Select the most appropriate clause to fill the blank (A) in the following paragraph:

"______________________________________________________(A)/ as their currencies resume their prolonged slide against the U.S. dollar. (B)/ The Indian rupee weakened past the 71 mark for the first time ever on Friday, (C)/ registering a loss of about 10\% of its value against the dollar since the beginning of the year. (D)/ This makes the rupee the worst-performing currency in Asia. (E)"

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Select the most appropriate clause to fill the blank (A) in the following paragraph:

"______________________________________________________(A)/ as their currencies resume their prolonged slide against the U.S. dollar. (B)/ The Indian rupee weakened past the 71 mark for the first time ever on Friday, (C)/ registering a loss of about 10\% of its value against the dollar since the beginning of the year. (D)/ This makes the rupee the worst-performing currency in Asia. (E)"

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**Solution:**

1. The paragraph discusses the depreciation of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar and highlights the rupee as the worst-performing currency in Asia.

2. The blank (A) requires a clause that introduces the context of emerging market economies facing difficulties.

3. Option (c) "Emerging market economies continue to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons" fits perfectly as it sets the stage for the rupee's decline.

4. Option (a) and (d) do not provide meaningful context related to the paragraph's theme.

5. Option (b) is grammatically incomplete and does not fit well.

**Answer:** (c) Emerging market economies continue to be in the spotlight for the wrong reasons

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