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Now you are going to listen to an article about the break-up of the Joint Family system in India.

As you listen to the passage complete the boxes given below.


(i) Breaking apart of the family due to marriage and conflicts


(ii) Changing environment and house


(iii) poverty and loss of livelihood, pending pension


(iv) lack of sympathy


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