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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 1

Arrange statements 1-5 given below in a logical sequence in order to form a coherent paragraph. Your answer will be the order of statement numbers that forms this logical sequence e.g. 23514.

1. Even knowing how to start can be difficult.
2. Is colour to be understood as an objective part of reality, a property of objects with a status similar to shape and size?
3. The central role colour plays in our lives, in visual experience, in art, as a metaphor for emotions, has made it an obvious candidate for philosophical reflection.
4. Philosophy has long struggled to understand the nature of colour.
5. Understanding the nature of colour, however, has proved a daunting task, despite the numerous fields that contribute to the project.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 1
  • Statement 4 is the obvious introductory statement since it introduces the theme of the paragraph which is the “nature of colour.”
  • Statement 4 - 3 is a pair, the commonality being “Philosophy” and “philosophical reflection” about colour.
  • Statement 5 - 1 is a pair. Statement 5 mentions the “daunting task” of understanding the nature of colour, so daunting that “even knowing how to start can be difficult.”
  • Statement 2 will follow statement 1 since statement 2 poses a question as to how colour is to be understood.

Hence, the correct answer is 43512.

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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 2

Arrange statements 1-6 given below in a logical sequence in order to form a coherent paragraph. Your answer will be the order of statement numbers that forms this logical sequence e.g. 235146.

1. Enrollment in computer-related degrees in the U.S has dropped recently due to lack of general interests in science and mathematics and also out of an apparent fear that programming will be subject to the same pressures as manufacturing and agriculture careers.
2. Large companies claim there is a skills shortage with regard to programming talent.
3. Technology and software jobs were supposed to be the replacement for factory and agriculture jobs lost to cheaper foreign labor, but if those are subject to free trade losses, then the nature of the next generation of replacement careers is not clear at this point.
4. This situation has resulted in confusion about whether the U.S  economy is entering a “postinformation age” and the nature of U.S  comparative advantages.
5. However, U.S  programmers and unions counter that large companies are exaggerating their case in order to obtain cheaper programmers from developing countries and to avoid paying for training in very specific technologies.
6. Objective studies on this debate that both sides accept have been hard to come by and a distrust has formed between large companies and programming trade groups.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 2
  • Statement 2 should precede statement 1 since 2 introduces the topic, “skills shortage” while statement 1 mentions the reason for the shortage in US programming talent.
  • Statement 5 should logically follow statement 2 since 2 talks about companies complaining about skills shortages while statement 5 starts with “however” and introduces a contrasting idea put forward by the unions about the skills shortages.
  • Statement 6 will follow 5 since statement 5 introduces the divergence of views between companies and unions and 6 follows up with the “debate and distrust” between the two groups.
  • There is a clear 1-4 link since statement 1 introduces the topic of falling enrolment in US colleges and 4 follows up with “this situation” and explains the consequences of this falling enrolment.
  • Statement 3 does not link with any statement very well and can only be the concluding statement.

Hence, the correct sequence is 256143.

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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 3

Arrange statements 1-5 given below in a logical sequence in order to form a coherent paragraph. Your answer will be the order of statement numbers that forms this logical sequence e.g. 23514.

1. One of the hypothesis proposes that warming may be the result of variations in solar activity.
2. The detailed causes of the recent warming remain an active field of research, but the scientific consensus identifies elevated levels of greenhouse gases due to human activity as the main influence.
3. The Earth's climate changes in response to external forces, including variations in its orbit around the Sun (orbital forcing), volcanic eruptions, and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
4. This attribution is clearest for the most recent 50 years, for which the most detailed data are available.
5. Some other hypotheses departing from the consensus view have been suggested to explain the observed increase in mean global temperature.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 3
  • The strongest link in this paragraph is that of 2-4. Statement 2 talks about the human activity as the main reason for elevated levels of greenhouse gas and statement 4 refers to this attribution (by humans) of emission of gases, being clear for last 50 years.
  • Statement 3 is a good introduction to the paragraph - this is because it states the fact that earth's climate changes in response to certain factors. It can be followed by 2 which talks about one such factor. These three statements are followed by statements 5 and 1, as 5 talks about "other hypotheses" and 1 mentions one particular hypothesis

Hence, the correct answer is 32451.

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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 4

Arrange statements 1-5 given below in a logical sequence in order to form a coherent paragraph. Your answer will be the order of statement numbers that forms this logical sequence e.g. 23514.

