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 second sentence is unrelated to the first sentence
D. Second sentence provides an example of the impact of the first sentence
GATE 2021 · General Aptitude · Verbal Reasoning · medium
Answer: Option D. The second sentence provides an example of the impact of the first sentence — the air travel crisis exemplifies one consequence of the worst pandemic in 100 years.
Eliminate Option A: restatement: A restatement would express the same idea in different words. Sentence 2 introduces a new specific context (air travel) not mentioned in sentence 1. So A is wrong.
Eliminate Option B: contradiction: A contradiction would oppose or deny sentence 1. Sentence 2 does not deny the pandemic; it builds on it. B is wrong.
Eliminate Option C: unrelated: Sentence 2 uses the phrase 'the resulting quarantine requirement' — 'resulting' explicitly links back to the pandemic in sentence 1. They are directly connected. C is wrong.
Confirm Option D: example of impact: Sentence 1: worst pandemic in 100 years (general global event). Sentence 2: air travel crisis as a result (specific industry impact). Sentence 2 gives one concrete example of how the pandemic has affected the world. D is correct.