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    Mr. Rohan had never thought much about the origin of wealth or inequalities in life. It was his firm belief that if this world was not good, the next would be good and this faith sustained him. He was not like some others whom he knew, who would sell their souls to the devil.He always thought of God before doing anything. He lived the life of an honest man. He had not married, but did not desire another man’s wife. He believed that women weakened men as was described in the stories of Samson and Delilah .


     ”To sell one’s soul to the devil ” means 

    suppressing one’s conscience

    Incorrect Answer

    giving up goodness in exchange for evil

    Incorrect Answer

    giving up one’s honesty for the sake of monetary benefits

    Correct Answer

    to sell oneself to earn livelihood

    Incorrect Answer
    Explanation:

    Here one may be confused between the two options a and c but if we take a closer look we will realize that the question ‘To sell one’s sell to devil ‘ is an idiom which has some meaning which is exactly given in the option,so we will go with the exact meaning of the idiom. We don’t need to modify the meaning and choose the option a.‘To sell one’s sell to devil ‘ –  ‘to give up one’ s honesty for monetary benefits.


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