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Question 311. A. 'The Lord of the files' which came out in 1954 however was welcomed as "a most absorbing and instructive tale".
B. During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.
C. He returned to teaching in 1945, gave it up in 1952, and subsequently became a full time writer.
D. In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.
E. At first his novels were not accepted.
F. In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems.
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B. During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck.
C. He returned to teaching in 1945, gave it up in 1952, and subsequently became a full time writer.
D. In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.
E. At first his novels were not accepted.
F. In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems.
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This is an easy para-jumble question as the sentences can be readily arranged in a chronological order. So sentences F-D-B-C follow each other chronologically. Sentence E mentions what happened after Golding became a writer. Sentence A concludes the paragraph by mentioning that he eventually met with literary success when 'The Lord of the files' was published in 1954.
So the logical sequence of the sentences is FDBCEA.
Question 312. Before the advent of writing, each of the isolated clans of the X tribe had master story tellers whose function was to orally transmit the clan's tradition from one generation to the next. When writing was developed within certain clans of the tribe, their master story tellers disappeared within a few generations. This stands to reason, since the availability of written records obviated the need for masterful oral communicators to keep the tradition of literate clans alive. What has puzzled anthropologists, however, is the total lack of masterful storytellers in modern illiterate X clans. Which of the following, if true, best helps to explain the puzzling situation mentioned above?
Answer: Option C. -> Modern illiterate X clans are recently descended from long time literate clans that failed to pass on the skills of reading and writing due to a devastating 75-year war.
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C
Option (c)
Option (a) does nothing to explain why the modern literate clans lack storytellers. Personality similarities don't have any clear relationship to literacy and storytellers.
Option (b) A comparison of the frequency of clan gatherings also does not in any way explain why the current illiterate tribes lack storytellers.
Option (c)would explain the discrepancy. If it were true, then the storytellers did disappear when the clans became literate, but they subsequently lost that literacy. Thus the modern tribes could both be illiterate and storytellers, as is the case in the questions statement, and they could have lost their storytellers during an earlier literate period. The answer to the discrepancy is found in this answer option; thus option (C) is correct.
Option (d) Talks about the rituals of the moderate clans without any focus on the "literacy”. This is a junk option.
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C
Option (c)
Option (a) does nothing to explain why the modern literate clans lack storytellers. Personality similarities don't have any clear relationship to literacy and storytellers.
Option (b) A comparison of the frequency of clan gatherings also does not in any way explain why the current illiterate tribes lack storytellers.
Option (c)would explain the discrepancy. If it were true, then the storytellers did disappear when the clans became literate, but they subsequently lost that literacy. Thus the modern tribes could both be illiterate and storytellers, as is the case in the questions statement, and they could have lost their storytellers during an earlier literate period. The answer to the discrepancy is found in this answer option; thus option (C) is correct.
Option (d) Talks about the rituals of the moderate clans without any focus on the "literacy”. This is a junk option.
Question 313. A certain laboratory is studying the incidence of fatal liver damage in rats. Sixty-five percent of all rats whose environments exposed them to low levels of the toxin sulfur dioxide died of liver disorder. Ninety percent of all rats who died of liver disorder, however, were not exposed to any environmental toxins.
Which of the following would provide a feasible explanation for the statistics above?
Which of the following would provide a feasible explanation for the statistics above?
Answer: Option D. -> Only a small portion of the entire group of rats studied was exposed to environmental sulfur dioxide.
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D
Here's another study to ponder, and the stem alerts us to the fact that we need to find a plausible explanation for the statistics cited. The last sentence alone suggests that the stats are puzzling, or at least a bit unusual, which is reinforced by the contrast keyword however in the final sentence. So what's going on in this one? We have a significant number of rats dying of liver disorder after being exposed to sulfur dioxide, but most of the rats which died of liver disorder were not exposed to any environmental toxins. This is not unlike what we've seen previously: a situation in which what seems like the same groups are actually not. Specifically, you should have realized immediately that the 65% and the 90% figures refer to two different groups, and thus that there is no discrepancy in the statistics. The 65% figure represents all rats exposed to sulfur dioxide; 90% represents the percentage of all rats that died of liver disorder. (D) points this out. If only a small number of rats were exposed to sulfur dioxide, then it's not surprising that 90% of the rats that died of liver damage died of something other than sulfur dioxide exposure. After all, only a small number of them were exposed to sulfur dioxide in the first place. (D) wins.
The exclusively of causes of liver damage is irrelevant to this study. Any of the rats could have had both causes, but only one seriously enough to cause death.
(B) explains nothing. If there is only one cause of liver disease in rats, then what killed the rats that were not exposed?
