In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called pure aquariums but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a zoo aquarium of relatively modest scope. Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums? (A) In cities that have both a zoo and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo. (B) Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums. (C) Over the last ten years, newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one. (D) People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo. (E) The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby. Manni Potato cyst nematodes are a pest of potato crops. The nematodes can lie dormant for several years in their cysts, which are protective capsules, and do not emerge except in the presence of chemicals emitted by potato roots. A company that has identified the relevant chemicals is planning to market them to potato farmers to spread on their fields when no potatoes are planted; any nematodes that emerge will soon starve to death. Which of the following, if true, best supports the claim that the companys plan will be successful? (A) Nematodes that have emerged from their cysts can be killed by ordinary pesticides. (B) The only part of a potato plant that a nematode eats is the roots. (C) Some bacteria commonly present in the roots of potatoes digest the chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts. (D) Trials have shown that spreading even minute quantities of the chemicals on potato fields caused nine-tenths of the nematodes present to emerge from their cysts. (E) The chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts are not emitted all the time the potato plant is growing. Please post answers with explainations Cheers!!!!!! Naive
1. B shud be the correct answer. A talks about local visitors, moreover it sounds (at least to me, irrelevant) C provides statistics, which cannot be applied to deduce anything. D - same reason for the wrong choice as C E - Compares Zoo aquariums in the 'same' city as Pure Aquariums -- Guess this too is beyond the scope.
B - Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums - It gives a reason for vacationers to move out and must visit a "PURE AQUARIUM" in some different metropolitan area
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2. B - is the best answer - It gives a reason for the company's claim to b true. The chemicals will cause the nematodes to come out of the cysts, even when NO potatoes are planted in the field. And since they eat only potato roots, which is not present, they will starve to death.
A - weakens the argument. C - Irrelevant (Brings in Bacteria) ***** Can be the Answer, Although I went for B-->D - Will cause the nematodes to come out of the cysts. But why will they not survive is questionable. E - irrelevant (Talks abt when potatoes are growing)...
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope. Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums? (A) In cities that have both a zoo and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo. (B) Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums. (C) Over the last ten years, newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one. (D) People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo. (E) The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby. Manni Potato cyst nematodes are a pest of potato crops. The nematodes can lie dormant for several years in their cysts, which are protective capsules, and do not emerge except in the presence of chemicals emitted by potato roots. A company that has identified the relevant chemicals is planning to market them to potato farmers to spread on their fields when no potatoes are planted; any nematodes that emerge will soon starve to death. Which of the following, if true, best supports the claim that the company's plan will be successful? (A) Nematodes that have emerged from their cysts can be killed by ordinary pesticides. (B) The only part of a potato plant that a nematode eats is the roots. (C) Some bacteria commonly present in the roots of potatoes digest the chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts. (D) Trials have shown that spreading even minute quantities of the chemicals on potato fields caused nine-tenths of the nematodes present to emerge from their cysts. (E) The chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts are not emitted all the time the potato plant is growing. Cheers!!!!!! Naive
My take wud b 1) C- gives a reason y more visitors are visiting pure aquariums than zoo aquariums. A is out cause of locally.n v r tokin bout visitors B weakens the argument cause if the no of zoo aquariums r more then it shud have more footfalls D specific for ppl visitng.nthin for ppl nt visitn zoo aquariums E is irrelevant
2) A it already states that they wud b killed by starving.use of pesticide is redundant here.WRONG B not concerned with wat the pest eats.hence WRONG C weakens the argument hence WRONG D supports the claim by sayin that 90% of the pest wud b killed.hence RIGHT:) E is irrelevant. hence WRONG Hope it helps u
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope. Which of the following, if true, most helps to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums? (A) In cities that have both a zoo and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo. (B) Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums. (C) Over the last ten years, newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one. (D) People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo. (E) The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby.
(E) is not right. The size doesnt really tell us anything. (A) and (D) is not right. What is more likely doesnt really tell us anything for sure. (C) is not right as number of museums and number of visitors is not really related. (B) is the answer. We can see that "vacationers" word is mentioned. Hence since a zoo is present is most cities it is less of an attraction to vacationers.
