Directions: Read the passage given below and select the inference(s) that hold true based on the facts in the passage.

Passage:

Federer started his season in the Brisbane International as the defending champion, despite having a virus when the tournament started. However, in a rematch of the previous year's final, he lost in the final to Milos Raonic in straight sets. Federer then participated in the 2016 Australian Open and rebounded from his third-round defeat by Andreas Seppi in 2015 by reaching the semifinals but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury and in early February, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and missed the tournaments in Rotterdam, Dubai, and Indian Wells in February and March. He was scheduled to return to action in Miami. Due to a stomach virus, he had to withdraw from the Miami Open thus prolonging his time on the sidelines.

Inferences:

I: Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to repair a torn meniscus in the knee.

II: Federer had to withdraw from the Miami Open due to the coronavirus.

III: Federer started his season in the Brisbane International against Novak Djokovic.

Question

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 'Only inference I follows.'

Key Points

Inference I holds true based on the facts in the passage.
- The fourth sentence of the passage says "The day after his loss to Djokovic, Federer sustained a knee injury and in early February, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and missed the tournaments in Rotterdam, Dubai, and Indian Wells in February and March.''
  - From the above sentence, we can say that Inference I is correct according to the given passage.
The information given in Inference II is incorrect as the last sentence of the passage says ''Due to a stomach virus, he had to withdraw from the Miami Open thus prolonging his time on the sidelines''.
The information given in Inference III about Federer's opponent in the first match of the season in Brisbane International is not mentioned in the passage.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 1.