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प्रश्न
On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following question
by ticking the correct option.
The rain calls itself the 'dotted silver threads' as_________.
पर्याय
the shimmering drops fall one after the other
it ties heaven and earth
it dots the earth with shimmering water
it decorates the fields
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उत्तर
the shimmering drops fall one after the other
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