Potato cyst nematodes are a pest of potato crops. The nematodes can lie dormant for several years in their cysts, which are protective capsules, and do not emerge except in the presence of chemicals emitted by potato roots. A company that has identified the relevant chemicals is planning to market them to potato farmers to spread on their fields when no potatoes are planted; any nematodes that emerge will soon starve to death. Which of the following, if true, best supports the claim that the company's plan will be successful? (A) Nematodes that have emerged from their cysts can be killed by ordinary pesticides. (B) The only part of a potato plant that a nematode eats is the roots. (C) Some bacteria commonly present in the roots of potatoes digest the chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts. (D) Trials have shown that spreading even minute quantities of the chemicals on potato fields caused nine-tenths of the nematodes present to emerge from their cysts. (E) The chemicals that cause the nematodes to emerge from their cysts are not emitted all the time the potato plant is growing.
(A) Nothing about pesticides is mentioned in the given para. (B) & (C) Since the chemicals are to be sprayed when NO potatoes are planted, these are irrelevant. (E) is irrelevant. (D) clearly is the answer.
Answer to first one is "B" and 2nd one is -"D".....
I didn't get the 2nd one...It says with the help of chemicals they are able to emerge from the cyst but nothing explains why they will starve to death.It might be possible that they emerge from the cyst and are still active when potato crops are laid.Please explain....
Answer to first one is "B" and 2nd one is -"D".....
I didn't get the 2nd one...It says with the help of chemicals they are able to emerge from the cyst but nothing explains why they will starve to death.It might be possible that they emerge from the cyst and are still active when potato crops are laid.Please explain....
Cheers
Naive
I think answer choice D explains it :)
Because the option says, spreading of chemical in potato fields makes the nemetodes come out of the cyst.
And then, look back to the manifacturer's suggestion to spread the chemical while the potatos are not planned.
So, option D quantitatively explains that 90% of nematodes indeed emerge from their cysts and if the chemical is used while potatoes are not planned "starvation" logic is explained.
1) Since no one returns from death, we can never be certain about what passes through the mind of the dying person. For the unconscious, the confused, and the heavily sedated, these final moments are probably meaningless. However, for the mentally alert, it is quite possible that death presents itself as an unbelievably glorious experience, a flight into an entirely new universe of sensation. Why should we think so? Some people who have been reprieved from "certain" death at the last moment have experienced what goes through the consciousness of those who are not so fortunate. For example, parachutists who have survived falls report experiences that resemble psychedelic "trips." The primary point of the argument in the passage is (A) no one returns from death (B) dying can be a glorious experience (C) we can never know what passes through the mind of a dying person (D) some people are reprieved from death at the last moment (E) some people "die", yet live to report their, experiences
2. Aristotle wrote that a tyrant would be well advised to put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are more tolerant of unjust treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-rearing and pious. Moreover as most subjects believe that even the gods are on the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to move against him. Which one of the following is an assumption on which Aristotle's argument depends? (A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is a power other than the mortal. (B) A tyrant cannot rule unless he has divine power on his side. (C) The subjects of tyrannical rulers can rarely be fooled by appearances. (D) Tyrants who are devoted to religion will not treat their subjects unjustly. (E) For a tyrant, the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion is a more effective means of ruling than unjust treatment.
Ques 3-4
If the artificial is not better than the natural, to what end are all the arts of life? To dig, to plow, to build, to wear clothes-all are direct violations of the injunction to follow nature. 3. Which one of the following is an assumption made by the author of the passage? (A) The arts of life have no useful end. (B) The artificial is not better than the natural. (C) Digging, plowing, building, and wearing clothes are better than nature. (D) The injunction to follow nature should not be violated. (E) The arts of life are indirect means of following nature.
4. If the author's argument were challenged on the grounds that the construction of buildings has adverse effects on the natural environment, which of the following replies might the author use to respond to the challenge logically? (A) There are human activities, such as making music, that are environmentally harmless. (B) Harming the environment is not an end, or purpose, of the arts of life. (C) The construction could involve the use of natural, not artificial, materials. (D) Constructing buildings is not an "art of life." (E) Even if the natural environment is disturbed by the construction of buildings, it is improved for human use.
5. There are at least three people in the room. At most two people in the room recognize each other. At least one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. Which one of the following is NOT consistent with the above? (A) Four people are in the room. (B) No two people in the room recognize each other. (C) At most one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. (D) Anyone in the room who recognizes any other person in the room is also recognized by that person. (E) Two people in the room recognize every one else in the room.
