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CAT/2007
Question . 57
In each question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labeled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labeled B, C, D, and E, and need to be arranged in the logical order to form a coherent paragraph/ passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. In America, highly educated women, who are in a stronger positions in the labour market than less qualified ones, have higher rates of marriage than other groups.
B. Some work supports the Becker thesis, and some appear to contradict it.
C. And, as with crime, it is equally inconclusive.
D. But regardless of the conclusion of any particular piece of work, it is hard to establish convincing connections between family changes and economic factors using conventional approaches.
E. Indeed, just as with crime, an enormous academic literature exists on the validity of the pure economic approach to the evolution of family structures.
Explanatory Answer
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(e) EB and CD are keys. The opening statement draws a comparison between highly qualified and less qualified women in America with respect to their position and rates of marriage. Statement E should follow this statement because it further draws a connection between evolution of family structure and economic factors. It also mentions the existence of enormous literature validating this prediction. It should be followed by statement B which talks about the work of Becker thesis. Statement C follows this because B talks that some support and some contradict Becker thesis and C states that it is difficult to draw any conclusion on this prediction. Finally D ends the passage which clearly states that it is difficult to establish a connection between family changes and economic factors. The correct sequence is EBCD, so option (e) is correct.