1000 CR - test 3 - qn14.

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by aj5105 » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:46 pm
Of the countries that were the world’s twenty largest exporters in 1953, four had the same share of total world exports in 1984 as in 1953. Theses countries can therefore serve as models for those countries that wish to keep their share of the global export trade stable over the years.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the suitability of those four countries as models in the sense described?
(A) Many countries wish to increase their share of world export trade, not just keep it stable.
(B) Many countries are less concerned with exports alone than with he balance between exports and imports.
(C) With respect to the mix of products each exports, the four countries are very different from each other.
(D) Of the four countries, two had a much larger, and two had a much smaller, share of total world exports in 1970 than in 1984.
(E) The exports of the four countries range from 15 percent to 75 percent of the total national output.
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by codesnooker » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:38 pm
IMO (D) because two countries hold major share while other two holds minor share, so all four countries cannot be treated as model.

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by scoobydooby » Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:53 pm
IMO: D

the 4 have been cosen as models for keeping the market shares stable over the years. To weaken we must show their unsuitability, ie their market shares have not been stable/fluctuated between 1953 and 1984. D does just that

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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 3:15 am
I will Go with option D in this case.