IPMAT Indore 2024
VA
Paracompletion
Easy
______________________________. This happened after a lorry laden with tomatoes worth 21 lakh rupees went missing. One of the three traders who had sent his tomatoes on the lorry said that they had lost contact with the driver in Nashik and that his GPS had been switched off. The traders were not sure if the truck had been hijacked or if the driver had stolen the tomatoes. This is the third time tomatoes have been stolen following the rise of tomato prices to Rs.150 per kg.
______________________________. This happened after a lorry laden with tomatoes worth 21 lakh rupees went missing. One of the three traders who had sent his tomatoes on the lorry said that they had lost contact with the driver in Nashik and that his GPS had been switched off. The traders were not sure if the truck had been hijacked or if the driver had stolen the tomatoes. This is the third time tomatoes have been stolen following the rise of tomato prices to Rs.150 per kg.
Correct Option: 1
To determine the best fit, the missing sentence should ideally set the context for the subsequent detailed events. Option 1 effectively introduces the atmosphere of panic and confusion, which is consistent with the incident of a missing lorry described immediately after. The other options either jump into specifics unrelated to the ensuing details (Option 2 and 4) or provide irrelevant background information (Option 3).
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