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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "When the lake outside Rampur began to shrink, most people blamed the dry years. A retired teacher, Shanti, blamed something else: the drains that carried rainwater away instead of letting it sink into the ground. She persuaded the village council to dig shallow pits along the lanes, plant grasses on the bunds, and clear the old inlet channel. At first, only a few families helped. When the first monsoon filled the pits and the wells rose by a hand's breadth, others joined. Within three years the lake held water through the summer, and birds returned. Shanti never claimed the lake was saved by one person. She said it was saved because the village stopped sending its rain away." What convinced more families to join the work?

1.
The teacher's speech alone
2.
The wells rose after the first monsoon filled the pits
3.
A prize for the village
4.
A government order
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : The wells rose after the first monsoon filled the pits

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सही उत्तर The wells rose after the first monsoon filled the pits है।

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The visible rise in wells after the first monsoon persuaded others.

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[3]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "When the lake outside Rampur began to shrink, most people blamed the dry years. A retired teacher, Shanti, blamed something else: the drains that carried rainwater away instead of letting it sink into the ground. She persuaded the village council to dig shallow pits along the lanes, plant grasses on the bunds, and clear the old inlet channel. At first, only a few families helped. When the first monsoon filled the pits and the wells rose by a hand's breadth, others joined. Within three years the lake held water through the summer, and birds returned. Shanti never claimed the lake was saved by one person. She said it was saved because the village stopped sending its rain away." What convinced more families to join the work?

1.
The teacher's speech alone
2.
The wells rose after the first monsoon filled the pits
3.
A prize for the village
4.
A government order

Correct Answer: The wells rose after the first monsoon filled the pits

The visible rise in wells after the first monsoon persuaded others.

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