NinetynineCAT 2018 Slot 1 VARC Q32 Para Jumbles
Question 32 of the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section, CAT 2018 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer and a worked solution.
1. Displacement in Bengal is thus not very significant in view of its magnitude.
2. A factor of displacement in Bengal is the shifting course of the Ganges leading to erosion of river banks.
3. The nature of displacement in Bengal makes it an interesting case study.”
4. Since displacement due to erosion is well spread over a long period of time, it remains invisible.
5. Rapid displacement would have helped sensitize the public to its human costs.
2. A factor of displacement in Bengal is the shifting course of the Ganges leading to erosion of river banks.
3. The nature of displacement in Bengal makes it an interesting case study.”
4. Since displacement due to erosion is well spread over a long period of time, it remains invisible.
5. Rapid displacement would have helped sensitize the public to its human costs.
TITA: type in the answer. There are no options and no negative marking.
Answer: 5 Para Jumbles TITA
Solution
- Sentence 3 introduces the topic: the nature of displacement in Bengal makes it an interesting case study.
- Sentence 2 names the cause (the shifting Ganges eroding river banks). Sentence 4 notes that because erosion is spread over a long period, the displacement stays invisible. Sentence 1 ('thus') concludes that it is therefore not seen as significant, given its magnitude.
- So 3-2-4-1 is a descriptive chain from cause to invisibility to perceived insignificance.
- Sentence 5 is a counterfactual about how rapid displacement would have sensitised the public to human costs. It moves to public awareness, which the others do not discuss, so 5 is the odd one out.