Question
[115]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A potter's kiln is more than a hot oven. Clay pots are first dried in shade so they do not crack, then stacked carefully in the kiln, with space for hot air to move between them. The fire is raised slowly: too sudden a heat cracks the pots, too weak a fire leaves them soft. When the pots glow red and cool again, they ring like a bell when tapped — the potter's test of strength. A good pot, therefore, is not made by fire alone but by patience, spacing and slow heating. The craft teaches that strength often comes from gradual, controlled processes." Why are pots dried in shade first?
Option 4 : So they do not crack before firing.
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर So they do not crack before firing. है।
Shade-drying prevents cracking before the kiln.
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[115]. Read the following passage carefully:
Passage: "A potter's kiln is more than a hot oven. Clay pots are first dried in shade so they do not crack, then stacked carefully in the kiln, with space for hot air to move between them. The fire is raised slowly: too sudden a heat cracks the pots, too weak a fire leaves them soft. When the pots glow red and cool again, they ring like a bell when tapped — the potter's test of strength. A good pot, therefore, is not made by fire alone but by patience, spacing and slow heating. The craft teaches that strength often comes from gradual, controlled processes." Why are pots dried in shade first?
Correct Answer: So they do not crack before firing.
Shade-drying prevents cracking before the kiln.