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At 50 and on the cusp of celebrating 25 years in the fashion industry with a grand show in Mumbai, the couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee is refreshingly unromantic about his achievements. "A lot of people think I'm a big deal, but for me, it's like running any other business. I'm not an engineer nor a doctor. I don't save lives or build bridges. I make clothes and get undue attention for that."

His modesty is engaging. At heart, Mukherjee is still the boy who, back in the day as a 20-something designer, had famously said 'Want to make it big? Be in Bengal'. While many thought the idea was bonkers, he stayed put in Kolkata unlike many of his youth who continued to move out for better opportunities. City-proud and stubbornly resistant to all advice to shift base, Mukherjee turned the handicraft hub to head from his workshop in Topsia, a suburb on the eastern fringe of Kolkata dotted with tanneries. He built collections steeped in the city with a roaring flood Bengal tiger as his logo. "Everyone told me staying in Kolkata was suicidal, but I persevered. Now, I'm bringing the whole world to Kolkata," he says, adding that the show is a homage to the city that has been the core of who he is or what he creates.

As per the passage Sabyasachi Mukherjee is:

A show-off

A vain man

A braggart

An unassuming man

✅ Correct Option: 4

Option 1 -> A show-off means someone who flaunts their achievements, but Sabyasachi downplays his work saying he just "makes clothes" and gets "undue attention" for it.

Option 2 -> A vain man has excessive pride in himself, but the passage explicitly states "His modesty is engaging," which contradicts vanity.

Option 3 -> A braggart boasts about accomplishments, but Sabyasachi states "A lot of people think I'm a big deal, but for me, it's like running any other business" - showing humility, not boastfulness.

Option 4 -> An unassuming man is modest and humble, which perfectly describes Sabyasachi who is "refreshingly unromantic about his achievements" and believes he gets "undue attention" for making clothes.

Hence, Option 4: An unassuming man -> The passage clearly describes his modesty and humble attitude toward his success, explicitly stating "His modesty is engaging" and showing how he downplays his achievements despite being a celebrated couturier celebrating 25 years in fashion -> correct

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The passage is primarily concerned with:

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Choose a word from the passage to fill in the blank.

With the advent of AI, the world of innovation and technology is at the ______ of astounding progress.

Question 4

Mukherjee 'turned the narrative on its head' means he:

As per the passage Sabyasachi Mukherjee is:

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