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Question 211. In concluding the passage, the author does which one of the following?

offers a prescription
presents a paradox
makes a prediction
concedes an argument

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Answer: Option A. -> offers a prescription
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A
Look at the last lines -
“What the new historians ought to be showing us is how those doctrines that do in fact fit reality work their way through the complex social processes of scientific activity to eventually receive general scientific acceptance.”
The author is basically advising the new historians (ought to be showing us…).
So the answer (a) offers a prescription to the new historians.

Question 212. Unlike juvenile diabetes, which is a genetic condition present from birth, type-2 diabetes is acquired in adulthood, generally as a result of obesity and inactivity. The number of cases of type-2 diabetes has been steadily increasing in the United States since 1970, indicating to many researchers that the American population is becoming increasingly heavy and sedentary. If the government wishes to stem the spread of the disease, it should educate the public about the dangers of an inactive, calorie-laden lifestyle and promote healthful diets and exercise. Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest reason to believe that the proposed education program will NOT be effective?

School health programs already educate middle-school students about the issue
The public already has access to this information through the Internet
The government has not set aside money for such a program
Healthful foods and exercise programs are beyond the financial means of many people

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Healthful foods and exercise programs are beyond the financial means of many people
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D
The conclusion of the argument is that the government should educate the public about the dangers of inactivity and poor diet in order to stop the spread of type-2 diabetes. The basis for the claim is that inactivity and poor diet are the main factors in developing type-2 diabetes. We are asked to find a choice that will show that this plan likely will work.
(A) The fact that schools educate middle school students about a disease that is generally "acquired in adulthood" does not address the effectiveness of an adult education plan sponsored by the government.
(B) The fact that the public already has access to this information through the Internet, does not say anything predictive about the effectiveness of the plan. Even with access to the information, there is a good chance that most people are not exposed to the information.
(C) The fact that the government has not set aside money for such a program, does not say much about the projected program's effectiveness.
(D) CORRECT.Choice E states that healthful foods and exercise programs are beyond the financial means of many people. This suggests that even with the best planning, the program might not achieve its goals simply because people cannot afford to follow the program's advice.

Question 213. The main idea of the passage is that:

civic humanism, in any of its manifestations, cannot entirely explain eighteenth-century political discourse
eighteenth-century political texts are less likely to reflect a single vocabulary than to combine several vocabularies
Pocock's linguistic approach, though not applicable to all eighteenth-century political texts, provides a useful model for historians of political theory
Pocock has more successfully accounted for the nature of political thought in eighteenth-century England than in the eighteenth-century United States

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Answer: Option C. -> Pocock's linguistic approach, though not applicable to all eighteenth-century political texts, provides a useful model for historians of political theory
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C
The author in the passage says that Pocock’s linguistic approach was fruitful when applied to eighteenth-century English political thought. But at the same time Pocock’s ideas are more controversial when applied to late-eighteenth century United States. Also, look at the last line of the 3^rd passage, “It is sufficient to recognize that any interesting text is probably a mixture of several of these vocabularies and to applaud the historian who, though guilty of some exaggeration, has done the most to make us aware of their importance”. So we can easily arrive at Option C.

Question 214. Which one of the following sentences would best complete the last paragraph of the passage?

By limiting consumers’ choices, abuse of monopoly power reduces consumers’ welfare, but monopoly alone can sometimes actually operate in the consumers’ best interest.
What is needed now is a set of related laws to deal with the negative impacts that monopoly itself has on consumers’ ability to purchase products at reasonable cost.
Over time, the antitrust laws have been very effective in ensuring competition and, consequently, consumers’ welfare in the volatile communications and computer systems industries.
By controlling supracompetitive prices and corresponding supracompetitive profits, the antitrust laws have, indeed, gone a long way towards meeting that objective.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> By limiting consumers’ choices, abuse of monopoly power reduces consumers’ welfare, but monopoly alone can sometimes actually operate in the consumers’ best interest.
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A
In the last paragraph, the author explains the actual purpose of antitrust laws: it is abuse of monopoly power and not monopoly itself. Option A would be ideal to complete the paragraph, as it talks about effects of monopoly power and abuse of monopoly power. All other options can be easily eliminated as they do not talk about monopoly power.

