IPMAT Indore 2023 - VA Q77 Explanation

Explanation:

(a) The completed sentence would be: "The culture of the 21st century — on an increasingly global scale — is oriented around the practical principles of utility, effectiveness, and impact. Things are good to the extent that they are instrumental, with instrumentality usually defined as the capacity to produce money or things. The worth of anything — an idea, an activity, an artwork, a relationship with another person — is determined pragmatically."

Explanation: "global" is fitting as it describes the scale of the 21st-century culture. "relationship" is suitable as it aligns with the context of determining the worth of anything. "pragmatically" accurately captures the idea that the assessment of worth is based on practical considerations of utility, effectiveness, and impact.

The other options do not fit the context as well:

Option 1 includes "conspicuous," "dialogue," and "diligently," which do not align with the theme of utility, effectiveness, and impact.

Option 2 mentions "nominal," "dinner," and "meaningfully," which may not convey the intended meaning of determining the worth of things in a practical and utilitarian manner.

Option 3 introduces "ordinal," "conversation," and "imaginatively," which does not align with the practical principles emphasized in the paragraph.