Answer is a very tricky DFirst of all the question being asked is kind of incorrect. It is a - "most supported/inference question"
So the correct question should have been "The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions? (remove conclusion)
The first line says - The "earliest known records" of wartime activities detail the "history" of the use of carrier pigeons to communicate classified military information.
So the earliest or the very first report is talking about "history" of use of pigeons in communications. History means something that has a past; something that happend a long time back. So this clearly shows that even before the first report about wartime activity was written, pigeons were used long before that. Thats why the act of using pigeon as courier has a HISTORY. This the only inference that matches with our options.
The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information.
WRONG:-This is mentioned right in the passage. Something that is mentioned cannot be an inference.
The messages that carrier pigeons carry cannot be intercepted.
WRONG:- The passage says that message send by portable devices can be intercepted. It says nothing about message carried by pigeon. Also common sense dictates against using such a strong language. A pigeon if shot can be captured and messages can be intercepted.
The use of carrier pigeons decreased once portable electronic devices became practical in warfare.
WRONG :- This cannot be inferred from the info in the passage.
Carrier pigeons were used in warfare prior to the date of the earliest known record of wartime activity.
CORRECT:- The earliest or the very first report is talking about "history" of use of pigeons in communications. History means something that has a past; something that happend a long time back. So this clearly shows that even before the first report about wartime activity was written, pigeons were used long before that. Thats why the act of using pigeon as courier has a HISTORY. This the only inference that matches with our options.
Carrier pigeons are still used extensively by modern military units.
WRONG:- Cannot be inferred from the info in the passage.
The earliest known records of wartime activities detail the history of the use of carrier pigeons to communicate classified military information. Many people are not aware that the birds were also used extensively in the world wars of the twentieth century. Even today, their uncanny ability to fly home over great distances makes them valuable even to modern military units that need a way to deliver messages without the use of portable electronic devices whose signals can be intercepted.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions?
The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information.
The messages that carrier pigeons carry cannot be intercepted.
The use of carrier pigeons decreased once portable electronic devices became practical in warfare.
Carrier pigeons were used in warfare prior to the date of the earliest known record of wartime activity.
Carrier pigeons are still used extensively by modern military units.
Praetorian wrote:
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The earliest known records of wartime activities detail the history of the use of carrier pigeons to communicate classified military information. Many people are not aware that the birds were also used extensively in the world wars of the twentieth century. Even today, their uncanny ability to fly home over great distances makes them valuable even to modern military units that need a way to deliver messages without the use of portable electronic devices whose signals can be intercepted.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions?
The use of carrier pigeons is usually preferable to the use of portable electronic devices when a military unit needs a way to send classified military information.
The messages that carrier pigeons carry cannot be intercepted.
The use of carrier pigeons decreased once portable electronic devices became practical in warfare.
Carrier pigeons were used in warfare prior to the date of the earliest known record of wartime activity.
Carrier pigeons are still used extensively by modern military units.