Question

[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "For years the old pond at the edge of the village lay choked with weeds and plastic, and its water turned green every summer. Young people in the village, led by a schoolteacher, decided to revive it without waiting for outside funds. They cleared the weeds on Sundays, asked every household to stop throwing waste into the water, and planted grass and shrubs along the banks to hold the soil. A local mason repaired the broken inlet so rainwater could flow in again. Within two rains the pond held water through the dry months, frogs and birds returned, and farmers nearby drew water for their kitchen gardens. The pond's revival showed that a shared pond recovers when the whole community stops harming it and takes small, steady responsibility for it." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The water cycle is the endless movement of water between earth and sky through evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
2.
Folk songs are a living record of work, celebration and practical knowledge, and they disappear unless deliberately recorded.
3.
A village pond shared by the whole community recovers when people stop polluting it and take steady, collective responsibility.
4.
A space station is an orbiting laboratory where scientists study life and materials in continuous free fall to prepare for longer space journeys.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : A village pond shared by the whole community recovers when people stop polluting it and take steady, collective responsibility.

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सही उत्तर A village pond shared by the whole community recovers when people stop polluting it and take steady, collective responsibility. है।

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The passage as a whole supports this idea; the other options are narrow, opposite or absent from the passage.

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[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "For years the old pond at the edge of the village lay choked with weeds and plastic, and its water turned green every summer. Young people in the village, led by a schoolteacher, decided to revive it without waiting for outside funds. They cleared the weeds on Sundays, asked every household to stop throwing waste into the water, and planted grass and shrubs along the banks to hold the soil. A local mason repaired the broken inlet so rainwater could flow in again. Within two rains the pond held water through the dry months, frogs and birds returned, and farmers nearby drew water for their kitchen gardens. The pond's revival showed that a shared pond recovers when the whole community stops harming it and takes small, steady responsibility for it." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The water cycle is the endless movement of water between earth and sky through evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
2.
Folk songs are a living record of work, celebration and practical knowledge, and they disappear unless deliberately recorded.
3.
A village pond shared by the whole community recovers when people stop polluting it and take steady, collective responsibility.
4.
A space station is an orbiting laboratory where scientists study life and materials in continuous free fall to prepare for longer space journeys.

Correct Answer: A village pond shared by the whole community recovers when people stop polluting it and take steady, collective responsibility.

The passage as a whole supports this idea; the other options are narrow, opposite or absent from the passage.

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