1. Often it was found on its knees when the rider would expect it the least.
2. As the horse that was borrowed by Mr Adams from his clerk had a violent tendency to kneel without giving any notice of his intention to do so.
3. However, this eccentricity was of little consequence to Mr Adams as he was well acquainted with it.
4. No sooner did the coach stop at the inn, Mr. Adams, according to his custom, threw himself into the kitchen and found Joe sitting by the fireplace, and the host attending to his bruised leg.
5. Since his legs nearly touched the land when he rode the horse, he had fewer chances to fall and pushed himself forward during such occasions so brilliantly that he by no means suffered any accident.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 4
  • Statement 4 is the first sentence. It describes Adam’s custom of alighting from his horse. The other sentences provide reasons for this custom.
  • Statement 2 follows statement 4 as it describes the horse as well as Mr. Adams.
  • Statement 1 follows statement 2 because the pronoun “it” used in statement 1 indicates the horse in statement 2.
  • Statement 3 follows statement 1 because “this eccentricity” in statement 3 refers to “often it was found on its knees” in statement 1.
  • “Such occasions” in statement 5 refer to “This eccentricity that Adams is acquainted with...” in statement 3. So statement 5 comes last. At the same time the pronoun “he” indicates Adams in statement 3.

Hence, the correct answer is 42135.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 5

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Pieces of music, or performances of them, are usually said to be happy, sad, and so on. Music's emotional expressivity is a philosophical problem since the paradigm expressers of emotions are psychological agents, who have emotions to express. Neither pieces of music, nor performances of them, are psychological agents, thus it is puzzling that such things could be said to express emotions. One immediately helpful distinction is that between expression and expressivity, or expressiveness. Expression is something persons do, namely, the outward manifestation of their emotional states. Expressivity is something artworks, and possibly other things, possess. It is presumably related in some way to expression, and yet cannot simply be expression for the reason just given. Most theorists also distinguish between expressivity and representation, claiming that music is expressive of emotions, rather than representing them. To give a non-musical example, one might paint a person crying, yet do so in a clinical style such that the painting represents the person's sadness, yet is itself not a sad painting, that is, expressive of sadness, but rather a cool, detached one. The emotions in a piece of music are thus, more closely tied to it than mere descriptions of emotional states.

An obvious way to connect expressivity with expression is to argue that pieces of music or performances of them are expressions of emotion - not the piece's or performance's emotions, but rather those of the composer or performer. There are two major problems with this ‘expression theory’. The first is that neither composers nor performers often experience the emotions their music is expressive of as it is produced. Nor does it seem unlikely that a composer could create, or a performer perform, a piece expressive of an emotion that she had never experienced. This is not to deny that a composer could write a piece expressive of her emotional state, but two things must be observed. The first is that for the expression theory to be an account of musical expressivity, at least all central cases of expressivity must follow this model, which is not the case. The second is that if a composer is to express her sadness, say, by writing a sad piece, she must write the right kind of piece. In other words, if she is a bad composer she might fail to express her emotion. This brings us to the second major problem for the expression theory. If a composer can fail to express her emotions in a piece, then the music she writes is expressive independently of the emotion she is experiencing. Thus, music's expressivity cannot be explained in terms of direct expression.

Q. In the context of this passage, “musical expressivity” describes to all of the following except   

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 5
  • Option 1 does ascribe to “musical expressivity” as can be inferred from, “ if a composer is to express her sadness, say, by writing a sad piece, she must write the right kind of piece.” 
  • Similarly, option 2 is also vindicated by, “If a composer can fail to express her emotions in a piece, then the music she writes is expressive independently of the emotion she is experiencing.”
  • According to the passage, “Expression is something persons do, namely, the outward manifestation of their emotional states. Expressivity is something artworks, and possibly other things, possess”. This validates option 4 as something that “musical expressivity” would ascribe to.
  • The passage makes a case for how expressivity in music can be independent from direct expression and the emotions of music composers. Option 3 contradicts this by establishing a relationship of dependency between these two entities. Thus, option 3 highlights what “musical expressivity” cannot ascribe to. Though the passage does mention the exception of a musician being accurately able to portray the emotions she is going through, through her work, as a whole the passage would not support the stance made in option 3.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 6

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Pieces of music, or performances of them, are usually said to be happy, sad, and so on. Music's emotional expressivity is a philosophical problem since the paradigm expressers of emotions are psychological agents, who have emotions to express. Neither pieces of music, nor performances of them, are psychological agents, thus it is puzzling that such things could be said to express emotions. One immediately helpful distinction is that between expression and expressivity, or expressiveness. Expression is something persons do, namely, the outward manifestation of their emotional states. Expressivity is something artworks, and possibly other things, possess. It is presumably related in some way to expression, and yet cannot simply be expression for the reason just given. Most theorists also distinguish between expressivity and representation, claiming that music is expressive of emotions, rather than representing them. To give a non-musical example, one might paint a person crying, yet do so in a clinical style such that the painting represents the person's sadness, yet is itself not a sad painting, that is, expressive of sadness, but rather a cool, detached one. The emotions in a piece of music are thus, more closely tied to it than mere descriptions of emotional states.

