Comprehension

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Man and his _____ are two distinct things, whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a _____ deed, disapprobation, the doer of the deed whether good or _____ always deserves _____ or pity as the case may be. Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely _____ and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.

always deserves _____ or pity as the case may be.

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SSC CPO Tier- I Previous Paper 5 (Held on: 3rd July 2017 Shift 1) 
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  1. punishment
  2. accolade
  3. applaud
  4. respect

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Option 4 : respect
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SSC CPO : English Comprehension Sectional Test 1
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The usage of the phrase ‘as the case may be’ indicates that what people deserve depends on the kind of deed they do. So if a person who commits bad deed deserves ‘pity’, a person who performs good deeds should be ‘respected’. Option 1 carries an opposite meaning and the other two options are not as apt as ‘respect’.

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