Question

In the Indian business landscape, Reliance stands second to none. Dhirubhai Ambani embraced the cult of equity ownership when other industrial barons were preoccupied with more conservative strategies of perpetuating their control. This ensured the recruitment of a substantial body of shareholders to its cause – an agglomeration of corporate and civic voters with substantial political clout.

• A. Ambani’s style of working the delicate nexus between business and politics was visionary.
• B. He also made strategic political investments.
• C. The rising middle class of India could actually dream of a surplus income.
• D. His rivals were more conventional and orthodox.

Hint:

For paragraph completion, always select the option that summarizes and elevates the main idea, not one that introduces a new tangent.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the paragraph.
The paragraph discusses Ambani’s unusual, bold strategy of using equity to build a mass shareholder base that gave his company political influence. The missing final line must summarize this innovation and describe Ambani’s strategic brilliance.
Step 2: Evaluating the options.
(A) Correct — It directly connects Ambani’s use of business–politics nexus with visionary strategy, matching the paragraph's theme.
(B) Too narrow; the passage does not mention political investments.
(C) Irrelevant; the paragraph is about ownership, not household income.
(D) Describes rivals but does not conclude the main idea about Ambani’s innovation.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Option (A) best completes the thought by highlighting Ambani’s visionary approach to business and politics.