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[124]. Passage:

Coastal fishing communities know the sea through seasons, winds and fish behaviour learned over generations. When trawlers scrape the seabed and factories discharge waste, small fishers lose catch, nets and income, though they caused little of the damage. Policies that give them a voice in quotas, closed seasons and harbour facilities protect both livelihoods and fish stocks. Sustainability here is not an abstract slogan; it is who gets to fish, how much, and who decides. In the passage on fishing communities, the word 'decides' is used most nearly to mean

1.
The opposite of the passage's sense
2.
decision power
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : decision power

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर decision power है।

Key Points

In context, 'decides' conveys decision power.

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[124]. Passage:

Coastal fishing communities know the sea through seasons, winds and fish behaviour learned over generations. When trawlers scrape the seabed and factories discharge waste, small fishers lose catch, nets and income, though they caused little of the damage. Policies that give them a voice in quotas, closed seasons and harbour facilities protect both livelihoods and fish stocks. Sustainability here is not an abstract slogan; it is who gets to fish, how much, and who decides. In the passage on fishing communities, the word 'decides' is used most nearly to mean

1.
The opposite of the passage's sense
2.
decision power
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name

Correct Answer: decision power

In context, 'decides' conveys decision power.

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