Question

Pick the option that best captures the relationship between the two paragraphs above.

• A. The first paragraph describes a technique and the second is an example that supports it.
• B. The first paragraph describes a process and the second paragraph contradicts the descriptions.
• C. The first paragraph describes a technique. The first part of the second paragraph contradicts it and the second part of the second paragraph makes untested claims.
• D. In the first paragraph, the author conveys the understanding of a subject and in the second paragraph the author complements the first.
• E. In the first paragraph the author describes a technique and in the second paragraph the author provides explanation of its advantages.
• A. Viewing students as customers, future alumni, brand ambassadors, potential recruiters etc., would make engineering colleges more successful.
• B. Good students, after completing the MBA, should play multiple roles in an organization to become successful leaders.
• C. India does better in team sports like cricket than in individual sports like swimming.
• D. All departments of the organization, including marketing, should give inputs to generate new ideas for improving customer satisfaction.
• J. Compared to small entrepreneurial firms, large organisations will definitely generate more ideas.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The relationship between two passages is often tested by asking whether the second supports, contradicts, or extends the first.
Here: - The first paragraph introduces or describes a technique.
- The second paragraph does not simply give an example (ruling out A), nor contradict the first (ruling out B and C).
- Instead, the second paragraph clearly provides further explanation of the advantages of that technique.
- Option D is too vague, while Option E precisely captures the relationship.
\[ \boxed{\text{The second paragraph explains the advantages of the technique described in the first.}} \]

Answer 2

Step 1: Recall the essence of the second paragraph.
The second paragraph emphasizes collaboration across departments in an organization, especially in relation to customer satisfaction. It points out that marketing should not work in isolation; instead, inputs from various departments should be used to generate new ideas.
Step 2: Eliminate unrelated options.
(A) Focuses on engineering colleges → unrelated to the paragraph. ✗
(B) Talks about MBA students → not the main argument. ✗
(C) Sports analogy about India → irrelevant. ✗
(E) Large vs. small organizations generating ideas → not the central idea. ✗
Step 3: Match the correct option.
(D) Directly reflects the central argument: collaboration of departments, including marketing, for innovation and customer satisfaction. ✓
\[ \boxed{\text{All departments must collaborate for customer satisfaction (Option D).}} \]