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[106]. Passage: Healthy soil is a living system of minerals, organic matter, water, air and organisms. Roots, fungi and earthworms create pores that hold water, cycle nutrients, and bind particles against erosion. Continuous chemical-heavy cropping without organic return depletes this structure, making soil hard when dry and waterlogged when wet. Recovery is slow: compost, crop rotation, cover crops and reduced tillage rebuild organic matter over seasons, not weeks. Judging soil only by immediate yield therefore hides a decline that future harvests will pay for. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
2.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
3.
Soil health depends on living structure and organic matter, and recovery requires sustained practices, not only immediate yield.
4.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
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Option 3 : Soil health depends on living structure and organic matter, and recovery requires sustained practices, not only immediate yield.

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सही उत्तर Soil health depends on living structure and organic matter, and recovery requires sustained practices, not only immediate yield. है।

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The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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[106]. Passage: Healthy soil is a living system of minerals, organic matter, water, air and organisms. Roots, fungi and earthworms create pores that hold water, cycle nutrients, and bind particles against erosion. Continuous chemical-heavy cropping without organic return depletes this structure, making soil hard when dry and waterlogged when wet. Recovery is slow: compost, crop rotation, cover crops and reduced tillage rebuild organic matter over seasons, not weeks. Judging soil only by immediate yield therefore hides a decline that future harvests will pay for. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
2.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
3.
Soil health depends on living structure and organic matter, and recovery requires sustained practices, not only immediate yield.
4.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.

Correct Answer: Soil health depends on living structure and organic matter, and recovery requires sustained practices, not only immediate yield.

The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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