Plz post the correct answers and new qns too
Neo
Bingo!!! Correct 😃
Bingo!!! Correct 😃
Your answer is correct :-)
So does "balance its trade" or "Balanced Trade" signify "decreasing trade deficits" ?
Thats the confusion I had.
Vicky. It is Balanced Trade or Trade Balance but not balance its trade. :)
and yes Balanced Trade in a way can mean decreasing trade deficits. deficit is decreased to move to a balanced side.
Keep posting more qns..
Neo
The number of people diagnosed as having a certain intestinal disease has dropped significantly in a rural county this year, as compared to last year. Health officials attribute this decrease entirely to improved sanitary conditions at water-treatment plants, which made for cleaner water this year and thus reduced the incidence of the disease.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the health officials' explanation for the lower incidence of the disease?
A. Many new water-treatment plants have been built in the last five years in the rural county.
B. Bottled spring water has not been consumed in significantly different quantities by people diagnosed as having the intestinal disease, as compared to people who did not contract the disease.
C. Because of a new diagnostic technique, many people who until this year would have been diagnosed as having the intestinal disease are now correctly diagnosed as suffering from intestinal ulcers.
D. Because of medical advances this year, far fewer people who contract the intestinal disease will develop severe cases of the disease.
E. The water in the rural county was brought up to the sanitary standards of the water in neighboring counties ten years ago.
ANS: C....To weaken the argument, we need to provide an information that refutes the health dep's view point and also keep the premise that a certain intestinal disease has infact reduced occurance. point c , to me states that the reduction is not because of improved sanitation/water condition but infact, the disease has now been clearly identified, as a different one and so we see a reduced number for that certain disease.
315
We can summarize this CR in the following: x (clear water) cause y (less disease) (health offcials conclusion) and z (new diagnosis) produces y (less intestinal disesase) .
316
It is an inference question. Take into account that the answer repeats what is already said in the passage. (ans A).
For a local government to outlaw all strikes by its workers is a costly mistake, because all its labor disputes must then be settled by binding arbitration, without any negotiated public-sector labor settlements guiding the arbitrators. Strikes should be outlawed only for categories of public-sector workers for whose services no acceptable substitute exists.
The statements above best support which of the following conclusions?
A
Where public-service workers are permitted to strike, contract negotiations with those workers are typically settled without a strike.
B
Where strikes by all categories of pubic-sector workers are outlawed, no acceptable substitutes for the services provided by any of those workers are available.
C
Binding arbitration tends to be more advantageous for public-service workers where it is the only available means of settling labor disputes with such workers.
D
Most categories of public-sector workers have no counterparts in the private sector.
E
A strike by workers in a local government is unlikely to be settled without help from an arbitrator.
The statements above best support which of the following conclusions?
A
Where public-service workers are permitted to strike, contract negotiations with those workers are typically settled without a strike.
B
Where strikes by all categories of pubic-sector workers are outlawed, no acceptable substitutes for the services provided by any of those workers are available.
C
Binding arbitration tends to be more advantageous for public-service workers where it is the only available means of settling labor disputes with such workers.
D
Most categories of public-sector workers have no counterparts in the private sector.
E
A strike by workers in a local government is unlikely to be settled without help from an arbitrator.
For a local government to outlaw all strikes by its workers is a costly mistake, because all its labor disputes must then be settled by binding arbitration, without any negotiated public-sector labor settlements guiding the arbitrators. Strikes should be outlawed only for categories of public-sector workers for whose services no acceptable substitute exists.
The statements above best support which of the following conclusions?
A
Where public-service workers are permitted to strike, contract negotiations with those workers are typically settled without a strike.
B
Where strikes by all categories of pubic-sector workers are outlawed, no acceptable substitutes for the services provided by any of those workers are available.
C
Binding arbitration tends to be more advantageous for public-service workers where it is the only available means of settling labor disputes with such workers.
D
Most categories of public-sector workers have no counterparts in the private sector.
E
A strike by workers in a local government is unlikely to be settled without help from an arbitrator.
Is it correct? A is close and B is a repetition. But i go for B
Neo
Can Somebody help me with this.. the CR questions where in we have to select the statements which the writer might have assumed before writing it are troubling me. No matter whatever I assume always happens to be incorrect. Please guide me on how to crack this type of questions?