6. Abolish taxes, and real taxpayers would find that their disposable incomes have increased. Abolish taxes, and public employees would find that their incomes have disappeared. Which one of the following is a logical conclusion that depends on information in both of the statements above? (A) Public offices should be abolished so that disposable incomes will rise. (B) The only real taxpayers are those who would have more to spend if they did not pay taxes. (C) Public employees are not real taxpayers. (D) Public employees' incomes should not be taxed since they come from taxes. (E) If there were no taxes, then public employees could not be paid.
7. A low-pressure weather system is approaching Plainville; rainfall results from about 70 percent of such systems in the Plainville area. Moreover, the current season, spring, is the time of year in which thundershowers, which sometimes result from low-pressure systems, are most likely to occur in Plainville. Knowing which one of the following, in addition to the information above, would be most useful for determining the probability that Plainville will have a thundershower soon? (A) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that occur in the spring (B) the percentage of spring rainfalls in Plainville that are thundershowers (C) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that result from low-pressure systems (D) whether low-pressure systems in other areas are associated with rainfall (E) whether Plainville has more or fewer thundershowers each spring than do nearby towns
8. The usefulness of lie detectors cannot be overestimated. Although there is no employee screening procedure that is 100 percent accurate, the lie detector is a valuable tool for employers and employees alike. The lie detector's usefulness is amply demonstrated in a recent survey conducted by a prestigious university. In the survey, those employees of a large company who were applying for a newly created position within the company were asked if they had ever worked on Project X. More than one-third of the applicants studied lied and said they had worked on the project-a project that never existed. Which one of the following best identifies a flaw in the author's argument about the usefulness of lie detectors? (A) The argument depends on the assumption that whatever is good for the employer is good for the employee. (B) Since lie detectors are known to be less than 100 percent accurate, the test will tend to help only those with something to hide. (C) By referring to a prestigious university, the author is appealing to authority rather than to evidence. (D) The study shows only that certain individual will lie, not that the lie detector can detect them. (E) The author fails to address the issue that the use of lie detectors may fail to prevent embezzlement
1) Since no one returns from death, we can never be certain about what passes through the mind of the dying person. For the unconscious, the confused, and the heavily sedated, ............................... Guys help needed......................
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1) Since no one returns from death, we can never be certain about what passes through the mind of the dying person. For the unconscious, the confused, and the heavily sedated, these final moments are probably meaningless. However, for the mentally alert, it is quite possible that death presents itself as an unbelievably glorious experience, a flight into an entirely new universe of sensation. Why should we think so? Some people who have been reprieved from "certain" death at the last moment have experienced what goes through the consciousness of those who are not so fortunate. For example, parachutists who have survived falls report experiences that resemble psychedelic "trips." The primary point of the argument in the passage is (A) no one returns from death (B) dying can be a glorious experience (C) we can never know what passes through the mind of a dying person (D) some people are reprieved from death at the last moment (E) some people "die", yet live to report their, experiences
I chose (B). If you look at the passage, you can see that what is being described here is how glorious ppl feel when they are close to death.
2. Aristotle wrote that a tyrant would be well advised to put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are more tolerant of unjust treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-rearing and pious. Moreover as most subjects believe that even the gods are on the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to move against him. Which one of the following is an assumption on which Aristotle's argument depends? (A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is a power other than the mortal. (B) A tyrant cannot rule unless he has divine power on his side. (C) The subjects of tyrannical rulers can rarely be fooled by appearances. (D) Tyrants who are devoted to religion will not treat their subjects unjustly. (E) For a tyrant, the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion is a more effective means of ruling than unjust treatment.
I chose (A). Since Aristotle bases his argument on religion, God etc, he assume that the people believe in GOD.
Ques 3-4 If the artificial is not better than the natural, to what end are all the arts of life? To dig, to plow, to build, to wear clothes-all are direct violations of the injunction to follow nature. 3. Which one of the following is an assumption made by the author of the passage? (A) The arts of life have no useful end. (B) The artificial is not better than the natural. (C) Digging, plowing, building, and wearing clothes are better than nature. (D) The injunction to follow nature should not be violated. (E) The arts of life are indirect means of following nature. 4. If the author's argument were challenged on the grounds that the construction of buildings has adverse effects on the natural environment, which of the following replies might the author use to respond to the challenge logically? (A) There are human activities, such as making music, that are environmentally harmless. (B) Harming the environment is not an end, or purpose, of the arts of life. (C) The construction could involve the use of natural, not artificial, materials. (D) Constructing buildings is not an "art of life." (E) Even if the natural environment is disturbed by the construction of buildings, it is improved for human use.
