free his stick from a rock on the mountain side. Why has magnes to pull hard to free his stick from a rock on the mountain side on that particular day?

A) His stick was stuck in the bushes on the mountain.

B) He was holding his stick in such a way that the portion of stick having small piece of iron attached was held by him in his hand.

C) The portion of stick having iron piece attached to it was pointing towards rock and get attracted strongly by the rock

D) None of these