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Connect the sentences by the word 'But' in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. (A) With platform companies sponging off advertising revenue and 15P providers getting the power to convert cyberspace into a controlled premium space, it looks like the Internet is set to lose its status as a rebel angel. (B) In the case of the net neutrality debate, the associated statistics and analysis, despite being available in humongous amounts, clearly show no signs of favoritism, making the numbers irrelevant. (C) The Internet facilitated easy communication, broke the monopoly of the one-to-many format to create a many-to-many structure, and democratised the communication universe. (D) When a tragedy of immense proportion is unfolding, it is literature that provides clues and means to deal with it.

1. Only C-A
2. Only D-B
3. Both A-C & D-B
4. Both D-B & C-A

Correct answer: Only C-A

Solution

Sentence C introduces the Internet’s positive role, while sentence A contrasts it by showing how it may lose that status. The connector 'But' naturally fits between these two ideas. The other pairings do not create the intended contrast as cleanly.

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