CAT 2004 — VARC Question 22
Fill up the blanks A, B, C ... F, in the two passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each blank.
"Between the year 1946 and the year 1955, I did not file any income tax returns". With that ______A______ statement, Ramesh embarked on an account of his encounter with the Income Tax Department. "I originally owed Rs. 20,000 in unpaid taxes. With _____B________ and _______C______, the 20,000 became 60,000. The Income Tax Department then went into action, and I learned firsthand just how much power the Tax Department wields. Royalties and trust funds can be ______D_______; automobiles may be _______E______, and auctioned off. Nothing belongs to the ______F_______ until the case is settled."
Each of the questions below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the options.
- In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through southern Italy as far as Rome.
- In June 1944 Germany's military position in World War Two appeared hopeless.
- In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern Europe had been completed.
- The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland.
- The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.
Answer & solution
- A
EDACB
BEDAC
- C
BDECA
- D
CEDAB
Sentence B is the introductory statement, as it inserts the idea of declining position of Germany in World War II. The rest of the sentences further this idea. Therefore, options 1 and 4 can be eliminated (they do not begin with B).
Sentence B is followed by sentence E, as the discussion begins with hopelessness for Germany at both ends, eastern as well as western. Red Army, Russia would be east and hence D follows E. although, once we have figured out BE, we already have our answer.
Sentence A discusses matters of the west and therefore the sequence is BEDAC.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.