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India is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention; therefore, it is not obligated to provide asylum to people fleeing persecution in other countries. The government has not initiated any discussion on joining the UN Refugee Convention, which would have been a logical step if it intended to develop a humanitarian refugee policy. Moreover, while refugee protection provisions generally apply to all minorities escaping humanitarian crises, this bill offers citizenship based on religious preferences. If passed as is, the bill favors Hindu refugees over Muslim refugees migrating to India, which contradicts the secular nature of the Indian Constitution as stated in its preamble. The refugees who stand to benefit from this policy live in extreme poverty with inadequate sanitation and infrastructure.

Which of the following statements best continues the theme of the passage?

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Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

India is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention; therefore, it is not obligated to provide asylum to people fleeing persecution in other countries. The government has not initiated any discussion on joining the UN Refugee Convention, which would have been a logical step if it intended to develop a humanitarian refugee policy. Moreover, while refugee protection provisions generally apply to all minorities escaping humanitarian crises, this bill offers citizenship based on religious preferences. If passed as is, the bill favors Hindu refugees over Muslim refugees migrating to India, which contradicts the secular nature of the Indian Constitution as stated in its preamble. The refugees who stand to benefit from this policy live in extreme poverty with inadequate sanitation and infrastructure.

Which of the following statements best continues the theme of the passage?

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1. The passage highlights India's non-signatory status to the UN Refugee Convention and the lack of government initiative to join it, which would have been a natural step for a humanitarian refugee policy.

2. It points out that the bill offers citizenship based on religion, favoring Hindu refugees over Muslim refugees, which conflicts with India's secular constitution.

3. The passage ends by describing the poor living conditions of the refugees who would benefit from the bill.

4. Among the options, (b) best continues the theme by criticizing the government for making the refugee issue communal with a hidden political agenda, which contradicts the humanitarian goal of the bill.

5. Other options, while related, do not directly continue the critical tone and thematic flow established in the passage's conclusion.

**Answer:** (b) The government, instead of adopting a universal policy, has turned this into a communal issue with a hidden political motive, which undermines the purported humanitarian objective of the bill.

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