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Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five choices given to make the passage complete and coherent. (Coherent means logically complete and sound.)

It is an international treaty to ensure the prompt return of a child who has been "abducted" from the country of their "habitual residence". Ninety-seven countries are party to the Convention.________. Under the convention, contracting countries must establish a central authority to trace unlawfully removed children and secure their return to the country of habitual residence, irrespective of the country's own laws on the issue. The convention applies to children under age 16.

A)  The commission observed that in the absence of a law, Indian courts had not followed a pattern in such cases.

B)  After examining the Bill and the issue, the Law Commission submitted a revised version of the Bill, called The International Child Removal and Retention Bill 2016, in October in line with The Hague convention and legal precedents in the country.

C)  Despite pressure from the US and European countries, India is yet to ratify it.

D)  Back home, India has been struggling for years with legislation on the custody of children caught in transnational material discord.

E)  Last month, the committee released a concept note on its recommendations.