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Answer: Option C. -> an inevitable feature of the social order of any state
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C
This is a data based question.
Look at these lines in 2nd paragraph -
"It seems to me that power must be understood as the multiplicity of force relations that areimmanent in the social sphere; as the process that, through ceaseless struggle andconfrontation, transforms, strengthens, or reverses them”. So clearly the answer is option (c).
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C
This is a data based question.
Look at these lines in 2nd paragraph -
"It seems to me that power must be understood as the multiplicity of force relations that areimmanent in the social sphere; as the process that, through ceaseless struggle andconfrontation, transforms, strengthens, or reverses them”. So clearly the answer is option (c).
Question 442. (1) It is really sad that the opposition to organized retail has claimed its first victim.
(2) Reliance Retail is likely to handover termination letters to its employees in UP as it prepares to formally exit the state.
(3) At present the company operates 20 stores in NOIDA and Ghaziabad. (4) Reliance is in fact resorting to pressure tactics on the government.
(2) Reliance Retail is likely to handover termination letters to its employees in UP as it prepares to formally exit the state.
(3) At present the company operates 20 stores in NOIDA and Ghaziabad. (4) Reliance is in fact resorting to pressure tactics on the government.
Answer: Option A. -> JIFJ
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A
Ans(a) Statement 1 is a Judgement as it is an opinion expressing disapproval. Statement 2 is an inference based on the fact-exit from the state. Statement 3 is a verifiable fact. Statement 4 is again an opinion and hence a judgment.
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A
Ans(a) Statement 1 is a Judgement as it is an opinion expressing disapproval. Statement 2 is an inference based on the fact-exit from the state. Statement 3 is a verifiable fact. Statement 4 is again an opinion and hence a judgment.
Question 443. 1.Mr. Krishna Menon, a popular minister of Nehru's era remained a mystery to the historians and the journalists; he was dubbed as an "intriguer” as his letters were intercepted, and his phone was subjected to checks.
2. Mr. Menon was a frequent visitor to the offices of the Communist Party in London, had connections with the communist leaders like Harry Pollit and Ted Bramley. But he was not a communist and Mr. Nehru knew his psychological flaws; controversial financial dealings; leftist associations; and a succession of love affairs.
3.After Independence, M15, the British Security Agency, discovered that Mr. Menon continued employment of several communists in the Indian High Commission. The M15 found that some workers were passing the secret information to the Communist Party but his pro-communist stance was not confirmed.
4 The MI5 complained to Mr. Nehru. But Nehru's relationship with Mr. Menon was a political compulsion.
2. Mr. Menon was a frequent visitor to the offices of the Communist Party in London, had connections with the communist leaders like Harry Pollit and Ted Bramley. But he was not a communist and Mr. Nehru knew his psychological flaws; controversial financial dealings; leftist associations; and a succession of love affairs.
3.After Independence, M15, the British Security Agency, discovered that Mr. Menon continued employment of several communists in the Indian High Commission. The M15 found that some workers were passing the secret information to the Communist Party but his pro-communist stance was not confirmed.
4 The MI5 complained to Mr. Nehru. But Nehru's relationship with Mr. Menon was a political compulsion.
Answer: Option D. -> IFFJ
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D
Statement I is an inferences based on the given premises about Mr. Krishna Menon who is dubbed as an "intriguer”. Statement 2 is based on facts. Statement 3 is also fact based. Statement 4 is clearly a judgment as it does not seem to be based on any premise given. Option: (d)
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D
Statement I is an inferences based on the given premises about Mr. Krishna Menon who is dubbed as an "intriguer”. Statement 2 is based on facts. Statement 3 is also fact based. Statement 4 is clearly a judgment as it does not seem to be based on any premise given. Option: (d)
Question 444. If one wishes to form a true estimate of the full grandeur of religion, one must keep in mind what it undertakes to do for men. It gives them information about the source and origin of the universe, it assures them of protection and final happiness amid the changing vicissitudes of life, and it guides their thoughts and actions by means of precepts which are backed by the whole force of its authority. It fulfils, therefore, three functions. In the first place, it satisfies man's desire for knowledge; it is here doing the same thing that science attempts to accomplish by its own methods, and here, therefore, enters into rivalry with it. It is to the second function that it performs that religion no doubt owes the greater part of its influence. In so far as religion brushes away man's fear of the dangers and vicissitudes of life, in so far as it assures them of a happy ending, and comforts them in their misfortunes, science cannot compete with it.
Answer: Option B. -> Religion scores over science as far as the emotional quotient goes.
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B
option (b), (b) is correct, it carries the crux of the paragraph. Refer to the part religion no doubt owes the greater part of its influence.... science cannot compete with it. (d)is doubtful, security is an ambiguous term. (c) contradicts information given in the paragraph. (a) is limited as the relative factor is not stated in the paragraph.
Directions for question 100:Each question below consists of six sentences denoted by 1, A, B, C, D, and 6. Sentences 1 and 6 are respectively the first and the last sentences of a paragraph. Sentences A, B, C and D come in between sentences 1 and 6 but not necessarily in that order. From the choices select the correct arrangement of ABCD to form a logically coherent paragraph.
