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[109]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Ramu, a farmer in a Bihar village, plans his year around the seasons rather than the calendar on his wall. In June he watches the sky for the monsoon, because paddy needs standing water in its early weeks. By October, when the rain withdraws, he prepares the field for wheat, which prefers cool, dry weather. He also grows pulses between the two main crops so that the soil regains nitrogen and his family has food in the lean months. When an unseasonal shower once damaged his wheat, he learned to keep part of his land under a hardier crop. Ramu's planning shows that farming is not only hard work but also careful judgement about weather, soil and timing." The word 'withdraws' as used in the passage is closest in meaning to:

1.
a small, pleasant space set aside for reading
2.
changed to the opposite decision
3.
moves back or retreats
4.
small printed booklets on a topic
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : moves back or retreats

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर moves back or retreats है।

Key Points

In this context the word carries this sense; the other meanings do not fit the sentence.

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[109]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Ramu, a farmer in a Bihar village, plans his year around the seasons rather than the calendar on his wall. In June he watches the sky for the monsoon, because paddy needs standing water in its early weeks. By October, when the rain withdraws, he prepares the field for wheat, which prefers cool, dry weather. He also grows pulses between the two main crops so that the soil regains nitrogen and his family has food in the lean months. When an unseasonal shower once damaged his wheat, he learned to keep part of his land under a hardier crop. Ramu's planning shows that farming is not only hard work but also careful judgement about weather, soil and timing." The word 'withdraws' as used in the passage is closest in meaning to:

1.
a small, pleasant space set aside for reading
2.
changed to the opposite decision
3.
moves back or retreats
4.
small printed booklets on a topic

Correct Answer: moves back or retreats

In this context the word carries this sense; the other meanings do not fit the sentence.

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