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