Directions: A brief passage or a statement is given and a question is asked, based on the information provided in the passage/statement. Critically examine the five alternative answer options marked (1) to (5) and choose the best answer. �Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely� You are most likely to refute your opponent's argument using the above line, if he says that

Option (1), a quote by Mao Tse Tung, conveys the idea of political power emanating from the use of force to which the key line cannot be a suitable refutation. The responsibilities and duties that go with a high profile job are being highlighted in option (2), to which again the key sentence cannot be an appropriate reply. Option (4) stresses the fact power and responsibility being handmaids while option (5) is entirely irrelevant, because one's professed honesty is certainly not the focus of attention here. The key sentence, a famous quote, attributed to Lord Acton, the famous British politician, encapsulates the very importance of having an effective opposition in a democracy of any kind. To this idea, one can give an effective counter-reply in the form of option (3), which alleges that the opposition parties are totally useless in a democratic setup.