NinetynineCAT 2022 Slot 1 VARC Q21 Para Jumbles
Question 21 of the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section, CAT 2022 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer and a worked solution.
The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer:
1. The creative element in product design has become of paramount importance as it is one of the few ways a firm or industry can sustain a competitive advantage over its rivals.
2. In fact, the creative element in the value of world industry would be larger still, if we added the contribution of the creative element in other industries, such as the design of tech accessories.
3. The creative industry is receiving a lot of attention today as its growth rate is faster than that of the world economy as a whole.
4. It is for this reason that today's trade issues are increasingly involving intellectual property, as Western countries have an interest in protecting their revenues along with freeing trade in non-tangibles.
1. The creative element in product design has become of paramount importance as it is one of the few ways a firm or industry can sustain a competitive advantage over its rivals.
2. In fact, the creative element in the value of world industry would be larger still, if we added the contribution of the creative element in other industries, such as the design of tech accessories.
3. The creative industry is receiving a lot of attention today as its growth rate is faster than that of the world economy as a whole.
4. It is for this reason that today's trade issues are increasingly involving intellectual property, as Western countries have an interest in protecting their revenues along with freeing trade in non-tangibles.
TITA: type in the answer. There are no options and no negative marking.
Answer: 3214 Para Jumbles TITA
Solution
- 3 introduces the topic: the creative industry is growing faster than the world economy.
- 2 extends it with 'In fact... would be larger still' if creative elements in other industries were counted.
- 1 narrows to creativity in product design as a source of competitive advantage.
- 4's 'It is for this reason' explains why trade issues now involve intellectual property, following 1's competitive advantage.