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[111]. Passage: Women entered laboratories in growing numbers in the twentieth century, yet their work was often recorded under a supervisor's name or left out of prizes. This was not only unfair to individuals; it distorted the record of science itself, because students learned a history in which discovery seemed to belong to a narrow group. Recovering these names is therefore not a matter of politeness but of accuracy. According to the passage, omission distorted science because:
Option 4 : Students learned discovery belonged to a narrow group
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर Students learned discovery belonged to a narrow group है।
The distorted record shaped what students learned.
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[111]. Passage: Women entered laboratories in growing numbers in the twentieth century, yet their work was often recorded under a supervisor's name or left out of prizes. This was not only unfair to individuals; it distorted the record of science itself, because students learned a history in which discovery seemed to belong to a narrow group. Recovering these names is therefore not a matter of politeness but of accuracy. According to the passage, omission distorted science because:
Correct Answer: Students learned discovery belonged to a narrow group
The distorted record shaped what students learned.