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Rachit Sharma

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· 1 Months ago

if we write the sentence like improvements over the world of our ancestors. would it be wrong???

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the following three passages from question nos. 1 to 10. Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives.


For generations, man has   1   against the wilds to create a world where only he   2   whether animals and plants survive or are   3   out. Earlier we accepted as self-evident that any   4   in our environment brought about by science and technology must be improvements   5   the  world of our   6  . However, many people all over the wolrd have begun to feel that   7   are going too far, and that we should try to   8   some of the world's original life before it   9   too late. the same sciences which had led us away from nature are now   10   the miracle of creation.

Mark the correct option for blank ___(6)___
Options:
A) aborigines
B) aborigines
C) successors
D) ancestors
Solution:
 'Ancestors' meaning 'a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended' is the appropriate word here.


Thus, option D is correct.

Vipin Sing

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· 1 Months ago

Over+ancestors - seems more accurate ...

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