Read the passage and answer the following question
War is a terrible evil. It refers to an armed battle between nations. War causes great suffering to the family members of the people who die during the war. During wars, there is massive destruction of property, wealth, trade, industry, etc. It completely upsets the social life of people.
Peace means complete freedom from disturbance. It refers to those times when there is no war or fight among nations. Once the world starts believing that wars are unnecessary and decides to abolish war completely, they will certainly find a way for peaceful co-existence. A human being’s love for peace is universal. A human being is by nature peaceful. War does not furnish proof of the idea that humans are fighting animals. Even the acts of war have not spoiled the human being’s spontaneous love for peace.
Modern people are threatened by the dreadful inventions of science. But this actual threat is coming not from science but from war, in which the power of science is abused. It is one thing to keep a nation strong and vigorous and save it; it is another thing to infuse a wanton spirit of aggression and destruction into it. The modern nations must truly realize in their heart the full significance of the teaching – ‘For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.’ Then and then only shall peace reign in the world.
Which word in the passage is used for ‘rule’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Reign
Reign means to rule or to be in control.
- The last line of the passage says that only then “shall peace reign in the world”. Here it means peace will rule the world. Example: King Ashoka reigned over a large empire.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Perish — Incorrect. Wrong meaning: Perish means to die or to be destroyed. In the passage, those who take the sword “shall perish”. Example: Many plants perished in the long dry summer.
Option 2: Spontaneous — Incorrect. Wrong meaning: Spontaneous means natural and unplanned. The passage speaks of the human being’s “spontaneous love for peace”. Example: The children gave a spontaneous cheer when the bell rang.
Option 4: Wanton — Incorrect. Wrong meaning: Wanton means cruel or harmful without any good reason. The passage warns against a “wanton spirit of aggression”. Example: The boys were punished for the wanton damage to the park benches.