Question: Each of the questions below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph.
The human race is spread all over the world, from the polar regions to the tropics. The people of whom it is made up eat different kinds of food, partly according to the climate in which they live, and partly according to the kind of food which their country produces. In hot climates, meat and fat are not much needed; but in the Arctic regions they seem to be very necessary for keeping up the heat of the body. Thus, in India, people live chiefly on different kinds of grains, eggs, milk, or sometimes fish and meat. In Europe, people eat more meat and less grain. In the Arctic regions, where no grains and fruits are produced, the Eskimo and other races live almost entirely on meat and fish.
A summary does not go out-of-scope. Therefore, option 4 can be eliminated. It talks about the ‘likes’ of people which has not been discussed in the passage.
Options 2 and 3 are incomplete. Option 2 speaks only about the requirements and 3 talks more about the produce.
Option 1 is correct as it takes care of both of these and takes into account the important points of the passage like variance of food eaten etc.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.