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B
option (b), (b) is correct, it carries the crux of the paragraph. Refer to the part religion no doubt owes the greater part of its influence.... science cannot compete with it. (d)is doubtful, security is an ambiguous term. (c) contradicts information given in the paragraph. (a) is limited as the relative factor is not stated in the paragraph.
Directions for question 100:Each question below consists of six sentences denoted by 1, A, B, C, D, and 6. Sentences 1 and 6 are respectively the first and the last sentences of a paragraph. Sentences A, B, C and D come in between sentences 1 and 6 but not necessarily in that order. From the choices select the correct arrangement of ABCD to form a logically coherent paragraph.
Question 445. Enter the sentence code that is/are grammatically correct in alphabetical order.
A. The population of Tokyo is greater than that of any other town in the world.
B. In addition to enhanced reputations through strategic use of philanthropy, companies are sponsoring social initiatives to open new markets.
C. The police has so far succeeded in recovering only a part of the stolen property.
D. The intruder stood quietly for a few moments.
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A. The population of Tokyo is greater than that of any other town in the world.
B. In addition to enhanced reputations through strategic use of philanthropy, companies are sponsoring social initiatives to open new markets.
C. The police has so far succeeded in recovering only a part of the stolen property.
D. The intruder stood quietly for a few moments.
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Sentence B should read as 'In addition to enhancing their reputation through.......' as the second part of the sentence after comma is in continuous tense. The other three sentences are correct.
Answer: Option D. -> who were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands but were eventually discovered
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D
The original sentence uses the relative pronoun "that" where "who" is preferred because the antecedent is a group of people. Also, the prepositional phrase "by a gentile Dutch couple" is placed in such a way as to suggest that the occupation was carried out by the couple. Finally, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous - it could refer to the family or to the couple.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) This choiceincorrectly uses the relative pronoun "that" to refer to a group of people. Additionally, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous - it could refer to the family or to the couple.
(C) The use of the object pronoun "whom" makes "a girl and her family" the object of the clause "a gentile Dutch couple hid;" however "a girl and her family" are the subject of the next clause "were eventually discovered." This is a mismatch.
(D) CORRECT. It correctly uses the pronoun "who" to refer to a girl and her family. Additionally, the phrase "by a gentile Dutch couple" is placed immediately after "who were hidden" to clarify the meaning. Finally, the ambiguous pronoun issue is avoided altogether.
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D
The original sentence uses the relative pronoun "that" where "who" is preferred because the antecedent is a group of people. Also, the prepositional phrase "by a gentile Dutch couple" is placed in such a way as to suggest that the occupation was carried out by the couple. Finally, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous - it could refer to the family or to the couple.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) This choiceincorrectly uses the relative pronoun "that" to refer to a group of people. Additionally, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous - it could refer to the family or to the couple.
(C) The use of the object pronoun "whom" makes "a girl and her family" the object of the clause "a gentile Dutch couple hid;" however "a girl and her family" are the subject of the next clause "were eventually discovered." This is a mismatch.
(D) CORRECT. It correctly uses the pronoun "who" to refer to a girl and her family. Additionally, the phrase "by a gentile Dutch couple" is placed immediately after "who were hidden" to clarify the meaning. Finally, the ambiguous pronoun issue is avoided altogether.
Answer: Option D. -> one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, turned cotton cloth into an affordable commodity, whereas it had previously been costly
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D
The word "being" is unnecessary in the openingmodifier "being one of the most significant developments . . ."Moreover, thepast perfectverb "had turned" coupled with the simple past verb "was"reverses the chronological order of the events. The tenses run counter to the logic of the sentence by incorrectly suggesting that theinvention of the cotton ginhappened beforethe cotton cloth became expensive.
(A) Thischoiceis incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) The words "having been" are unnecessary in the opening modifier.Moreover, the ending phrase "costly previously" is too concise; it fails to strike the contrast between the earlier and the later state of affairs.
(C) This choiceinterrupts the connection between the adjective "affordable" and the noun "commodity," making the sentence hard to follow.Also, the use of "however" changes the meaning: "however costly" implies that the cotton gin would have made cotton cloth affordable no matter how costly it was previously.In contrast, the original sentence only states that cotton cloth had previously been costly.
(D) CORRECT. The modifier "one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century" eliminates the unnecessary word "being." The simple past verb "turned"coupled with the past perfect "had previously been" correctly expresses the fact thatcotton cloth "turned into an affordable commodity" after it "had previously been costly." The later past event uses the simple past tense, whereas the earlier past event uses the past perfect tense. Moreover, the conjunction "whereas" correctly expresses the neutral contrast between the earlier and the later state of affairs.The pronoun "it" refers unambiguously to the "cotton cloth."
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D
The word "being" is unnecessary in the openingmodifier "being one of the most significant developments . . ."Moreover, thepast perfectverb "had turned" coupled with the simple past verb "was"reverses the chronological order of the events. The tenses run counter to the logic of the sentence by incorrectly suggesting that theinvention of the cotton ginhappened beforethe cotton cloth became expensive.