This one was indeed very very tricky. Very very confusing. Read the passage carefully. Initially it appears that the author is opposing things which are not natural. But what he actually means is that It is because artificial is better than natural that all arts of life such as digging, plowing, building get meaning. Since all these are violations of natural, unless artificial is better, these would have no meaning. Artificial might be disturbing the environment, but since it are useful for us, it are good. Hence, 3. (C) 5. (E)
5. There are at least three people in the room. At most two people in the room recognize each other. At least one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. Which one of the following is NOT consistent with the above? (A) Four people are in the room. (B) No two people in the room recognize each other. (C) At most one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. (D) Anyone in the room who recognizes any other person in the room is also recognized by that person. (E) Two people in the room recognize every one else in the room.
I am hoping someone will explain this one to me as well. Didnt understand it.
6. Abolish taxes, and real taxpayers would find that their disposable incomes have increased. Abolish taxes, and public employees would find that their incomes have disappeared. Which one of the following is a logical conclusion that depends on information in both of the statements above? (A) Public offices should be abolished so that disposable incomes will rise. (B) The only real taxpayers are those who would have more to spend if they did not pay taxes. (C) Public employees are not real taxpayers. (D) Public employees' incomes should not be taxed since they come from taxes. (E) If there were no taxes, then public employees could not be paid.
Didnt get this one at all.
7. A low-pressure weather system is approaching Plainville; rainfall results from about 70 percent of such systems in the Plainville area. Moreover, the current season, spring, is the time of year in which thundershowers, which sometimes result from low-pressure systems, are most likely to occur in Plainville. Knowing which one of the following, in addition to the information above, would be most useful for determining the probability that Plainville will have a thundershower soon? (A) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that occur in the spring (B) the percentage of spring rainfalls in Plainville that are thundershowers (C) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that result from low-pressure systems (D) whether low-pressure systems in other areas are associated with rainfall (E) whether Plainville has more or fewer thundershowers each spring than do nearby towns
I chose (B). The reasoning is that since we know the %age of the systems resulting into rainfall, if we know how much %age of the rainfall converts into thunderstorms, we can combine the two to get the required probablity.
8. The usefulness of lie detectors cannot be overestimated. Although there is no employee screening procedure that is 100 percent accurate, the lie detector is a valuable tool for employers and employees alike. The lie detector's usefulness is amply demonstrated in a recent survey conducted by a prestigious university. In the survey, those employees of a large company who were applying for a newly created position within the company were asked if they had ever worked on Project X. More than one-third of the applicants studied lied and said they had worked on the project-a project that never existed. Which one of the following best identifies a flaw in the author's argument about the usefulness of lie detectors? (A) The argument depends on the assumption that whatever is good for the employer is good for the employee. (B) Since lie detectors are known to be less than 100 percent accurate, the test will tend to help only those with something to hide. (C) By referring to a prestigious university, the author is appealing to authority rather than to evidence. (D) The study shows only that certain individual will lie, not that the lie detector can detect them. (E) The author fails to address the issue that the use of lie detectors may fail to prevent embezzlement
If you see the last sentence of the para, we see that the company already knew that the people are lying. If during asking of questions, they didnt know the employees were lying and later would have analysed, then they would have come to know the accuracy of the machine. In this case, the results could be biased. Hence (D).
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a)While Governor Verdant has been in office, the states budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the states budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdants term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above? (A) The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governors term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdants term. (B) Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdants term in office. (C) In each year of Verdants term in office, the states budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year. (D) During Verdants term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governors term (E) During the previous governors term in office, the state introduced several so-called austerity budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending. b)Archaeologists seeking the location of a legendary siege and destruction of a city are excavating in several possible places, including a middle and a lower layer of a large mound. The bottom of the middle layer contains some pieces of pottery of type 3, known to be from a later period than the time of the destruction of the city, but the lower layer does not. Which of the following hypotheses is best supported by the evidence above? (A) The lower layer contains the remains of the city where the siege took place. (B) The legend confuses stories from two different historical periods. (C) The middle layer does not represent the period of the siege. (D) The siege lasted for a long time before the city was destroyed (E) The pottery of type 3 was imported to the city by traders.
