Parajumbles Question 1 - CAT 2021

Question

Businesses find automation, such as robotic employees, a big asset in terms of productivity and efficiency.

But in recent years, robotics has had increasing impacts on unemployment, not just of manual labour, as computers are rapidly handling some white-collar and service-sector work.

For years politicians have promised workers that they would bring back their jobs by clamping down on trade, offshoring and immigration.

Economists, based on their research, say that the bigger threat to jobs now is not globalisation but automation.

Correct Sequence: 3412
Explanation: Sentence 3 introduces a common political claim regarding job losses (blaming globalization/trade). Sentence 4 sets up a direct counter-narrative (3-4) by bringing in economists who establish that the true threat is actually automation. Sentence 1 expands on automation, showing its benefits to businesses (productivity and efficiency). Sentence 2 modifies this business perspective using a stark contrast transition marker ("But in recent years..."), showing the societal downside: automation is now aggressively cutting white-collar and service sector jobs, not just manual labor.
FundaMakers Tip: Finding the Logical Pivot. When one trend is contrasted with another, track the logical transition word. Sentence 1 defines automation as a positive corporate asset, while sentence 2 uses "But" to showcase its destructive impact on employment. This creates an airtight 1-2 mandatory block.

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