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[106]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A forest is much more than a collection of trees. Its canopy shelters birds, its fallen leaves feed the soil, and its roots hold rainwater so that streams run even in dry months. When a patch of forest is cleared for a single crop, the soil is exposed to sun and rain, the stream nearby often dries up, and animals that depended on many kinds of plants disappear. Replanting one kind of tree does not restore the forest, because a forest works through variety: different plants, animals and fungi support each other. Protecting a forest therefore means protecting a whole web of life, not merely counting trees." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Simple preventive habits such as handwashing and safe water storage can reduce illness more cheaply and surely than treatment alone.
2.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.
3.
Science begins in the habit of noticing ordinary things closely and asking why, rather than in memorising answers.
4.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.
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Option 4 : A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.

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सही उत्तर A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees. 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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[106]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A forest is much more than a collection of trees. Its canopy shelters birds, its fallen leaves feed the soil, and its roots hold rainwater so that streams run even in dry months. When a patch of forest is cleared for a single crop, the soil is exposed to sun and rain, the stream nearby often dries up, and animals that depended on many kinds of plants disappear. Replanting one kind of tree does not restore the forest, because a forest works through variety: different plants, animals and fungi support each other. Protecting a forest therefore means protecting a whole web of life, not merely counting trees." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Simple preventive habits such as handwashing and safe water storage can reduce illness more cheaply and surely than treatment alone.
2.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.
3.
Science begins in the habit of noticing ordinary things closely and asking why, rather than in memorising answers.
4.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.

Correct Answer: A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.

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

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