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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]Men, animals, birds, plants and insects of this planet are each of them a link in the great chain of life. They are interdependent for their survival. If they are at peace with one another and their surroundings, they may be said to sustain a state of equilibrium. This the ecologists say, is conducive to the growth of all species. Population explosion and rapid advances in technology have disrupted this ecological balance. Most vulnerable to these influences are plants whose extinction sets off chain reactions exterminating other species. A knowledge of relations of living organisms to each other and to their surroundings is essential to save the earth from becoming a lifeless desert.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]If India takes up the doctrine of the sword, she may gain temporary victory. Then India will cease to be the pride of my heart. I am wedded to India because I owe my all to India. I believe absolutely that she has a mission for all the world. She is not to copy Europe blindly. India's acceptance of the doctrine of the sword will be the hour of my trial. I hope I shall not be found wanting. My religion has no geographical limits. If I have a living faith in it, it will transcend my love for India herself. My life is dedicated to the service of India through the religion of non-violence.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The storm shows no sign of abatement and its character is as unpleasant as ever. The promise of the night died away about 3 a.m. when the temperature and the wind rose again, and things reverted to the old conditions. I can find no sign of an end, and all of us agree that it is utterly impossible to move. Resignation to misfortune is the only attitude, but not an easy one to adopt. It is very painful to lie here in a wet sleeping blanket and think of the pity of it. Things go steadily from bad to worse. One of us has a bad attack of snow-blindness in one eye ... there cannot be good cheer in the camp in such weather but it is ready to break out again. In the brief spell of hope last night, one heard laughter.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]Men, animals, birds, plants and insects of this planet are each of them a link in the great chain of life. They are interdependent for their survival. If they are at peace with one another and their surroundings, they may be said to sustain a state of equilibrium. This the ecologists say, is conducive to the growth of all species. Population explosion and rapid advances in technology have disrupted this ecological balance. Most vulnerable to these influences are plants whose extinction sets off chain reactions exterminating other species. A knowledge of relations of living organisms to each other and to their surroundings is essential to save the earth from becoming a lifeless desert.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]Men, animals, birds, plants and insects of this planet are each of them a link in the great chain of life. They are interdependent for their survival. If they are at peace with one another and their surroundings, they may be said to sustain a state of equilibrium. This the ecologists say, is conducive to the growth of all species. Population explosion and rapid advances in technology have disrupted this ecological balance. Most vulnerable to these influences are plants whose extinction sets off chain reactions exterminating other species. A knowledge of relations of living organisms to each other and to their surroundings is essential to save the earth from becoming a lifeless desert.

[passage-header]Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]One day, there came a knock at the door which I immediately recognized as the appeal of a model out of work. It was followed by the entrance of a young man, whom I immediately recognized as a foreigner who knew nothing of English. He stood, not importunately, but with a dumb, dog-like fidelity in his eyes which amounted to innocent impudence. Suddenly I saw that this very attitude and expression made a picture, where upon I told him to sit down and wait till I should be free.

[passage-header]Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]One day, there came a knock at the door which I immediately recognized as the appeal of a model out of work. It was followed by the entrance of a young man, whom I immediately recognized as a foreigner who knew nothing of English. He stood, not importunately, but with a dumb, dog-like fidelity in his eyes which amounted to innocent impudence. Suddenly I saw that this very attitude and expression made a picture, where upon I told him to sit down and wait till I should be free.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and accordingly, fill in the blank:
[/passage-header]Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great curse, for while it helps us to make our intentions and desires known to our fellows. It can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demands careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]If India takes up the doctrine of the sword, she may gain temporary victory. Then India will cease to be the pride of my heart. I am wedded to India because I owe my all to India. I believe absolutely that she has a mission for all the world. She is not to copy Europe blindly. India's acceptance of the doctrine of the sword will be the hour of my trial. I hope I shall not be found wanting. My religion has no geographical limits. If I have a living faith in it, it will transcend my love for India herself. My life is dedicated to the service of India through the religion of non-violence.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]If India takes up the doctrine of the sword, she may gain temporary victory. Then India will cease to be the pride of my heart. I am wedded to India because I owe my all to India. I believe absolutely that she has a mission for all the world. She is not to copy Europe blindly. India's acceptance of the doctrine of the sword will be the hour of my trial. I hope I shall not be found wanting. My religion has no geographical limits. If I have a living faith in it, it will transcend my love for India herself. My life is dedicated to the service of India through the religion of non-violence.