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[124]. Passage: Old railway stations, workshops and bridges carry the history of labour, migration and engineering in iron and brick. Preservationists argue that demolishing them for generic commercial blocks erases a town's memory, while developers argue that heritage blocks growth. A middle path reuses structures adaptively: a workshop becomes a museum and training centre, a station yard hosts markets, and original features are retained while services are upgraded. Such reuse keeps character and jobs together, provided conservation is planned before demolition becomes the cheapest option. The word 'adaptive' in the passage most nearly means:

1.
a decorative addition with no practical function.
2.
a sudden event that has no lasting effect.
3.
adjusted for a new use while keeping essential character
4.
a legal punishment imposed by a court.
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Option 3 : adjusted for a new use while keeping essential character

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सही उत्तर adjusted for a new use while keeping essential character है।

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

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[124]. Passage: Old railway stations, workshops and bridges carry the history of labour, migration and engineering in iron and brick. Preservationists argue that demolishing them for generic commercial blocks erases a town's memory, while developers argue that heritage blocks growth. A middle path reuses structures adaptively: a workshop becomes a museum and training centre, a station yard hosts markets, and original features are retained while services are upgraded. Such reuse keeps character and jobs together, provided conservation is planned before demolition becomes the cheapest option. The word 'adaptive' in the passage most nearly means:

1.
a decorative addition with no practical function.
2.
a sudden event that has no lasting effect.
3.
adjusted for a new use while keeping essential character
4.
a legal punishment imposed by a court.

Correct Answer: adjusted for a new use while keeping essential character

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

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