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Question
Answer the following by choosing the right option from those given below:
'The sun came up upon the left, /Out of the sea came he;'This line tells us that the ship………………….
Options
was moving in the northern direction
was moving eastwards
was moving in the western direction
was moving towards the south
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Solution
was moving towards the south.
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