You are going to read a text about currency shortage in the country. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text. There is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.

1) _____________________. Unlike that occasion, this time government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had more lead time to deal with a currency shortage. A statement issued by finance minister Arun Jaitley stated that there had been an “unusual spurt” in currency demand in the last three months. It suggests that there is no excuse for allowing currency shortages to build up over time and spread across states. 2) ___________.

A. A bird’s eye view of the situation indicates there is no reason for panic.

B. The priority now must be to normalise the situation at the earliest.

C. Lines outside ATMs on Tuesday were faintly reminiscent of the first few weeks following demonetisation of high value currency notes in November 2016.