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[112]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In many Bihar villages, folk songs are not performed on a stage but sung while working: women sing while transplanting paddy, boatmen sing while rowing, and elders sing at weddings to bless the couple. The songs carry practical knowledge too — when to sow, how to read the river, and which herbs help a cough. Young people who move to cities often know only the tunes, not the words, and with each generation some verses disappear. A group of college students has begun recording these songs with the singers' permission and writing down their meanings. Their work suggests that preserving folk songs is not about freezing the past; it is about keeping a living record of how people worked, celebrated and understood their world." What can be inferred from the passage?

1.
When young people leave villages, oral traditions are likely to fade unless someone records both tunes and meanings.
2.
Small, regular community action can restore an ecosystem that large, one-time efforts fail to save.
3.
Because water circulates continuously, a river's flow depends on the whole cycle and not on one single origin.
4.
Working in space demands strict scheduling and cooperation, since small errors there carry far larger consequences than on Earth.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : When young people leave villages, oral traditions are likely to fade unless someone records both tunes and meanings.

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सही उत्तर When young people leave villages, oral traditions are likely to fade unless someone records both tunes and meanings. है।

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This follows logically from the passage even though it is not stated in these exact words.

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[112]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In many Bihar villages, folk songs are not performed on a stage but sung while working: women sing while transplanting paddy, boatmen sing while rowing, and elders sing at weddings to bless the couple. The songs carry practical knowledge too — when to sow, how to read the river, and which herbs help a cough. Young people who move to cities often know only the tunes, not the words, and with each generation some verses disappear. A group of college students has begun recording these songs with the singers' permission and writing down their meanings. Their work suggests that preserving folk songs is not about freezing the past; it is about keeping a living record of how people worked, celebrated and understood their world." What can be inferred from the passage?

1.
When young people leave villages, oral traditions are likely to fade unless someone records both tunes and meanings.
2.
Small, regular community action can restore an ecosystem that large, one-time efforts fail to save.
3.
Because water circulates continuously, a river's flow depends on the whole cycle and not on one single origin.
4.
Working in space demands strict scheduling and cooperation, since small errors there carry far larger consequences than on Earth.

Correct Answer: When young people leave villages, oral traditions are likely to fade unless someone records both tunes and meanings.

This follows logically from the passage even though it is not stated in these exact words.

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