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Question 201. (A) Surrendered, or captured, combatants cannot be incarcerated in razor wire cages; this 'war' has a dubious legality.
(B) How can then one characterize a conflict to be waged against a phenomenon as war?
(C) The phrase 'war against terror', which has passed into the common lexicon, is a huge misnomer.
(D) Besides, war has a juridical meaning in international law, which has confided the laws of war, imbuing them with a humanitarian content.
(E) Terror is a phenomenon, not an entity - either State or non-State.
(B) How can then one characterize a conflict to be waged against a phenomenon as war?
(C) The phrase 'war against terror', which has passed into the common lexicon, is a huge misnomer.
(D) Besides, war has a juridical meaning in international law, which has confided the laws of war, imbuing them with a humanitarian content.
(E) Terror is a phenomenon, not an entity - either State or non-State.
Answer: Option D. -> CEBDA
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D
C is the best opening sentence for the paragraph. Therefore, options (a), (b) and (c) are eliminated. EBD also comes out as a link. And "incarcerated” in A follows from D.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer choice.
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D
C is the best opening sentence for the paragraph. Therefore, options (a), (b) and (c) are eliminated. EBD also comes out as a link. And "incarcerated” in A follows from D.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer choice.
Question 202. The author cites which of the following as characteristic of the Weddell seal’s physiological behavior during dives observed in the laboratory?
I. A decrease in the rate at which the seal’s heart beats
II. A constriction of the seal’s arteries
III. A decrease in the levels of lactic acid in the seal’s blood
IV. A temporary halt in the functioning of certain organs
I. A decrease in the rate at which the seal’s heart beats
II. A constriction of the seal’s arteries
III. A decrease in the levels of lactic acid in the seal’s blood
IV. A temporary halt in the functioning of certain organs
Answer: Option D. -> I, II, and IV only
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D
In the second paragraph, the author has clearly mentioned that during the dives observed in the laboratory, the heart beat rate of the seal decreases, a constriction is observed in the arteries and certain organs are temporarily halted. Statement III is not true. Therefore, answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
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D
In the second paragraph, the author has clearly mentioned that during the dives observed in the laboratory, the heart beat rate of the seal decreases, a constriction is observed in the arteries and certain organs are temporarily halted. Statement III is not true. Therefore, answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
Question 203. 22.INFER
Dictionary DefinitionUsageA.To drive by reasoning or implicationE.We see smokeand infer fire.B.To surmiseF. Given some utterance,a listener may infer from it thingswhich the utterer never impliedC.To point outG.I waited all day to meet himfrom this you can infermy zeal to see him.D.To hintH. She did not take part in the debateto ask a question inferring thatshe was not interestedin the debate.
Dictionary DefinitionUsageA.To drive by reasoning or implicationE.We see smokeand infer fire.B.To surmiseF. Given some utterance,a listener may infer from it thingswhich the utterer never impliedC.To point outG.I waited all day to meet himfrom this you can infermy zeal to see him.D.To hintH. She did not take part in the debateto ask a question inferring thatshe was not interestedin the debate.
Answer: Option D. -> A-E B-F C-G D-H
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D
Option: (D) We can easily find out A-E to be a match pair. This eliminates options (a), (b), (c) thus making it evident that answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
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D
Option: (D) We can easily find out A-E to be a match pair. This eliminates options (a), (b), (c) thus making it evident that answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
Question 204. Fallout
[1]Nagasaki suffered from thefallout of nuclear radiation.[2]People believed that the politicalfallout of the scandal would be insignificant [3]Who can predict the environmental fallout of the WTO agreements? [4]The headmaster could not understandthe fallout of several of his good students at the public examination.
[1]Nagasaki suffered from thefallout of nuclear radiation.[2]People believed that the politicalfallout of the scandal would be insignificant [3]Who can predict the environmental fallout of the WTO agreements? [4]The headmaster could not understandthe fallout of several of his good students at the public examination.
Answer: Option D. -> 4
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D
Option: (D) Fallout refers to 'radioactive debris caused by a nuclear explosion or accident' and also to the 'adverse side effects of a situation.' In options (a), (b) and (c) the use of the word is agreeable with the meaning of the word. In option (d) 'fallout of several of his good students...' does not make sense.
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D
Option: (D) Fallout refers to 'radioactive debris caused by a nuclear explosion or accident' and also to the 'adverse side effects of a situation.' In options (a), (b) and (c) the use of the word is agreeable with the meaning of the word. In option (d) 'fallout of several of his good students...' does not make sense.
Answer: Option B. -> qualifying a previously expressed point of view
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B
Qualifying a view means weakening a point in RC questions.
The starting line of 3rd paragraph starts with “however”… which is a contra-transition word.
So we can come to the conclusion that the author is going to take a different stand compared to the previous line/paragraph.
So the answer is option (b).
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B
Qualifying a view means weakening a point in RC questions.
The starting line of 3rd paragraph starts with “however”… which is a contra-transition word.
So we can come to the conclusion that the author is going to take a different stand compared to the previous line/paragraph.
So the answer is option (b).
