Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: According to a theory advanced by researcher Paul Martin, the wave of

For question 1 - A can't be inferred from the passage. Remember, there are no assumptions in inference - it's either black and white from the passage or deductions based on the facts in the passage. Maybe they were 90% vegetarians and were killing animals for sports or fur or whatever else. We don't know, so we can't say "primarily" for hunting.

B is okay as per the passage, though please don't generalize that exclusion means denial. While exclusion involves leaving out or not considering a particular factor, denial implies a more explicit rejection or refusal to accept a particular claim or idea.

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