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The glories yielded by a successful politics lie outside its
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The glories yielded by a successful politics lie outside itself. Its deepest purpose is to create the conditions for the cultivation of the finer things, beginning with philosophy and science, and (i)____ to the ever more delicate and (ii)____ arts. The lesson of our history is that the task of merely maintaining strong and sturdy the structures of a constitutional order is unending, the continuing and (iii)____ work of every generation.
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| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| condescending | gaudy | ceaseless |
| tracing back | antediluvian | episodic |
| ascending | refined | ruthless |
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1. Of the three, the third blank is easy to solve first. "Unending" and "continuing" suggest that "ceaseless" should be the right fit for the blank
2. The first and second blank will have to be solved together. The tone is more positive and hence condescending will not fit. With clues from "beginning" in the earlier phrase, it is easy to assimilate that the next word should be "ascending". "Tracing back" will not fit "beginning".
3. With "ascending" fitting in the first blank, the second blank cannot be gaudy - showy or cheap (negative in tone) and antediluvian (can't fit ascending). It can only be "refined"
2. The first and second blank will have to be solved together. The tone is more positive and hence condescending will not fit. With clues from "beginning" in the earlier phrase, it is easy to assimilate that the next word should be "ascending". "Tracing back" will not fit "beginning".
3. With "ascending" fitting in the first blank, the second blank cannot be gaudy - showy or cheap (negative in tone) and antediluvian (can't fit ascending). It can only be "refined"
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