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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The use of the harpoon is associated with
A
Eskimos of cold deserts
B
Nagas of dense forests
C
Khirghiz of temperate grasslands
D
Bushmen of Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine mammals such as seals and whales.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the weapon used by Eskimos to hunt Seals is a harpoon.

Detailed explanation-3: -A harpoon is a long pointed weapon with a long rope attached to it, which is fired or thrown by people hunting whales or large sea fish. Synonyms: spear, arrow, dart, barb More Synonyms of harpoon. 2. verb.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans in Central Africa used some of the earliest barbed points, like this harpoon point, to spear huge prehistoric catfish weighing as much as 68 kg (150 lb)–enough to feed 80 people for two days. Later, humans used harpoons to hunt large, fast marine mammals.

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