My answers are the same as DMoney:-
B C D A.
Question no.1 has to be answered by reading the whole passage.
"therefore, one explanation is that cub-carrying is necessitated by myrmecophagy,"
"An alternative explanation........." these helped me in reaching my answer.
Question 2.
".......and are often confronted and chased by rhinoceroses and elephants, which can topple trees. Collectively these factors probably selected against tree-climbing as a defensive strategy for sloth bear cubs."
this was my base for answering this question.
Question 3.
"... Furthermore, the daily movements of sloth bears and American black bears which are similar in size to sloth bears and have similar-sized home ranges reveal similar travel rates and distances, suggesting that if black bear cubs are able to keep up with their mother, so
too should sloth bear cubs.."
this is the author's argument and we have to weaken it. As per me choice D does the job.
Question 4.
"....Like brown bears and polar bears (and unlike other myrmecophagous mammals, which are noted for their passivity), sloth bears are easily provoked to aggression...."
Easily suggest the choice of A.