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[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "When Meera's radio stopped speaking, her neighbours said it was finished and bought a new one. Meera, twelve years old, opened the old radio on her veranda, cleaned its dust with a dry brush, and found a single loose wire. She did not know the names of the parts, but she traced the wire with her finger, tightened it, and the radio sang again. Soon neighbours brought her broken torches, clocks and toys — not because she claimed to be an expert, but because she tried, observed and did not fear opening a thing to understand it. Her teacher later said the real repair was not of the radio but of an attitude: the belief that broken things are worth examining before they are thrown away. The passage suggests that curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and attitudes." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and the attitude of throwing things away.
2.
New radios are always wasteful.
3.
Experts are never needed.
4.
All broken things can be repaired by children.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and the attitude of throwing things away.

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सही उत्तर Curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and the attitude of throwing things away. है।

Key Points

The teacher's comment makes the point: the real repair was of an attitude, not only of the radio.

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[1]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "When Meera's radio stopped speaking, her neighbours said it was finished and bought a new one. Meera, twelve years old, opened the old radio on her veranda, cleaned its dust with a dry brush, and found a single loose wire. She did not know the names of the parts, but she traced the wire with her finger, tightened it, and the radio sang again. Soon neighbours brought her broken torches, clocks and toys — not because she claimed to be an expert, but because she tried, observed and did not fear opening a thing to understand it. Her teacher later said the real repair was not of the radio but of an attitude: the belief that broken things are worth examining before they are thrown away. The passage suggests that curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and attitudes." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and the attitude of throwing things away.
2.
New radios are always wasteful.
3.
Experts are never needed.
4.
All broken things can be repaired by children.

Correct Answer: Curiosity and careful observation can repair both objects and the attitude of throwing things away.

The teacher's comment makes the point: the real repair was of an attitude, not only of the radio.

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