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Directions: For the following question, select the option that best replaces the parenthesis in the given paragraph. After all, the strategic $40 million deal with Parle Exports has given the company instant ownership of the nation's top soft drink brands like ThumsUp, Limca, Citra, Gold Spot and Maaza, and also access to Parle's extensive 54 plant bottling network and a base for the rapid introduction of the company's international brands(.) And the recent decision of Ramesh Chauhan to sell out his bottling operations to Coke was all but a boost to the multinational's operations in India.

  1. The ThumsUp plant however is not very lucrative.

  2. But the competition in the soft drink industry is cut throat.

  3. The network of independently owned bottles was and is India's largest soft drink bottling system.

  4. Pepsi is an arch rival of Coke.

  5. The company plans to develop one of these into a mother plant for its bottling operations throughout South Asia.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage deals with the positive effect of Coke's deal with Parle Exports. This statement, used in conjunction with Ramesh Chauhan's decision, can be described as giving boost to the multinational's operation in India. So, option (3) is correct. 

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