As for this one, why did 65% of the exposed rats die, if environmental toxins are not very dangerous? This seems counterintuitive, and so it can't possibly help to explain the statistics.
(C)It's wrong for the same reason namely, that it contradicts the evidence. If 65% of the rats exposed to low levels of sulfur dioxide died, then most rats probably will suffer from such exposure.
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D
Here's another study to ponder, and the stem alerts us to the fact that we need to find a plausible explanation for the statistics cited. The last sentence alone suggests that the stats are puzzling, or at least a bit unusual, which is reinforced by the contrast keyword however in the final sentence. So what's going on in this one? We have a significant number of rats dying of liver disorder after being exposed to sulfur dioxide, but most of the rats which died of liver disorder were not exposed to any environmental toxins. This is not unlike what we've seen previously: a situation in which what seems like the same groups are actually not. Specifically, you should have realized immediately that the 65% and the 90% figures refer to two different groups, and thus that there is no discrepancy in the statistics. The 65% figure represents all rats exposed to sulfur dioxide; 90% represents the percentage of all rats that died of liver disorder. (D) points this out. If only a small number of rats were exposed to sulfur dioxide, then it's not surprising that 90% of the rats that died of liver damage died of something other than sulfur dioxide exposure. After all, only a small number of them were exposed to sulfur dioxide in the first place. (D) wins.
The exclusively of causes of liver damage is irrelevant to this study. Any of the rats could have had both causes, but only one seriously enough to cause death.
(B) explains nothing. If there is only one cause of liver disease in rats, then what killed the rats that were not exposed?
As for this one, why did 65% of the exposed rats die, if environmental toxins are not very dangerous? This seems counterintuitive, and so it can't possibly help to explain the statistics.
(C)It's wrong for the same reason namely, that it contradicts the evidence. If 65% of the rats exposed to low levels of sulfur dioxide died, then most rats probably will suffer from such exposure.
Question 314. A. Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour.
B. It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.
C. Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.
D. Before the 1960's when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.
E. Brain and cognition is one such journal.
F. So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations.
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B. It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.
C. Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.
D. Before the 1960's when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.
E. Brain and cognition is one such journal.
F. So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations.
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Out of the six sentences, sentence A is best suited to begin the paragraph as it introduces the topic of 'an increasing interest in the field of neurophysiology'. Sentence D follows A as it describes what was happening in the field before the 1960's. Sentence C states that a number of journals devoted to this domain have appeared since that time. Sentence E gives a specific example of such a journal. While E can be followed by both B or F, B is more appropriate here as it contains the pronoun 'It' that refers to the journal 'Brain and Cognition'. Sentence F finally describes the similar structure of both the journals.
So the answer is ADCEBF.
Answer: Option C. -> As one highly respected executive director recently observed, "If I have the choice between spending time with a $100,000 donor or a potential candidate for a senior role, hands down it's the candidate.”
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C
The passage is talking about getting new leadership candidates whereas option (a) is talking about retaining the old ones. Option (a) is hence ruled out. Option (b) is not doing anything to take the issue presented in the paragraph further. Option (d) is irrelevant here. Option (e) talks about donations, whereas we need an answer that talks about the problem of hiring people for leadership roles. Only option (c) is relevant to the question asked. It explains through an example that leadership is more difficult to obtain than donors.
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C
The passage is talking about getting new leadership candidates whereas option (a) is talking about retaining the old ones. Option (a) is hence ruled out. Option (b) is not doing anything to take the issue presented in the paragraph further. Option (d) is irrelevant here. Option (e) talks about donations, whereas we need an answer that talks about the problem of hiring people for leadership roles. Only option (c) is relevant to the question asked. It explains through an example that leadership is more difficult to obtain than donors.
Answer: Option C. -> An established cultural pattern is more durable than was thought during a time of social upheaval.
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C
The passage clearly enunciates in the first paragraph that it plans to illustrate the cyclical pattern of the tone of Hollywood war movies. The second and third paragraphs trace the pattern's history through the last century, and then the passage ends by returning to the resilience of that cycle. Thus, the main point of the passage must reference establishing and describing the recurring pattern over time.
(A) This choice does not address the cyclical pattern; instead, it suggests a point not made in the passage.
(B) This is a minor detail mentioned in the last paragraph, not the main point. Furthermore, this choice ignores the issue of a cyclical pattern.
(C) CORRECT. This choice reiterates the theme that a pattern is durable, despite the doubts of some during "those days of social change" -- i.e., the late 1960's. This choice exactly mirrors the structure of the passage, which makes this point, provides historical evidence, and then reiterates that the pattern continues to endure.
