Question

    Directions (140 - 143): In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent. 

    In his Foreword to its first edition, Jawaharlal Nehru writes, “C Rajagopalachari is the acknowledged expert in this domain and the unquestioned leader of the Prohibition movement in India. What he has to say about it must command attention. _______________. This argument may and does go a long way with many people. But if Prohibition is going to triumph, it will do so because of the reasoned conviction that it is necessary for the well-being and progress of a nation. The question must therefore be approached in a scientific spirit. Rajagopalachari has done so and has built up an unanswerable case for Prohibition.”

    A She writes of the funeral, “All his old friends who could possibly make it came as well as other members of the Forest Department.” Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The evidence of the great religions is sometimes used as the principal argument in favour of Prohibition. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mary Currie’s father Donald served in the Madras Presidency and their life is narrated by his wife Diana. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D There was once a library in Mylapore that imposed rules on how a reader must position a book while reading. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E These were open to only close friends. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct answer is B

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