VA Guide for CAT 2008

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[poojadatta]

QUESTIONS OF TODAY.... LETS TRY...
I dont know its difficulty level as even I have to attempt it
Answer by evening......
6. Thomas Malthus, the British clergyman turned economist, predicted that the planet would not be able to support the human population for long. His explanation was that human population grows at a geometric rate, while the food supply grows only at an arithmetic rate.
Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the thesis offered by Malthus?
[1] Population growth can be slowed down by the voluntary choices of individuals and not just by natural disasters.
[2] The capacity of the planet to feed a growing human population can be enhanced through biotechnological means.
[3] Human systems, and natural systems like food supply, follow natural laws of growth, which have remained constant, and will remained unchanged.
[4] Human beings can colonise other planetary systems on a regular and on-going basis to accommodate a growing population.

7. The company’s coffee crop for 1998-99 totalled 8079 tonnes, an all time record. The increase over the previous year’s production of 5830 tonnes was 38.58%. The previous highest crop was 6089 tonnes in 1970-71. The company had fixed a target of 8000 tonnes to be realised by the year 2000-01, and this has been achieved two years earlier, thanks to the emphasis laid on the key areas of irrigation, replacement of unproductive coffee bushes, intensive refilling and improved agricultural practices. It is now our endeavour to reach the target of 10000 tonnes in the year 2001-02.
Which one of the following would contribute most to making the target of 10000 tonnes in 2001-02 unrealistic?
[1] The potential of the productivity enhancing measures implemented up to now has been exhausted.
[2] The total company land under coffee has remained constant since 1969 when an estate in the Nilgiri Hills was acquired.
[3] The sensitivity of the crop to climatic factors makes predictions about production uncertain.
[4] The target-setting procedures in the company have been proved to the sound by the achievement of the 8000 tonne target.

8. Animals in general are shrewd in proportion as they cultivate society. Elephants and beavers show the greatest signs of this sagacity when they are together in large numbers, but when man invades their communities they lose all their spirit of industry. Among insects, the labours of the bee and the ant have attracted the attention and admiration of naturalists, but all their sagacity seems to be lost upon separation, and a single bee or ant seems destitute of every degree of industry. It becomes the most stupid insect imaginable, and it languishes and soon dies.
Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
[1] Humankind is responsible for the destruction of the natural habitat of animals and insects.
[2] Animals, in general, are unable to function effectively outside their normal social environment.
[3] Naturalists have great admiration for bees and ants, despite their lack of industry upon separation.
[4] Elephants and beavers are smarter than bees and ants in the presence of human beings.

9. In a recent report, the gross enrolment ratios at the primary level, that is, the number of children enrolled in classes one to five as a proportion of all children aged 6 to 10, were shown to be very high for most states; in many cases they were way above 100 percent! These figures are not worth anything, since they are based on the official enrolment data compiled from school records. They might as well stand for ‘gross exaggeration ratios’.
Which of the following options best supports the claim that the ratios are exaggerated?
[1] The definition of gross enrolment ratio does not exclude, in its numerator, children below 6 years or above 10 years enrolled in classes one to five.
[2] A school attendance study found that many children enrolled in the school records were not meeting a minimum attendance requirement of 80 percent.
[3] A study estimated that close to 22 percent of children enrolled in the class one records were below 6 years of age and still to start going to school.
[4] Demographic surveys show shifts in the population profile which indicate that the number of children in the age group 6 to 10 years is declining.

10. Szymanski suggests that the problem of racism in football may be present even today. He begins by verifying an earlier hypothesis that clubs’ wage bills explain 90% of their performance. Thus, if players’ salaries were to be only based on their abilities, clubs that spend more should finish higher. If there is pay discrimination against some group of players -- fewer teams bidding for black players thus lowering the salaries for blacks with the same ability as whites -- that neat relation may no longer hold. He concludes that certain clubs seem to have achieved much less than what they could have, by not recruiting black players.
Which of the following findings would best support Szymanski’s conclusions?
[1] Certain clubs took advantage of the situation by hiring above-average shares of black players.
[2] Clubs hired white players at relatively high wages and did not show proportionately good performance.
[3] During the study period, clubs in towns with a history of discrimination against blacks, under-performed relative to their wage bills.
[4] Clubs in one region, which had higher proportions of black players, had significantly lower wage bills than their counterparts in another region which had predominantly white players.

[MaskedMenace]

Pooja whr r d ques..1,2,3,4,5..pls let me knw...
and what does this not undermine mean ? ( is it equal to support)
vil edit my post for other answers by eveng....

Originally Posted by poojadatta

QUESTIONS OF TODAY.... LETS TRY...
I dont know its difficulty level as even I have to attempt it
Answer by evening......
6. Thomas Malthus, the British clergyman turned economist, predicted that the planet would not be able to support the human population for long. His explanation was that human population grows at a geometric rate, while the food supply grows only at an arithmetic rate.
Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the thesis offered by Malthus?
[1] Population growth can be slowed down by the voluntary choices of individuals and not just by natural disasters.
[2] The capacity of the planet to feed a growing human population can be enhanced through biotechnological means.
[3] Human systems, and natural systems like food supply, follow natural laws of growth, which have remained constant, and will remained unchanged.
[4] Human beings can colonise other planetary systems on a regular and on-going basis to accommodate a growing population.

[poojadatta]

@ maskedMenace

undermine= Destroy property or hinder normal operation(dictionary meaning)
so here it mean which will not contradict the para and go with the thesis of thomas....
Page-168 has 1 to 5 questions

[Fuzon]

Quite bad at these , but still trying ....

6. [3] Human systems, and natural systems like food supply, follow natural laws of growth, which have remained constant, and will remained unchanged.
7. [1] The potential of the productivity enhancing measures implemented up to now has been exhausted.
8. [2] Animals, in general, are unable to function effectively outside their normal social environment.
9. [4] Demographic surveys show shifts in the population profile which indicate that the number of children in the age group 6 to 10 years is declining.
10.[2] Clubs hired white players at relatively high wages and did not show proportionately good performance.

[navneet023]

6-4
7-1
8-2
9-1
10-3..I was skeptical over this one...confused with option 2...hope I selected the right one

BTW great questions pooja...Keep it up.....

[Federer]

Hmmm, good Questions

6 - 2
7 - 1
8 - 2
9 - 3
10-2

[dhanu_25]

Re: Pooja-VA-05/09/08-170
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1
2
2
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[shivam_01]

Re: Pooja-VA-05/09/08-170

My Take::
1) Option - 2
2) Option - 1
3) Option - 2
4) Option - 1
5) Option - 2

[holy_luv]

6-3
7-1
8-2
9-1
10-3