RC Discussion for CAT 2013

MBA CAT 2022
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34. b The author presents the views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrell and presents his opinions on modern art.
The discussion is about modern art and artists and the
author moves the discussion by presenting different
points. Option (a) does not stand correct as it is general
in nature and does not take into account that the
passage primarily presents views of Chesterton and
Henry Tyrrell. Options (c) and (d) are incorrect because
the author does not critically analyze the views of
either Chesterton or Henry Tyrell. He presents his
opinion on modern art but not on the comments made
by the art critics.

35. b In the third paragraph, the Elie Faure is quoted as
saying that the younger artists “have taken the notion
of looking within themselves to interpret the outer world,
instead of, like their elders, looking at the outside world
to realize themselves.” Option (b) is the correct answer.
Option (a) is factually incorrect as it refers to the style
adopted by the elder artists. Though the author states
that the younger artists were inspired by Picasso, but
there is no mention in the passage that the younger
artists followed Picasso's interpretation of the outside
world. So, option (c) is incorrect. Option (d) cannot be
inferred as the passage mentions that the younger
artists draw most of the inspiration for their artistic
notions from Picasso.

36. b Option (a) is not indicated in the passage. The first
paragraph only quotes Tyrrell's opinion about
Chesterton and sets the stage for bringing out the
conflicting opinions of Tyrrell and Chesterton on art.
Option (c) is incorrect. In the first paragraph, the opinion
of Tyrrell on Chesterton has been mentioned but there
is no mention of Tyrrell's opinion on modern art. Option
(d) is eliminated since we cannot infer from the
passage that Chesterton and Tyrrell are
contemporaries.

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@miseera bhai when you post the rcs , is it possible to get them in one line. If you see the space for the entire line is not used up. If possible kindly format the text and paste..

Sorry for demanding this, but for people like me who spend a lot of time in office/travelling and do not have access to PG there, mobile phone comes to rescue. And its really difficult trying to scroll through the underutilized lines....

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RC SET 14

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Many Americans have a vague sense that their lives have been distorted by a giant cultural bias. They live in a society that prizes the development of career skills but is inarticulate when it comes to the things that matter most. The young achievers are tutored in every soccer technique and calculus problem, but when it comes to their most important decisions—whom to marry and whom to befriend, what to love and what to despise—they are on their own. Nor, for all their striving, do they understand the qualities that lead to the highest achievement. Intelligence, academic performance, and prestigious schools don't correlate well with fulfillment, or even with outstanding accomplishment. The traits that do make a difference are poorly understood, and can't be taught in a classroom, no matter what the tuition: the ability to understand and inspire people; to read situations and discern the underlying patterns; to build trusting relationships; to recognize and correct one's shortcomings; to imagine alternate futures. In short, these achievers have a sense that they are shallower than they need to be.Help comes from the strangest places. We are living in the middle of a revolution in consciousness. Over the past few decades, geneticists, neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, economists, and others have made great strides in understanding the inner working of the human mind. They are giving us a better grasp of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings, predispositions, character traits, and social bonding, precisely those things about which our culture has least to say. Brain science helps fill the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy.

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A core finding of this work is that we are not primarily the products of our conscious thinking.
The conscious mind gives us one way of making sense of our environment. But the unconscious mind gives us other, more supple ways. The cognitive revolution of the past thirty years provides a different perspective on our lives, one that emphasizes the relative importance of emotion over pure reason, social connections over individual choice, moral intuition over abstract logic, and perceptiveness over I.Q. It allows us to tell a different sort of success story, an inner story to go along with the conventional surface one.

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Deciding whom to love is not an alien form of decision-making, a romantic interlude in the midst of normal life. Instead, decisions about whom to love are more intense versions of the sorts of decisions we make throughout the course of our existence, from what kind of gelato to order to what career to pursue. Living is an inherently emotional business.

