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[121]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A kite rises not because the wind pushes it up, but because air moves faster over its top surface than below, creating lift. The string does not lift the kite; it holds it against the wind so the lift can work. A kite without a string flies away and falls; a kite with too tight a string cannot rise well. Freedom in the air, the passage suggests, needs a tether." The phrase 'freedom needs a tether' means —

1.
Wind needs strings
2.
Controlled freedom works better than unrestrained flight
3.
Strings prevent freedom
4.
Kites should not be free
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Controlled freedom works better than unrestrained flight

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर Controlled freedom works better than unrestrained flight है।

Key Points

A tether enables, not prevents, flight.

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[121]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A kite rises not because the wind pushes it up, but because air moves faster over its top surface than below, creating lift. The string does not lift the kite; it holds it against the wind so the lift can work. A kite without a string flies away and falls; a kite with too tight a string cannot rise well. Freedom in the air, the passage suggests, needs a tether." The phrase 'freedom needs a tether' means —

1.
Wind needs strings
2.
Controlled freedom works better than unrestrained flight
3.
Strings prevent freedom
4.
Kites should not be free

Correct Answer: Controlled freedom works better than unrestrained flight

A tether enables, not prevents, flight.

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