An obvious way to connect expressivity with expression is to argue that pieces of music or performances of them are expressions of emotion - not the piece's or performance's emotions, but rather those of the composer or performer. There are two major problems with this ‘expression theory’. The first is that neither composers nor performers often experience the emotions their music is expressive of as it is produced. Nor does it seem unlikely that a composer could create, or a performer perform, a piece expressive of an emotion that she had never experienced. This is not to deny that a composer could write a piece expressive of her emotional state, but two things must be observed. The first is that for the expression theory to be an account of musical expressivity, at least all central cases of expressivity must follow this model, which is not the case. The second is that if a composer is to express her sadness, say, by writing a sad piece, she must write the right kind of piece. In other words, if she is a bad composer she might fail to express her emotion. This brings us to the second major problem for the expression theory. If a composer can fail to express her emotions in a piece, then the music she writes is expressive independently of the emotion she is experiencing. Thus, music's expressivity cannot be explained in terms of direct expression.

Q. Which of the following examples represents emotions instead of expressing them?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 6
  • In the context of representing emotions instead of expressing them, the passage gives the example of a detached and clinical painting depicting a person crying.
  • Though the painting represents sadness, on its own it is not sad. This is similar to what has been said about the satire on a totalitarian regime in option 4. This piece of work represents a totalitarian regime but is not factual in its approach. Rather it is humorous. The artist adopts the technique of satire to portray his/her political purpose.
  • Though option 3 seems extremely tempting as well, it is not the correct answer. Option 3 highlights a contradiction between what is portrayed and what is actually meant.
  • Option 4 on the other hand does not represent a contradiction, rather it represents treatment. Eliminate option 3.
  • A dark painting is likely to be disturbing and hence, will be expressive. Eliminate option 1.
  • An artist moving from regular to abstract art as his schizophrenia progress is expressing the experience of his mind. Eliminate option 2.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 7

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Pieces of music, or performances of them, are usually said to be happy, sad, and so on. Music's emotional expressivity is a philosophical problem since the paradigm expressers of emotions are psychological agents, who have emotions to express. Neither pieces of music, nor performances of them, are psychological agents, thus it is puzzling that such things could be said to express emotions. One immediately helpful distinction is that between expression and expressivity, or expressiveness. Expression is something persons do, namely, the outward manifestation of their emotional states. Expressivity is something artworks, and possibly other things, possess. It is presumably related in some way to expression, and yet cannot simply be expression for the reason just given. Most theorists also distinguish between expressivity and representation, claiming that music is expressive of emotions, rather than representing them. To give a non-musical example, one might paint a person crying, yet do so in a clinical style such that the painting represents the person's sadness, yet is itself not a sad painting, that is, expressive of sadness, but rather a cool, detached one. The emotions in a piece of music are thus, more closely tied to it than mere descriptions of emotional states.

An obvious way to connect expressivity with expression is to argue that pieces of music or performances of them are expressions of emotion - not the piece's or performance's emotions, but rather those of the composer or performer. There are two major problems with this ‘expression theory’. The first is that neither composers nor performers often experience the emotions their music is expressive of as it is produced. Nor does it seem unlikely that a composer could create, or a performer perform, a piece expressive of an emotion that she had never experienced. This is not to deny that a composer could write a piece expressive of her emotional state, but two things must be observed. The first is that for the expression theory to be an account of musical expressivity, at least all central cases of expressivity must follow this model, which is not the case. The second is that if a composer is to express her sadness, say, by writing a sad piece, she must write the right kind of piece. In other words, if she is a bad composer she might fail to express her emotion. This brings us to the second major problem for the expression theory. If a composer can fail to express her emotions in a piece, then the music she writes is expressive independently of the emotion she is experiencing. Thus, music's expressivity cannot be explained in terms of direct expression.

Q. Which of the following is untrue about a piece of music?  

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 7
  • Option 1 is true about music as can be validated by “Expressivity is something artworks, and possibly other things, possess.”.
  • Option 2 is vindicated as true by “The first is that neither composers nor performers often experience the emotions their music is expressive of.This is not to deny that a composer could write a piece expressive of her emotional state, but two things must be observed.”.According to the passage, “Thus, music's expressivity cannot be explained in terms of direct expression.”.
  • The example of the expressivity of the music of a poor composer as stated in the latter half of the second paragraph helps substantiate the claim made in option 4.
  • Option 3 contradicts what has been stated in, “The emotions in a piece of music are thus, more closely tied to it than mere descriptions of emotional states.”. Thus, it is untrue about music.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 8