For a local government to outlaw all strikes by its workers is a costly mistake, because all its labor disputes must then be settled by binding arbitration, without any negotiated public-sector labor settlements guiding the arbitrators. Strikes should be outlawed only for categories of public-sector workers for whose services no acceptable substitute exists.
The statements above best support which of the following conclusions?
A
Where public-service workers are permitted to strike, contract negotiations with those workers are typically settled without a strike.
B
Where strikes by all categories of pubic-sector workers are outlawed, no acceptable substitutes for the services provided by any of those workers are available.
C
Binding arbitration tends to be more advantageous for public-service workers where it is the only available means of settling labor disputes with such workers.
D
Most categories of public-sector workers have no counterparts in the private sector.
E
A strike by workers in a local government is unlikely to be settled without help from an arbitrator.
OK this is my take..
A is wrong coz contract negotiations will not solve problems for all categories of pub-workers
B is wrong coz outlawing the strikes of all category workers doesnt mean there are no substitutes for their services
C is RIGHT coz its properly agrees with the arguement provided in the 1st sentence and the proposal provided in the 2nd sentence.
D is wrong coz "private sector" is outside the scope
E is wrong coz it contradicts with the proposal made in the 2nd sentence.
is this right?
For a local government to outlaw all strikes by its workers is a costly mistake, because all its labor disputes must then be settled by binding arbitration, without any negotiated public-sector labor settlements guiding the arbitrators. Strikes should be outlawed only for categories of public-sector workers for whose services no acceptable substitute exists.
The statements above best support which of the following conclusions?
A
Where public-service workers are permitted to strike, contract negotiations with those workers are typically settled without a strike.
B
Where strikes by all categories of pubic-sector workers are outlawed, no acceptable substitutes for the services provided by any of those workers are available.
C
Binding arbitration tends to be more advantageous for public-service workers where it is the only available means of settling labor disputes with such workers.
D
Most categories of public-sector workers have no counterparts in the private sector.
E
A strike by workers in a local government is unlikely to be settled without help from an arbitrator.
B - the passage states that strikes should be outlawed only for those sectors where alternate arrangements are not possible, whereas this conclusions states that wherever strikes are outlawed, alternate arrangements for those sectors are not possible.
C - the passage never states that binding arbitration is advantageous to public service workers...it merely states that binding arbitration is a costly mistake on the part of local govt.
D - the passage never states this...
E - This statement too is never implicitly/explicitly stated in the passage...
hence, acc. to me, correct answer is A...
hence, acc. to me, correct answer is A...
Hey Ajay ...isn't option A also saying something that isnt mentioned in the passage.
15. In the course of her researches, a historian recently
found two documents mentioning the same person,
Erich Schnitzler. One, dated May 3, 1739, is a
record of Schnitzlers arrest for peddling without a
license. The second, undated, is a statement by
Schnitzler asserting that he has been peddling off
and on for 20 years.
The facts above best support which of the following
conclusions?
(A) Schnitzler started peddling around 1719.
(B) Schnitzler was arrested repeatedly for peddling.
(C) The undated document was written before 1765.
(D) The arrest record was written after the undated
document.
(E) The arrest record provides better evidence that
Schnitzler peddled than does the undated
document.
found two documents mentioning the same person,
Erich Schnitzler. One, dated May 3, 1739, is a
record of Schnitzlers arrest for peddling without a
license. The second, undated, is a statement by
Schnitzler asserting that he has been peddling off
and on for 20 years.
The facts above best support which of the following
conclusions?
(A) Schnitzler started peddling around 1719.
(B) Schnitzler was arrested repeatedly for peddling.
(C) The undated document was written before 1765.
(D) The arrest record was written after the undated
document.
(E) The arrest record provides better evidence that
Schnitzler peddled than does the undated
document.
15.
In the course of her researches, a historian recently
found two documents mentioning the same person,
Erich Schnitzler. One, dated May 3, 1739, is a
record of Schnitzlers arrest for peddling without a
license. The second, undated, is a statement by
Schnitzler asserting that he has been peddling off
and on for 20 years.
The facts above best support which of the following
conclusions?
(A) Schnitzler started peddling around 1719.
(B) Schnitzler was arrested repeatedly for peddling.
(C) The undated document was written before 1765.
(D) The arrest record was written after the undated
document.
(E) The arrest record provides better evidence that
Schnitzler peddled than does the undated
document.
