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CAT 2022 Slot 2 — VARC Question 18

Para CompletionEasy

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Most were first-time users of a tablet and a digital app.

Paragraph: Aage Badhein’s USP lies in the ethnographic research that constituted the foundation of its development process. Customizations based on learning directly from potential users were critical to making this self-paced app suitable for both a literate and non-literate audience. ___(1)___ The user interface caters to a Hindi-speaking audience who have minimal to no experience with digital services and devices. ___(2)___ The content and functionality of the app are suitable for a wide audience. This includes youth preparing for an independent role in life or a student ready to create a strong foundation of financial management early in her life. ___(3)___ Household members desirous of improving their family’s financial strength to reach their aspirations can also benefit. We piloted Aage Badhein in early 2021 with over 400 women from rural areas. ___(4)___ The digital solution generated a large amount of interest in the communities.

Answer & solution

  • A

    1

  • B

    2

  • C

    3

  • 4

Solution

Easy

The stray sentence is "Most were first-time users of a tablet and a digital app." The pronoun-like subject "Most" needs a plural group of people to refer back to. Find the blank that has just introduced such a group, and where "first-time users" fits the flow.

1

"Most were first-time users..." requires an antecedent — a set of actual users just mentioned. Blanks 1–3 talk about the app's design, interface and target audience in the abstract; none has just named a concrete group of people who used the app.

2

The sentence before blank 4 says: "We piloted Aage Badhein in early 2021 with over 400 women from rural areas." That is exactly the group "Most" refers to — most of those 400 women were first-time tablet/app users.

3

The sentence after blank 4 — "The digital solution generated a large amount of interest in the communities" — flows naturally after noting they were new users. The insertion sits cleanly at blank 4.

Option 4 — the sentence belongs in blank (4), right after the pilot with 400 rural women.

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