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1. The primary purpose of the author is to
(a) analyze the process of decision making in the human mind.
(b) argue that the process of making a decision, whether about a gelato or a career, remains the same.
(c) discuss how the advances in brain science help in understanding the human mind.
(d) critique research studies on the human mind.

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2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
(a) The author believes that success in one's career does not lead to happiness.
(b) The author believes that the achievers in America are shallower than they need to be.
(c) The author believes that American society gives undue importance to certain unimportant traits.
(d) The author believes that developments in brain science help in understanding traits needed for personal fulfillment.
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3. The author mentions the instance of the decision of whom to love in order to
(a) highlight the different types of decision making one comes across in life.
(b) highlight the problems one faces in making decisions.
(c) illustrate a point about the decisions we make in life.
(d) demonstrate the intensity of love.

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@nramachandran RC Set 24
1 - C
2 - B
3 - A

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@nramachandran RC set 14 : my take : A D A?
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OA for SET 14

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1.(c)

2.(d)

3.(c)

1. c. In the passage the author talks about the “cognitive revolution of the past thirty years”, about the studies in the working of the human brain and how brain science helps to “fill the hole left by the atrophy of theology and philosophy'. Option (c) is the only one that can cover all these aspects. All the other options are too specific. The author talks about the process of decision making but he does this in light of the cognitive revolution. The author also argues that the process of decision making does not change but this is only one of the many points that the author makes and is not the central theme or the primary purpose as it is narrow in scope (w.r.t passage).

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2. d In the first part of the passage the author says we don't understand the qualities needed for the highest achievements and then he talks about how understanding the working of the brain or brain science helps us get “a better grasp of emotions, intuitions, biases, longings,
predispositions, character traits, and social bonding.” Hence (d).Option (c) and (a) are incorrect. The author states that our society does not give importance to matters that ought to be most significant for fulfillment .The passage is silent on the merit of matters that are given importance. So, it is not possible to comment if these are unimportant or merely less important than some other aspects of our lives.

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3. c The author discusses the decision regarding whom to love only as an example and he/she wishes to prove that it is no different than any other type of decision. Option (a) is incorrect as the author has argued that all decision making is essentially the same.

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@nramachandran In question 2 why is option b incorrect???
Can you please give an explanation for this...:)
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@saurav205 said:
@nramachandran In question 2 why is option b incorrect???
Can you please give an explanation for this...
Ths passage says that " In short, these achievers have a sense that they are shallower than they need to be." - The achievers feel that they are shallower than they need to be. The author just gives us this information. He does not confirm/ reject anything
However the passage talks a lot about advances in brain science and how they help in understanding the traits.
Hence option d is more appropriate
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@nramachandran said:
Ths passage says that " In short, these achievers have a sense that they are shallower than they need to be." - The achievers feel that they are shallower than they need to be. The author just gives us this information. He does not confirm/ reject anythingHowever the passage talks a lot about advances in brain science and how they help in understanding the traits.Hence option d is more appropriate
Agreed...
Nice explanation...:)
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Why this thread is So Silent


RC of the Day 06/03/2013

The Force that through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower
by Dylan Thomas

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees
Is my destroyer.
And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose
My youth is bent by the same wintry fever.
The force that drives the water through the rocks
Drives my red blood; that dries the mouthing streams
Turns mine to wax.
And I am dumb to mouth unto my veins
How at the mountain spring the same mouth sucks.
The hand that whirls the water in the pool
Stirs the quicksand; that ropes the blowing win
Hauls my shroud sail.
And I am dumb to tell the hanging man
How of my clay is made the hangman's lime.
The lips of time leech to the fountain head;
Love drips and gathers, but the fallen blood
Shall calm her sores.
And I am dumb to tell a weather's wind
How time has ticked a heaven round the stars.
And I am dumb to tell the lover's tomb
How at my sheet goes the same crooked worm.

66. What do the first three lines of the poem signify?
“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees
Is my destroyer.”
a. The first three lines contrast the creative and destructive forces that surround humans.
b. The first three lines signify the green and woody surroundings that the poet is experiencing.
c. The first three lines indicate the different feelings that age brings in a person.
d. The first three lines talk about a tree and how the flowers and its roots change with age.

