alleryWhy is a tumbler made of cloth unsuitable for storing water?
ACloth is always too heavy
BCloth is always a metal
CCloth is always opaque
DCloth cannot hold water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cloth cannot hold water
1. A tumbler must be capable of holding water.
2. Cloth lets water pass through it, so it cannot hold water.
3. Weight, opacity and being a metal are not the reason; cloth is not a metal at all.
_Source: NCERT Curiosity Class 6 Science, Ch 6, 6.2 How to Group Materials?_
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