bsudharsan wrote:
The __________ was how to devise a scheme for organising requirements that would satisfy the conflicting needs of most of the diverse stakeholders.
Blank (i) |
A. acumen |
B. bait |
C. conundrum |
D. discernment |
E. enticement |
To solve this question, let us deploy
IMS's four-step approach.
STEP #1 ->
STORYBOARDThe first step is to read and understand the story. Clearly, the sentence talks of devising a scheme for organising requirements that would satisfy the conflicting needs of most of the diverse stakeholders.
Now that the first step is done, let us proceed to the second step.
STEP #2 ->
RELATEThe second step is to check for clues that may give us an insight into what the blank is dealing with. Another way of stating the sentence would be, 'How to device a scheme for organising requirements that would satisfy the conflicting needs of most of the diverse stakeholders was ___________'. If you are looking to devise a scheme for organising requirements, and if by doing so you are to satisy the CONFLICTING needs of most of the diverse stakehokders, you are sure to be caught up in a problematic situation!
Now that we have some insight into what the blank is dealing with, let us proceed to the third step.
STEP #3 ->
PREDICTThe third step is to come up with our own word if possible. If not, we must have an idea in the form of a phrase. A problematic situation such as the one mentioned can be called a dilemma, so DILEMMA becomes our own word for the blank.
Let us now proceed to the final step.
STEP #4 ->
ELIMINATEThe final step is to eliminate answer options that do not match with the word we have come up with. In this case, 'DILEMMA'.
(A) Acumen - Shrewdness -
NOT A MATCH -
ELIMINATE(B) Bait - Temptation/Lure -
NOT A MATCH -
ELIMINATE(C) Conundrum -
SYNONYMOUS WITH DILEMMA -
KEEP(D) Discernment - Keen judgement -
NOT A MATCH -
ELIMINATE(E) Enticement - Temptation/Lure -
NOT A MATCH -
ELIMINATEHence, C is the right answer.