**Q.** (8) Higher prices of cereals, rice, fruits and pulses led to an increase in food inflation. Non–food inflation was driven mainly by fibres and oilseeds.

Choose the correct sentence to replace the underlined part:

A. While higher prices of cereals

B. Despite the higher price of rice, fruits and pulses

C. Non-food inflation was always driven by

1. Both A and B
2. Only B
3. Both B and C
4. Only A
5. None of these

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**Q.** (8) Higher prices of cereals, rice, fruits and pulses led to an increase in food inflation. Non–food inflation was driven mainly by fibres and oilseeds.

Choose the correct sentence to replace the underlined part:

A. While higher prices of cereals

B. Despite the higher price of rice, fruits and pulses

C. Non-food inflation was always driven by

1. Both A and B
2. Only B
3. Both B and C
4. Only A
5. None of these

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**Solution:**

1. The original sentence states: "Higher prices of cereals, rice, fruits and pulses led to an increase in food inflation."

2. Option A: "While higher prices of cereals" is a grammatically correct phrase that can introduce a contrast or condition properly.

3. Option B: "Despite the higher price of rice, fruits and pulses" is incorrect because it mixes singular "price" with plural items "rice, fruits and pulses"; it should be "prices" to be grammatically correct.

4. Option C: "Non-food inflation was always driven by" is incorrect because "always" changes the meaning and is not supported by the original sentence.

5. Therefore, only option A is correct.

**Answer:** 4

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