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). India’s tax-to-GDP ratio is far lower than the 21 per cent average of its emerging market peers; its public spending-to-GDP ra
Options
- AThe country cannot scale up necessary infrastructure and social spending without widening its tax base.
- BThe government had promised to adopt non-intrusive methods and employ information technology to widen the tax
- CAs a target, rough or otherwise, it is an ambitious goal for a country where the direct tax base has grown at
- DIt is not clear why there is such panic about the number, especially if it was a mere statement of intent.
Correct answer
A. The country cannot scale up necessary infrastructure and social spending without widening its tax base.
Step-by-step solution
The opening statement of the paragraph states concern over India’s low tax to GDP ratio in comparison to its market peers and the statement following the blank asserts how much percent of the economy is outside the tax net. Clearly, the statement that centres around the same idea would fit the blank. While statement D is not adding any meaning to the paragraph, statement E is taking the discussion to a different context. Hence, both the options D and E can be eliminated. Statement C talks about ‘an ambi