S1: National highways connect one state will another and are of national importance.
S6: These road systems are also known as primary road systems and are laid and operated under the National Highway Authority of India.
P: There are important because while others are built to connect 75 per cent of the total road networks, they carry 40 per cent of the total road traffic.
Q: The infrastructure of the country is therefore crucial, and the development and maintenance is of critical importance.
R: This is due to the traffic because these roads connect long distances and pass through many cities and towns.
S: Since they cover the length and breadth of the country and link cities and towns, these highways are the primary facilitators of trade and connectivity.
S6: special constitutional court enforces the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
P: Its creation and promulgation took place at a time when South Africa was after the brutal era of the Warfield Government.
Q: The South African Constitution says that its "Bill of Rights is the cornerstone of democracy in South Africa."
R: Apropos, it forbids discrimination on the grounds of "race, gender, sexual orientation, status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth."
S: The Bill of Rights grants perhaps the most extensive range of rights to its citizens.
S6: Elections have today become the most crucial symbol of the democratic process.
P: This is why elections become important.
Q: Our representatives are elected by the people.
R: Whenever we think of India as a democracy, our mind invariably turns to universal suffrage.
S: All citizens cannot participate in every decision.
Directions : Given below are sentences that use discourse markers/expressions to make them complete. Identify the most appropriate discourse marker/expression and mark your answer accordingly in the Answer Sheet :