Question
The most dangerous words in this world are ‘I’ and
‘mine,’ said Sarala Rajagopalan in a discourse. ____________. We think proudly of our possessions. We boast of the achievements of our children. Which of these is going to last forever? And which of these will guarantee liberation to us? The answer becomes clear to us if we contemplate about these things and people we call ours. Not only do such attachments to family and wealth not get us liberation, but they positively stand in the way of liberation. In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five choices given to make the passage complete and coherent (Coherent means logically complete and sound)Solution
The correct answer is E
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