CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Para Jumbles questions
CAT/1997
Question . 130
In the following question, the answer choices suggest alternative arrangements of four or more sentences (denoted by A, B, C, D, E, F). Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph.
A. But the last decade has witnessed greater voting and political participation by various privileged sections.
B. If one goes by the earlier record of mid-term elections, it is likely that the turnout in 1998 will drop by anything between four and six percentage points over the already low polling of 58 per cent in 1996.
C. If this trend offsets the mid-term poll fatigue, the fall may not be so steep.
D. Notwithstanding a good deal of speculation on this issue, it is still not clear that who benefits from a lower turnout.
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Para Jumbles question
(a) B begins the paragraph stating the earlier record of mid-term elections. A follows as it talks about greater political participation. C logically follows talking about this trend and D ends the paragraph speculating about who is to benefit with lower turnout.