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[4]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed from encroachment, floodplains regain room to absorb monsoon surges, groundwater recharges, and birds return to reed beds that had vanished. Restoration fails when it is reduced to beautification: concrete embankments and ornamental lawns may look tidy but they destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and where floodwater spreads safely. Successful projects therefore protect the river's natural gradient, reconnect old channels, involve riverside communities in monitoring, and judge success by ecological indicators rather than by photographs of a promenade. According to the passage, which statement is correct?

1.
The passage attributes this detail to a source it explicitly rejects.
2.
The passage says this detail has been fully solved and needs no further action.
3.
The passage claims the opposite of this detail about the main subject.
4.
Concrete embankments and ornamental lawns destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and floodwater spreads safely.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Concrete embankments and ornamental lawns destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and floodwater spreads safely.

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सही उत्तर Concrete embankments and ornamental lawns destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and floodwater spreads safely. है।

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This detail is stated directly in the passage; the other options misstate or reverse it.

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[4]. Passage: A river in a city is often treated as a drain, yet its revival changes far more than water quality. When banks are reclaimed from encroachment, floodplains regain room to absorb monsoon surges, groundwater recharges, and birds return to reed beds that had vanished. Restoration fails when it is reduced to beautification: concrete embankments and ornamental lawns may look tidy but they destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and where floodwater spreads safely. Successful projects therefore protect the river's natural gradient, reconnect old channels, involve riverside communities in monitoring, and judge success by ecological indicators rather than by photographs of a promenade. According to the passage, which statement is correct?

1.
The passage attributes this detail to a source it explicitly rejects.
2.
The passage says this detail has been fully solved and needs no further action.
3.
The passage claims the opposite of this detail about the main subject.
4.
Concrete embankments and ornamental lawns destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and floodwater spreads safely.

Correct Answer: Concrete embankments and ornamental lawns destroy the shallow edges where fish breed and floodwater spreads safely.

This detail is stated directly in the passage; the other options misstate or reverse it.

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