1. a.irrelevent b.irrelevant c.the argument is about the slowdown in growth and not the growth itself. d.irrelevent e. makes the previous governor' policy acount for the slowdown in growth
2. if the excavated items belonged to a later period that means, at least that layer is not a representative of the aforementioned era.
a)While Governor Verdant has been in office, the states budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the states budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdants term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above? (A) The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governors term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdants term. (B) Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdants term in office. (C) In each year of Verdants term in office, the states budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year. (D) During Verdants term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governors term (E) During the previous governors term in office, the state introduced several so-called austerity budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending. b)Archaeologists seeking the location of a legendary siege and destruction of a city are excavating in several possible places, including a middle and a lower layer of a large mound. The bottom of the middle layer contains some pieces of pottery of type 3, known to be from a later period than the time of the destruction of the city, but the lower layer does not. Which of the following hypotheses is best supported by the evidence above? (A) The lower layer contains the remains of the city where the siege took place. (B) The legend confuses stories from two different historical periods. (C) The middle layer does not represent the period of the siege. (D) The siege lasted for a long time before the city was destroyed (E) The pottery of type 3 was imported to the city by traders.
1) Since no one returns from death, we can never be certain about what passes through the mind of the dying person. For the unconscious, the confused, and the heavily sedated, these final moments are probably meaningless. However, for the mentally alert, it is quite possible that death presents itself as an unbelievably glorious experience, a flight into an entirely new universe of sensation. Why should we think so? Some people who have been reprieved from certain death at the last moment have experienced what goes through the consciousness of those who are not so fortunate. For example, parachutists who have survived falls report experiences that resemble psychedelic trips. The primary point of the argument in the passage is (A) no one returns from death (B) dying can be a glorious experience (C) we can never know what passes through the mind of a dying person (D) some people are reprieved from death at the last moment (E) some people die, yet live to report their, experiences
2. Aristotle wrote that a tyrant would be well advised to put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are more tolerant of unjust treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-rearing and pious. Moreover as most subjects believe that even the gods are on the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to move against him. Which one of the following is an assumption on which Aristotles argument depends? (A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is a power other than the mortal. (B) A tyrant cannot rule unless he has divine power on his side. (C) The subjects of tyrannical rulers can rarely be fooled by appearances. (D) Tyrants who are devoted to religion will not treat their subjects unjustly. (E) For a tyrant, the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion is a more effective means of ruling than unjust treatment.
Ques 3-4
If the artificial is not better than the natural, to what end are all the arts of life? To dig, to plow, to build, to wear clothesall are direct violations of the injunction to follow nature. 3. Which one of the following is an assumption made by the author of the passage? (A) The arts of life have no useful end. (B) The artificial is not better than the natural. (C) Digging, plowing, building, and wearing clothes are better than nature. (D) The injunction to follow nature should not be violated. (E) The arts of life are indirect means of following nature.
4. If the authors argument were challenged on the grounds that the construction of buildings has adverse effects on the natural environment, which of the following replies might the author use to respond to the challenge logically? (A) There are human activities, such as making music, that are environmentally harmless. (B) Harming the environment is not an end, or purpose, of the arts of life. (C) The construction could involve the use of natural, not artificial, materials. (D) Constructing buildings is not an art of life. (E) Even if the natural environment is disturbed by the construction of buildings, it is improved for human use.
5. There are at least three people in the room. At most two people in the room recognize each other. At least one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. Which one of the following is NOT consistent with the above? (A) Four people are in the room. (B) No two people in the room recognize each other. (C) At most one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. (D) Anyone in the room who recognizes any other person in the room is also recognized by that person. (E) Two people in the room recognize every one else in the room.
6. Abolish taxes, and real taxpayers would find that their disposable incomes have increased. Abolish taxes, and public employees would find that their incomes have disappeared. Which one of the following is a logical conclusion that depends on information in both of the statements above? (A) Public offices should be abolished so that disposable incomes will rise. (B) The only real taxpayers are those who would have more to spend if they did not pay taxes. (C) Public employees are not real taxpayers. (D) Public employees incomes should not be taxed since they come from taxes. (E) If there were no taxes, then public employees could not be paid.
