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Direction: For Q 39-40: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The recent rapid growth of industry has, in some cases, been so excessive that too much manufacturing capacity has been developed in some fields of production, which forces companies to sell their surplus product in world markets at prices lower than normal. This will make it almost impossible to develop local industries producing the same items because consumers will prefer to buy the cheaper imported product.

According to the passage, the situation resulting from the rapid industrial growth is:

A) favourable to the manufacturer

B)  favourable to the local industries

C)  favourable to the consumers

D)  favourable to the exporters

E)  None of these