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[108]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Bees do not merely collect honey. As they move from flower to flower, pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to the next flower, allowing plants to set seed. Without this unpaid work, many fruits, vegetables and oilseeds would yield far less. Yet bee numbers are falling where flowers disappear, pesticides are sprayed carelessly, and hives are moved too often. Protecting bees is therefore not kindness to one insect. It is protection of the food system that depends on pollination." Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

1.
Pesticides sprayed carelessly harm bees
2.
Pollen is carried from flower to flower
3.
Many crops would yield less without pollination
4.
Protecting bees is only about kindness to one insect
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Protecting bees is only about kindness to one insect

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सही उत्तर Protecting bees is only about kindness to one insect है।

Key Points

The passage says protection is not mere kindness but food-system protection.

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[108]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Bees do not merely collect honey. As they move from flower to flower, pollen sticks to their bodies and is carried to the next flower, allowing plants to set seed. Without this unpaid work, many fruits, vegetables and oilseeds would yield far less. Yet bee numbers are falling where flowers disappear, pesticides are sprayed carelessly, and hives are moved too often. Protecting bees is therefore not kindness to one insect. It is protection of the food system that depends on pollination." Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

1.
Pesticides sprayed carelessly harm bees
2.
Pollen is carried from flower to flower
3.
Many crops would yield less without pollination
4.
Protecting bees is only about kindness to one insect

Correct Answer: Protecting bees is only about kindness to one insect

The passage says protection is not mere kindness but food-system protection.

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