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Jane Austen, one of the most admired English writers of all time, died in 1817. Although she lived two centuries ago, the society she depicts in her novels is surprisingly familiar. Every few years, distinguished British actors squeeze themselves into breeches and ball gowns for yet another televised adaptation of one of Austen’s stories. We take an imaginary tour through a few decorous Georgian balls and tea parties, then return to modern life. However, new records aim to challenge our comfortable view of Jane Austen’s England. Historians Roy and Lesley Adkins turn their attention away from the respectable world of polite society that appears in Austen’s novels and instead, try to uncover a little of what life was really like at the turn of the 19th Century.
What emerges is a world much less civilised than we imagine - one in which children toiled in coal mines or up chimneys; in which men could be dragged away to serve in rat-infested navy ships, or to fight the brutal battles of the long Napoleonic War; in which the wives and daughters of the poor could be sold in marketplaces like cattle. The streets of this world were so thick with horse dung - and sometimes human too - that in some towns there were special street sweepers who would scrape a path across the road for you, for a fee. Out of town, travelers on highways would sometimes be subjected to the sight of an executed criminal, swinging on a gibbet. Those who received a normal burial were not safe either: London cemeteries were plagued by grave-robbers, who supplied fresh corpses to surgeons for dissection. Even upper-class life was not immune from squalor. Personal sanitation in Jane Austen’s time was not up to modern standards. Piped hot water was an unheard-of luxury; mass-produced soap was a recent innovation; ‘shampoo’ was a mystery of the Far East and deodorant was nonexistent. Lack of toothpaste would very likely have given Mr. Darcy - along with the rest of Austen’s romantic leads- terrible bad breath. When teeth decayed, the rich paid to have them replaced with fresh ones plucked from corpses.

Q. Which of the following is one not likely to find in one of Jane Austen's novels? 

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 8
  • Option 1 is an aspect that can be found in Jane Austen's novels. It is vindicated by “ the respectable world of polite society that appears in Austen’s novels”.
  • Option 2 is ratified by “...Georgian balls and tea parties...”. Garments such as breeches and ball gowns are associated with wealth.
  • According to the passage, “Every few years, distinguished British actors squeeze themselves into breeches and ball gowns for yet another televised adaptation of one of Austen’s stories.”. Thus, “sartorial flamboyance” meaning 'of or pertaining to style or clothing' can very much be found in Austen's novels. Eliminate option 3.
  • The passage puts forth the reality of 19th century England as being extremely grim. According to it, “Historians Roy and Lesley Adkins turn their attention away from the respectable world of polite society that appears in Austen’s novels and instead, try to uncover a little of what life was really like at the turn of the 19th Century.”. Thus, what appears is Jane Austen's novels in no manner represents reality let alone celebrate it. This vindicates option 4.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 9

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Jane Austen, one of the most admired English writers of all time, died in 1817. Although she lived two centuries ago, the society she depicts in her novels is surprisingly familiar. Every few years, distinguished British actors squeeze themselves into breeches and ball gowns for yet another televised adaptation of one of Austen’s stories. We take an imaginary tour through a few decorous Georgian balls and tea parties, then return to modern life.
However, new records aim to challenge our comfortable view of Jane Austen’s England. Historians Roy and Lesley Adkins turn their attention away from the respectable world of polite society that appears in Austen’s novels and instead, try to uncover a little of what life was really like at the turn of the 19th Century.

What emerges is a world much less civilised than we imagine - one in which children toiled in coal mines or up chimneys; in which men could be dragged away to serve in rat-infested navy ships, or to fight the brutal battles of the long Napoleonic War; in which the wives and daughters of the poor could be sold in marketplaces like cattle. The streets of this world were so thick with horse dung - and sometimes human too - that in some towns there were special street sweepers who would scrape a path across the road for you, for a fee. Out of town, travellers on highways would sometimes be subjected to the sight of an executed criminal, swinging on a gibbet. Those who received a normal burial were not safe either: London cemeteries were plagued by grave-robbers, who supplied fresh corpses to surgeons for dissection. Even upper-class life was not immune from squalor. Personal sanitation in Jane Austen’s time was not up to modern standards. Piped hot water was an unheard-of luxury; mass-produced soap was a recent innovation; ‘shampoo’ was a mystery of the Far East and deodorant was nonexistent. Lack of toothpaste would very likely have given Mr Darcy - along with the rest of Austen’s romantic leads- terrible bad breath. When teeth decayed, the rich paid to have them replaced with fresh ones plucked from corpses.

