Multiple choice

Find out the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/verb phrase from the options given below to complete the given paragraph.

The world would be a (i) ________ happier and better place to live (ii) ________ if man could follow the cardinal teachings of the great religious teachers of the world. Unfortunately, (iii) ________ precepts are ignored. All (iv) ________ teachers universally agree in their teachings that man (v) ________ seek merely to gain money for himself. He should try to rise (vi) ________ ‘self’ so as to forget his ‘ego’.

  1. there

  2. same

  3. his

  4. these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The blank completes '(iii) ________ precepts are ignored.' The context refers back to 'the cardinal teachings of the great religious teachers' mentioned earlier. 'These precepts' (option D) correctly refers back to those specific teachings. 'There,' 'same,' and 'his' are grammatically or contextually incorrect - 'these' is the demonstrative pronoun that properly points to the previously mentioned teachings.

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