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. Global warming is accelerating with each passing year.
S2. Recent studies indicate that temperatures are rising across continents.
The second sentence :
- Acontradicts the first
- Bcontrasts the first
- Cconfirms the first
- Dqualifies the first
Explanation
S2 supplies concrete evidence — recent studies showing temperatures rising across continents — that directly supports the claim in S1 that global warming is accelerating. When the second sentence furnishes proof for the first, the relationship is confirmation. There is no opposition or limitation involved, so “confirms the first” is correct: (c).