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    Find the appropriate

    word. Directions (111-115): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete. Modern life is Ā­__ (111) __without an intimate family life, a satisfying job, and the pleasure of buying and consuming things we want. Production (work), reproduction, and consumption are an__ (112) __part of the contemporary idea of the good life. This was not always so. In much of human history, such life was considered too lowly and __(113)__ with other infinitely ā€˜superiorā€™ ways of living. For instance, many human societies in the past put the highest premium on a life spent conquering, safeguarding, and ruling territories and their populations.__(114)__in the battlefield was therefore the greatest virtue. The life of great warriors (example, Karna and Arjuna) was the stuff of which legends, myths and epic tales were made. In other societies such as Athens, proper human fulfilment was possible only by __(115)__in the political life of the city republic.
    A integral Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B extrinsic Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C partial Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D erroneous Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E incongruous Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Production (work), reproduction, and consumption are an 'integral' part of the contemporary idea of the good life.Ā  Integral - crucial,significant,necessary,basic. Extrinsic - something alien /acquired/inessential. Erroneous - containing error Incongruous - inappropriate Ā 

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