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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "At a small railway station, a boy named Imran ran a bookstall that was barely bigger than a cupboard. He could not afford many books, so he kept a notebook in which travellers wrote the name of a book they loved and one line about why. A farmer waiting for a delayed train, a teacher going home, a soldier on leave — each added a line, and soon passengers began asking for books by the lines, not by the titles. When the station master offered Imran a larger stall, he asked instead for a bench and a lamp, so that waiting passengers could sit and read. The stall never became rich, but the station became a place where waiting turned into reading, and strangers left recommendations for strangers. The passage suggests that sharing what we love can turn idle waiting into a small public library." Why did Imran ask for a bench and a lamp instead of a larger stall?

1.
So he could sleep at the station.
2.
So the station master would leave.
3.
So books would not get wet.
4.
So waiting passengers could sit and read comfortably.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : So waiting passengers could sit and read comfortably.

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सही उत्तर So waiting passengers could sit and read comfortably. है।

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A bench and lamp let waiting passengers sit and read, which was his real aim.

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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "At a small railway station, a boy named Imran ran a bookstall that was barely bigger than a cupboard. He could not afford many books, so he kept a notebook in which travellers wrote the name of a book they loved and one line about why. A farmer waiting for a delayed train, a teacher going home, a soldier on leave — each added a line, and soon passengers began asking for books by the lines, not by the titles. When the station master offered Imran a larger stall, he asked instead for a bench and a lamp, so that waiting passengers could sit and read. The stall never became rich, but the station became a place where waiting turned into reading, and strangers left recommendations for strangers. The passage suggests that sharing what we love can turn idle waiting into a small public library." Why did Imran ask for a bench and a lamp instead of a larger stall?

1.
So he could sleep at the station.
2.
So the station master would leave.
3.
So books would not get wet.
4.
So waiting passengers could sit and read comfortably.

Correct Answer: So waiting passengers could sit and read comfortably.

A bench and lamp let waiting passengers sit and read, which was his real aim.

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