1). I suggested that Ford should buy up a company called NCP, which owned most of the car parks in the city centres throughout the UK. 2). We were discussing competing in the European market. 3). If NCP became a Ford company, a notice could be placed at the entrance to all city centres car parks indicating that only Ford cars could use them 4). At one time I was giving a seminar for the British marketing department of Ford, the biggest Ford operation outside of Detroit.
Answer: B 2 follows 4 as it disclose the point of discussion of the seminar mentioned in 4. 3 concludes by revealing how the suggestion is valid.
Q. No. 14:
1). the main difference is that efficiency is a ration and effectiveness is not. 2). But they reach efficiency in a different way than American businesses. 3). The Japanese are very efficient and such concepts as "just in time" are a witness to their efficiency. 4). They reach efficiency through the route of effectiveness.
Answer: A 2 follows 3 which mentions that the efficiency mentioned in 3 is attained through a particular mode. 4 describes the efficiency. 1 concludes by explaining the difference.
Q. No. 15:
1). The general impressions that skilled negotiators seem to convey is they are people who keep their cards close to their chest and do not reveal their feelings. 2). Hence, they used a surrogate method- they countered the number of times that the negotiators talked about their feelings or motives. 3). This contrasts sharply with the amount of information given about external events such as facts, clarifications and general expressions of opinion. 4). The results showed that contrary to the general impressions, skilled negotiators are more likely to give information about internal events than are average negotiators. 5). Feelings are in themselves not observable and Huthwaite's researchers could not measure them directly.
Answer: A 5 is in continuation of the 'feelings' factor talked about in 1. 2 is about the research method mentioned in 5. 24 is the experiment and result therefore must follow 15.
Q. No. 16:
1). They argue that it is this, which has led to the bankruptcy in many states. 2). Here was a commission whose members worked very hard, did exemply research and homework, before coming up with a list of recommendations that balanced economic efficiency with safety nets for disadvantaged labour. 3). It reminds us of the political shenanigans during the implementation of the Fifth pay Commission. 4). How many times have you heard experts, politicians and the finance minister refer to the implementation of the pay hikes following the commission's report as the singular cause for the increase in government expenditure? 5). Barring P. Chidambram, who was then the finance minister, every single political party and politician opposed the implementation of the recommendations and are directly responsible for the current fiscal crises in the Centre and the states.
Answer: B 3 introduces the topic of the pay commission and 4 further explains the topic. 25 and 41 are mandatory pairs.
Q. No. 17:
1). Let us take a look at the manner in which the traditional bank adds value to the customer. 2). The ability to retain deposits, in itself, is not enough to ensure long-term survival and growth. 3). The ability to deploy invested funds into productive economic activity at a higher rate of return, hence contributing to the prosperity of both the economy and the institution, is the other loop in the banking cycle. 4). Further, as only a small portion of the actual deposit base is retained with the bank in a liquid form, the very survival of the bank lies in building enough trust with its clientele so as to prevent the occurrence of a sizeable chunk of simultaneous customer withdrawal (a run on the bank). 5). The bank's basic job is risk absorption- it takes money, which has a lot of attached risk, and provides the customer an assured rate of return.
Answer: C The paragraph has to begin with 1, and it is 5(not 2) which explains the purpose of banking. 2 qualifies it further.
Q. No. 18:
1). Over the years, I have had the opportunities to observe and understand the thought processes behind the ads that have been flooding both the print and the TV media. 2). Although there is a huge shift in the quality of ads that we come across on a daily basis-- thanks essentially to improvement in technology--I somehow can't help but feel that the quality of communication of the message has become diluted. 3). Proportionally, the number of ads that lack in quality, have gone up exponentially as well!! 4). There is an increasing attempt by most companies to be seen as cool and funky. 5). Another reason could be the burgeoning number of companies, which means an exponential increase in the number of ads that are being made.