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[124]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A girl named Anaya collected folk songs from elderly villagers in the hills. She visited homes with a small recorder, sat beside grandmothers, and asked them to sing songs about harvests, weddings and journeys. Many songs had never been written down. Some elders were shy, fearing their songs were old-fashioned. Anaya told them that a song is a memory that walks. When it is sung, the past walks into the present. She made a small collection for the school library, and children began to sing the old songs at festivals. Anaya learned that preserving culture does not mean locking it in a museum. It means letting it live in new voices." What does Anaya learn about preserving culture?

1.
That culture must be locked away safely.
2.
That children should never sing old songs.
3.
That only elders may sing folk songs.
4.
That it means letting culture live in new voices, not locking it in a museum.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : That it means letting culture live in new voices, not locking it in a museum.

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सही उत्तर That it means letting culture live in new voices, not locking it in a museum. है।

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Children singing old songs at festivals proves living preservation.

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[124]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A girl named Anaya collected folk songs from elderly villagers in the hills. She visited homes with a small recorder, sat beside grandmothers, and asked them to sing songs about harvests, weddings and journeys. Many songs had never been written down. Some elders were shy, fearing their songs were old-fashioned. Anaya told them that a song is a memory that walks. When it is sung, the past walks into the present. She made a small collection for the school library, and children began to sing the old songs at festivals. Anaya learned that preserving culture does not mean locking it in a museum. It means letting it live in new voices." What does Anaya learn about preserving culture?

1.
That culture must be locked away safely.
2.
That children should never sing old songs.
3.
That only elders may sing folk songs.
4.
That it means letting culture live in new voices, not locking it in a museum.

Correct Answer: That it means letting culture live in new voices, not locking it in a museum.

Children singing old songs at festivals proves living preservation.

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