Directions : Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which…
2020
Directions : Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement.
(1) Within the sensex pack, 22 stocks gained ground
(2) Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank ,ICICI Bank contributed the maximum to the day’s gains.
(A) Since, Reliance Industries _________________
(B) Within the sensex pack _________________
(C) Contradicting the sensex pack _____________
- A.
Only (A)
- B.
Only (B)
- C.
Only (C)
- D.
Both (A) and (B)
- E.
Both (B) and (C)
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a sentence-connector question you must join two given statements into ONE grammatically correct sentence that conveys exactly the same meaning as the originals — nothing added, nothing dropped. A valid connector links the ideas without introducing a NEW logical relationship (such as cause, contrast, or condition) that the source statements never asserted. Connectors that inject an unstated relationship change the meaning and are therefore invalid, even if the result reads smoothly.
The two statements
Statement 1: “Within the sensex pack, 22 stocks gained ground.”
Statement 2: “Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank contributed the maximum to the day’s gains.”
These are two parallel, complementary facts: a broad fact (22 stocks rose) and a specific elaboration (which stocks led the rise). The correct connector must keep them as related, coordinate facts.
Applying each connector
“Within the sensex pack …” → “Within the sensex pack, 22 stocks gained ground, with Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank contributing the maximum to the day’s gains.” This fuses both statements into one clause, keeps every detail, and adds no new logical relationship. The meaning is preserved precisely.
“Since, Reliance Industries …” → “Since” forces a CAUSE–effect link — it would claim the 22 stocks rose BECAUSE those three contributed most. The originals never state any causation; they simply list two facts side by side. Asserting cause distorts the meaning, so this connector fails the “same meaning” requirement (and “Since,” with a comma is itself unidiomatic).
“Contradicting the sensex pack …” → “Contradicting” signals a CONFLICT between the two statements. But the statements agree and reinforce each other, so introducing contradiction reverses the intended sense entirely.
Result
Only the connector “Within the sensex pack …” merges the two statements into a single sentence with the meaning unchanged. Hence the choice that selects that connector alone is correct.