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[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a weaving town, an old weaver named Rukmini taught her granddaughter to read a loom the way others read a book. Each pattern, she said, was a sentence: the warp threads were its subject, the weft its verb, and the colour its mood. A mistake in counting threads changed the whole meaning, just as a wrong word changes a sentence. When traders asked for faster, cheaper cloth, Rukmini refused to hurry the count. 'Speed can copy a pattern,' she said, 'but it cannot understand it.' Her granddaughter later used the same counting to teach younger children simple multiplication, turning the loom into a classroom. The passage argues that traditional craft carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, and that understanding, not speed, preserves it." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Traditional craft like weaving carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, preserved by understanding rather than speed.
2.
Traders always understand craft better than weavers.
3.
Counting threads is useless for children.
4.
Weaving should be replaced by machines for speed.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Traditional craft like weaving carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, preserved by understanding rather than speed.

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सही उत्तर Traditional craft like weaving carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, preserved by understanding rather than speed. है।

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The passage argues craft carries mathematics and language, and understanding preserves it.

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[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a weaving town, an old weaver named Rukmini taught her granddaughter to read a loom the way others read a book. Each pattern, she said, was a sentence: the warp threads were its subject, the weft its verb, and the colour its mood. A mistake in counting threads changed the whole meaning, just as a wrong word changes a sentence. When traders asked for faster, cheaper cloth, Rukmini refused to hurry the count. 'Speed can copy a pattern,' she said, 'but it cannot understand it.' Her granddaughter later used the same counting to teach younger children simple multiplication, turning the loom into a classroom. The passage argues that traditional craft carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, and that understanding, not speed, preserves it." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Traditional craft like weaving carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, preserved by understanding rather than speed.
2.
Traders always understand craft better than weavers.
3.
Counting threads is useless for children.
4.
Weaving should be replaced by machines for speed.

Correct Answer: Traditional craft like weaving carries its own mathematics, language and discipline, preserved by understanding rather than speed.

The passage argues craft carries mathematics and language, and understanding preserves it.

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