Question 206. Recent studies show exploratory play - the restless, unstoppable drive to push every button and pull every string - helps children discover how the physical world works. Their equally unstoppable "pretend" play - the parade of alternate identities, imaginary friends and wild fantasies - helps them work out all the possible ways that people would be. The picture that emerges from this research is that babies and young children are not so much defective as different from adults. They have equally complex and powerful, but very different minds and brains, suited to their distinctive evolutionary role. Babies are brilliant learners but terrible planners. They have fantastically creative and visionary imaginations, but absolutely no executive capacity.
Answer: Option C. -> They are the R & D guys and adults are the CEOs
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C
The passage highlights the "quick learning” and "creative” abilities of children and the "good execution skills” of adults. Option (c) beautifully explains this relation by calling children the R&D guys and adults the CEOs as those roles suit their skill sets. Options (b) and (d) are outside the scope of the passage, and can thus be eliminated. Option (a) talks about "reverse metamorphosis” which is not very clearly talked about. Therefore, it is evident that answer option (c) is the most appropriate answer choice.
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C
The passage highlights the "quick learning” and "creative” abilities of children and the "good execution skills” of adults. Option (c) beautifully explains this relation by calling children the R&D guys and adults the CEOs as those roles suit their skill sets. Options (b) and (d) are outside the scope of the passage, and can thus be eliminated. Option (a) talks about "reverse metamorphosis” which is not very clearly talked about. Therefore, it is evident that answer option (c) is the most appropriate answer choice.
Question 207. A. In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through southern Italy as far as Rome.
B. In June 1944 Germany's military position in World War Two appeared hopeless.
C. In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern Europe had been completed.
D. The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland.
E. The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.
B. In June 1944 Germany's military position in World War Two appeared hopeless.
C. In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the liberation of northern Europe had been completed.
D. The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through Poland.
E. The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.
Answer: Option B. -> BEDAC
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B
The answer is option (b). Statement 'B' describes a hopeless situation, 'E'amplifies the description statement 'D' adds to the information and 'A'describes the scenario in the opposite direction. 'C' adds to the precedingstatement. The other option following a similar link is option (a), however'B' concluding the passage does not exhibit logical flow of information.
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B
The answer is option (b). Statement 'B' describes a hopeless situation, 'E'amplifies the description statement 'D' adds to the information and 'A'describes the scenario in the opposite direction. 'C' adds to the precedingstatement. The other option following a similar link is option (a), however'B' concluding the passage does not exhibit logical flow of information.
Question 208. A. He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a variety of moves.
B. At times he was fighting the entire Congress.
C. Bush felt he had a mission to restore power to the presidency.
D. Bush was not fighting just the democrats.
E. Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of the White House does not like a legislature of second guessers and time wasters.
B. At times he was fighting the entire Congress.
C. Bush felt he had a mission to restore power to the presidency.
D. Bush was not fighting just the democrats.
E. Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of the White House does not like a legislature of second guessers and time wasters.
Answer: Option D. -> ECDBA
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D
The answer is option (d).
'E' provides a reference to statement 'C'. Statement'B' follows from 'D' and statement 'A', acts as a concluding line. The linkDBA is a also present in option (b) but the link 'E', 'C' do not follow from it.
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D
The answer is option (d).
'E' provides a reference to statement 'C'. Statement'B' follows from 'D' and statement 'A', acts as a concluding line. The linkDBA is a also present in option (b) but the link 'E', 'C' do not follow from it.
Answer: Option B. -> There are acceptable and unacceptable ways for firms to reduce their competition.
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B
The most crucial element while answering this question is that we should base our answer on the information available in the passage alone. The passage does not talk about competition being essential to consumers’ welfare. Hence, option A can be eliminated. Prevention of abuse of monopoly power is the principal aim of antitrust laws, option C is wrong. Option D is irrelevant. In the passage, the author talks about acceptable and unacceptable ways to reduce competition (third and fourth paragraphs) making B the correct answer.
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B
The most crucial element while answering this question is that we should base our answer on the information available in the passage alone. The passage does not talk about competition being essential to consumers’ welfare. Hence, option A can be eliminated. Prevention of abuse of monopoly power is the principal aim of antitrust laws, option C is wrong. Option D is irrelevant. In the passage, the author talks about acceptable and unacceptable ways to reduce competition (third and fourth paragraphs) making B the correct answer.
Question 210. The possibilities are truly unimaginable especially because we do not yet really understand the mysterious, boundless quality of this unique form of power. Knowledge inhabits a more ethereal realm with principles we are only now coming to grasp and purposes we can only imagine. Unlike other resources we are accustomed to, information is a fluid that constantly alters as it moves, increasing as it interacts and overflows as it crosses boundaries. Unlike other raw materials, knowledge can't be used up.
Answer: Option A. -> Strangely, the more you dispense, the more you generate
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A
Look at the last line of the question. It talks about Raw material vis-à-vis knowledge. Hence, the next statement should elaborate on the difference between the two. Option (a) and (c) are the only two that do this. Between (a) and (c), (a) is a better choice as the opening sentence talks about an "unimaginable possibility”, hence the word "strangely” fits better than "predictably”
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A
Look at the last line of the question. It talks about Raw material vis-à-vis knowledge. Hence, the next statement should elaborate on the difference between the two. Option (a) and (c) are the only two that do this. Between (a) and (c), (a) is a better choice as the opening sentence talks about an "unimaginable possibility”, hence the word "strangely” fits better than "predictably”