67. What does the word 'mine' in line 8 of the poem indicate?
a. It indicates the water in the streams. b. It indicates the speaker's blood.
c. It indicates the force of the winds. d. None of these

68. Which of the following is/are true in the context of the poem?
A. The speaker cannot tell the wind about the nature of time or of the heavens.
B. The speaker has got supernatural powers and he wants to exhibit them.
C. The speaker says that he is willing to experiment with his own soul to gain certain advantages.
a. B only b. A only c. A and C d. B and C

69. What is the central theme of the poem?
a. The forces of nature b. The destructive forces of nature
c. Creativity aligned with destruction d. None of these


70. Which of the following are false as per the poem?
A. The shroud in line 13 means death.
B. The speaker is terrified of death.
C. The speaker thinks that he is on a never ending quest for perfection.
a. A and C b. A and B c. B and C d. A, B and C

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66. b
67. c
68. c
69. a
70. b

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Dont know the set number...hence going with RC for the day - 2

The distinction that modern artists and art critics make between the arts, on the one hand, and crafts, on the other, was foreign to classical antiquity. Both arts and crafts were regarded by the ancient Greeks as "productions according to rule" and both were classified as techne, which can be translated "organized knowledge and procedure applied for the purpose of producing a specific preconceived result." This concept runs directly counter to the deeply ingrained insight of modern aesthetic thought that art cannot be reduced to rule, cannot be produced in accordance with pre-established concepts or rules, and cannot be evaluated using a set of rules reducible to a formula. The Greek concept, with its attendant notion that the appropriate criterion for judging excellence in both the arts and the crafts was the "perfection" of their production, predominated until the middle of the eighteenth century, when the French aesthetician Charles Batteux heralded the idea that what distinguishes the arts from the crafts and the sciences is the arts' production of beauty. This idea lasted until the beginning of the present century when some critics argued that "beauty" was a highly ambiguous term, far too broad and indefinite for the purpose of defining or evaluating art, while, on the other hand, many artists expressly repudiated "beauty" because of its too narrow associations with an outmoded view that art was beautiful and therefore should not be evaluated or analyzed, but should merely be appreciated. Since 1900, a large number of definitions of art have emerged, each of them covering a sector of accepted creative and critical practice but none of them, apparently, are applicable to the whole of what is accepted as art by the art world.

Not only do contemporary definitions of art fail to agree on any common approach to art or on common areas of concern, but individually many of them do not even serve to differentiate those works that are conventionally adopted as art by many artists and critics from those that are not. For example, the "mimetic" theory holds that art reproduces reality, but although amateurs' photographs reproduce reality, most artists and art critics do not consider them art. Much of what is recognized as art conforms to the definition of art as the creation of forms, but an engineer and the illustrator of a geometry textbook also construct forms. The inadequacy of these definitions suggests a strong element of irrationality, for it suggests that the way in which artists and art critics talk and think about works of art does not correspond with the way in which they actually distinguish those things that they recognize as works of art from the things that they do not so recognize.


1. The author is primarily concerned in the first paragraph with discussing
(A) Problems of producing art
(B) Methods of defining art
(C) Criticisms of Greek art
(D) Similarities between arts and crafts
(E) Differences among various conceptions of art

2. According to the passage, one characteristic that many contemporary definitions of art have in common is that they are
(A) Easy to understand because of their simplicity.
(B) Precise in their description of different types of artwork.
(C) Similar to ancient conceptions of art except for minor differences in terminology.
(D) Applicable to art of former centuries, as well as to contemporary art.
(E) Inconsistent with judgments made by many artists and art critics as to which creations are and which are not works of art.

