Read the following passage and select the best answer for each of the question that follows. A proposal to declare whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic ocean has been defeated at the International whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting. Latin American countries had argued that declaring a sanctuary would help whale conservation and whale watching. However delegations opposing the motion said there was no need for it. They pointed out that, as there is already a global moratorium commercial whale hunting, adding a sanctuary here was unnecessary. Even some delegates voting for the sanctuary said in private that itwas principally symbolic issue. Which of the following, if true, would most likely have swayed those who opposed

A A ban on commercial whale hunting may save some animals, but it does not provide the necessary breeding ground like sanctuaries do.

B Commercial whale hunting may have been banned sporadic hunting is still continuing.

C The vote was a symbolic issue, as identified by of those who voted for it.

D whale watching is very popular among Europeans and Americans as well as people from other countries, generating income for countries where whale-watching is possible

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Correct Answer: Option A

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