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[110]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Long before phones reached every village, the postman was the link between families and the world outside. He walked or cycled for miles in heat and rain, carrying letters from soldiers, money orders from migrant workers and admission cards for students. People waited for his knock, and bad news and good news both arrived in his bag. Today instant messages have replaced most letters, yet the postal system still carries parcels, pension payments and documents to places where the internet is weak. The postman's story reminds us that communication is not only about speed; it is also about reaching the last person reliably." 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.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.
3.
Science begins in the habit of noticing ordinary things closely and asking why, rather than in memorising answers.
4.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.
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Option 4 : The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.

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सही उत्तर The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak. 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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[110]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Long before phones reached every village, the postman was the link between families and the world outside. He walked or cycled for miles in heat and rain, carrying letters from soldiers, money orders from migrant workers and admission cards for students. People waited for his knock, and bad news and good news both arrived in his bag. Today instant messages have replaced most letters, yet the postal system still carries parcels, pension payments and documents to places where the internet is weak. The postman's story reminds us that communication is not only about speed; it is also about reaching the last person reliably." 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.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.
3.
Science begins in the habit of noticing ordinary things closely and asking why, rather than in memorising answers.
4.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.

Correct Answer: The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.

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

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