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[4]. 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." The word 'inlet' as used in the passage is closest in meaning to:

1.
water in its invisible gaseous form
2.
an opening through which water flows in
3.
moving young plants to the field where they will grow
4.
a curved path around a planet or star
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : an opening through which water flows in

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सही उत्तर an opening through which water flows in है।

Key Points

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

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[4]. 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." The word 'inlet' as used in the passage is closest in meaning to:

1.
water in its invisible gaseous form
2.
an opening through which water flows in
3.
moving young plants to the field where they will grow
4.
a curved path around a planet or star

Correct Answer: an opening through which water flows in

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

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