Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. (4).

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Perhaps India should listen to her (1)______ sages who taught the importance (2)______ balance. This means we should be (3)______ not to take anything too far (4)______ be too radical. The unfortunate results of (5)______too far are obvious in the environmental degradation.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. ‘or'.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

Radical is used here after the blank which means ‘advocating a complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party'.

Here, two sentences need to be joined and when both sentences convey similar meaning, ‘OR’ should be used.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Complete sentence:

we need not go to far or be too radical.

SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 20