3. According to the passage, which of the following objections to using "beauty" as the criterion for defining and appraising art emerged in the twentieth century?
I. The word "beauty" can have many different meanings.
II. "Beauty" is associated with an obsolete conception of art as something merely to be appreciated.
III. The ancient Greeks did not use "beauty" as their criterion for judging the value of works of art.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

4. According to the passage, in contrast to the ancient Greek concept of art, modern aesthetic thought holds that
(A) Artists can have no preconceptions about their work if it is to be good.
(B) The creation of art cannot be governed by stringent rules.
(C) "Perfection" is too vague a concept to use as a criterion for judging art.
(D) Procedures used to judge art should be similar to procedures used to create art.
(E) Arts and crafts are similar because they are both created using the same techniques.

5. The author refers to amateurs' photograph in order to
(A) Illustrate a critical convention accepted by the art world.
(B) Show the weakness of the mimetic theory of art.
(C) Describe a way in which art reproduces reality.
(D) Explain an objection to classifying photographs as works of art.
(E) Underscore the need for a conception of art that does not include photography.

6. The passage is most relevant to which of the following areas of study?
(A) The history of aesthetics.
(B) The history of literature.
(C) The sociology of art.
(D) The psychology of art.
(E) The sociology of aesthetics.

7. All of the following appear in the passage EXCEPT
(A) A generalization
(B) A comparison
(C) A definition
(D) An anecdote
(E) An example

8. The passage suggests that, compared to the conceptions of art of earlier eras, twentieth century conceptions are more
(A) Ambiguous and amateurish
(B) Skeptical and irrational
(C) Diverse and fragmented
(D) Conventional and didactic
(E) Realistic and relevant

9. In his treatment of contemporary definitions of art, the author expresses
(A) Praise for their virtues.
(B) Concern about their defects.
(C) Approval of their strengths.
(D) Indifference to people who take them seriously.
(E) Ridicule for people who ignore them.

@miseera : Sir jee ek mere taraf se..Hope this one is not a repeated one..

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Need a healthy discussion on this one... have some doubts...
Directions for questions 32 to 34: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions.
Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
Marx maintains that the ruling ideology is always the ideology of the ruling class and that the set of ideas and thought patterns existing in any epoch will – “in the final instance” – closely follow the material and social relations of production. As soon as the surplus product emerges and class develops which has control over that surplus, then that class will require that those who do the producing learn to accept the “rules” of production and distribution.
Thus, in feudal society, for example, we will have feudal ideologies that emphasise hierarchy, God-given positions in society, stability and the divine right of kings to rule and a religious form that bolsters those requirements
The order that prevails will always be seen for extended periods of time as the “natural law” in which the way things are is the way they should be. In bourgeois society the rules change. Stasis and hierarchy are overthrown in the name of dynamism and innovation and a breaking down of restrictive practices and you become a “self-made man” off to seek your fortune.
Where once the divine right of kings was seen as the natural law, it now becomes unnatural because it is surplus to requirements and is superceded by the human right to remove the head of the king if necessary. So, the rules may change, but they still have to be learned. However, this learning of the rules is not done merely by repression but by the gradual inculcation of values.
Althusser, for example, describes these two functions as repressive and ideological state apparatuses. The former is clear, but the latter is far more insidious. It is the way in which the prevailing rules of the game become second nature to you and your obligations are turned into your desires.
Perhaps an unusual way of understanding this is through Kafka's Metamorphosis, perhaps the most famous account ever written of a man who has turned into a beetle overnight. But the real strangeness of the story is not the fact of the physical transformation but of what it represents. At one point Gregor Samsa says of his family and his work life:
“The fruits of his labour were transformed into the provision of money ... and he earned enough to meet the expenses of the entire family and actually did so. They had just become used to it, the family as well as Gregor, the money was received with thanks and given with pleasure, but that special warmth was missing.”
If this isn't Kafka's spin on Marx's line from the Communist Manifesto that “The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relation into a mere money relation” then I don't know what is. Gregor's metamorphosis into a bug is the outward and inward transformation of the need to earn money into his own picture of himself. This is alienation theory in a beetleshell. It is not that he was poor and therefore suffering and needed to be kept down by a police state, but that the necessity of having to work for others at a job he hates for an amorphous output which doesn't belong to him alienates him from himself and from his labour power.

