Read passage given below and choose the answer the question that follow.
Trees give shade for the benefit of others and while they themselves stand in the sun and endure scorching heat, they produce the fruit by which others profit. The character of good men is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body, if no use of it is made, for the benefit of mankind? Sandalwood - the more it is rubbed the more scent does it yield. Sugarcane - the more it is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice does it produce. Gold - the more it is burnt, the more brightly does it shine. The men who are noble at heart do not lose these qualities even in the face of death. What does it matter whether men praise them or not? What difference does it make whether riches abide with them or not? What does it signify whether they die at this moment or whether their lives are prolonged? Whatever may happen, those who tread on the right path will not set foot in any other. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others. Those who lay down their lives for the sake of a friend, or even for the sake of a stranger, will assuredly dwell forever in a world of bliss.
Complete the given sentence by choosing the appropriate options :
One can be assured to dwell forever in the world of bliss by :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → laying down ones life for the benefit of others.
The last sentence of the passage reads, "Those who lay down their lives for the sake of a friend, or even for the sake of a stranger, will assuredly dwell forever in a world of bliss." To lay down one's life is to give up one's life for others, so Option 3 completes the sentence.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: standing in the sun and enduring scorching heat — Incorrect. Wrong part of the passage: this describes trees in the opening line; the passage does not promise bliss for it.
Option 2: praising others often. — Incorrect. Not mentioned: praise is treated as unimportant in the passage; it is never named as a way to bliss.
Option 4: not interfering in the path of others. — Incorrect. Not mentioned: the passage says the good will not leave the right path themselves; it says nothing about interfering in the path of others.