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Despite strict enforcement, ease of transport leads

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The passage talks about India continuing to be a safe haven for turtle trade although, there has been an attempt to enforce stringent laws. Only option d fits as a logical progression of this idea. The other options talk about pollution and wastewater which do not fit the context. Option c talks about seizures of smuggled turtles but the information comes in later in the passage.

thousands, including endangered species, to be smuggled abroad. …………………………………………………………………….. .The detection of a staggering 58,442 smuggled amphibians over five years, demonstrates the persistence of the illegal trade despite increasing enforcement, reveals the recently-conducted study by researchers from Freeland India and Turtle Survival Alliance. In each of these questions, a paragraph is given that has blank in it. Five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are suggested. Out of these, only one fits the blank in the context of the paragraph. Pick that sentence as the answer.

A The opportunities for exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous.

B When public awareness of pollution is limited, the cost of pollution to our health and the ecosystem is huge.

C This is just the tip of the iceberg, and the actual seizures could be much higher.

D As the smuggling networks strengthen, India continues to bear the ignominy of being the source of the illegal trade and export of tortoises and freshwater turtles (TFT).

E None of these

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