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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.
______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

Choose the correct option for the second blank: "moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics."

  1. A
    which
  2. B
    why
  3. C
    where
  4. D
    what

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The blank requires a relative pronoun to connect the clause to the antecedent noun phrase "a new ethical and moral politics". Since it refers to an inanimate concept/idea, the relative pronoun "which" is the grammatically correct choice.

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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.
______________ reader can add to the list and to the possibilities of a new ethical and moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics. What I wish to add is a ___________________. The rituals of apology and the question of justice, reconciliation and ethical repair are not easy. They require a rigour and an inventiveness _____________ ethical thinking which ___________________ new experiments with the idea of truth and healing in India.

Choose the correct option for the second blank: "moral politics _________________ requires a Gandhian inventiveness of ritual and politics."
A
which
B
why
C
where
D
what

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