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[122]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Long before modern roads, caravans carried cotton, spices, salt and stories along trade routes that linked Indian ports with Central Asia and the Mediterranean. Merchants travelled in groups for safety, rested at caravanserais, and paid tolls to local rulers who protected the roads. Along with goods came ideas: scripts, religions, crops and crafts spread wherever traders stopped. A port that welcomed traders grew rich not only in goods but in knowledge, because every arriving ship brought news of distant lands. Ancient trade thus moved minds as much as merchandise, and its routes became the first networks of a connected world." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Nalanda's greatness lay in rigorous debate, many viewpoints and knowledge tested in argument, not in its buildings alone.
2.
Solar power in a village brings study, income and self-reliance, not only light after dark.
3.
Ancient trade routes moved ideas, scripts, religions and crops as much as goods, becoming the first networks of a connected world.
4.
Street theatre's power lies in performing in the crowd's own place and language, arguing with the audience rather than lecturing from a stage.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Ancient trade routes moved ideas, scripts, religions and crops as much as goods, becoming the first networks of a connected world.

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सही उत्तर Ancient trade routes moved ideas, scripts, religions and crops as much as goods, becoming the first networks of a connected world. 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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[122]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Long before modern roads, caravans carried cotton, spices, salt and stories along trade routes that linked Indian ports with Central Asia and the Mediterranean. Merchants travelled in groups for safety, rested at caravanserais, and paid tolls to local rulers who protected the roads. Along with goods came ideas: scripts, religions, crops and crafts spread wherever traders stopped. A port that welcomed traders grew rich not only in goods but in knowledge, because every arriving ship brought news of distant lands. Ancient trade thus moved minds as much as merchandise, and its routes became the first networks of a connected world." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Nalanda's greatness lay in rigorous debate, many viewpoints and knowledge tested in argument, not in its buildings alone.
2.
Solar power in a village brings study, income and self-reliance, not only light after dark.
3.
Ancient trade routes moved ideas, scripts, religions and crops as much as goods, becoming the first networks of a connected world.
4.
Street theatre's power lies in performing in the crowd's own place and language, arguing with the audience rather than lecturing from a stage.

Correct Answer: Ancient trade routes moved ideas, scripts, religions and crops as much as goods, becoming the first networks of a connected world.

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

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