Question
[123]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "Along the coast, families worked in salt pans, shallow fields where seawater was left to evaporate under the sun. The work was hard. Workers raked the salt under a fierce sun, and their eyes often watered from the glare. A young woman named Selvi, who had studied science in school, noticed that the workers had no shade and little drinking water nearby. She persuaded the salt owner to build a small shed and keep earthen pots of water at the edge of the pans. Production did not fall. In fact, workers who rested in shade made fewer mistakes. Selvi's small change showed that caring for workers is not opposed to good work. It is a part of it." What change did Selvi bring about?
Option 2 : A small shed for shade and earthen pots of drinking water at the edge of the pans.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर A small shed for shade and earthen pots of drinking water at the edge of the pans. है।
Shade and water were Selvi's two changes.
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[123]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "Along the coast, families worked in salt pans, shallow fields where seawater was left to evaporate under the sun. The work was hard. Workers raked the salt under a fierce sun, and their eyes often watered from the glare. A young woman named Selvi, who had studied science in school, noticed that the workers had no shade and little drinking water nearby. She persuaded the salt owner to build a small shed and keep earthen pots of water at the edge of the pans. Production did not fall. In fact, workers who rested in shade made fewer mistakes. Selvi's small change showed that caring for workers is not opposed to good work. It is a part of it." What change did Selvi bring about?
Correct Answer: A small shed for shade and earthen pots of drinking water at the edge of the pans.
Shade and water were Selvi's two changes.