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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a windy village, every roof once had a small windmill for grinding grain. When electric mills arrived, the windmills were left to rust. Years later, when power cuts grew frequent, villagers repaired one windmill and found it still worked. The village did not abandon electricity, but it kept the windmill as a backup. Old technology, the passage suggests, is not always obsolete; sometimes it is insurance." Why were windmills left to rust?

1.
Because electric mills arrived
2.
Because wind stopped
3.
Because villagers forgot grinding
4.
Because grain ran out
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Because electric mills arrived

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर Because electric mills arrived है।

Key Points

Electric mills displaced windmills.

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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a windy village, every roof once had a small windmill for grinding grain. When electric mills arrived, the windmills were left to rust. Years later, when power cuts grew frequent, villagers repaired one windmill and found it still worked. The village did not abandon electricity, but it kept the windmill as a backup. Old technology, the passage suggests, is not always obsolete; sometimes it is insurance." Why were windmills left to rust?

1.
Because electric mills arrived
2.
Because wind stopped
3.
Because villagers forgot grinding
4.
Because grain ran out

Correct Answer: Because electric mills arrived

Electric mills displaced windmills.

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