Mattancherry is Indian Jewrys most famous settlement. Its pretty streets of pastel coloured houses, connected by first-floor passages and home to the last twelve saree-and-sarong-wearing, white-skinned Indian Jews are visited by thousands of tourists each year. Its synagogue, built in 1568, with a floor of blue-and-white Chinese tiles, a carpet given by Haile Selassie and the frosty Yaheh selling tickets at the door, stands as an image of religious tolerance.
From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
(1) Mattancherry represents, therefore, the perfect picture of peaceful co-existence.
(2) Indias Jews have almost never suffered discrimination, except for European colonizers and each
other.
(3) Jews in India were always tolerant.
(4) Religious tolerance has always been only a faade and nothing more.
(5) The pretty pastel streets are, thus, very popular with the tourists.
![]()
From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
(1) Mattancherry represents, therefore, the perfect picture of peaceful co-existence.
(2) Indias Jews have almost never suffered discrimination, except for European colonizers and each
other.
(3) Jews in India were always tolerant.
(4) Religious tolerance has always been only a faade and nothing more.
(5) The pretty pastel streets are, thus, very popular with the tourists.
Spoiler: ::
The paragraph starts with a location (as a backdrop)
and moves on to describe things associated with the
location. While various things are described about the
location, we are looking for a sentence that completes
the ideas stated in the paragraph. The paragraph
juxtaposes various disparate ideas and cultures
together: note the saree and sarong, the Indian Jews,
and the image of religious tolerance.
Option 2 is a disconnect from the main idea of the
paragraph it talks about religious discrimination
which is not an idea found in the paragraph.
Option 1 is about Matancherry, which the whole
paragraph is about. It brings together the ideas in the
paragraph to a logical, cohesive whole.
Option 5, with thus for pretty pastel streets is
disconnected. No reason is provided in the paragraph
for pastel streets being popular.
It is the majority community which has to show
tolerance towards a minority group, not the other way
round. The paragraph clearly states home to the last
twelve.... indicating the Indian Jews to be very few in
numbers. Option 3 can be eliminated.
Option 4 is contrary to the data provided in the
passage.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.
and moves on to describe things associated with the
location. While various things are described about the
location, we are looking for a sentence that completes
the ideas stated in the paragraph. The paragraph
juxtaposes various disparate ideas and cultures
together: note the saree and sarong, the Indian Jews,
and the image of religious tolerance.
Option 2 is a disconnect from the main idea of the
paragraph it talks about religious discrimination
which is not an idea found in the paragraph.
Option 1 is about Matancherry, which the whole
paragraph is about. It brings together the ideas in the
paragraph to a logical, cohesive whole.
Option 5, with thus for pretty pastel streets is
disconnected. No reason is provided in the paragraph
for pastel streets being popular.
It is the majority community which has to show
tolerance towards a minority group, not the other way
round. The paragraph clearly states home to the last
twelve.... indicating the Indian Jews to be very few in
numbers. Option 3 can be eliminated.
Option 4 is contrary to the data provided in the
passage.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.