Directions (Q. Nos. 20-24) In the following questions, you have a brief passage with five questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

No one can seriously pretend to remain unaffected by advertisements; it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the solicitous overtures to buy this or that article that fill our streets, newspapers and magazines. Even in the sanctity of our living rooms, advertisers are waiting to pounce on their helpless victims as they tune into their favourite radio or television programmes. In time, no matter how hard we resist, clever little tunes and catch-phrases seep into our subconscious minds and stay there. Though they seem so varied, all these advertisements have one thing in common they make strong appeals to our emotions.

Question - 21 : Which one of the following lines best, expresses the meaning of the first sentence in the passage?

Question - 1