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[106]. Passage:

Archives are not dusty godowns; they are the memory of a society. A land record settles a dispute, a school register proves a child's age, and a letter reveals why a decision was taken. When archives rot, burn or are discarded as waste, citizens lose evidence and governments lose accountability. Digitisation helps only if originals are preserved, catalogued and made accessible; a scanned image without context is a picture, not proof. Societies that keep records keep power checkable. On the passage about archives, what is its central argument?

1.
It argues only for more funding without any change
2.
evidence and accountability
3.
It argues the subject should be abandoned
4.
It argues only experts should decide
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : evidence and accountability

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सही उत्तर evidence and accountability है।

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The passage centres on evidence and accountability.

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[106]. Passage:

Archives are not dusty godowns; they are the memory of a society. A land record settles a dispute, a school register proves a child's age, and a letter reveals why a decision was taken. When archives rot, burn or are discarded as waste, citizens lose evidence and governments lose accountability. Digitisation helps only if originals are preserved, catalogued and made accessible; a scanned image without context is a picture, not proof. Societies that keep records keep power checkable. On the passage about archives, what is its central argument?

1.
It argues only for more funding without any change
2.
evidence and accountability
3.
It argues the subject should be abandoned
4.
It argues only experts should decide

Correct Answer: evidence and accountability

The passage centres on evidence and accountability.

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