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[121]. Passage: Ancient trade routes carried more than goods: along them travelled scripts, religions, crop varieties, and techniques of metalwork and navigation. A port that imported glass might export cotton, while a caravan town became a centre for translation and astronomy. Such exchange was rarely equal; powerful states taxed routes, monopolised ports, and used knowledge as leverage. Studying routes therefore reveals both connection and competition. The legacy survives in loanwords, shared dishes, and architectural motifs that still mark towns once situated on a busy road or harbour. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
2.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.
3.
The passage implies that cultural exchange in history was inseparable from political and economic competition.
4.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.
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Option 3 : The passage implies that cultural exchange in history was inseparable from political and economic competition.

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सही उत्तर The passage implies that cultural exchange in history was inseparable from political and economic competition. है।

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This inference follows logically from the passage's argument, while the distractors contradict it.

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[121]. Passage: Ancient trade routes carried more than goods: along them travelled scripts, religions, crop varieties, and techniques of metalwork and navigation. A port that imported glass might export cotton, while a caravan town became a centre for translation and astronomy. Such exchange was rarely equal; powerful states taxed routes, monopolised ports, and used knowledge as leverage. Studying routes therefore reveals both connection and competition. The legacy survives in loanwords, shared dishes, and architectural motifs that still mark towns once situated on a busy road or harbour. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
2.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.
3.
The passage implies that cultural exchange in history was inseparable from political and economic competition.
4.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.

Correct Answer: The passage implies that cultural exchange in history was inseparable from political and economic competition.

This inference follows logically from the passage's argument, while the distractors contradict it.

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