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CAT 2024 Slot 2 VARC Question 22

Type-in-the-answer (no negative marking) · Verbal Ability · Odd One Out · Try it, then check the answer and solution below.

CAT 2024 Slot 2VARCVerbal Ability • Odd One OutHard
Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that sentence as your answer.
1
No known real researcher of human behaviour would say that gender is all nature or all nurture.
2
The evidence for a biological basis for gender certainly doesn't mean we should be complacent in the face of sexism.
3
Many people are uncomfortable with the Idea that gender Is not purely a social construct.
4
Despite this empirical truth, researchers who study the biological basis of gender often face political pushback.
5
There's a political preference for gender to be only a reflection of social factors and so entirely malleable.
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Answer and solution

Answer: 2

Step-by-Step Explanation:
1
Passage Context & Central Idea:
The passage discusses the debate between gender being influenced by nature (biological factors) or nurture (social factors). It highlights that researchers recognize both aspects but face pushback due to political preferences favoring gender as a social construct.
2
Question Stem Analysis:
The question asks to identify the sentence that doesn't fit coherently with the others, forming a paragraph about the nature-nurture debate and related pushback.
3
Option-by-Option Elimination:
Sentence 1: Introduces the balanced view of gender, fitting the context.
Sentence 3: Discusses discomfort with gender not being purely social, aligning with the debate.
Sentence 5: Mentions political preference for gender as a social construct, relevant to the pushback.
Sentence 4: Explains researchers facing pushback, connecting to the debate.
Sentence 2: Talks about implications of biological evidence, which is a conclusion rather than part of the debate flow, making it the odd one.
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Final Answer Confirmation:
Correct Answer: 2

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