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[110]. Passage: Bees, butterflies and other pollinators sustain a large share of food crops, yet pesticides, habitat loss and monoculture reduce their numbers. A field sprayed at flowering time kills foragers, while hedgerows removed for larger plots destroy nesting sites. Farmers who preserve flower strips, vary crops and spray judiciously often maintain yields with fewer inputs over time. Pollinator protection is therefore agricultural policy, not only wildlife concern: food security depends on insects that are rarely counted in yield statistics. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
2.
Pollinator decline threatens food security and needs flower strips, crop diversity and judicious spraying, not only wildlife action.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
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Option 2 : Pollinator decline threatens food security and needs flower strips, crop diversity and judicious spraying, not only wildlife action.

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सही उत्तर Pollinator decline threatens food security and needs flower strips, crop diversity and judicious spraying, not only wildlife action. है।

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

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[110]. Passage: Bees, butterflies and other pollinators sustain a large share of food crops, yet pesticides, habitat loss and monoculture reduce their numbers. A field sprayed at flowering time kills foragers, while hedgerows removed for larger plots destroy nesting sites. Farmers who preserve flower strips, vary crops and spray judiciously often maintain yields with fewer inputs over time. Pollinator protection is therefore agricultural policy, not only wildlife concern: food security depends on insects that are rarely counted in yield statistics. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
2.
Pollinator decline threatens food security and needs flower strips, crop diversity and judicious spraying, not only wildlife action.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.

Correct Answer: Pollinator decline threatens food security and needs flower strips, crop diversity and judicious spraying, not only wildlife action.

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

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