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7 th Unit: C-Reading: Unity in Diversity in India - Para No: 42 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): The best proof lies in the fact that Indian history has quickened into life.
Explanation: The subject proof is singular, so the verb must also be singular.
• proof lie ❌
• proof lies ✔️
Correct (23): India has many races, castes, sub-castes, nationalities and communities, but the heart of India is one.
Explanation: We use but to show contrast between many groups and one united identity.
• so ❌
• but ✔️
Correct (24): We all are heirs to a common but rich culture.
Explanation: The correct word order is we all are, not we are all, when giving emphasis to the whole group.
• We are all (wrong order here) ❌
• We all are ✔️
Correct (25): Our cultural heritage consists of our art and literature as they flourished centuries ago.
Explanation: We use as to mean “in the way that” when referring to how something existed in the past.
• has they flourished ❌
• as they flourished ✔️
Correct (26): Our cultural heritage serves as a bond of unity between people of different faiths and creeds.
Explanation: The correct phrase is cultural heritage, not culture heritage.
• culture heritage ❌
• cultural heritage ✔️