Question
[112]. Passage: Wetlands are rest stops on journeys that span continents: a bird that breeds in Siberia may winter in India, feeding and moulting in the same shallow lake each year. Drainage for construction, pollution, and disturbance by boats reduce food and safe roosting, forcing birds to expend energy they cannot spare. Because birds cross borders, protecting one lake while draining the next breaks the chain. Conservation therefore depends on networks of wetlands, seasonal water management, and counting that tracks the same populations year after year across countries. The word 'moulting' in the passage most nearly means:
Option 4 : shedding old feathers to grow new ones
Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर shedding old feathers to grow new ones है।
In context the word carries the meaning in the correct option.
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[112]. Passage: Wetlands are rest stops on journeys that span continents: a bird that breeds in Siberia may winter in India, feeding and moulting in the same shallow lake each year. Drainage for construction, pollution, and disturbance by boats reduce food and safe roosting, forcing birds to expend energy they cannot spare. Because birds cross borders, protecting one lake while draining the next breaks the chain. Conservation therefore depends on networks of wetlands, seasonal water management, and counting that tracks the same populations year after year across countries. The word 'moulting' in the passage most nearly means:
Correct Answer: shedding old feathers to grow new ones
In context the word carries the meaning in the correct option.