I would choose A. (Schnitzler started peddling for 20 years until he was arrested in 1739)
B there is no evidence
C there is no evidence
D the undated document could have been written at the same time as the dated document
E there is no evidence
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale.
(B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years.
(C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns.
(D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years.
(E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
its (D).
if the number of people producing pepper has dramatically reduced then surplus stock will proportionally decrease.
It cant be (E).We cant ascertain if profits are high because higher profits are not a function of price only. The highe price of pepper can also be attributed to higher production cost, so therefore higher pepper price doesnt necessarily mean higher profit.
Partly because of bad weather, but also partly because some major pepper growers have switched to high-priced cocoa, world production of pepper has been running well below worldwide sales for three years. Pepper is consequently in relatively short supply. The price of pepper has soared in response: it now equals that of cocoa.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
(A) Pepper is a profitable crop only if it is grown on a large scale.
(B) World consumption of pepper has been unusually high for three years.
(C) World production of pepper will return to previous levels once normal weather returns.
(D) Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years.
(E) The profits that the growers of pepper have made in the past three years have been unprecedented.
its (D).
if the number of people producing pepper has dramatically reduced then surplus stock will proportionally decrease.
It cant be (E).We cant ascertain if profits are high because higher profits are not a function of price only. The highe price of pepper can also be attributed to higher production cost, so therefore higher pepper price doesnt necessarily mean higher profit.
Yeah !!!! You are right .....It is D.....
All the other choices can be eliminated quite easily !!!
Flintoff
I would choose A. (Schnitzler started peddling for 20 years until he was arrested in 1739)
B there is no evidence
C there is no evidence
D the undated document could have been written at the same time as the dated document
E there is no evidence
Answer would be E......
Reasons :
A : The undated statement might have been made at anytime not necessarily in 1739.....right ???
So we cant conclude A......
B : iT cant be true always....what if he had taken the license after he got arrested in 1739.....
C : nO PROOF....
D : AGAIN NO PROOF
E IS THE ANSWER SINCE IT IS DEFINITELY TRUE THAT its a police record !!! which is very much to be believed than a persons statement !!! he might be lying too who knoes ???
Flintoff !!
hi,
Are the tougher CR questions in OG Verbal guide evenly distributed throughout the section or found more towards the end?
I suddenly felt that the questions were lot harder as I came towards the end of the section.
I felt a similiar trend with RC too..
Raj
I feel that in Verbal Section contrary to Math Section, the difficulty increases to a point and then decreases again, like a wave of the sea.
It is not important if the questions are at the beginning or at the end.
Well its a SC discussion thread, but m sure ppl wont mind if I can clear some of my CR doubts :innocent:
can anyone help me out to understand the difference in the choices
Ques 1. Within 20 years it will probably be possible to identify the genetic susceptibility an individual may have toward any particular disease. Eventually, effective strategies will be discovered to counteract each such susceptibility. Once these effective strategies are found, therefore, the people who follow them will never get sick.
The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) For every disease there is only one strategy that can prevent its occurrence.
(B) In the future, genetics will be the only medical specialty of any importance.
(C) All human sicknesses are in part the result of individuals genetic susceptibilities.
(D) All humans are genetically susceptible to some diseases.
(E) People will follow medical advice when they are convinced that it is effective
Well the confusion is between choices 'c' & 'd'.......
Ques 2. Most employees in the computer industry move from company to company, changing jobs several times in their careers. However, Summit Computers is known throughout the industry for retaining its employees. Summit credits its success in retaining employees to its informal, nonhierarchical work environment.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports Summits explanation of its success in retaining employees?
(A) Some people employed in the computer industry change jobs if they become bored with their current projects.
(B) A hierarchical work environment hinders the cooperative exchange of ideas that computer industry employees consider necessary for their work.
(C) Many of Summits senior employees had previously worked at only one other computer company.
(D) In a nonhierarchical work environment, people avoid behavior that might threaten group harmony and thus avoid discussing with their colleagues any dissatisfaction they might have with their jobs.
(E) The cost of living near Summit is relatively low compared to areas in which some
other computer companies are located
between 'b' & 'd'
Ques 3. Although parapsychology is often considered a pseudoscience, it is in fact a genuine scientific enterprise, for it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions it raises.
The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
(A) If a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.
(B) Since parapsychology uses scientific methods, it will produce credible results.
