Systematic Planning Techniques
XAT 2014 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Hard · Vocabulary
Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a substantial ______ in firms' notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _______ in the incidence of mistakes, especially on the part of the ____modern corporations.
- A.
progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
- B.
progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
- C.
progressive deterioration, precise, improvement, reduction, large
- D.
progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
- E.
gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
C
Explanation
When discussing planning techniques, precision is more appropriate than exact. In the given context, 'improvement' corresponds logically with notions of future events and 'reduction' with mistakes.
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