CAT 2007 - VA/RC : The last lap!!

[vineet.nitd]

Originally Posted by deep_agrawal

Answers:


RC2

1.A
2.E
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.D

PS: I don't have the detailed explanation to these answers. So if anyone has any doubts, then please post them here. We'll discuss them.

are these the right keys?

If yes please delay a bit more in providing keys so that it gives fair enough chance to everyone for attempting the questions.May be we can delay the actual keys till the next day evening 6 pm.


moi got 7/8

Messed up the 1st question.I agree right ans for 1 should be option(A)

[deep_agrawal]

Originally Posted by vineet.nitd

are these the right keys?

If yes please delay a bit more in providing keys so that it gives fair enough chance to everyone for attempting the questions.May be we can delay the actual keys till the next day evening 6 pm.

moi got 7/8

Messed up the 1st question.I agree right ans for 1 should be option(A)

Why did you feel that the keys are incorrect?

And about posting the answers later; point taken. Will do that in the future

[vineet.nitd]

Originally Posted by deep_agrawal

Why did you feel that the keys are incorrect?

And about posting the answers later; point taken. Will do that in the future

You have misinterpreted my statement.I just asked if it was the right key so that i can match my keys with that

[vineet.nitd]

I am categorizing all the FIJ questions that appeared in the CAT 2006.

If any one has problem with any statement not belonging to the right category,then we shall discuss the same

FACTS
1>The government has been supplying free drugs since 2004, and 35000 have benefited up to now – though the size of the affected population is 150 times this number.


2>Only about 13 million children in the age group of 6 to 14 years are out of school.


3>The truth is that we have more red tape - we take eighty-nine days to start a small business, Australians take two.


4>The economies of the industrialized western world derive 20% of their income from the sale of all kinds of arms.

INFERENCE
1>The recent initiatives of networks and companies like AIDSCare Network, Emcure, Reliance-Cipla-CII, would lead to availability of much-needed drugs to a larger number of affected people.


2>According to all statistical indications, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has managed to keep pace with its ambitious goals.


3>Every red tape procedure is a point of contact with an official, and such contacts have the potential to become opportunities for money to change hands.

4>Even without war, we know that conflicts continue to trouble us - they only change in character.

JUDGMENT

1>So much of our day-to-day focus seems to be on getting things done, trudging our way through the tasks of living - it can feel like a treadmill that gets you nowhere; where is the childlike joy?

2>We are not doing the things that make us happy; that which brings us joy; the things that we cannot wait to do because we enjoy them so much.

3>This is the stuff that joyful living is made of - identifying your calling and committing yourself wholeheartedly to it.


4>When this happens, each moment becomes a celebration of you; there is a rush of energy that comes with feeling completely immersed in doing what you love most.`

5>Given the poor quality of service in the public sector, the HIV/AIDS affected should be switching to private initiatives that supply anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) at a low cost.

6>But how ironic it is that we should face a perennial shortage of drugs when India is one of the world‘s largest suppliers of generic drugs to the developing world.


7> The Mid-day Meal Scheme has been a significant incentive for the poor to send their little ones to school thus establishing the vital link between healthy bodies and healthy minds.


8> The goal of universalisation of elementary education has to be a pre-requisite for the evolution and development of our country.


9> We should not be hopelessly addicted to an erroneous belief that corruption in India is caused by the crookedness of Indians.


10> Red tape leads to corruption and distorts a people‘s character.

11> Inequitable distribution of all kinds of resources is certainly one of the strongest and most sinister sources of conflict.


12> Extensive disarmament is the only insurance for our future; imagine the amount of resources that can be released and redeployed.

[anir-iim2005]