(C) Any enterprise that does not use controlled experiments and statistical tests is not genuine science.
(D) Any field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.
(E) Since parapsychology raises clearly statable questions, they can be tested in controlled experiments.
Between 'c' & 'd'.....
Ques 4.
For a trade embargo against a particular country to succeed, a high degree of both international accord and ability to prevent goods from entering or leaving that country must be sustained. A total blockade of Patrias ports is necessary to an embargo, but such an action would be likely to cause international discord over the embargo.
The claims above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions?
(A) The balance of opinion is likely to favor Patria in the event of a blockade.
(B) As long as international opinion is unanimously against Patria, a trade embargo is likely to succeed.
(C) A naval blockade of Patrias ports would ensure that no goods enter or leave Patria.
(D) Any trade embargo against Patria would be likely to fail at some time
(E) For a blockade of Patrias ports to be successful, international opinion must be unanimous.
This one I did not get it right.....
Well its a SC discussion thread, but m sure ppl wont mind if I can clear some of my CR doubts :innocent:
can anyone help me out to understand the difference in the choices
Ques 1. Within 20 years it will probably be possible to identify the genetic susceptibility an individual may have toward any particular disease. Eventually, effective strategies will be discovered to counteract each such susceptibility. Once these effective strategies are found, therefore, the people who follow them will never get sick.
The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions?
(A) For every disease there is only one strategy that can prevent its occurrence.
(B) In the future, genetics will be the only medical specialty of any importance.
(C) All human sicknesses are in part the result of individuals genetic susceptibilities.
(D) All humans are genetically susceptible to some diseases.
(E) People will follow medical advice when they are convinced that it is effective
Well the confusion is between choices 'c' & 'd'.......
D talks about some diseases, but the argument is about all the sicknesses.
Ques 2. Most employees in the computer industry move from company to company, changing jobs several times in their careers. However, Summit Computers is known throughout the industry for retaining its employees. Summit credits its success in retaining employees to its informal, nonhierarchical work environment.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports Summits explanation of its success in retaining employees?
(A) Some people employed in the computer industry change jobs if they become bored with their current projects.
(B) A hierarchical work environment hinders the cooperative exchange of ideas that computer industry employees consider necessary for their work.
(C) Many of Summits senior employees had previously worked at only one other computer company.
(D) In a nonhierarchical work environment, people avoid behavior that might threaten group harmony and thus avoid discussing with their colleagues any dissatisfaction they might have with their jobs.
(E) The cost of living near Summit is relatively low compared to areas in which some
other computer companies are located
between 'b' & 'd'
your doubts are of same nature 😃 If D were true, people won't stick to their jobs!!
Ques 3. Although parapsychology is often considered a pseudoscience, it is in fact a genuine scientific enterprise, for it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions it raises.
The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
(A) If a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.
(B) Since parapsychology uses scientific methods, it will produce credible results.
(C) Any enterprise that does not use controlled experiments and statistical tests is not genuine science.
(D) Any field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.
(E) Since parapsychology raises clearly statable questions, they can be tested in controlled experiments.
Between 'c' & 'd'.....
C says what is not a genuine science, it doesn't mean that if something employs scientific methods will be a genuine science. There can be other factors also.
Ques 4.
For a trade embargo against a particular country to succeed, a high degree of both international accord and ability to prevent goods from entering or leaving that country must be sustained. A total blockade of Patrias ports is necessary to an embargo, but such an action would be likely to cause international discord over the embargo.
The claims above, if true, most strongly support which of the following conclusions?
(A) The balance of opinion is likely to favor Patria in the event of a blockade.
No such mention.
(B) As long as international opinion is unanimously against Patria, a trade embargo is likely to succeed.
There is no talk of whether opinion is against or for Patria.
(C) A naval blockade of Patrias ports would ensure that no goods enter or leave Patria.
A fact but no conclusion
(D) Any trade embargo against Patria would be likely to fail at some time
Correct : Since it is likely that an intl discord can happen so the embargo can fail!!
(E) For a blockade of Patrias ports to be successful, international opinion must be unanimous.
Not a conclusion
I also tough time understanding this :)
This one I did not get it right.....
Read my answers inline above.
anish_goyal SaysRead my answers inline above.
Well m nt convinced with Ques 1 & 3 explanations....
Can u throw some more light..and according to u wat shall be the ans