CAT Question of the Day In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among them.
Tax incentives, good infrastructure, clean politics and efficient bureaucracy are all known to improve the competitiveness of a nation to attract global investments or emerge as places to do business. So does the quality of human talent. And, India, being a beneficiary on that count as far as knowledge workers are concerned, should know that better. Essentially, it should mean that countries that give their women a better deal or strive to narrow the gender gap should have a lot going for them. ____________.
| OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | Of course, there are exceptions: west Asian countries with huge gender gaps too figure in the Competitiveness Index. | | | 2) | After all, the correlation between gender equality and competitiveness of the nations has been well documented. | | | 3) | After all, women account for half the world's population — and half of the world's potential talent base. | | | 4) | As many as 13 of the top 25 nations that have narrowed the gender gap are also among the top 25 countries. |
Tip of the Day While solving question types based on grammar rules involving multiple statements as part of the same question, the analysis of one of those statements can help in eliminating a few options and reduce the effort of analysing all the statements. Last year's Question of the day (27-Dec-11) Few sentences are given below continuously. Identify the best sequence of punctuations among the given options.
(The rule of capitalization at the beginning of the sentences has been ignored in the passage given below)
Note: The arrows in the options indicate text that would be within the punctuations.
pasta a large family of shaped and dried wheat pastes is a basic staple in many countries its origins are obscure rice pastes were known very early in China pastes made of wheat were used in India and Arabia long before they were introduced into Europe in the 11th or 12th century according to legend Marco Polo brought the first pasta recipe with him from Asia in 1295
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