Q. Which of the following is the author of this passage most likely to disagree with about 19th century England?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 9
  • According to the passage, “The streets of this world were so thick with horse dung - and sometimes human too...”. The author would agree that option 1 is true about 19th century England.
  • The passage mentions that “Out of town, travellers on highways would sometimes be subjected to the sight of an executed criminal, swinging on a gibbet.”. Option 2 contradicts this. Thus, the author is most likely to disagree with it.
  • The passage describes the condition of children, men, poor women as being deplorable. Eliminate option 3.
  • The passage mentions instances of “...grave-robbers, who supplied fresh corpses to surgeons for dissection.”. Thus, the author would agree with option 4.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 10

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Jane Austen, one of the most admired English writers of all time, died in 1817. Although she lived two centuries ago, the society she depicts in her novels is surprisingly familiar. Every few years, distinguished British actors squeeze themselves into breeches and ball gowns for yet another televised adaptation of one of Austen’s stories. We take an imaginary tour through a few decorous Georgian balls and tea parties, then return to modern life.
However, new records aim to challenge our comfortable view of Jane Austen’s England. Historians Roy and Lesley Adkins turn their attention away from the respectable world of polite society that appears in Austen’s novels and instead, try to uncover a little of what life was really like at the turn of the 19th Century.

What emerges is a world much less civilised than we imagine - one in which children toiled in coal mines or up chimneys; in which men could be dragged away to serve in rat-infested navy ships, or to fight the brutal battles of the long Napoleonic War; in which the wives and daughters of the poor could be sold in marketplaces like cattle. The streets of this world were so thick with horse dung - and sometimes human too - that in some towns there were special street sweepers who would scrape a path across the road for you, for a fee. Out of town, travellers on highways would sometimes be subjected to the sight of an executed criminal, swinging on a gibbet. Those who received a normal burial were not safe either: London cemeteries were plagued by grave-robbers, who supplied fresh corpses to surgeons for dissection. Even upper-class life was not immune from squalor. Personal sanitation in Jane Austen’s time was not up to modern standards. Piped hot water was an unheard-of luxury; mass-produced soap was a recent innovation; ‘shampoo’ was a mystery of the Far East and deodorant was nonexistent. Lack of toothpaste would very likely have given Mr Darcy - along with the rest of Austen’s romantic leads- terrible bad breath. When teeth decayed, the rich paid to have them replaced with fresh ones plucked from corpses.

Q. Which of the following best represents the tone of the author towards Jane Austen's works?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 10
  • The author highlights the contrast between life as presented by Jane Austen's novels and what the situation was really like in 19th century England. By examining the nature of the language used by the author, which is mocking in a light manner, one can infer that he/she has been “satirical” in his/her tone. This vindicates option 3.
  • Though the passage presents very grim situations, on the whole the tone and language used by the author is lighthearted. He/she has not provided a detailed 'critique' nor has he/she been “dismissive” of Jane Austen's works. Eliminate options 1 and 4.
  • The author has not been as 'condescending' or “patronizing” as much as he/she has been mocking of Jane Austen's works. Eliminate option 2.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 11

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how.
Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. A thought like “What’s wrong with me?” implies that: 

A. You are reflecting on reasons for your rejection.

B. You are learning through failure.

C. You are open to feedback.   

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 11
  • The passage states “Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream.”
  • The highlighted text “What’s wrong with me?” would mean one is being defensive, rigid and closed to change. It would also mean that the person is taking rejection personally.
  • Statements A, B and C are all positive statements which do not reflect the quoted text.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 12

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how. Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. Which of the following would be an example of the “10,000-hour rule” ?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 12

The “10,000-hour rule” talks about showing determination, grit and a positive attitude towards criticism. This is only seen in option 2.
Options 1,3 and 4 are eliminated as they miss out on the aspect of reacting towards criticism.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 13

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how. Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. What can be a valid assumption from Dexter Dalwood’s words “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.” ? 

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 13
  • The line “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often. It comes with the territory.” validates option 4 because the word "territory" in the highlighted text connects with the idea of 'road to success'. 
  • Options 1 and 3 contradict what is said in the passage.
  • Option 2 is a misinterpretation of the quoted text where it takes the word "territory" literary.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 14

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how. Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. According to the author, people do not realize their dreams because:

A. They do not take chances.

B. They do not have a choice.

C. They do not like rejection.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 14
  • The passage states “No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected." This validates statements A and C.
  • The paragraph talks about us not having a choice but to take chances. Not having a choice to fulfil one’s dreams is not mentioned in the passage. This negates statement B.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 15

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how. Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. Which of these is not true about rejection?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 15

The passage mentions, “Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside.” This validates options 2, 3 and 4. The following paragraph talks about learning from rejection and failure. Option 1 contradicts that. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 16

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

There’s a poster on the wall of the gym I use, a place frequented by many aspiring British athletes. It says simply: “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” No one likes to be rejected, to take a chance, to put in huge effort only to be rebuffed. But if you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put yourself forward. You have to take the chance that you’ll be rejected.

There’s no choice - what it says on that poster is absolutely right. The alternative is to be 100% certain you’ll never realise your dreams.

