XAT 2019 — VARC Question 6
Read the following statements and answer the question that follows
- An in-depth exploration of the Indian case and case studies of early adopters of mobile technology will provide spectrum managers a pragmatic and modern approach whereby they could utilize their resources efficiently and optimally.
- Even as spectrum management regimes are moving from a command and control regime to a flexible use regime, new technological developments are suggesting that there are significant opportunities in managing large swathes of spectrum as a common property resource, in addition to flexible use.
- Political legacies and market realities in different regimes pose unique challenges for spectrum managers who must negotiate a tricky path to the land promised by technological possibility.
- On the other hand, supply of spectrum is restricted due to competing nature of uses and vested interests of incumbent holders.
- The demand for spectrum has never been so acute as today's communication services extend beyond simple voice to complex data and video, augmented by evolving technologies such as peer-to-peer sharing, social networking, Fourth and Fifth Generation networks, Big Data, and cloud computing.
Rank the above five statements so as to make it a logical sequence:
Answer & solution
- A
5, 2, 3, 1, 4
- B
1, 2, 4, 5, 3
- C
3, 4, 5, 2, 1
2, 5, 4, 3, 1
- E
4, 5, 2, 3, 1
Sentence 1 talks about ‘their resources’ which needs an antecedent. Thus it cannot be the first sentence of the paragraph. Sentence 2 can be the first sentence of the paragraph as it states how modern technology is changing the way which spectrums can be used. Sentence 2 talks about using spectrum as a common property resource. The reason for this is given in sentence 5 as it mentions how the demand for spectrum is increasing due to evolving technologies. This should be followed by sentence 4 mentions a reason for the shortage of supply for the spectrum. Thus sentences 5 and 4 are related as 5 talks about the demand while 4 talks about supply. So we get the link 2-5-4. There is a 3-1 link as 3 talks about the challenges posed to the spectrum managers who have to negotiate to get the maximum advantage possible of the spectrum allocated to them while 1 states how they can utilize their resources efficiently by studying the case studies of the early adopters of mobile technology. Thus we get the link 2-5-4-3-1.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.