Question

Fill up the blanks numbered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) in the passage given below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each blank.

The main objective of art and (a) living is to develop (b) sensibilities and skills of healthful living besides providing a (c) ground for the love of labour, (d) social attitudes and moral values so as to enable the child to be (e) to the ideas of others with humility and sincerity in thought, word, and deed. Love for mankind and helping the needy would (f) at this stage and its culmination would be in terms of attainment of selfless service. ‘a’ is

Options

• Profitable

• Promising

• productive

• praise 

Answer 1

productive The conjunction ‘and’ suggests that the kind of living must be in accordance with ‘art’; Now, ‘art’ is creative, so, ‘productive’ is the best answer.