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

Passage: Sunlight fades within a few hundred metres of the ocean surface, yet life continues far below in cold, dark water under crushing pressure. Deep sea creatures make their own light, grow slowly, and survive on food that drifts down from above. Exploring this world is difficult: submarines must resist pressure that would crush an ordinary vessel, and cameras must work where no sunlight reaches. Still, each expedition returns with new species, strange landscapes of undersea mountains and vents, and evidence of how life adapts to extremes. The deep sea also holds warnings. Plastic and pollutants have been found in its remotest trenches, showing that human waste travels farther than we imagined. To explore the deep sea is to learn both how inventive life is and how far our responsibility reaches.

What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.
2.
A public library is a shared free space that preserves memory and builds critical judgement in readers.
3.
Careful observation of an unexpected result led to penicillin, later purified into a life-saving medicine.
4.
Coral reefs are fragile, biodiverse ecosystems that shelter marine life and protect coasts from waves.
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Option 1 : Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.

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सही उत्तर Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution. है।

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The passage centres on: Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.

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

Passage: Sunlight fades within a few hundred metres of the ocean surface, yet life continues far below in cold, dark water under crushing pressure. Deep sea creatures make their own light, grow slowly, and survive on food that drifts down from above. Exploring this world is difficult: submarines must resist pressure that would crush an ordinary vessel, and cameras must work where no sunlight reaches. Still, each expedition returns with new species, strange landscapes of undersea mountains and vents, and evidence of how life adapts to extremes. The deep sea also holds warnings. Plastic and pollutants have been found in its remotest trenches, showing that human waste travels farther than we imagined. To explore the deep sea is to learn both how inventive life is and how far our responsibility reaches.

What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.
2.
A public library is a shared free space that preserves memory and builds critical judgement in readers.
3.
Careful observation of an unexpected result led to penicillin, later purified into a life-saving medicine.
4.
Coral reefs are fragile, biodiverse ecosystems that shelter marine life and protect coasts from waves.

Correct Answer: Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.

The passage centres on: Deep sea exploration reveals inventive life under extreme conditions and the far reach of pollution.

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