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7 th Unit: C-Reading: Unity in Diversity in India - Para No: 40 from the List
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Write the corrected word or phrase for each numbered error (22–26). Submit your answers to receive marks, then review the explanations.
Correct (22): They fail to discover the one in many, the individual in the aggregate; the simple in the composite.
Explanation: The paragraph is written in the present tense, so the verb must also be in present tense.
• failed ❌
• fail ✔️
Correct (23): With them the whole is lost in its parts.
Explanation:
• The verb must match the present tense of the paragraph → “is” is correct.
• were ❌ / is ✔️
Correct (24): What is needed is the superior interpretation, synthesis of the power of the mind that can give rise to a vision of the whole.
Explanation:
• The correct preposition is “of” (synthesis of something).
• synthesis on ❌ / synthesis of ✔️
Correct (25): A keen penetrating insight will not fail to recognise the fundamental unity beneath the manifold variety in India.
Explanation: The correct opposite of “variety” in this context is “unity,” not “disunity.”
• disunity ❌
• unity ✔️
Correct (26): The diversity itself, far from being a damaging cause of disunity and weakness, is a fertile source of strength and wealth.
Explanation: “Diversity” is the correct noun form. “Diverse” is an adjective, so it cannot be used here.
• the diverse ❌
• the diversity ✔️