Multiple choice

Directions: The question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. From the five choices available you are required to choose the one which best fits the sequence logically. Any classical economist will tell you that for India to go beyond 7 per cent GDP growth, the investment rate and capital productivity need to be stepped up. (.) There is some truth in this. Compared to Southeast Asia and the newly industrialised economies, our productivity rates are abysmal, though improving.

  1. You cannot depend on foreign remittances alone.

  2. Yet the government has placed optimism on the experience of other nations.

  3. India has a dismal record in this respect.

  4. And in this respect, the Asian tigers will beat us hands down.

  5. This appears to be a far cry from the unreasonable expectations.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The succeeding statements vouch for the statement in the blank and go on to elaborate it. We can easily infer (4).

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