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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.

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.

suburb

apex

cusp

rolling stones

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> "suburb" refers to a residential area on the outskirts of a city, which doesn't fit the context of being at a point of transition.

Option 2 -> "cusp" means the verge or edge of something significant, fitting perfectly in the context.

Option 3 -> "cusp" (same as Option 2) means the verge or edge of something significant, fitting perfectly in the context.

Option 4 -> "rolling stones" doesn't appear in the passage and doesn't make sense in this context.

Hence, Option 3: cusp -> The phrase "on the cusp of" (found in the passage as "on the cusp of celebrating 25 years") means at the point of transition or on the verge of something significant. It perfectly captures the idea that AI has brought innovation and technology to the brink of remarkable advancement -> correct

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The passage is primarily concerned with:

Question 2

As per the passage Sabyasachi Mukherjee is:

Question 4

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

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.

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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.