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[119]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Before printing, every book was copied by hand, slowly and with errors. A printing press changed the pace: one press could make hundreds of copies, and readers in different towns could read the same text. Errors still occurred, but they could be corrected in the next edition for all readers at once. Printing did not make books perfect. It made knowledge shareable at scale." Why could errors be corrected for all readers?

1.
Because presses never err
2.
Because hand copying stopped
3.
Because readers corrected books
4.
Because the next edition could carry corrections to every copy
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Because the next edition could carry corrections to every copy

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सही उत्तर Because the next edition could carry corrections to every copy है।

Key Points

Editions spread corrections to all copies.

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[119]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Before printing, every book was copied by hand, slowly and with errors. A printing press changed the pace: one press could make hundreds of copies, and readers in different towns could read the same text. Errors still occurred, but they could be corrected in the next edition for all readers at once. Printing did not make books perfect. It made knowledge shareable at scale." Why could errors be corrected for all readers?

1.
Because presses never err
2.
Because hand copying stopped
3.
Because readers corrected books
4.
Because the next edition could carry corrections to every copy

Correct Answer: Because the next edition could carry corrections to every copy

Editions spread corrections to all copies.

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