Multiple choice

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

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. should

  2. should not

  3. would

  4. would not
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Should not' is correct because the passage argues that religious teachers universally teach that people should rise above selfishness and ego. The context is moral teaching against pure monetary gain - 'should seek merely to gain money' would contradict the passage's message about transcending self-interest.

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