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[117]. Passage: Museums holding objects taken under colonial rule face demands for return from communities of origin. Supporters of return argue that sacred and funerary objects belong where they retain ritual meaning, and that holding them perpetuates an old injustice. Opponents argue that encyclopaedic museums preserve objects for a global public and fear a flood of claims. Recent practice seeks a middle course: provenance research, long-term loans, shared curation, and return where the claim is strong and the receiving institution can care for the object. Dialogue, not a single rule, is reshaping collections. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.
2.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
3.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.
4.
The passage implies that refusing all discussion of return damages museum credibility.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : The passage implies that refusing all discussion of return damages museum credibility.

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सही उत्तर The passage implies that refusing all discussion of return damages museum credibility. है।

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This inference follows logically from the passage's argument, while the distractors contradict it.

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[117]. Passage: Museums holding objects taken under colonial rule face demands for return from communities of origin. Supporters of return argue that sacred and funerary objects belong where they retain ritual meaning, and that holding them perpetuates an old injustice. Opponents argue that encyclopaedic museums preserve objects for a global public and fear a flood of claims. Recent practice seeks a middle course: provenance research, long-term loans, shared curation, and return where the claim is strong and the receiving institution can care for the object. Dialogue, not a single rule, is reshaping collections. Which inference can be drawn from the passage?

1.
The passage implies that doing nothing is the safest course of action.
2.
The passage implies that the issue affects only one small group and no one else.
3.
The passage implies that a single isolated measure will solve the whole problem.
4.
The passage implies that refusing all discussion of return damages museum credibility.

Correct Answer: The passage implies that refusing all discussion of return damages museum credibility.

This inference follows logically from the passage's argument, while the distractors contradict it.

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