Question
[124]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A stone carver named Vishnu restored the broken steps of an old temple. The temple was not famous, but villagers had climbed its steps for generations. Vishnu studied the old carvings, matched the stone, and taught a young apprentice to cut slowly and listen to the stone. Tourists who visited asked why he spent months on steps that few would notice. Vishnu replied that heritage is not only in grand monuments. It lives in the steps that ordinary people climb every day. When the work was done, the village held a small festival, not for Vishnu, but for the steps that had been given back their strength." How did Vishnu teach his apprentice?
Option 3 : To cut slowly and listen to the stone.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर To cut slowly and listen to the stone. है।
Slow cutting and listening to the stone is his method.
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[124]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A stone carver named Vishnu restored the broken steps of an old temple. The temple was not famous, but villagers had climbed its steps for generations. Vishnu studied the old carvings, matched the stone, and taught a young apprentice to cut slowly and listen to the stone. Tourists who visited asked why he spent months on steps that few would notice. Vishnu replied that heritage is not only in grand monuments. It lives in the steps that ordinary people climb every day. When the work was done, the village held a small festival, not for Vishnu, but for the steps that had been given back their strength." How did Vishnu teach his apprentice?
Correct Answer: To cut slowly and listen to the stone.
Slow cutting and listening to the stone is his method.