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.

the doer of the deed whether good or _______

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SSC CPO Tier- I Previous Paper 5 (Held on: 3rd July 2017 Shift 1) 
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  1. reliable
  2. resistible
  3. bad
  4. evil

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Option 3 : bad
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The usage of the word ‘whether’ indicates that two words which are opposite in meaning should be mentioned. If one of the words is ‘good’, the other one should be ‘bad’. Since ‘bad’ is present among the options, do not mark ‘evil’ as the answer.

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