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by Mani_mba » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:11 pm
696. The Baldrick Manufacturing Company has for several years followed a policy aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving the efficiency of its distribution system.
(A) aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving
(B) aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and to improve
(C) aiming at the decreasing of operating costs and improving
(D) the aim of which is the decreasing of operating costs and improving
(E) with the aim to decrease operating costs and to improve

I chose E. But it is wrong. Can somebody explain Why ?
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:37 am
imo A.

because of llism effect... decreasing and Improving should be parllel.

B.aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and to improve
---------> Not parallel
C.aiming at the decreasing of operating costs and improving
---------> aiming at is wrong
d.the aim of which is the decreasing of operating costs and improving
---------> wordy
e. with the aim to decrease operating costs and to improve
--------> with the aim...seems akward.....
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by stop@800 » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:18 am
Aim at is correct idiom.
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by java_ka_jalwa » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:13 pm
Option A should be decreasing the operating costs to be parallel(which I suspect should be typo). Choice E though awkward is parrallel.
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