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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a small town famous for its pottery, an old potter named Hari shaped clay on a wheel that his grandfather had used. Every morning he mixed the clay with water, pressed out the air bubbles, and centred the lump with steady hands. His son, who had gone to the city for work, thought pottery was a dying trade. But when the monsoon fair came, buyers from far villages crowded Hari's stall. They did not come only to buy pots. They came to watch the wheel spin and a shapeless lump rise into a graceful pitcher. A young girl asked Hari why he never used a machine. He smiled and said that a machine could copy a shape, but it could not feel when the clay was ready. That year, Hari's son returned and sat beside the wheel. He learned that craft is not only about earning. It is about patience, touch, and the pride of making something useful with one's own hands." What does Hari mean when he says a machine cannot feel when the clay is ready?

1.
That machines cannot spin a wheel at all.
2.
That clay should never be touched by machines.
3.
That handcraft involves touch and judgement that a machine copying shapes does not have.
4.
That Hari disliked all modern tools completely.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : That handcraft involves touch and judgement that a machine copying shapes does not have.

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सही उत्तर That handcraft involves touch and judgement that a machine copying shapes does not have. है।

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Hari contrasts copying a shape with feeling readiness, which is a matter of touch and judgement.

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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a small town famous for its pottery, an old potter named Hari shaped clay on a wheel that his grandfather had used. Every morning he mixed the clay with water, pressed out the air bubbles, and centred the lump with steady hands. His son, who had gone to the city for work, thought pottery was a dying trade. But when the monsoon fair came, buyers from far villages crowded Hari's stall. They did not come only to buy pots. They came to watch the wheel spin and a shapeless lump rise into a graceful pitcher. A young girl asked Hari why he never used a machine. He smiled and said that a machine could copy a shape, but it could not feel when the clay was ready. That year, Hari's son returned and sat beside the wheel. He learned that craft is not only about earning. It is about patience, touch, and the pride of making something useful with one's own hands." What does Hari mean when he says a machine cannot feel when the clay is ready?

1.
That machines cannot spin a wheel at all.
2.
That clay should never be touched by machines.
3.
That handcraft involves touch and judgement that a machine copying shapes does not have.
4.
That Hari disliked all modern tools completely.

Correct Answer: That handcraft involves touch and judgement that a machine copying shapes does not have.

Hari contrasts copying a shape with feeling readiness, which is a matter of touch and judgement.

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