Multiple choice

Directions: Which statement would immediately precede the given sentence?

Unfortunately, however, these slum dwellers are looked upon by the society as an appendix causing ills in the urban society.

  1. Health officials have been warning the government against the transmission of contagious diseases from the slum areas to other parts of the city.

  2. Slum dwellers not only play a significant role in urban economy but also provide cheap labour for everyday work of the cities.

  3. A recent report suggested that 34 percent of government land is illegally occupied by the slum dwellers.

  4. The slum dwellers live in sub human, unhygienic conditions in their tiny shanties and are very often hubs for criminal activities.

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Options (1), (3) and (4) are out of scope, as they are not connected with the theme of the passage. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

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