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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Bamboo grows fast, but a bamboo craftsperson works slowly. Splitting, drying and weaving a basket takes days, and a single wrong split can ruin a strip. Machine-made baskets are cheaper, yet buyers return for bamboo baskets that last and can be repaired. The craft survives not by competing on price, but by offering durability and repair that machines do not." Why can a single wrong split ruin a strip?

1.
Because bamboo is weak
2.
Because baskets are cheap
3.
Because splitting must be precise for weaving
4.
Because drying is slow
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Because splitting must be precise for weaving

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सही उत्तर Because splitting must be precise for weaving है।

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Precise splitting is essential to weaving.

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[111]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "Bamboo grows fast, but a bamboo craftsperson works slowly. Splitting, drying and weaving a basket takes days, and a single wrong split can ruin a strip. Machine-made baskets are cheaper, yet buyers return for bamboo baskets that last and can be repaired. The craft survives not by competing on price, but by offering durability and repair that machines do not." Why can a single wrong split ruin a strip?

1.
Because bamboo is weak
2.
Because baskets are cheap
3.
Because splitting must be precise for weaving
4.
Because drying is slow

Correct Answer: Because splitting must be precise for weaving

Precise splitting is essential to weaving.

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