(D) Besides its extreme quality, this choice is incorrect because it distorts the meaning. The passage's assertion that a more nuanced view of America’s conflicts emerges in movies made years later cannot automatically be equated with a lack of support.
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C
The passage clearly enunciates in the first paragraph that it plans to illustrate the cyclical pattern of the tone of Hollywood war movies. The second and third paragraphs trace the pattern's history through the last century, and then the passage ends by returning to the resilience of that cycle. Thus, the main point of the passage must reference establishing and describing the recurring pattern over time.
(A) This choice does not address the cyclical pattern; instead, it suggests a point not made in the passage.
(B) This is a minor detail mentioned in the last paragraph, not the main point. Furthermore, this choice ignores the issue of a cyclical pattern.
(C) CORRECT. This choice reiterates the theme that a pattern is durable, despite the doubts of some during "those days of social change" -- i.e., the late 1960's. This choice exactly mirrors the structure of the passage, which makes this point, provides historical evidence, and then reiterates that the pattern continues to endure.
(D) Besides its extreme quality, this choice is incorrect because it distorts the meaning. The passage's assertion that a more nuanced view of America’s conflicts emerges in movies made years later cannot automatically be equated with a lack of support.
Answer: Option A. -> characterizes examples of the worst neoclassical criticism
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A
The answer to this question lies in the second paragraph. Look at these lines “Johnson was well aware, for example, of the sterility of literary criticism that is legalistic orpedantic, as was the case with the worst products of the neoclassical school” and these lines, “That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticism”.
From these lines we can conclude that option (A) is the correct answer.
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A
The answer to this question lies in the second paragraph. Look at these lines “Johnson was well aware, for example, of the sterility of literary criticism that is legalistic orpedantic, as was the case with the worst products of the neoclassical school” and these lines, “That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticism”.
From these lines we can conclude that option (A) is the correct answer.
Answer: Option C. -> His own experience and judgment
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C
The two answer options which are close to being correct are (A) and (C).
Both B and D are out of scope.
But the problem in A is that it states that -
“Johnson relied on the sentiments endorsed by romantics is wrong.”
Johnson was a neo classic critic but his ideas were similar to the romantics. But he did not rely on their sentiments.
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C
The two answer options which are close to being correct are (A) and (C).
Both B and D are out of scope.
But the problem in A is that it states that -
“Johnson relied on the sentiments endorsed by romantics is wrong.”
Johnson was a neo classic critic but his ideas were similar to the romantics. But he did not rely on their sentiments.
Question 319. A. The warm January weather may have
B. melted the snow in Davos, but the growing prospect of catastrophic wars
C. over water shortages were this year's biggest climate-change related worry.
D. Special mention: Coca-Cola, which is doing its bit for creative capitalism with an
E. extensive programme to protect water supplies to the developing world.
B. melted the snow in Davos, but the growing prospect of catastrophic wars
C. over water shortages were this year's biggest climate-change related worry.
D. Special mention: Coca-Cola, which is doing its bit for creative capitalism with an
E. extensive programme to protect water supplies to the developing world.
Answer: Option A. -> A, B & D
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A
Option: (A)
The phrase "biggest climate change related worry” in statement C makes it wrong. This phrase is not right in written English. In statement E it should be "in the developing world”. Hence only A, B and D are correct.
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A
Option: (A)
The phrase "biggest climate change related worry” in statement C makes it wrong. This phrase is not right in written English. In statement E it should be "in the developing world”. Hence only A, B and D are correct.
Answer: Option D. -> as much as half the population died and less than half the work force remained
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D
First of all, population is not a quantity than can be counted so as many as needs to be changed to as much as. Eliminate (A).
Option (C) survives this particular comparison because it changes the subject from population to the countable people and therefore uses as many as correctly. As for the second quantity in the underlined portion, work force is, like population, not countable and therefore less than rather than fewer than is correct. Eliminate (B). (C) is wrong because less than that remained distorts the meaning of the sentence and isunclear in its own right. What exactly is that? Half of those who died? Who survived? Thus, option (D) is correct.
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D
First of all, population is not a quantity than can be counted so as many as needs to be changed to as much as. Eliminate (A).
Option (C) survives this particular comparison because it changes the subject from population to the countable people and therefore uses as many as correctly. As for the second quantity in the underlined portion, work force is, like population, not countable and therefore less than rather than fewer than is correct. Eliminate (B). (C) is wrong because less than that remained distorts the meaning of the sentence and isunclear in its own right. What exactly is that? Half of those who died? Who survived? Thus, option (D) is correct.
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