0QUESTION
A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
As society often reminds us, a woman never really has a home to call her own. As a young girl she lives in her father’s home and as a married lady, she occupies her husband’s. So, which is the home she can rightfully claim as hers? The answer is obvious – the one she buys for herself. More and more women are making this crucial decision and putting down their own money for a roof over their heads. ______________________
(a) From sweepers to the surgeon, women in the workforce are increasingly breaking away from past tyrannies and asserting their right to live life on their own terms.
(b) It frees them from that ghastly insecurity of staying in relationships that may not be in their interest.
(c) ‘My house...my card...my pc...my money....’— the operative word here is ‘my’.
(d) This new equation is not restricted to ‘people like us’ – this change is cutting across all divides.
ANSWER
B The theme of the paragraph is the dependence of women on their male counterparts and option (b) takes forward the idea of women deciding to own a house and free themselves. Options (a) and (d) although related describe how this change is not restricted to a particular class of women and hence cannot come directly after the paragraph given. Option (c) is Inconsistent with the theme, as the focus here seems to be more on possession and not on their need for independence.
