Multiple choice

Trend

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

The prolonged recession in the automotive market is threatening to have a long-term implication on the automotive industry’s ambitious target of achieving a turnover of \$145 billion by 2016 under the Automotive Mission Plan.
Revising its sales target for FY-13 downwards to 1-3% from 9-11% earlier, the automotive industry body Society of Automobile Manufacturers Association (SIAM) on Wednesday said, that the target of \$145 billion may be missed by 20-25% at the current growth rate levels. “if this current trend continues, then we will miss the AMP target of accomplishing an annual turnover of USD 145 billion from auto and auto-component manufacturers by 2016,” said SIAM president S Sandilya.

  1. Instruction

  2. Objective

  3. Opinion

  4. Tendency
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In this context, 'trend' refers to a general direction in which something is developing or changing. The passage discusses the current direction of the automotive market. 'Tendency' best captures this meaning of a general course or direction. 'Instruction' and 'objective' don't fit, and 'opinion' is subjective.

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