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Directions for the following four questions: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Trade protectionism, disguised as concern for the climate, is raising its head. Citing competitiveness concerns, powerful industrialized countries are holding out threats of a levy on imports of energy-intensive products from developing countries that refuse to accept their demands. The actual source of protectionist sentiment in the OECD countries is, of course, their current lacklustre economic performance, combined with the challenges posed by the rapid economic rise of China and India - in that order.
[CAT 2008]
The paragraph talks about trade protectionists posing as environmentalists to cover up their lacklustre economic performance. Statement A just restates the first sentence of the paragraph and hence does not move the paragraph forward. Statements B and C talk specifically about India and China, and not about the overall theme of the para. Hence, they cannot be proper concluding statements. Statement E is too sweeping in its conclusion. The apt concluding statement is D.
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