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 5.
Option 1: toilers
Option 2: refugees
Option 3: workers
Option 4: peons
Correct Answer: refugees
Solution : The most appropriate choice to fill in the blank is the second option.
Explanation: The sentence context suggests that the nation has provided shelter to certain individuals. Refugees is the most suitable term for people who have been forced to leave their home country due to persecution or adverse conditions and seek refuge in another country.
So, the correct sentence would be: "I am proud to belong to a nation that has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth."
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