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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Technology has become a part and parcel of modern lifestyle.

Option 1: an obstacle

Option 2: a myth

Option 3: a useless part

Option 4: an integral part


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: an integral part


Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.

The idiom "part and parcel" describes something that is an essential or integral component of a whole. In the given sentence, it means that technology has become a fundamental and indispensable aspect of the modern way of life. The use of "part and parcel" emphasises that technology is not just an optional or incidental element but a crucial and inseparable part of contemporary living.

Therefore, the correct answer is an integral part.

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