CAT Reading comprehension 02

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[@adityapatel8701]

In question #5, the study which is conducted in 1968 nowhere mentions that children's study or schooling makes them less creative. It simply tells that as they grow, their creativity reduces. And we can interpret that as children grow, they learn by default not study by default which makes them less creative. What's your take on this?

[@Bodhee_Prep]

It is equally likely that because the kids learn too much, they lose their creativity. Here it would not be entirely wrong to say that the more they learn the less creative they become.
But when you look at the other choice (the right one), we get a contextual reference. The author in the preceding paragraph says that schools and other such organisations don't encourage creativity. Immediately after that he brings forth the 1968 study. This reference suggests that the author wants to support his earlier statement by mentioning this study.
You might ask how can we be so sure of this. The point is if learning in itself makes people less creative, why to blame the schools for that. Option c makes the entire thing contradictory.

[@SUNNY-gu7ms]

According to me C is the correct option in Qus no 6.......more they learn less creative they become ....because question is about 1968 study and their is no mention of schools in 1968 study

[@Inmydream85]

@@SUNNY-gu7ms There's no mention of learning too in 1968 study. Only given "by the time we are adults creativity declines". But you can see author supporting the idea that schooling makes children less creative. Author has not particularly said "learning" makes less creative. But he particularly said that about schooling.

[@sunidhibhat1342]

Not true because in that study
2 percent of adults were still creativity, but the percentage of adults being creative is less because they weren't allowed to be creative enough in schools see the prev passage we can infer from that this point and he has given the 1968 study to support that point. And learning is something even outside of schools.

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[@varunkhatri5693]

Sir in 4 I think option (a) is correct. In the passage itself it is written that there are few people who blocks creativity in cities to whom Jacobs further referred them as 'squelchers'. I think that option (c) that you have marked is actually contradictory to what jacobs has said.

[@atharv0308]

according to the writer the difference between creative and non creative cities are the leaders and the institution that blocks the creativity

[@Ubermensch-lb7lg]

Wrong. Use logic here.

[@raviprakash6919]

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[@aditiroy864]

passage came in 2017 not 2018

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[@Jay-zx3mx]

Sir in Q 1,
Why you eleminate option 3rd
As no where written about institutional network in that particular para

[@harshitgoyal1092]

it is written in second para last line

[@shubhamdeokar6942]

(2/5) 2,5

[@harshsharma5342]

3 ka a

[@amishiverma5340]

Cannot understand the q4 explanation

[@arbaazukaiye2560]

it's quite opposite of meaning
for eg. If city A has good leaders, people and instituitions then they will not block creativity and vice versa

[@Bhashkar121]

Sir i have confusion in Question 4. Please Clear it

[@Bodhee_Prep]

Among which options are you confused?

[@Bhashkar121]

@@Bodhee_Prep Why B part of Q4 is not correct?

[@Bodhee_Prep]

@@Bhashkar121 The problem is with the word 'unproductive'....the passage says "But some cities had more than their shares of leaders, people and institutions that blocked out that creativity. She called them “squelchers.”
Who are the squelchers? The people who block creativity in others are squelchers. Now the point is that option B talks about 'unproductive people'. How can we connect unproductive people with non-creative people? They are two different things...moreover, you can't promote creativity by blocking/squelching/killing unproductive people. You can promote creativity by nurturing creativity in those who have it. This is what is done by a city that is more creative.
Hope this helped.

[@kunalkaishta2768]

was this cat level sir?

[@Bodhee_Prep]

Yes, this is a CAT passage that came in CAT 2018

[@harshsharma5342]

4 ka b

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