Originally Posted by kavita_iet

Select the option that best summarizes
CR # 3:
"Ostensive definitions" may be defined as "any process by which a person is taught to understand a word other than by the use of other words". Suppose that, knowing no French, you are shipwrecked on the coast of Normandy: you make your way into a farmhouse, you see bread on the table and, being famished, you point at it with an inquiring gesture. If the farmer thereupon says "pain", you will continue, at least provisionally, that this is the French word for "bread" and you will be confirmed in this view if the word is not repeated when you point at other kinds of eatables. You will then have learnt the meaning of the word by ostensive definition.
(A) "Ostensive definitions" can be concluded as misleading and completely wayward in its expression, which makes the issue more confusing.
(B) "Learning by sight" or "seeing is believing" is another definition for `ostensive definition'.
(C) "Indicating, by direct demonstration, that which is signified by a term" truly and explicitly defines `ostensive definition'.
(D) In order to avoid communication gaps, one should be a linguist, not relying on any other mode. This most effectively summarises `ostensive definition'.
(E) None of these
CR# 4:
In looking at how people might reach and cope with a different information and technological future, it is also important to emphasise that managerial thought processes are affected not only by cognitive style, values and ego but also by an individual's emotional make-up. Responding to other people and situations that are challenging (and which may involve a degree of conflict, stress and setback) has and always will have emotional consequences.
(A) How people reach to situations, is largely dependent on their own emotional make-up and is therefore an important factor to consider when giving managerial responsibilities to employees.
(B) The mind-sets of managers pave the way for them to be either competent or confused in handling the challenges of people and situations.
(C) Emotional intelligence can not only help someone perform more effectively in the job, but it can also contribute to one's physical well-being and sense of emotional stability.
(D) In the analysis of managers' ability to handle challenges, it is noteworthy that the capability of a manager to handle conflicting situations and people largely depends on his reasoning and insight along with his emotional make-up.
(E) None of these

Answers with explanations shall be up tmrw at 3pm. atb

My answers -

CR 3-
(C) "Indicating, by direct demonstration, that which is signified by a term" truly and explicitly defines `ostensive definition'.

CR 4 -
(A) How people reach to situations, is largely dependent on their own emotional make-up and is therefore an important factor to consider when giving managerial responsibilities to employees.

Anirban

[justlikethat]

PC 1

Sometimes there is greater wisdom in losing than in winning. In Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has decided to play for bigger stakes by letting the Arjun Munda Government go. There was only one way the Government reduced to a clear minority following the resignation of four Ministers last week could have survived - ______________

a) By resigning.
b) By not giving up.
c) By skulduggery.
d) By absconding.
e) By renouncing.



PC 2

Though the workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense, many of the objectives and jobs that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines that students encounter in the classroom may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce, but the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same. _________________

a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this.
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.
c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.
d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.

Cheers!!

Please give your explanations as well!!

[rahul.maverick]

my take

pc 1 - by skullduggery

pc2 - 4th option

[anir-iim2005]

Originally Posted by justlikethat

PC 1

Sometimes there is greater wisdom in losing than in winning. In Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has decided to play for bigger stakes by letting the Arjun Munda Government go. There was only one way the Government reduced to a clear minority following the resignation of four Ministers last week could have survived - ______________

a) By resigning.
b) By not giving up.
c) By skulduggery.
d) By absconding.
e) By renouncing.



PC 2

Though the workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense, many of the objectives and jobs that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines that students encounter in the classroom may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce, but the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same. _________________

a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this.
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.
c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.
d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.

Cheers!!

My answers -

PC #1 -
c) By skulduggery.

The para talks about looking for long-term gain instead of short-term gains. Option C fits in since it tells us that the government could have survived in only one possible way and that would not be a very good way. So, trying to save the government would have meant looking for short-term gain. That's why BJP didn't take that approach.

PC #2 -
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.


The para compares deadlines in school life with deadlines in organizational work, and reaches a conclusion that they are more or less similar. Choice C is the only option that suits here.


Anirban

P.S: The 2nd answer is on re-consideration. Initially, went with C, and most probably would have got it wrong.

[destroyer1982]

Originally Posted by justlikethat

PC 1

Sometimes there is greater wisdom in losing than in winning. In Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has decided to play for bigger stakes by letting the Arjun Munda Government go. There was only one way the Government reduced to a clear minority following the resignation of four Ministers last week could have survived - ______________

a) By resigning.
b) By not giving up.
c) By skulduggery.
d) By absconding.
e) By renouncing.



PC 2

Though the workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense, many of the objectives and jobs that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines that students encounter in the classroom may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce, but the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same. _________________

a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this.
b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.
c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.
d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.

Cheers!!

Please give your explanations as well!!

My Answers 1. C 2. B

[vineet.nitd]

Originally Posted by justlikethat

PC 1

_PC 2

Cheers!!

Please give your explanations as well!!

1.c) By skulduggery.
The intention was to take advantage of the situation in a deceptive way even though being on the weaker side.Something that might not be perceptible to your opponents but in a sense using it to your advantage to reap future benefits.Thus ,skullduggery is the best choice.

2.c)It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child.

All the other options can be eliminated on one account or the other.
Since the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same it is really favourable if this knack is inculcated from the school days.
The workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense is in other words again being compared to student who are alloted homeworks.
Option d is close but becomes too specific and does not stress on the wider picture,i.e how should teachers help children work with deadlines so that not only in organizations but in every sphere of life ..like sports,music,painting ....a person meets the deadline.