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Hi Kratul,

In option C - New utility software that solves one computer problem but creates another.

Here the main purpose of developing new town was to absorb the growth of urban cities- New utility software that will solve one problem.

But instead this program weakened those cities further by drawing away high income citizens. Hence it created another problem.

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Q1.
Paragraph summary
Para1 - Intended purpose of the "New Towns" and what is expected out of it ?
Para2 - How they failed and what is the impact ?
Para3 - Why they failed ? and that they created new problems.

Overall Summary - New towns expectations, their failure and reasons for failure.

A. True for 3rd para only.
B. Partially true for 1st para only.
C. Partial scope, it is not the primary purpose of the passage.
D. Correct. As per overall summary above. First sentence explains the expectation - "In the 1970s, the idea of building so-called “New Towns” to absorb growth was considered a potential cure-all for urban problems in the United States." The rest of the passage explains how and why they failed to meet those expectations.
E. This is the gist of para2.

Q2.
A. This is not dicussed in the passage.
B. The contrary is mentioned in the passage - "Federal regulations designed to promote the New Town concept failed to consider social needs as the European plans did"
C. Nothing about pollution is discussed.
D. No redevelopment was planned for urban centres. Only tried to reduce the existing problems.
E. Correct Can be inferred from - " also weakened those cities further by drawing away high income citizens"

Q3.
Useful reference from the passage - "Federal regulations designed to promote the New Town concept failed to consider social needs as the European plans did."

Option A is in line with the above analogy. Correct
B. Irrelevant
C. Problems of urban towns are not solved.
D. There is no side effect analogy.
E. Irrlevant.

1. The author’s primary concern in the passage is to

(A) describe the characteristics of American New Towns that made them unsuccessful.
(B) trace the development of the New Town concept in the United States.
(C) list the differences between New Towns in the United States and those in Europe.
(D) explain why New Towns in the United States failed to meet general expectations.
(E) analyze the impact of New Towns on urban centers in the United States.


Correct Answer - D
Explanation - The passage mentions the development of New Towns, in the US, and that it was unsuccessful and the reasons behind it failing, the corruption and ignorance of social needs of the people.
Option A - incorrect, close one but choosing D as it seems more appropriate as the primary purpose of the passage.
Option B - incorrect, as only development is the primary purpose of the passage.
Option C - incorrect, as no differences have been mentioned.
Option E - incorrect, as the primary purpose of the passage is to analyze why the New Towns failed in the US.



2. Based only on the information in the passage, with which of the following statements about New Towns in the United States would the author most likely agree?

(A) They helped dissuade businesses in urban centers from relocating to other areas.
(B) They provided a thriving social center away from the problems of the older city.
(C) They helped reduce air pollution by relocating workplaces to suburbs, where most workers lived.
(D) They thwarted economic redevelopment plans for decaying urban centers.
(E) They provided affluent urban residents an escape from the city.


Correct Answer - D
Explanation - as D most closely resembles the lines mentioned in the passage: "As it turned out, the promoters of New Towns were the developers, builders, and financial institutions, all whose main interest was financial gain. Not surprisingly, development occurred in areas where land was cheap and construction profitable rather than where New Towns were genuinely needed. "
Option A, B, C, E - incorrect, as they might have, but its not explicitly mentioned, it might have happened but was not the direct intention of creating the New Towns.



3. Which of the following phenomena is most closely analogous to the New Towns established in the United States?

(A) A business that fails as a result of insufficient demand for its products or services
(B) A new game that fails to attain widespread popularity because its rules are unfair
(C) New utility software that solves one computer problem but creates another
(D) A new drug whose side effects are severe enough to discourage people from using it
(E) A scientific theory that lacks supporting empirical evidence


Correct Answer - B,
Explanation - what we need to compare about New Towns is that: New Towns were created but the plan could not work because of poor planning and ignorance of social ignorance.
Option B, provides the best analogous example as compared to New Towns in the U.S.
Optiona A, C, D, E - are incorrect as they are not analogous in any way to the New Towns example of US.

OAs of this RC are as follow:

1. D
2. E
3. C

The difficulty level of this RC is 650, Good job done by dave13 and Gautam12121991. If anyone have any question kindly let me know, i am here to help you.

This explains why Option C is correct and does not address why other options are wrong. Can you please post further explanation. SajjadAhmad

Just have read your explanation and i can say now, you took this question in the wrong direction, A has never been (even a little) close to the official answer. Only option D makes a bit of sense but C is better than D.

(A) A business that fails as a result of insufficient demand for its products or services

In the passage it is clear that there was a definite need of New Towns in United States, The plan of New Towns in United states was rather implemented in the wrong direction. Option A says that the product and services of a business were made perfectly but the demand of these product and services was none. If option A would rather states, for example, A Business failed due to wrongly made products, It would have been a perfect example.

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Hi Sajjad1994, I was not sold on the answer choices of Q2. and Q3. Please could you help me out. Here is what I believe...

For Question #3 please read my replies below in the links

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2509577

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2462763

Thank you

Sajjad1994 thank you for your reply.

I agree with the O.E. of Q.2. But please could you help me understand on what basis do I reject (D). The overview of the passage does give a sense that the New Towns did indeed serve as a barrier to the Economic development of the urban centers.

Coming to Q.3. As mentioned by the O.E. the plan helped achieve an objective (at least part of it) but statement (C) talks about solving one problem but creating another. How can we equate partly "achieving" an " objective" to "solving" a " problem"

Hi Hoozan,



We cannot infer that New Towns were redevelopment plans for decaying urban centers. They were only meant to divert residents from existing centers, so that current urban problems would at least get no worse. Thus they did not prevent any redevelopment plans for decaying urban centers.



In question 3 we need to look for an answer most similar to how New Towns that were meant to absorb growth caused a number of other different problems. Option C is similar one. New utility software that is meant to solve a number of problems does that in some way but creates another set of issues. Thus we don't have to literally compare "achieving an objective" to "solving a problem", we just need to look for an option that is analogous to the asked question.

Hope This Helps.
Thanks.

Hi Sajjad1994 can you please share the answer of question 1 because I am confused between A And D

3. Which of the following phenomena is most closely analogous to the New Towns established in the United States?

(A) A business that fails as a result of insufficient demand for its products or services
(B) A new game that fails to attain widespread popularity because its rules are unfair
(C) New utility software that solves one computer problem but creates another
(D) A new drug whose side effects are severe enough to discourage people from using it
(E) A scientific theory that lacks supporting empirical evidence [/box_in][/box_out][/align][/quote]

According to this line in the passage, "Not surprisingly, development occurred in areas where land was cheap and construction profitable rather than where New Towns were genuinely needed" shouldn't the answer be Option A?

Read the OE of question #3 in the post in the link below.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2462763

Good Luck

can someone please give an explaination for answer 2

All these below links contain explanations to question #2.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2508979

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2508744

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2508986

https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-the-1970s ... l#p2644108

Thank you