It’s one thing to understand why you feel bad when you’ve been rejected. But why stop there? Why not take things a step further? Instead of thinking about rejection as something you hope to avoid, see if you can make it work for you rather than distress you. When you do this, rejection will actually help you create something even better than the offering that’s been cast aside. Here’s how. Learning through failure is how rejection helps. It can spur you on to do it again, do it better.

Start by learning not to take a rejection personally. Instead of saying, “What’s wrong with me?”, step back. See if you can figure out what might be lacking in what you’ve created, or in the way you’ve gone about trying to achieve your dream. The artist Dexter Dalwood, speaking recently to creative arts students at their graduation ceremony, warned his audience: “If you want your ideas to succeed, be prepared to be rejected. Often, It comes with the territory.”

Anders Ericsson, a professor at the University of Colorado, observed the practice habits of violin students in Berlin from the age of five until they reached adulthood. He found that the most powerful predictor of success, of whether students became “elite” violinists, was how many hours of practice they put in and how determined they were to improve. The author Malcolm Gladwell popularised this idea, which has become known as the “10,000-hour rule”. It seems that it takes approximately 10,000 hours of dedication, of being criticised and reacting constructively to that criticism, to succeed and achieve true excellence.

Q. The quote “You lose 100% of the chances you don’t take.” was Marks put in the gym to:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 16
  • The author states that aspiring British athletes frequented the gym. Also, a gym is a place where people would benefit from motivation and inspiration. Option 1 is not supported by the content in the passage.
  • Option 2 is incorrect as the quoted text is not an “example” but a statement.
  • Option 4 is not correct as the passage is not about “competition”.
  • Option 3 is apt as it talks about opportunities while the quote mentions chances.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 17

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly) terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. According to Sydney Harris patriotism is being proud of one’s country for what it does. Which of the following would strengthen this argument?   

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 17
  • The last paragraph states “....the American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does.” This means patriotism is expressed by being proud of what good your country is doing and not blindly or arrogantly loving your country.
  • Option 1 talks about war, option 2 talks about genocide and option 4 talks about regressive laws. Being proud of these events would go against true patriotism.
  • Option 3 with health and sanitation is apt as these are true indicators of human development and a nation’s progress.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 18

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly) terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. “More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade.... But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks..” implies that:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 18
  • The quoted text talks about deaths due to malnutrition and accidents, and goes on to say how this does not affect the nationalist ideology while a terrorist attack triggers a nationalist outrage. Therefore, it can be implied from the text that the nationalists discriminate between the sufferings of the people of their country. This supports option 1.
  • The "nationalistic outpouring" mentioned in the passage clearly indicates the presence of nationalism in India. So, eliminate option 2.
  • Option 3 is with “government” is out of context as the main focus is the nationalist ideology.
  • Option 4 is uncalled for, as it is too extreme with “irresponsible citizens”.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 19

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly) terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. According to the author, nationalistic fervour is fuelled by all of the following except:

A. Growth of a Culture  

B. Discord among nations

C. Economics of trade  

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 19

The passage mentions "... nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism.” A, B and C find support in the passage. Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 20

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly) terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. Which of the following cannot be inferred about Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 20
  • The passage mentions “And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage.” This validates options 3 and 4.
  • The paragraph in which this line is embedded talks about terrorism and terrorist attacks, hence option 1 is validated.
  • The paragraph states that these African countries have seen attacks “as lethal” as their western countries and not “more than”. Thus, option 2 cannot be inferred.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 21

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly): terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. Why does Mark Twain call patriotism as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 21
  • "Last refuge of a scoundrel" literally means a dishonest person seeking (misusing) a secure place/ haven under the guise of patriotism/loyalty to country, etc. Option 1 is a positive example of patriotism .
  • Option 3 is unrelated to what Mark Twain is saying.
  • Between options 2 and 4, the former is stronger as it talks about misusing patriotism for one’s vested interest.
  • Option 4 with “nationality” is incorrect as the question stem talks about patriotism.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 22

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Scholars and savants, sociologists and political scientists, across ages and across continents, have cautioned against rampant nationalism and its close cousin patriotism (famously described by Mark Twain as the “last refuge of a scoundrel”). But in country after country, from America to Europe to Asia, nationalistic fervor is all the rage, fuelled by everything from border disputes to sporting rivalry, from trade protectionism to cultural expansionism. The latest to join the list of triggers that spark patriotic and nationalistic outrage (always expressed loudly rather than quietly): terrorism.

Consider this: More than a million infants die every year of malnutrition and more than 100,000 youngsters are killed in road accidents every year in India — doesn’t evoke an iota of embarrassment from the nationalistic brigade. There are some 30,000 casualties from gun violence in the US every year, including more than 300 instances of mass shooting in 2015. No nationalistic outrage. Both are shrugged off. But a single terrorist attack, particularly if it comes from a perceived foreign source, can trigger a nationalistic outpouring that can dominate the media for days and weeks.

