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Question 31. A. What function do they serve?
B. This conceals its body from the eyes of hungry predators.
C. The traditional explanation is that the stripes act as a camouflage, which break up the shape of the animal.
D. Despite their vivid appearance in bright sunlight in an open grassland.
E. The zebras are well camouflaged at dawn and dusk.
F. The predators are active during these times when the light is dim.
B. This conceals its body from the eyes of hungry predators.
C. The traditional explanation is that the stripes act as a camouflage, which break up the shape of the animal.
D. Despite their vivid appearance in bright sunlight in an open grassland.
E. The zebras are well camouflaged at dawn and dusk.
F. The predators are active during these times when the light is dim.
Answer: Option B. -> ACBDEF
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B
There is a clear ACB link in the given statements. A asks a question which C answers This we can get from the word "traditional explanation” in C. The link between the words "camouflage” in C and "conceal” in B gives us the link CB. This helps us mark option (b) as the answer. Verify the rest of the statements to make sure they make logical sense. DE is a continuous statement, describing the zebra's appearance during sunlight and when it's dim. F continues with the thought when the light is dim. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.
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B
There is a clear ACB link in the given statements. A asks a question which C answers This we can get from the word "traditional explanation” in C. The link between the words "camouflage” in C and "conceal” in B gives us the link CB. This helps us mark option (b) as the answer. Verify the rest of the statements to make sure they make logical sense. DE is a continuous statement, describing the zebra's appearance during sunlight and when it's dim. F continues with the thought when the light is dim. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.
Answer: Option C. -> Neither the king nor his ministers desire war.
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C
Option: (C)
Because we are talking about a particular king we should use 'the king'. Moreover the verb should be consistent with the noun after 'nor'. The noun ministers (plural) takes the verb because it is near to the verb, hence desire.
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C
Option: (C)
Because we are talking about a particular king we should use 'the king'. Moreover the verb should be consistent with the noun after 'nor'. The noun ministers (plural) takes the verb because it is near to the verb, hence desire.
Answer: Option B. -> The managers are able to achieve significant success based on this education.
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B
It is a tough question. Again you areexpected to read the question carefully. The stem states "education in management will continue to be of prime importance”. That is how it will be of importance in the future.
Look at these lines in the last paragraph:
"Business studies and management education score well on both criteria. However, this will remain true only if people continue to feel there is a positive relationship between management education, results in management practice, and managers' individual achievements.”
The author states that management education will remain true (continue to remain important in the future) only if there is a positive relationship between management education and managers' individual achievement based on this education.
Option (a) and (c) are there in the passage. They are considered important for the management education to be relevant today but if management education has to be relevant in the future then (b) has to be there.
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B
It is a tough question. Again you areexpected to read the question carefully. The stem states "education in management will continue to be of prime importance”. That is how it will be of importance in the future.
Look at these lines in the last paragraph:
"Business studies and management education score well on both criteria. However, this will remain true only if people continue to feel there is a positive relationship between management education, results in management practice, and managers' individual achievements.”
The author states that management education will remain true (continue to remain important in the future) only if there is a positive relationship between management education and managers' individual achievement based on this education.
Option (a) and (c) are there in the passage. They are considered important for the management education to be relevant today but if management education has to be relevant in the future then (b) has to be there.
Answer: Option B. -> Employ skill and insight
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B
Let us have a look at these lines in the last paragraph “Criticism and critic derive from the Greek Kritikos, “skillful in judging, decisive.”
So the author most probably holds the view that literary criticism should employ skill and insight. So the answer is (B).
All the other options refer to deconstruction.
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B
Let us have a look at these lines in the last paragraph “Criticism and critic derive from the Greek Kritikos, “skillful in judging, decisive.”
So the author most probably holds the view that literary criticism should employ skill and insight. So the answer is (B).
All the other options refer to deconstruction.
Question 35. (a) Yuvraj Singh’s 6 sixes in an over in the match against England in the Twenty 20 World Cup helped him score the fastest 50 in any form of cricket.
(b) India would have lost the game against England if Yuvraj had not played.
(c) Yuvraj’s innings propelled India to a score which would have otherwise been difficult to reach.
(d) Yuvraj Singh won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance in India’s match against England.
(b) India would have lost the game against England if Yuvraj had not played.
