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Question
During winters, Tashi and his family live on the ground floor. Why would they be doing so?
Solution
As there were no windows on the ground floor hence, the ground floor was protected from the cold winds. Thus, in order to protect them, from the icy cold winds of the winter season, they live on the ground floor.
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