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[122]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A cactus survives in the desert not by finding more water, but by losing less. Its leaves have become spines, so little surface is exposed to dry wind. Its stem is thick and stores water, and its roots spread wide to catch rare rain quickly. When rain comes, it drinks fast and then waits. The cactus teaches a desert lesson: in scarcity, saving matters as much as finding." What central idea does the passage convey?

1.
Spines attract rain
2.
A cactus survives by conserving water through spines, a storing stem and wide roots
3.
Cacti find underground rivers
4.
Deserts have plenty of water
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : A cactus survives by conserving water through spines, a storing stem and wide roots

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सही उत्तर A cactus survives by conserving water through spines, a storing stem and wide roots है।

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Conservation, not finding more water, is the cactus's strategy.

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[122]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A cactus survives in the desert not by finding more water, but by losing less. Its leaves have become spines, so little surface is exposed to dry wind. Its stem is thick and stores water, and its roots spread wide to catch rare rain quickly. When rain comes, it drinks fast and then waits. The cactus teaches a desert lesson: in scarcity, saving matters as much as finding." What central idea does the passage convey?

1.
Spines attract rain
2.
A cactus survives by conserving water through spines, a storing stem and wide roots
3.
Cacti find underground rivers
4.
Deserts have plenty of water

Correct Answer: A cactus survives by conserving water through spines, a storing stem and wide roots

Conservation, not finding more water, is the cactus's strategy.

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