Directions: Find the appropriate word and fill in the blank (vi).

Directions: In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. 

The ____(i)____ of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in the ____(ii)____ of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens according to the Human Development Index which ____(iii)____ India very low among 182 countries. In our performance oriented world, measurement issues have taken on ____(iv)____ importance as what we measure affects what we do. In fact the French President has established an international commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress-owing to his ____(v)____ and that of others with the current state of statistical information about the economy and society. The big question concerns ____(vi)____ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provides a good measure of living standards. In many cases GDP statistics seem to ____(vii)____ that the economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover the focus on GDP creates conflicts while political leaders are told to maximise it, citizens also demand that ____(viii)____ be paid to enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution all of which actually ____(ix)____ GDP growth. Statistics are ____(x)____ to summarise what is going on in our. complex society, it is therefore obvious that we can't reduce everything to a single number-GDP.