Every death is different, and indeed every terrorist attack is different, depending on its geography and its victims. While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience. And no one cares for attacks in Africa, including within Africa itself: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ivory Coast have all seen attacks as bloody and lethal as the ones in Brussels and San Bernardino without getting a fraction of the coverage. 

All this is broadly in tune with the first principles of patriotism (when love of your people comes first) and nationalism (when hate for people other than your own comes first). The difference between patriotism and nationalism, explained the late American columnist Sydney Harris, is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does. The first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that often leads to war, as has been demonstrated again and again in history. 

Q. How does the geography of a place and its victims influence the perception of a terrorist attack?

A. Terrorist attacks are seen more in the west than in the east.

B. Within a country, terrorism in the more industrious areas cause more outrage.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 22

The passage states “While America and Europe fret about terrorist incidents in their territory, provoking nationalistic fury, there is little concern for terrorist attacks in distant India. Within India itself, a terrorist attack in Delhi or Mumbai has a different resonance from the one in Dantewada or Aizawl, which are outside national — and nationalistic — mainstream conscience.” The passage talks about people in the West being more concerned with the terrorist attacks that affect “them” directly. It does not talk about more terrorism being seen in the Western world than the East.

► Statement A can be ruled out. Statement B is correct if we look at the comparison between Delhi/Mumbai v/s Dantewada /Aizawl.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 23

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. A suitable title for this passage would be: 

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 23
  • The passage talks about Indians around the world and the different identities that they have incorporated yet not forgotten their Indianness. It talks about the Indians in different parts of the world - “....we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements.” This validates option 1.
  • Options 2 and 3 do not capture the essence of the passage which is Indians living outside their homeland, which is reflected in the word - Diaspora.
  • Option 4 is too generic.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 24

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. “In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks.”

Which of these phrases is applicable to the above lines:

A. Desires are nourished by delays

B. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 24
  • The idiom stated in A means “The longer you have to wait for something you want, the more eager you will be to get it”.
  • The idiom in B means “In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best or only choice.” This does not directly relate to "racial attack" in the question stem.
  • The fact that both the idioms bear no resemblance to the above lines vindicates option 4 as correct.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 25

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 25
  • The passage mentions “However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland....feature films.” This helps negate option 1 as “tenuous” meaning ‘weak’ is contrary to the sense of “patriotism” mentioned in option 1.
  • The quoted text and the first paragraph in general talk about the diversity in Indianness, this vindicates option 2.
  • Option 3 with “deep cultural bond” is also negated by the quoted text, since the text mentions “tenuous link”.
  • Option 4 has no support in the passage.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 26

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. “The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'.” Imples:

A. Indians are getting married in foreign lands.

B. Arranged marriages are common in the West.

C. The fundamentals of Indian marriage are changing.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 26

The passage states the following - “The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads.”

► Statement A is incorrect as the passage is talking about Indian diaspora and the practice of arranged marriages being prevalent among Indian communities. Therefore, A cannot be implied from the quoted text.

► Statement B is incorrect with “common” and “West”. The passage only talks about Indians in the West practicing arranged marriages.

► Option C may be true if we see Indians marrying into Western communities as validated by examples in the passage -"... South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans ...” However, with the given text, it is seen that the fundamentals of Indian arranged marriages, are still going strong. Therefore, C is ruled out as well.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 27

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. Which of the following weakens the concept of “otherness” as mentioned in the passage?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 27

The passage mentions, “They pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.” The paragraph talks about otherness between the West and India and also the “internal” otherness existing between Indians with respect to social or community identity.

► Options 1 and 4 strengthen the concept of “otherness”.

► Option 3 is talking about opportunities of the West where as “otherness” refers to the difference people make between each other.

► Option 2 talks about the existence of equality among Indian diasporas. This weakens the concept of otherness.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 28

Answer the questions based on the passage given below.

