2026 · Q53
Directions : In the following items a pair of sentences (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second sentence to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1: Electric cars produce no exhaust emissions. S2: However, the electricity to charge them may come from fossil fuel sources. The second sentence:
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- Acontradicts the assertion of the first
- Bcontrasts the assertion of the first
- Cconfirms the assertion of the first
- Dqualifies the assertion of the first
Explanation
S2 does not deny S1 — electric cars genuinely produce no exhaust emissions; the "however" adds a caveat about the electricity's source, limiting the force of S1's claim. Adding a limitation to an assertion is qualifying it — (D).