Verbal Ability – Odd One Out – One argument is that actors that do not
Slot – 1 – VA
One argument is that actors that do not – Video
Q. Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together
to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
One argument is that actors that do not fit within a single, well-defined category
may suffer an “illegitimacy discount”.
Others believe that complex identities confuse audiences about an organization’s
role or purpose.
Some organizations have complex and multidimensional identities that span or
combine categories, while other organizations possess narrow identities.
Identity is one of the most important features of organizations, but there exist
opposing views among sociologists about how identity affects organizational
performance.
Those who think that complex identities are beneficial point to the strategic
advantages of ambiguity, and organizations’ potential to differentiate themselves
from competitors.
Answer: 1 Solution:
Let us link the sentences logically and find out which sentence does not conform to the main theme of the paragraph.
It is clear that the paragraph is about “identity”, more specifically, identities of organizations. Sentence 4 is the introductory sentence since it introduces the theme of “identity” and the opposing views among sociologists about how identity affects organizational performance.
Sentence 3 follows sentence 4 by mentioning two types of identities that organizations have – some organizations have complex and multidimensional identities while other organizations have narrow identities.
Sentence 5 follows sentence 3 by mentioning “those” who think complex or multidimensional identities are more beneficial to organizations and sentence 2 will follow sentence 5 with “others” who feel the opposite – complex identities confuse audiences about an organization’s role or purpose.
Sentence 1 is about “actors” and not about identities at all. Secondly, it is more about “categories” than identities. It does not fit in with the rest of the sentences in the paragraph.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.