Who and what is an Indian? How we are to characterize the Indian diasporic community as 'Indian' given that it is constituted of such diverse elements as South Asian Hong Kong Muslims, Canadian Sikhs (or shall we say Sikh Canadians?), Punjabi Mexican Californians, Gujarati East Africans now settled in the U.S. by way of England, South African Hindus, and so forth? In the United States, at least, the Indian community has occupied a place of considerable privilege, and many Indians could deflect the moment of recognition that 'Indianness' and being 'American' do not always happily coincide. In recent years, with a declining economy on the one hand, and the congregation of Indians in clusters that visibly put them apart on the other hand, Indians have for the first time become the targets of racial attacks. The Indian woman in her 'native dress', with the vermillion dot on her forehead, is easily seen as an embodiment of sheer otherness, and so she has been perceived by the so-called "dot-busters", a gang of white teenagers operating in New Jersey who have already been responsible for several violent crimes against Indians. In North America and the U.K., the native Indian costume has come up for public scrutiny and discussion in an altogether different respect: Sikhs have insisted that they be exempt from the law that compels bicyclists and motorcyclists to wear helmets, for such helmets cannot be worn over turbans, and their religious faith requires Sikhs to wear turbans. The kirpan has been an issue of contention in California schools. The 'corner shop', a hallowed symbol (if we could recall our Dickens) of English life, is now mainly in the hands of Indians. The obvious question is not only, 'What do the English think of that', but also: 'If the English landscape has been so altered, what is English about England'? The diaspora, in short, affects the center as well. 

However unlike Indian communities across the world might be, they all maintain some sort of tenuous link with the motherland. The most likely candidate for a force of bonding would be, of all things, the Hindi feature film, a phenomenon unique to the Indian diaspora: what Hollywood is to Western Europe, the Bombay Hollywood ("Bollywood") is to the Middle East and East Africa. The modesty, not to mention puritanism, of the Hindi film is said to explain its appeal to the Islamic world; and though we may well contest that interpretation, it is worthy of note that Hindi films found in grocery and video stores across the U.S. often carry subtitles in Arabic, one language which is indubitably not spoken by any Indian community in the U.S. 

The Indian 'arranged marriage' might furnish another such facet of a 'common culture'. Newspapers published by Indian communities flourish everywhere, and they invariably carry a section with matrimonial ads. Though these very ads help Indians to 'locate' one another, they pose difficult questions about 'otherness', both the otherness' of Indians in relation to 'Americans', and the internal 'otherness' of certain Indians in relation to other Indians.

Q. “What is English about England?” This statement is based on the  assumption that:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 28
  • The passage talks about the Indian diaspora and not of powerful nations. Option 4 can be ruled out.
  • Based on the above quoted sentence - option 1 can be ruled out because there is no evidence to prove the veracity of Indians “populating” England.
  • Option 2 can be ruled out as it states England “has always been..” We cannot confirm this from the passage. “Plural” refers to “diversity”. The fact that the statement questions the English people (number or purity of race ), it is safe to assume that it is a pluralistic nation where people of various nationalities and ethnicities reside.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 29

Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.

1. Study after study confirms that customer satisfaction and stock price generally tend to move in tandem.

2. Interestingly, they go on to conclude that because the market is insufficiently receptive to ACSI data as a leading indicator of financial performance, It’s possible to beat the market by investing in firms that do well on the ASCI.

3. That shouldn’t be surprising, as both are fairly reliable indicators of a firm’s vitality.

4. However, since many firms nowadays are hard-pressed to satisfy the escalating demands of both digitally-empowered consumers and activist shareholders, there are ever more variables feeding this relationship.

5. CMOs, therefore, need to understand this issue at a deeper level, so they can isolate and control the levers by which customer sentiment comes to influence the market.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 29
  • Statement 1 introduces the topic of the paragraph - the relationship between customer satisfaction and stock price. It can be followed by either statement 2 or statement 3.
  • But statement 2 which talks about ASCI data does not connect with any of the other statements.
  • Statement 3 connects with 4 which also talks about customers and shareholders and it also relates to the customer satisfaction and stock price mentioned in 1.
  • Statement 5 which talks about the need for CMOs to understand the relationship between customer satisfaction and the stock market, tells us for whom it is important to understand this relationship.

Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 30

Five sentences are given below labeled (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Of these, four sentences need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. Pick out the sentence that does not fit the sequence.

1. It’s important they recognize that they have a choice.

2. This means stepping back, and looking at other options open to them rather than mindlessly following their cravings for more.

3. Greed is bad for the society as a whole and we should try to restrain our need for more.

4. Taking this altruistic route, requires persistence, patience, humility, courage and commitment.

5. People suffering from the greed syndrome need to find ways to move on from egoistic strivings to more altruistic ones.


Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 16 - Question 30
  • Statement 5 introduces the topic of the sentence- dealing with greed syndrome. It talks about how people suffering from greed syndrome can take their first step to recover from it.
  • Statement 1 with “they” relates to “people suffering from greed syndrome” mentioned in statement 5. Thus, 5-1 form a link. As statement 1 says about having a choice, statement 2 continues by saying that it means looking at the choices available. Thus, 1-2 form a link. Statement 5 with “this altruistic route” indicates some connection with the paragraph.
  • Statement 3 is a generic statement about “greed” and cannot be directly connected with “greed syndrome” as “greed” is a character trait and “greed syndrome” is a medical condition.

Hence, the correct answer is 3.

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