Question 215. The paintings of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso sold best in the period following the production of La Guernica, now Pablo Picasso 's most famous piece. In the 12 month period preceding the unveiling of this piece, Pablo Picasso sold 60% of the works he produced in this period, a far greater percentage than in previous years. In the 12 month period following a glowing review of La Guernica in a popular magazine, however, Pablo Picasso sold 85% of the paintings he produced. Interestingly, Pablo Picasso's revenue from painting sales was roughly the same in both periods, since he sold the same number of paintings in the 12 months before presenting La Guernica as he did in the 12 months following the favorable review.
Which of the following statements can be properly concluded from the passage, if the information above is true?

Due to the positive review, Pablo Picasso was able to charge substantially more for the works produced after La Guernica than the works produced before it.
Pablo Picasso was more concerned with positive reviews than with increasing the prices of his paintings.
The positive review of La Guernica brought Pablo's work to the attention of more art collectors than were previously aware of his work.
Pablo Picasso painted fewer works in the 12 month period following the review of La Guernica than he had in the 12 month period preceding its unveiling.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Pablo Picasso painted fewer works in the 12 month period following the review of La Guernica than he had in the 12 month period preceding its unveiling.
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D
Pablo Picasso 's paintings sold best after he revealed his most famous piece. In the 12 months before the unveiling, he sold 60% of his works. In the 12 months following the unveiling, he sold 85% of his works. Nevertheless, in both periods, he sold the same number of paintings.
We need to consider what conclusion this evidence would support. If 57% equals the same number of paintings before the unveiling as 85% equals after the unveiling, then Pablo Picasso must have produced more paintings in the period before the unveiling; that's the only way that then numbers could work out. (D) states this from the other angle: Pablo Picasso must have painted fewer paintings after the unveiling. (D) is the correct answer.

Question 216. The passage suggests that one of the "assumptions of the 1950s” regarding the meaning of a political text was that this meaning:

could be established using an approach similar to that used by literary historians
could be definitively established without reference to the text's historical background
could be closely read in several different ways depending on one's philosophic approach
was constrained by certain linguistic preconceptions held by the text's author

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Answer: Option B. -> could be definitively established without reference to the text's historical background
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B
Look at the line “assumptions of the 1950s, when it was naively thought that the close reading of a text by an analytic philosopher was sufficient to establish its meaning, even if the philosopher had no knowledge of the period of the text’s composition”. From this we can infer that during 1950s, it was thought that the meaning of a text can definitely be established even without reference to the text’s historical background. Hence option B.

Question 217. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following characterizations of scientific truth?

It is often implausible.
It is subject to inevitable falsification.
It is rarely obvious and transparent.
It is less often established by experimentation than by the rhetorical power of scientists.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> It is rarely obvious and transparent.
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C
Option (a) and (b) are negated in the second paragraph or the author goes against option (a) and (b) in the second paragraph.
Looking at the following lines from the third paragraph -
“However, science’s accumulation of lasting truths about the world is not by any means a straightforward matter. We certainly need to get beyond the naive view that the truth will automatically reveal itself to any scientist who looks in the right direction; most often, in fact, a whole series of prior discoveries is needed to tease reality’s truths from experiment and observation”.
We can clearly find that (c) is the correct option and (d) is wrong.

Question 218. The author implies which of the following about Under the Greenwood Tree in relation to Hardy's other novels?

Although it is his most controlled novel, it does not exhibit any harsh or risky impulses.
It, more than his other novels, reveals Hardy as a realist interested in the history of ordinary human beings.
In it, Hardy's novelistic impulses are managed somewhat better than in his other novels.
Its plot, like the plots of all of Hardy's other novels, splits into two distinct parts.

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Answer: Option C. -> In it, Hardy's novelistic impulses are managed somewhat better than in his other novels.
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C
It was a close choice between (C) and (D).
“His most controlled novel, Under the Greenwood Tree, prominently exhibits two different but reconcilable impulses—a desire to be a realist-historian and a desire to be a psychologist of love—but the slight interlockings of the plot are not enough to bind the two completely together. Thus even this book splits into two distinct parts.”
He says that even this book splits into two parts. But nowhere has he said that all of hardy’s books are split into two parts. So (D) is wrong.

Question 219. Which of the following best reflects the central theme of this poem?

If you don't have high expectations, you will not be disappointed.
Don't rush to your goal; the journey is what enriches you.
The longer the journey the greater the experiences you gather.
You cannot reach Ithaka without visiting Egyptian ports.

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Answer: Option B. -> Don't rush to your goal; the journey is what enriches you.
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B
Refer to the part ‘better if it lasts for years …wealthy with all you have gained on the way’.

Question 220. In the poem, Ithaka is a symbol of: