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[108]. Passage: Thousands of defunct satellites and fragments orbit Earth at speeds that turn even a paint fleck into a hazard. Collisions generate more debris, raising the risk of a cascade in crowded orbits used for weather, navigation and communication. No single nation can clean an orbit it does not own, and removal missions face legal questions about ownership and liability. Prevention is therefore cheaper than cure: satellites designed for disposal, shared tracking data, and agreed rules for deorbiting at end of life. The sky above us, like a common road, needs traffic rules before a crash forces them. The word 'defunct' in the passage most nearly means:

1.
no longer working or in use
2.
a decorative addition with no practical function.
3.
a sudden event that has no lasting effect.
4.
a legal punishment imposed by a court.
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Option 1 : no longer working or in use

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सही उत्तर no longer working or in use है।

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In context the word carries the meaning in the correct option.

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[108]. Passage: Thousands of defunct satellites and fragments orbit Earth at speeds that turn even a paint fleck into a hazard. Collisions generate more debris, raising the risk of a cascade in crowded orbits used for weather, navigation and communication. No single nation can clean an orbit it does not own, and removal missions face legal questions about ownership and liability. Prevention is therefore cheaper than cure: satellites designed for disposal, shared tracking data, and agreed rules for deorbiting at end of life. The sky above us, like a common road, needs traffic rules before a crash forces them. The word 'defunct' in the passage most nearly means:

1.
no longer working or in use
2.
a decorative addition with no practical function.
3.
a sudden event that has no lasting effect.
4.
a legal punishment imposed by a court.

Correct Answer: no longer working or in use

In context the word carries the meaning in the correct option.

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