Multiple choice

Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as an advantage of handmade paper?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question:

Did you know that around 270 eucalyptus trees or 460 bamboo plants per tonne of paper produced are saved by the manufacture of handmade paper? Are you aware that handmade paper helps in preventing water, land and air pollution because very small quantities of chemicals are used compared to the large quantity of polluting chemicals used by paper mills?  

Handmade paper is an eco-friendly product and the demand for it is growing rapidly in the world. It is considered the best form of recycled paper. Not only does it have an elegant and exquisite surface for writing but is very strong and almost indestructible. Artists find it has an unmatched texture for drawing.

Paper manufacturing is one of the traditional industries of the world and its invention in China dates back to 105 AD. Indians probably used paper made from cellulose fibres during the third century AD. Before this period the leaves of palm trees were used in India. Papyrus, a kind of paper made from a reed of the same name that grew on the banks of the River Nile, was used in Egypt.

The handmade paper industry, which flourished in India during the Mughal period, declined with the establishment of paper mills in the 18th and 19th centuries. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, it was revived during the freedom movement. Today it is a growing industry producing paper worth crores of rupees.

  1. It saves precious eucalyptus tress or bamboo plants.

  2. It helps prevent environmental pollution.

  3. It has an elegant and exquisite surface.

  4. It is much cheaper as compared to machine-made paper.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage mentions advantages like saving trees, preventing pollution, elegant surface, and being almost indestructible. However, it never mentions cost or price comparison with machine-made paper. All other options (A, B, C) are explicitly mentioned as advantages in the passage.

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