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Question : 48 of 60

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A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way

Many insulters perform small actions which make them appear pompous or ‘superior’ the most obvious example is the tilting back of the head, combined with half-closed eyes, which has given rise to the popular expressions ‘look down upon’, ‘turn one’s nose up’ and ‘look down one’s nose’. This is an exaggerated version of one of the basic high-status signals. In ordinary status displays the more dominant carry their heads high, the more submissive hang their heads low.

The high/low difference is usually rather slight- so slight that we are rarely aware of it consciously.
Unconsciously, however, we are highly responsive even to minute difference in ‘uprightness’.
This behaviour is usually a symptom of some hidden insecurity in the insulter.
Displays such as these have also been observed in certain animal species, which have a more developed social structure.

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