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Directions (46-50): In the following 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. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The Bhagavad Gita is a poem of 700 verses which is a part of the Mahabharata. It is the only philosophical song existing in any language. Its popularity and influence have never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2) of a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna on the battlefield. Arjuna’s mind is troubled at the thought of killing his friends and relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain. Arjuna is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man torn by conflicting obligations and moralities.
The dialogue proceeds and talks of the higher level of individual duty and social behaviour, application of ethics to practical life and social outlook thatshould govern all. An attempt is (4) to reconcile the three paths of human advancement - the path of knowledge, the path of action and the path of faith. But more (5) is laid on faith. There is a call of action to meet the obligations of life, keeping in view the spiritual background and the larger purpose of the universe.
The Bhagavad Gita is a poem of 700 verses which is a part of the Mahabharata. It is the only philosophical song existing in any language. Its popularity and influence have never waned. It (1) light and guidance to the troubled mind in times of crisis. It is in the (2) of a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna on the battlefield. Arjuna’s mind is troubled at the thought of killing his friends and relatives. He cannot conceive of any gain. Arjuna is the (3) of the tortured spirit of man torn by conflicting obligations and moralities.
The dialogue proceeds and talks of the higher level of individual duty and social behaviour, application of ethics to practical life and social outlook thatshould govern all. An attempt is (4) to reconcile the three paths of human advancement - the path of knowledge, the path of action and the path of faith. But more (5) is laid on faith. There is a call of action to meet the obligations of life, keeping in view the spiritual background and the larger purpose of the universe.
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