English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishParagraph Organization
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). The surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry succeeded in identifying three adults infected with the Zika virus betwe
Options
- ABut it is not clear whether the person who brought the infection into the country has been identified.
- BBut the Ministry acted less than responsibly by withholding the information from everyone.
- CAs the virus remains present in the semen for a long time, the WHO recommends that couples abstain from sex fo
- DSecrecy about Zika outbreaks, even if seen only in isolated cases, can lead to a public health disaster.
Correct answer
B. But the Ministry acted less than responsibly by withholding the information from everyone.
Step-by-step solution
Though the first sentence of the paragraph seems to be appreciating the government’s surveillance system to identify Zika virus, the sentences following the blank imply a piece of amazement over the information not shared with the WHO for more than five months. In the given context, the sentence given as option B seems to fit the blank most appropriately and doesn’t break the chain of thoughts being discussed in the paragraph. Option B is hence the correct answer.