There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.Sentence: Many investors rely on these ratings to make informed decisions about their investments.Paragraph: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings have become increasingly important for investors and companies worldwide. _____1____. However, the recent downgrade of ESG ratings for several major companies by MSCI, one of the world's leading providers of ESG ratings, has highlighted the need for greater regulation and transparency in the ratings industry. _____2____. The downgrades were primarily attributed to the companies' inadequate responses to climate change and poor governance practices. _____3____. This event has raised concerns about the credibility and reliability of ESG ratings, as inconsistencies and lack of standardization across different rating agencies make it difficult for investors to compare companies effectively. _____4____.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.Sentence: Growing disillusionment and depression among younger Chinese is not merely a symptom of the recent economic slowdown.Paragraph: ____1____. In China, a rising concern is being noted regarding the mental health of its younger population. This issue has become increasingly prominent, with many attributing it to the current economic challenges the country faces. ____2____. However, this perspective overlooks deeper, more systemic causes that have contributed to this growing trend. ____3____. The problem has been decades in the making, and owes much to China’s rigid education system, past fertility policies, and tight rural-urban migration restrictions. ____4____. These factors collectively have created a pressure-cooker environment for the youth, shaping their outlook and experiences in profound ways.Option 4Option 1Option 2Option 3

A sentence with two blanks is given, each one indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that fit into the blank appropriately. Where all developed _______ of the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to _______ this demand, Indian companies are investing heavily in various related sectors. economies, meet poeple, inhibit nation, inflict governments, measure

Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.Not for the first time, some energy firms fooled themselves into believing that newfangled technologies and funding mechanisms could let them defy laws of financial gravity.This year, new solar installations in America are expected to more than double.Last year, for the first time, the world invested more in photovoltaic cells than in coal-and gas-fired power generation combined.In some respects, this is a bumper era for solar energy.China, which has more solar capacity than any other country, plans to triple it by the end of the decade.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.Sentence: Equally importantly, among the scientific community, they can also erode the self-critical spirit that is so central to the success of scientific endeavours, replacing it with a self-congratulatory one.Paragraph: Like most people, scientists are interested in history. Yet they often prefer to read triumphal works produced by fellow scientists rather than scholarship by professional historians. _____(1)_____To the chagrin of historians, popular interest in the history of science often resembles the kind preferred by scientists, with celebrity scientists reproducing digestible myths and memes that offer entertaining and engaging stories about the past. _____(2)_____ These popular histories are replete with heroes and villains and offer a simple narrative arc of truth vanquishing error and ignorance. These one-dimensional accounts often promote public misconceptions about how science really works. _____(3)_____ Worse, they can suggest that what scientific textbooks currently teach are only eternal truths – a position difficult to reconcile with belief in scientific progress and how history works. Such a rigid view will undermine public confidence in scientific authority when new evidence prompts scientists to change their minds. If there is one lesson to be drawn from the history of science, it is caution about smug complacency. _____(4)_____ Science doesn’t stand still long enough to rest on its laurels. Its triumphs are at once very real and never the last word.

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.Sentence:The UN says plastics account for 85% of all marine trash, because of which, last year Mr. Gregory founded The Plastic Pledge, which tries to educate students about plastic disposal.Paragraph:____1____. At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of marine pollution. _____2______. From the United Arab Emirates, notorious for its sweltering heat to one of the coldest regions in the world, their quest will take the team from one extreme to the next. ____3____. For leader Toby Gregory, it is a chance to sound the alarm about the scourge of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, a mission he took on after a 2023 Atlantic Ocean rowing trip during which he saw “a lot more plastic than I ever imagined”. ___4_____.