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[114]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A bicycle repair shop at a crossroads does more than fix punctures. Its mechanic, Salim, teaches children to oil chains, tighten brakes and patch tubes, charging nothing for the lesson. Children who learn to repair their cycles stop abandoning them at the first breakdown and learn to value maintenance. Passing cyclists stop for air and advice, and the shop becomes a small school of self-reliance. The shop shows that a trade can also be a classroom when skill is shared freely." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Repair shops only fix punctures.
2.
Children should not learn repairs.
3.
Cycles should be abandoned when broken.
4.
A repair shop becomes a classroom of self-reliance when its mechanic freely teaches children maintenance.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : A repair shop becomes a classroom of self-reliance when its mechanic freely teaches children maintenance.

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सही उत्तर A repair shop becomes a classroom of self-reliance when its mechanic freely teaches children maintenance. है।

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Free teaching of maintenance turns the shop into a school of self-reliance.

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[114]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A bicycle repair shop at a crossroads does more than fix punctures. Its mechanic, Salim, teaches children to oil chains, tighten brakes and patch tubes, charging nothing for the lesson. Children who learn to repair their cycles stop abandoning them at the first breakdown and learn to value maintenance. Passing cyclists stop for air and advice, and the shop becomes a small school of self-reliance. The shop shows that a trade can also be a classroom when skill is shared freely." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Repair shops only fix punctures.
2.
Children should not learn repairs.
3.
Cycles should be abandoned when broken.
4.
A repair shop becomes a classroom of self-reliance when its mechanic freely teaches children maintenance.

Correct Answer: A repair shop becomes a classroom of self-reliance when its mechanic freely teaches children maintenance.

Free teaching of maintenance turns the shop into a school of self-reliance.

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