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[106]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

Passage: A bee visiting a flower is not merely collecting food. As it moves from blossom to blossom for nectar, it carries pollen on its body, and that pollen fertilises other flowers so that fruits and seeds can form. Without this unpaid work, many crops would produce far less: apples, almonds, mustard and countless vegetables all depend partly on insect pollinators. Bees are choosy workers. They remember which flowers gave rich nectar, communicate the direction of good flowers to hive-mates by dance, and return to the same patches day after day. When bee numbers fall because of pesticides, habitat loss or disease, farmers notice the loss in the harvest, not in a laboratory report. Protecting bees is therefore protecting food itself.

What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
A public library is a shared free space that preserves memory and builds critical judgement in readers.
2.
Careful observation of an unexpected result led to penicillin, later purified into a life-saving medicine.
3.
Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.
4.
Coral reefs are fragile, biodiverse ecosystems that shelter marine life and protect coasts from waves.
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Option 3 : Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.

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सही उत्तर Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply. है।

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The passage centres on: Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.

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[106]. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

Passage: A bee visiting a flower is not merely collecting food. As it moves from blossom to blossom for nectar, it carries pollen on its body, and that pollen fertilises other flowers so that fruits and seeds can form. Without this unpaid work, many crops would produce far less: apples, almonds, mustard and countless vegetables all depend partly on insect pollinators. Bees are choosy workers. They remember which flowers gave rich nectar, communicate the direction of good flowers to hive-mates by dance, and return to the same patches day after day. When bee numbers fall because of pesticides, habitat loss or disease, farmers notice the loss in the harvest, not in a laboratory report. Protecting bees is therefore protecting food itself.

What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
A public library is a shared free space that preserves memory and builds critical judgement in readers.
2.
Careful observation of an unexpected result led to penicillin, later purified into a life-saving medicine.
3.
Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.
4.
Coral reefs are fragile, biodiverse ecosystems that shelter marine life and protect coasts from waves.

Correct Answer: Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.

The passage centres on: Bees pollinate many crops, so their decline directly reduces harvests and threatens food supply.

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