Practice Test Discussion

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Directions: Given below are six sentences (A), (B), (D), (E) and (F) which are jumbled up. Rearrange these sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the given questions.

[IBPS (PO), 2014]

Sentence 1: So how is global competition changing companies?

  1. For example a group with a Europe-wide pay freeze may have to be flexible enough to authorise salary increase to specialists and managers in developing countries who are still able to jump ship for a better offer.
  2. Second with emerging market well companies as established multinationals as rivals there is no way these can be ignored.
  3. First businesses are having to respond faster than before to pay changes.
  4. A case in point today is Africa where rapid growth in key countries notably Nigeria has persuaded many business people that the continent's time may finally have arrived, sight of well-paid
  5. The expatriate foreign managers inspire these local Indian executives to ask for more and employers have to respond.
  6. So such countries where people move easily-like India are seeing executive pay rising rapidly.

 

Which of the following should be the SEVENTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?


  • Explanation

    1. Sentence D will be the start of the argument. The statement is showing the case of Nigeria.
    2. Sentence F supports the opening line that discuss the rise in their pay.
    3. Sentence C will follow F which describes the response related to change in the pays.
    4. Sentence B shows the urgency regarding the change and describes the fact that it can't be ignored.
    5. Sentence A supports the previous statement which is mentioning the fact that developing countries must pay their executives better.
    6. Sentence E is the obvious concluding statement which explains the pay of Indian (developing country) to that of foreign developed countries.
      Hence, DFCBAE is the correct sequence.

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