Genetics (Odd One Out)
CAT 2021 Slot 2 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Hard · Verbal Ability
This is a hard Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2021 Slot 2 paper. It tests Verbal Ability. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.
Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer:
- The care with which philosophers examine arguments for and against forms of biotechnology makes this an excellent primer on formulating and assessing moral arguments.
- Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, it is not easy to articulate why: what is wrong with re-engineering our nature?
- Breakthroughs in genetics present us with the promise that we will soon be able to prevent a host of debilitating diseases, and the predicament that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to enhance our genetic traits.
- To grapple with the ethics of enhancement, we need to confront questions that verge on theology, which is why modern philosophers and political theorists tend to shrink from them.
- One argument is that the drive for human perfection through genetics is objectionable as it represents a bid for mastery that fails to appreciate the gifts of human powers and achievements.
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Explanation
Sentences 3, 2, 4, and 5 form a coherent sequence about the ethical predicament of genetic enhancement. Sentence 1 discusses philosophers examining arguments as a primer for moral arguments in general, making it the odd one out.
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