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English ( Master) Paragraph Completion

Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States and has been the world’s most dominant automaker since 1931. Recent times, however, have not been as favourable for the automotive giant with GM posting a record $38.7 billion loss in 2016. These losses were sustained due to a variety of factors, such as adverse market conditions in the United States and Europe, high inventory levels as well as the fall in the value of the U.S. dollar. _________________________________.

GM’s management is to be blamed for not venturing into emerging markets like Russia and India.

Since the value of the dollar is still falling, the losses sustained seem destined to continue in 2017.

In response to this crisis, GM announced the launch of a slew of new models.

GM now ranks as the world’s second largest automaker, behind Toyota Motor Corporation.

Higher oil prices would probably lead to GM incurring another big loss to its bottom line in 2017.

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Explanation:

Option A would be wrong as the reasons for sustaining losses have already been mentioned and therefore option A does not end the paragraph very well.
Option B would also be absurd as falling value of the dollar is not the only reason for the company sustaining losses.
Option C would be wrong because it is somewhat irrelevant to the paragraph.
Option E would be wrong as well as no such inference can be drawn, the reasons for sustaining losses have already been mentioned and oil prices affect all automobile companies.
Option D is the most appropriate choice here because it can be inferred that due to GM’s losses its position declined from number 1 to number 2. It is the most correct ending to the paragraph.
Option D is hence the correct answer.