CAT 2019 Question Paper | Verbal Slot 1

CAT Questions

This one is from CAT previous year paper. Though the question seems to be tricky, it is easy to find the odd one if one comprehends the essence of the passage. Solving these kinds of questions from the CAT Question Bank gives you the idea about the level of difficulty tested in the CAT Exam.

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Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.

Question 33 : 1. One argument is that actors that do not fit within a single, well-defined category may suffer an “illegitimacy discount”.
2. Others believe that complex identities confuse audiences about an organization’s role or purpose.
3. Some organizations have complex and multidimensional identities that span or combine categories, while other organizations possess narrow identities.
4. Identity is one of the most important features of organizations, but there exist opposing views among sociologists about how identity affects organizational performance.
5. Those who think that complex identities are beneficial point to the strategic advantages of ambiguity, and organizations’ potential to differentiate themselves from competitors.

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Explanatory Answer

While all other sentences relate to organizations, detailing how identity affects organizational performance, option 1 talks about actors fitting in a specific category. This is an unrelated idea.

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1 is the correct answer.