7. A low-pressure weather system is approaching Plainville; rainfall results from about 70 percent of such systems in the Plainville area. Moreover, the current season, spring, is the time of year in which thundershowers, which sometimes result from low-pressure systems, are most likely to occur in Plainville. Knowing which one of the following, in addition to the information above, would be most useful for determining the probability that Plainville will have a thundershower soon? (A) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that occur in the spring (B) the percentage of spring rainfalls in Plainville that are thundershowers (C) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that result from low-pressure systems (D) whether low-pressure systems in other areas are associated with rainfall (E) whether Plainville has more or fewer thundershowers each spring than do nearby towns
8. The usefulness of lie detectors cannot be overestimated. Although there is no employee screening procedure that is 100 percent accurate, the lie detector is a valuable tool for employers and employees alike. The lie detectors usefulness is amply demonstrated in a recent survey conducted by a prestigious university. In the survey, those employees of a large company who were applying for a newly created position within the company were asked if they had ever worked on Project X. More than one-third of the applicants studied lied and said they had worked on the projecta project that never existed. Which one of the following best identifies a flaw in the authors argument about the usefulness of lie detectors? (A) The argument depends on the assumption that whatever is good for the employer is good for the employee. (B) Since lie detectors are known to be less than 100 percent accurate, the test will tend to help only those with something to hide. (C) By referring to a prestigious university, the author is appealing to authority rather than to evidence. (D) The study shows only that certain individual will lie, not that the lie detector can detect them. (E) The author fails to address the issue that the use of lie detectors may fail to prevent embezzlement Guys help needed......................
1) Since no one returns from death, we can never be certain about what passes through the mind of the dying person. For the unconscious, the confused, and the heavily sedated, these final moments are probably meaningless. However, for the mentally alert, it is quite possible that death presents itself as an unbelievably glorious experience, a flight into an entirely new universe of sensation. Why should we think so? Some people who have been reprieved from certain death at the last moment have experienced what goes through the consciousness of those who are not so fortunate. For example, parachutists who have survived falls report experiences that resemble psychedelic trips. The primary point of the argument in the passage is (A) no one returns from death (B) dying can be a glorious experience (C) we can never know what passes through the mind of a dying person (D) some people are reprieved from death at the last moment (E) some people die, yet live to report their, experiences -- B - Bcoz throughout the argument, the author glorifies the death and its associated experience. --
2. Aristotle wrote that a tyrant would be well advised to put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are more tolerant of unjust treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-rearing and pious. Moreover as most subjects believe that even the gods are on the side of the ruler, the subjects are less apt to move against him. Which one of the following is an assumption on which Aristotles argument depends? (A) The subjects of tyrannical rulers typically believe that there is a power other than the mortal. (B) A tyrant cannot rule unless he has divine power on his side. (C) The subjects of tyrannical rulers can rarely be fooled by appearances. (D) Tyrants who are devoted to religion will not treat their subjects unjustly. (E) For a tyrant, the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion is a more effective means of ruling than unjust treatment. -- A -- Subjects are "assumed" to be God-believers or other power believers and hence look up to tyrannical, unjust but God-fearing ruler. -- Qns 3,4 - Could not arrive at an answer and dint want to guess.
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5. There are at least three people in the room. At most two people in the room recognize each other. At least one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. Which one of the following is NOT consistent with the above? (A) Four people are in the room. (B) No two people in the room recognize each other. (C) At most one person in the room recognizes everybody else in the room. (D) Anyone in the room who recognizes any other person in the room is also recognized by that person. (E) Two people in the room recognize every one else in the room.