32. The author's tone can be best described as
(a) Analytical (b) Descriptive (c) Critical (d) Unbiased
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33. As per the content of the passage, which of the following statements is the author most likely to
agree with?
(a) The character (Gregor) has some idea of what is being done to him.
(b) The character (Gregor) gets alienated from himself and has no idea of what is being done to him.
(c) Alienation has brought a drastic change in the mindset of the character.
(d) Alienation is the normal psychological response of the character under the given conditions.
34. The author is most likely to agree with which of the following?

(a) We get to learn a lot of new things with time and this leads to our growth as a human being.
(b) The ideas we have about society are not actually our own but are put there by a set of institutions
that have convinced us there is no other way to think about the world.
(c) We are not forced by anyone and gradually become more disciplined.
(d) Society plays a pivotal role in imparting good values.


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RC for the day - 2
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@miseera said:
Why this thread is So SilentRC of the Day 06/03/2013 The Force that through the Green Fuse Drives the Flowerby Dylan ThomasThe force that through the green fuse drives the flowerDrives my green age; that blasts the roots of treesIs my destroyer.And I am dumb to tell the crooked roseMy youth is bent by the same wintry fever.The force that drives the water through the rocksDrives my red blood; that dries the mouthing streamsTurns mine to wax.And I am dumb to mouth unto my veinsHow at the mountain spring the same mouth sucks.The hand that whirls the water in the poolStirs the quicksand; that ropes the blowing winHauls my shroud sail.And I am dumb to tell the hanging manHow of my clay is made the hangman's lime.The lips of time leech to the fountain head;Love drips and gathers, but the fallen bloodShall calm her sores.And I am dumb to tell a weather's windHow time has ticked a heaven round the stars.And I am dumb to tell the lover's tombHow at my sheet goes the same crooked worm.66. What do the first three lines of the poem signify?“The force that through the green fuse drives the flowerDrives my green age; that blasts the roots of treesIs my destroyer.”a. The first three lines contrast the creative and destructive forces that surround humans.b. The first three lines signify the green and woody surroundings that the poet is experiencing.c. The first three lines indicate the different feelings that age brings in a person.d. The first three lines talk about a tree and how the flowers and its roots change with age.67. What does the word 'mine' in line 8 of the poem indicate?a. It indicates the water in the streams. b. It indicates the speaker's blood.c. It indicates the force of the winds. d. None of these68. Which of the following is/are true in the context of the poem?A. The speaker cannot tell the wind about the nature of time or of the heavens.B. The speaker has got supernatural powers and he wants to exhibit them.C. The speaker says that he is willing to experiment with his own soul to gain certain advantages.a. B only b. A only c. A and C d. B and C69. What is the central theme of the poem?a. The forces of nature b. The destructive forces of naturec. Creativity aligned with destruction d. None of these70. Which of the following are false as per the poem?A. The shroud in line 13 means death.B. The speaker is terrified of death.C. The speaker thinks that he is on a never ending quest for perfection.a. A and C b. A and B c. B and C d. A, B and CHappy CATing
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66. a
'The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the
Flower' is a complicated poem. On the first reading, it
may seem almost too difficult for a reader to
understand. However, careful analysis will make much
of the imagery clearer. Since the poem is about
contrast, change, and paradox the first three lines
contrast the creative and destructive forces that
surround humans.

67. b
'Mine' in this line refers to the speaker's blood. It is
turned to wax by the embalmer; it will flow no longer
to sustain life, but become as solid as wax.

68. b
Lines 19-20 in the poem tell us about the fact that the
speaker cannot tell the wind about the nature of time
or of the heavens. No other statement is true as per
the poem.

69. c
The poetry on the whole deals with creativity and
destruction. That is the central theme of this poem.

70. c
The first statement is true; others are not mentioned in
the poem.

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