(c) Yuvraj’s innings propelled India to a score which would have otherwise been difficult to reach.
(d) Yuvraj Singh won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance in India’s match against England.
Answer: Option C. -> FJJF
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C
Statements (a) & (d) are verifiable and hence facts. Statements (b) and (c) are personal opinions/ judgments.
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C
Statements (a) & (d) are verifiable and hence facts. Statements (b) and (c) are personal opinions/ judgments.
Answer: Option C. -> Death is a gentle timeless journey, simply leaving life's cares behind
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C
Although the question is based on a poem, the rules of RC do hold true here. It is a very simple question.
This choice fits the kindness of Death, as stated by the speaker, as well as the fact that Death knew no haste. Also it includes the idea that the speaker put away . . . labour and leisure, too, for his civility. This supports the image of Death as gentle, timeless, and leaving of life’s cares behind.
Option (a) is a half baked answer.
Option (b) is not an idea presented by the poem, but rather one the reader may hold of Death’s journey.
Option (d) is not broad enough to support all the ideas of Death that are presented in the poem; it just refers to the last line.
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C
Although the question is based on a poem, the rules of RC do hold true here. It is a very simple question.
This choice fits the kindness of Death, as stated by the speaker, as well as the fact that Death knew no haste. Also it includes the idea that the speaker put away . . . labour and leisure, too, for his civility. This supports the image of Death as gentle, timeless, and leaving of life’s cares behind.
Option (a) is a half baked answer.
Option (b) is not an idea presented by the poem, but rather one the reader may hold of Death’s journey.
Option (d) is not broad enough to support all the ideas of Death that are presented in the poem; it just refers to the last line.
Question 37. There are partnerships where one person is more emotional than the other. He seems to be needy, intense and possessive, whereas she plays an uninvolved role and becomes the vamp. The psychological forces at work in such a bond is the fact that the first fears that if he does not fill the emotional void, then the relationship will deflate like a failed soufflé. In all practicality, the space needed within a relationship must be almost equal. _________________________
(a) If you find yourself to be in such a predicament, where you take up too much of the common space, the only way to go further is to back off a little bit, let your significant other come to you.
(b) In salsa dancing also, one has to respect the other's space and not overcrowd them.
(c) In trivial pursuits, space is of such significance and so the value of it in relationship is all the more.
(d) It can be understood with the help of a concept as simple as kabaddi- that if you cross the line beyond a point, only you will lose and be made to sit out for the rest of the game.
(a) If you find yourself to be in such a predicament, where you take up too much of the common space, the only way to go further is to back off a little bit, let your significant other come to you.
(b) In salsa dancing also, one has to respect the other's space and not overcrowd them.
(c) In trivial pursuits, space is of such significance and so the value of it in relationship is all the more.
(d) It can be understood with the help of a concept as simple as kabaddi- that if you cross the line beyond a point, only you will lose and be made to sit out for the rest of the game.
Answer: Option D. -> It can be understood with the help of a concept as simple as kabaddi- that if you cross the line beyond a point, only you will lose and be made to sit out for the rest of the game
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D
The passage talks about relationships and the importance of space given to each person. If one person gets too needy then the whole relationship is lost. Option (a) says that one has to back off and let the other come to you. But this is not mentioned in the passage. The passage only says that each has to give the other enough space. Option (b) brings in salsa dancing which is irrelevant here. In option (c), "trivial pursuits” makes the answers wrong as the partnership is not a trivial one. In option (d) an analogy is drawn to better understand the main idea. Hence this is the answer.
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D
The passage talks about relationships and the importance of space given to each person. If one person gets too needy then the whole relationship is lost. Option (a) says that one has to back off and let the other come to you. But this is not mentioned in the passage. The passage only says that each has to give the other enough space. Option (b) brings in salsa dancing which is irrelevant here. In option (c), "trivial pursuits” makes the answers wrong as the partnership is not a trivial one. In option (d) an analogy is drawn to better understand the main idea. Hence this is the answer.
