Each sentence is divided into four parts, in which only ONE PART IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. Choose the correct segment as your answer. If all the sections are correct, choose ‘No error’.

The crisis in Indian tea is large (A) / on account stagnating prices, declining efficiency (B) / of plantations - medium-size ones (C) / in particular - and stagnant export demand (D).

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Each sentence is divided into four parts, in which only ONE PART IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. Choose the correct segment as your answer. If all the sections are correct, choose ‘No error’.

The crisis in Indian tea is large (A) / on account stagnating prices, declining efficiency (B) / of plantations - medium-size ones (C) / in particular - and stagnant export demand (D).

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**Solution:**

1. Analyze each part of the sentence for grammatical correctness:

- (A) "The crisis in Indian tea is large" — The phrase "is large" is awkward here. Usually, we say "The crisis is severe" or "The crisis is serious." "Large" is not appropriate to describe a crisis.

- (B) "on account stagnating prices, declining efficiency" — This part is missing the preposition "of" after "on account". The correct phrase should be "on account of stagnating prices..."

- (C) "of plantations - medium-size ones" — This phrase is incomplete and awkwardly placed. It lacks clarity and proper punctuation.

- (D) "in particular - and stagnant export demand" — This segment is grammatically correct. The phrase "in particular" is properly used to specify medium-size plantations, and the conjunction "and" correctly connects the items.

2. Since only one part is grammatically correct, the correct answer is (d) D.

**Answer:** (d) D

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