Read the passage and answer the questions given at the end;Efforts should be made to control the use of tobacco in the campuses of educational institutions because it is gateway to drug abuse. Most of the youth usually starts with soft drugs like cigarettes, chhaliya, gutka. naswar and pan, and then move to hard drugs like heroin, opium, cocaine, ke and sheesha, etc. People who start-smoking cigarettes of drink alcohol at a young age are much more likely to experiment with illegal drugs than people who do not smoke of drink.According to this paragraph
Correct answer: C. People who do not smoke or drink are less-likely, to experiment with illegal drugs
- A. Educational institutions are gateways to the control of tobacco
- B. Youth who starts with soft drugs are likely to experiment with illegal drugs
- C. People who do not smoke or drink are less-likely, to experiment with illegal drugs
- D. People who start smoking at a young age are less likely to experiment with illegal drugs
Explanation
Option C is most appropriate according to the last line of the passage that "people who do not smoke or drink" are less likely to experiment with drugs.
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