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[114]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A teacher named Meera walked every morning through a tea garden to reach a small school. The children of tea workers studied there, but many dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents. Meera did not scold the parents. Instead, she changed the school timings during the season and started evening classes under a large tree. She also used leaves, baskets and weighing scales in her lessons, so that mathematics felt connected to the children's daily life. Slowly, attendance improved. Parents who had once seen school as separate from work began to see it as useful. Meera believed that education must bend towards the lives of learners, not force learners to bend away from their lives." What problem did Meera face in the tea garden school?

1.
There were no teachers in the school.
2.
Many children dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents.
3.
The tea garden had closed down completely.
4.
Parents refused to send children at any time.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Many children dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents.

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सही उत्तर Many children dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents. है।

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Dropout during plucking season is the problem named in the passage.

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[114]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A teacher named Meera walked every morning through a tea garden to reach a small school. The children of tea workers studied there, but many dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents. Meera did not scold the parents. Instead, she changed the school timings during the season and started evening classes under a large tree. She also used leaves, baskets and weighing scales in her lessons, so that mathematics felt connected to the children's daily life. Slowly, attendance improved. Parents who had once seen school as separate from work began to see it as useful. Meera believed that education must bend towards the lives of learners, not force learners to bend away from their lives." What problem did Meera face in the tea garden school?

1.
There were no teachers in the school.
2.
Many children dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents.
3.
The tea garden had closed down completely.
4.
Parents refused to send children at any time.

Correct Answer: Many children dropped out during the plucking season to help their parents.

Dropout during plucking season is the problem named in the passage.

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