Question
[108]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "On a windy coast, an old man named Francis kept a windmill that ground grain for the village. The windmill was older than Francis himself, with wooden sails that creaked in strong winds. Young people said the windmill should be replaced by a diesel mill, which was faster. Francis did not argue. During a storm, when power lines fell and the diesel mill stopped, Francis climbed the tower in the wind, adjusted the sails, and kept grinding. The village had flour that week because of the old windmill. Francis told the youth that new machines are useful, but old skills that work without power are a kind of insurance. He taught two boys to maintain the sails, so that the knowledge would not die with him." What does Francis mean by calling old skills a kind of insurance?
Option 2 : That they protect the village when modern systems fail.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर That they protect the village when modern systems fail. है।
Insurance means protection in failure; the storm proved it.
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[108]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "On a windy coast, an old man named Francis kept a windmill that ground grain for the village. The windmill was older than Francis himself, with wooden sails that creaked in strong winds. Young people said the windmill should be replaced by a diesel mill, which was faster. Francis did not argue. During a storm, when power lines fell and the diesel mill stopped, Francis climbed the tower in the wind, adjusted the sails, and kept grinding. The village had flour that week because of the old windmill. Francis told the youth that new machines are useful, but old skills that work without power are a kind of insurance. He taught two boys to maintain the sails, so that the knowledge would not die with him." What does Francis mean by calling old skills a kind of insurance?
Correct Answer: That they protect the village when modern systems fail.
Insurance means protection in failure; the storm proved it.