P). Some business executives have adapted a 'wait and see' attitude. 1). Like a driver changing a tyre in the middle of the highway they hope an oncoming vehicle will not hit them before their work is done. 2). Discussions with several executives in both situations show that they recognize the danger is not applying themselves to understanding the shape of future. 3). Others are too busy bailing themselves out of troubles already caused by the changes that have taken place around them to have any time to reflect on the future. 4). Like deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming truck, they risk being turn over. Q). Traditional ways of forecasting and strategic planning are not effective any longer.
Answer: B The comparative situation in 1 logically follow 3 clues being 'too busy', 'no time to reflect......' in 3. Thus, comparison given in 4 must follow the sentence P and 2 must follow 431 as it talks about the aforesaid both situations.
Q. No. 68:
P). Most investors feel they lose out when the market rallies. 1). There are times when one is not sure of the direction in which a sector will move. 2). Everytime such a thing happens you wish to include in your portfolio some of the stocks scaling the new highs every day. 3). While the index and several scrips may be running with each passing day, the investor may find that the specific shares in his portfolio are hardly moving. 4). All this can lead to rash decisions. Q). Picking a winner even within a booming sector is tough.
Answer: C 3 explains the statement made in sentence P, hence it follows sentence P. 'Everytime such a thing happens' in 2 implying the observation made in 3, make 2 follow 3.
Q. No. 69:
P). That truth is the first casualty in a war is an old story. 1). The media age, however, has given it a new twist. 2). News management techniques can now make half-lies more plausible. 3). And the television camera age can make them more entertaining. 4). The US led war on terrorism, even as it has created new dilemmas for allies used to nurturing militant outfits for waging proxy wars, also produced new opportunities for cover-ups, double-speak and double-cross. Q). The suave public persona the war coalition leader presents can be quite different in this situation from the stern face he shows in private.
Answer: D 'It' in 1 refers to truth being a casualty as expressed in sentence P.Hence, 1 follows sentence P.
Q. No. 70:
1). This was where he went wrong.. 2). Mr. Nivas on the other hand, was slowly and steadily gathering support among the dissenters. 3). Mr. Satish thought that all the upheavel against him was only a storm in a teacup. 4). Mr. Satish was totally taken by surprise.
Answer: B 1 cannot start the paragraph because the word 'this'. 2 cannot start a paragraph because of the phrase 'on the other hand' which is a connecting phrase. 4 can start a paragraph but cannot followed by '1', since this does not lend coherence to the paragraph. The pronoun 'he' in 1 makes the paragraph coherent only if he refers to Mr Satish. 3 after 2 alters the logical flow of thought.
Q. No. 71:
1). Therefore large-scale construction programme has to be launched. 2). Construction activity has not kept pace with it. 3). Census figure show that the population in our cities has grown enormously. 4). The shortage must be overcome in a reasonably short period.
Answer: A '3' is the topic sentence hence the logical choice to start the paragraph. '4' cannot start a paragraph because of the word 'strange ....' which indicates connectivity to a previous statement. '2' must follow '3' because of the pronoun 'it' which refers to the 'growth' of cities. The solution is given in '4' and '1' concludes with the word 'therefore'.
Q. No. 72:
1). Russia, which had earlier campaigned for abolition has now returned to the original view. 2). The U.S will not entertain any notion about a nuclear-free world. 3). Similarly Paris and London have no desire to shed their nuclear weapons. 4). The other nuclear powers have even fewer incentives to abolish nuclear weapons.
Answer: D Though '1' is a stand alone statement and so can begin the para, between '1' and '2' it is clear the '1' should follow '2' 'The original view' refers to a 'no' to 'nuclear free world ' in '2' which is a general statement. '1' followed by '4' does not lend meaning to the paragraph. '2' followed '4' and then '1' followed by '3' ensures continuity of thought and order.