Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

The Green Blazer stood out prominently under the bright sun and blue sky. In all that jostling crowd one could not help noticing it. Villagers in shirts and turbans, townsmen in coats and caps, beggars bare-bodied, and women in multi-coloured saris were thronging the narrow passage between the stalls, and moving in great confused masses, but still the Green Blazer could not be missed. The jabber and babble of the market place was there, as people harangued, disputed prices, haggled, or greeted each other; over it all boomed the voice of a Bible-preacher and, when he paused for breath, from another corner the loudspeaker of a health van amplified on malaria and tuberculosis. Over and above it all the Green Blazer seemed to cry out an invitation. Raju could not ignore it. It was not in his nature to ignore such a persistent invitation. He kept himself half-aloof from the crowd: he could not afford to remain completely aloof nor keep himself in it too conspicuously. Wherever he might be he was harrowed by the fear of being spotted by a policeman; today he wore a loin-cloth and was bare-bodied, and had wound an enormous turban over his head, which over-shadowed his face completely, and he hoped that he would be taken for a peasant from a village.

He sat on a stack of cast-off banana stalks beside a shop awning and watched the crowd. When he watched a crowd he did it with concentration. It was his professional occupation. Constitutionally he was an idler and had just the amount of energy to watch in a crowd and put his hand into another person’s pocket. It was a gamble, of course. Sometimes he got nothing out of a venture, counting himself lucky if he came out with his fingers intact.

Why did the Green Blazer draw Raju's attention?

It was too conspicuous in that crowd.

The correct answer is Option (4) → It was too conspicuous in that crowd.

The passage describes the Green Blazer as standing out prominently in the jostling crowd of villagers, townsmen, beggars, and women in multi-coloured saris. The text explicitly states, "but still the Green Blazer could not be missed" and that "it seemed to cry out an invitation." This indicates that the Green Blazer was highly conspicuous and noticeable, drawing Raju's attention.

Incorrect Options:

1. "It was his favourite colour.": There is no mention in the passage about Raju having a preference for the colour green.
2. "It screamed to be followed.": While the blazer did seem inviting, the text emphasizes its visibility, not an audible scream.
3. "It merged well with the crowd.": This is the opposite of what the passage describes. The Green Blazer stood out, rather than blending in.