Question
[111]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A wheelwright named Joseph made wheels for bullock carts in a town where tractors were becoming common. His workshop smelled of wood and iron. A young man asked why Joseph still made wooden wheels when rubber tyres were faster. Joseph replied that a cart wheel must fit the road it travels. On rough village tracks, his wheels lasted longer and could be repaired by any carpenter. He showed the young man how to choose seasoned wood, bend the rim, and fit the iron tyre. The young man stayed as an apprentice. Joseph said that a craft dies not when machines come, but when no one learns it anymore." What does Joseph mean by saying a craft dies when no one learns it?
Option 4 : That machines alone do not kill a craft; loss of learners does.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर That machines alone do not kill a craft; loss of learners does. है।
The apprentice staying proves learning keeps craft alive.
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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A wheelwright named Joseph made wheels for bullock carts in a town where tractors were becoming common. His workshop smelled of wood and iron. A young man asked why Joseph still made wooden wheels when rubber tyres were faster. Joseph replied that a cart wheel must fit the road it travels. On rough village tracks, his wheels lasted longer and could be repaired by any carpenter. He showed the young man how to choose seasoned wood, bend the rim, and fit the iron tyre. The young man stayed as an apprentice. Joseph said that a craft dies not when machines come, but when no one learns it anymore." What does Joseph mean by saying a craft dies when no one learns it?
Correct Answer: That machines alone do not kill a craft; loss of learners does.
The apprentice staying proves learning keeps craft alive.