-- D - Its not possible, as it violates the constraint - "At most two people in the room recognize each other." --
6. Abolish taxes, and real taxpayers would find that their disposable incomes have increased. Abolish taxes, and public employees would find that their incomes have disappeared. Which one of the following is a logical conclusion that depends on information in both of the statements above? (A) Public offices should be abolished so that disposable incomes will rise. (B) The only real taxpayers are those who would have more to spend if they did not pay taxes. (C) Public employees are not real taxpayers. (D) Public employees incomes should not be taxed since they come from taxes. (E) If there were no taxes, then public employees could not be paid. -- E - Bcoz Tax by Actual tax Payers --> Incomes of Public Employees (Logical Deduction) --
7. A low-pressure weather system is approaching Plainville; rainfall results from about 70 percent of such systems in the Plainville area. Moreover, the current season, spring, is the time of year in which thundershowers, which sometimes result from low-pressure systems, are most likely to occur in Plainville. Knowing which one of the following, in addition to the information above, would be most useful for determining the probability that Plainville will have a thundershower soon? (A) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that occur in the spring (B) the percentage of spring rainfalls in Plainville that are thundershowers (C) the percentage of thundershowers in Plainville that result from low-pressure systems (D) whether low-pressure systems in other areas are associated with rainfall (E) whether Plainville has more or fewer thundershowers each spring than do nearby towns
-- B - Bcoz its necessary to find out the probability of a spring rainfall turning into a thunderstorm. --
8. The usefulness of lie detectors cannot be overestimated. Although there is no employee screening procedure that is 100 percent accurate, the lie detector is a valuable tool for employers and employees alike. The lie detectors usefulness is amply demonstrated in a recent survey conducted by a prestigious university. In the survey, those employees of a large company who were applying for a newly created position within the company were asked if they had ever worked on Project X. More than one-third of the applicants studied lied and said they had worked on the projecta project that never existed. Which one of the following best identifies a flaw in the authors argument about the usefulness of lie detectors? (A) The argument depends on the assumption that whatever is good for the employer is good for the employee. (B) Since lie detectors are known to be less than 100 percent accurate, the test will tend to help only those with something to hide. (C) By referring to a prestigious university, the author is appealing to authority rather than to evidence. (D) The study shows only that certain individual will lie, not that the lie detector can detect them. (E) The author fails to address the issue that the use of lie detectors may fail to prevent embezzlement
-- D -- No where its mentioned that lie detectors actually detected anything important to prove thei usefulness. The study proved, not the lie-detectors. --
1. While Governor Verdant has been in office, the state's budget has increased by an average of 6 percent each year. While the previous governor was in office, the state's budget increased by an average of 11.5 percent each year. Obviously, the austere budgets during Governor Verdant's term have caused the slowdown in the growth in state spending. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion drawn above? (A) The rate of inflation in the state averaged 10 percent each year during the previous governor's term in office and 3 percent each year during Verdant's term. (B) Both federal and state income tax rates have been lowered considerably during Verdant's term in office. (C) In each year of Verdant's term in office, the state's budget has shown some increase in spending over the previous year. (D) During Verdant's term in office, the state has either discontinued or begun to charge private citizens for numerous services that the state offered free to citizens during the previous governor's term (E) During the previous governor's term in office, the state introduced several so-called "austerity" budgets intended to reduce the growth in state spending.
-- E - Bcoz it was not during Verdant's term, but measures in the past Governor's tenure which introduced such austere measures - they are showing effects in the new Governor's terms. C, cant b the answer at the argument already states that the state's budget is increasing, although there has been a slowdown. --
2. Archaeologists seeking the location of a legendary siege and destruction of a city are excavating in several possible places, including a middle and a lower layer of a large mound. The bottom of the middle layer contains some pieces of pottery of type 3, known to be from a later period than the time of the destruction of the city, but the lower layer does not. Which of the following hypotheses is best supported by the evidence above? (A) The lower layer contains the remains of the city where the siege took place. (B) The legend confuses stories from two different historical periods. (C) The middle layer does not represent the period of the siege. (D) The siege lasted for a long time before the city was destroyed (E) The pottery of type 3 was imported to the city by traders.
If Country X does not intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region will definitely fall under enemy influence. It most logically follows from the statement above that, if Country X does intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region (A) Will definitely fall under enemy influence (B) Will probably fall under enemy influence (C) Will probably not fall under enemy influence (D) Will definitely not fall under enemy influence (E) May or may not fall under enemy influence
If Country X does not intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region will definitely fall under enemy influence. It most logically follows from the statement above that, if Country X does intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region (A) Will definitely fall under enemy influence (B) Will probably fall under enemy influence (C) Will probably not fall under enemy influence (D) Will definitely not fall under enemy influence (E) May or may not fall under enemy influence
A implies B. Negation of A (also called ~A) does not imply ~B.
There might be an external factor leading to B. Hence, it is indeterminate.
One more question
If Country X does not intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region will definitely fall under enemy influence. It most logically follows from the statement above that, if Country X does intervene militarily in Country Y, then the whole region (A) Will definitely fall under enemy influence (B) Will probably fall under enemy influence (C) Will probably not fall under enemy influence (D) Will definitely not fall under enemy influence (E) May or may not fall under enemy influence