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[106]. Passage: Greening a desert by planting trees sounds hopeful, but indiscriminate planting can harm fragile dryland ecology. Native grasses and shrubs, adapted to scarce rain, stabilise soil without draining scarce groundwater, while thirsty exotic trees may lower water tables and crowd out local species. Successful restoration therefore studies rainfall, soil and grazing pressure, protects natural regeneration, and plants only where water budgets allow. Green cover is a means to resilient livelihoods, not an end measured merely by counting saplings in a photograph. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
2.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
Desert restoration should favour native species and natural regeneration within water budgets, not indiscriminate tree planting.
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Option 4 : Desert restoration should favour native species and natural regeneration within water budgets, not indiscriminate tree planting.

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सही उत्तर Desert restoration should favour native species and natural regeneration within water budgets, not indiscriminate tree planting. है।

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

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[106]. Passage: Greening a desert by planting trees sounds hopeful, but indiscriminate planting can harm fragile dryland ecology. Native grasses and shrubs, adapted to scarce rain, stabilise soil without draining scarce groundwater, while thirsty exotic trees may lower water tables and crowd out local species. Successful restoration therefore studies rainfall, soil and grazing pressure, protects natural regeneration, and plants only where water budgets allow. Green cover is a means to resilient livelihoods, not an end measured merely by counting saplings in a photograph. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
2.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
Desert restoration should favour native species and natural regeneration within water budgets, not indiscriminate tree planting.

Correct Answer: Desert restoration should favour native species and natural regeneration within water budgets, not indiscriminate tree planting.

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

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