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[125]. Passage: A public library is often judged by the number of books it lends, yet its quieter roles matter as much. It gives a child without internet a place to study, an elderly reader a newspaper in large print, and a jobseeker a computer to file an application. When libraries add reading circles, homework help and local archives, they become civic rooms where strangers share knowledge without paying. Funding cuts that close branches therefore do not merely reduce borrowing; they remove a free, neutral space that markets rarely provide for those who need it most. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.
2.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
3.
The passage implies that closing branches harms disadvantaged users more than it harms casual borrowers.
4.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : The passage implies that closing branches harms disadvantaged users more than it harms casual borrowers.

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सही उत्तर The passage implies that closing branches harms disadvantaged users more than it harms casual borrowers. है।

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

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[125]. Passage: A public library is often judged by the number of books it lends, yet its quieter roles matter as much. It gives a child without internet a place to study, an elderly reader a newspaper in large print, and a jobseeker a computer to file an application. When libraries add reading circles, homework help and local archives, they become civic rooms where strangers share knowledge without paying. Funding cuts that close branches therefore do not merely reduce borrowing; they remove a free, neutral space that markets rarely provide for those who need it most. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.
2.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
3.
The passage implies that closing branches harms disadvantaged users more than it harms casual borrowers.
4.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.

Correct Answer: The passage implies that closing branches harms disadvantaged users more than it harms casual borrowers.

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

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