Question 38. Two years ago, American capitalism seemed to be in crisis. Stocks had plunged and some of the nation's most celebrated business leaders were exposed as phonies, if not crooks. Now, the economy is growing, and the Dow has been back above 10,000.So, is it safe to buy stocks again? After you read Roger Lowenstein's "Origins of the Crash,” you will have serious doubts.It tells the story of how ordinary investors got suckered into supporting the lifestyles of the rich and shameless. And you wonder whether anything has really changed
A. All corporates of America are infamous for their phony practices and Lowenstein's book is an eye-opener to their callous treatment of innocent investors.
B. In the wake of the American stock market boom, Roger Lowenstein's "Origins of the Crash,” is a reality check for all potential investors.
C. Nothing has changed in the past two years on the American stock market. The sleazy corporate and their shady dealings are recounted in detail in Roger Lowenstein's book, "Origins of the Crash.”
D. Following the crash of prominent corporations in the American context, Roger Lowenstein has written a book that delineates the notorious dealing of heartless executives
A. All corporates of America are infamous for their phony practices and Lowenstein's book is an eye-opener to their callous treatment of innocent investors.
B. In the wake of the American stock market boom, Roger Lowenstein's "Origins of the Crash,” is a reality check for all potential investors.
C. Nothing has changed in the past two years on the American stock market. The sleazy corporate and their shady dealings are recounted in detail in Roger Lowenstein's book, "Origins of the Crash.”
D. Following the crash of prominent corporations in the American context, Roger Lowenstein has written a book that delineates the notorious dealing of heartless executives
Answer: Option B. -> B
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B
The revival of the stock market and the ideas expressed in the book by Rogen Lwenstin are the main points.A and D are too extreme. B expresses only part of the main paragraph
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B
The revival of the stock market and the ideas expressed in the book by Rogen Lwenstin are the main points.A and D are too extreme. B expresses only part of the main paragraph
Question 39. (A) Opinions differ but I am convinced this is a good thing.
(B) Your government may not prosecute you for the crimes you have committed but if your offences are serious enough, the chances are that some court in some other country might.
(C) Every country that values the rule of law must ensure that no individual, regardless of official affiliation, enjoys impunity.
(D) Even if legal concepts like universal jurisdiction remain controversial, the globalization of economic and family life means individuals who violate human rights can no longer count on being shielded forever by the walls of national sovereignty.
(E) As Israeli officers and politicians are today discovering, and as the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet realized in 2000, international journeys are an indulgence to be undertaken with extreme caution if your curriculum vitae includes the commission of war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity.
(B) Your government may not prosecute you for the crimes you have committed but if your offences are serious enough, the chances are that some court in some other country might.
(C) Every country that values the rule of law must ensure that no individual, regardless of official affiliation, enjoys impunity.
(D) Even if legal concepts like universal jurisdiction remain controversial, the globalization of economic and family life means individuals who violate human rights can no longer count on being shielded forever by the walls of national sovereignty.
(E) As Israeli officers and politicians are today discovering, and as the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet realized in 2000, international journeys are an indulgence to be undertaken with extreme caution if your curriculum vitae includes the commission of war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity.
Answer: Option D. -> DBEAC
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D
Statement D can be an effective opening sentence of the paragraph as it states the main idea i.e. individuals who violate human rights, can no longer be shielded by the walls of national sovereignty. Therefore, options (b) and (c) stand rejected. Also, DBE is a clear cut link because B elaborates what is mentioned in D and C explains further, whatever is mentioned in B.
Thus, option (d) clearly stands out as the right answer choice.
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D
Statement D can be an effective opening sentence of the paragraph as it states the main idea i.e. individuals who violate human rights, can no longer be shielded by the walls of national sovereignty. Therefore, options (b) and (c) stand rejected. Also, DBE is a clear cut link because B elaborates what is mentioned in D and C explains further, whatever is mentioned in B.
Thus, option (d) clearly stands out as the right answer choice.
Answer: Option D. -> the insistence on a single linguistic dichotomy to account for political thought in eighteenth-century England and the United States
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D
The author, in the passage describes about Pocock’s approach of “virtue” central to civic humanism. The author then says that Pocock’s approach was fertile in case of England, but it was controversial in case of late eighteenth century United States, making option D the correct answer.
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D
The author, in the passage describes about Pocock’s approach of “virtue” central to civic humanism. The author then says that Pocock’s approach was fertile in case of England, but it was controversial in case of late eighteenth century United States, making option D the correct answer.
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