GATE Mechanical 2021 Set 2 | GA Question: 10

Question

The world is going through the worst pandemic in the past hundred years. The air travel industry is facing a crisis, as the resulting quarantine requirement for travelers led to weak demand.

In relation to the first sentence above, what does the second sentence do?

• A. Restates an idea from the first sentence
• B. Second sentence entirely contradicts the first sentence
• C. The two statements are unrelated
• D. States an effect of the first sentence

Answer 1

The air travel industry is facing a crisis, as the resulting quarantine requirement

The usage of “resulting” shows that the second statement is a result/effect of the first one.

Correct option: D

Answer 2

Option D –  States an effect of the first sentence