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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
"I am proud to (1)_____ to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance (2)_____ universal acceptance," he declared (3)_____September 11, 1893. "We believe not only in universal toleration; (4)_____ we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the (5)_____ of all religions and all nations of the earth.


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: and

Option 2: as well as

Option 3: or

Option 4: also


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Correct Answer: and


Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the first option.

Explanation: The sentence structure indicates that the speaker is listing two qualities or attributes of the religion i.e., tolerance and universal acceptance.

The conjunction and is the most suitable choice here, as it seamlessly connects and joins these two concepts. It is a coordinating conjunction used to link similar elements in a sentence.

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