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Question
Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
Our nature it is that whatever we try We do with devotion deep and true.
- Who does ‘we’ refer to?
- How should we carry out our duties?
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Solution
- ‘We refer to ordinary people.
- We must do our duty with sincerity and deep devotion.
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