(A) Thischoiceis incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) The words "having been" are unnecessary in the opening modifier.Moreover, the ending phrase "costly previously" is too concise; it fails to strike the contrast between the earlier and the later state of affairs.
(C) This choiceinterrupts the connection between the adjective "affordable" and the noun "commodity," making the sentence hard to follow.Also, the use of "however" changes the meaning: "however costly" implies that the cotton gin would have made cotton cloth affordable no matter how costly it was previously.In contrast, the original sentence only states that cotton cloth had previously been costly.
(D) CORRECT. The modifier "one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century" eliminates the unnecessary word "being." The simple past verb "turned"coupled with the past perfect "had previously been" correctly expresses the fact thatcotton cloth "turned into an affordable commodity" after it "had previously been costly." The later past event uses the simple past tense, whereas the earlier past event uses the past perfect tense. Moreover, the conjunction "whereas" correctly expresses the neutral contrast between the earlier and the later state of affairs.The pronoun "it" refers unambiguously to the "cotton cloth."
Answer: Option A. -> differing natures and directions of the forces that create them
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A
Look at these lines in 3rd paragraph which clearly indicate that option (a) is the correct answer.
"but in the moving substrate of force relations that, by virtue of their inequality, constantly engender local and unstable states of power. If power seems omnipresent, it is not because it has the privilege of consolidating everything under its invincible unity, but because it is produced from one moment to the next, at every point”.
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A
Look at these lines in 3rd paragraph which clearly indicate that option (a) is the correct answer.
"but in the moving substrate of force relations that, by virtue of their inequality, constantly engender local and unstable states of power. If power seems omnipresent, it is not because it has the privilege of consolidating everything under its invincible unity, but because it is produced from one moment to the next, at every point”.
Question 449. Using the phone at her desk, Sylvia in Corporate Sales consistently generates a very steady $1500 per hour in gross revenue for her firm. After all of her firm's costs have been subtracted, Sylvia's sales amount to $100 in bottom line (net) profits every 15 minutes. At 10:00 a.m. one day the desk phone Sylvia uses to make her sales calls breaks. Without the phone Sylvia cannot make any sales. Assume that Sylvia's regular schedule is to begin making sales calls at 8:00 a.m. Assume she works the phone for four hours, takes a one hour lunch exactly at noon, and then returns promptly to her desk for four more hours of afternoon sales. Sylvia loves her work and the broken phone is keeping her from it. If necessary she will try to repair the phone herself.
Which of the following options would be in the best interest of Sylvia's firm to remedy the broken phone problem?
Which of the following options would be in the best interest of Sylvia's firm to remedy the broken phone problem?
Answer: Option A. -> Use Ed's Phone Repair Shop down the street. Ed can replace Sylvia's phone by 10:30 a.m. Ed will charge the firm $500.
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A
Solution Strategy-: Interpreting " in the firm's best interest" as in its best financial interest, the best answer from among those given will be the option which costs the firm the least.
Applying the strategy - : Interpreting " in the firm's best interest" - Interpreting the firm's best interest as meaning in its financial interest is based on two contextual elements: First that the question is set in the context of business transactions rather than other possible kinds of personal or social issues which might emerge in the workplace; and, second, that the details provided in the body of the question and its four answer choices are about time and money. Financial interests are not the only potential concerns Sylvia's firm might have. Good critical thinking not only enables one to recognize the multiplicity of possible interpretations, it also enables one to make a prudent choice among them. In this case, given all that is said and not said about Sylvia, her productivity, her work habits, and her job satisfaction, it would unreasonable to interpret " in the best interest of Sylvia's firm" as meaning something other than in its financial interest.
Focusing on costs, therefore, the reasoning tasks become analyzing each of the four options and drawing correct inferences as their respective financial impacts. The final critical thinking tasks are to compare the projected costs of each option and to select the one which would be the least costly to the firm. Along the way, the person with strong critical thinking skills would be monitoring his or her own reasoning, vigilant for possible errors in calculating the costs or errors in properly analyzing the details of each of the four choices. The person might reason as follows:
Option (A) would cost $700. The $500 paid to Ed's Phone Repair Shop and the $200 of lost profits Sylvia would otherwise have been expected to generate in the 30 minutes between 10:00 a.m. when the phone broke down and 10:30 a.m. when the replacement phone is in place.
Option (B ) will cost nothing for the phone since the instrument is already in inventory. But it will cost the firm six hours of net revenue, which is $2400, because Sylvia will not be able to make calls until tomorrow.
Option (C) would cost $875 or a bit more. That figure comes from the two hours of lost time between 10:00 am and Noon, plus the $75 to reimburse Sylvia for the cost of the new phone, plus perhaps whatever little bit of additional profits would be lost in the few minutes it would take Sylvia to install that new phone her self.
Option (D) requires that Sylvia not have a working phone for four hours, not counting the noon hour which she spends at lunch, and thus it would cost the firm approximately $1600 or perhaps more.
Answer--: Option A, for it, costs the firm the least financially.
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A
Solution Strategy-: Interpreting " in the firm's best interest" as in its best financial interest, the best answer from among those given will be the option which costs the firm the least.
Applying the strategy - : Interpreting " in the firm's best interest" - Interpreting the firm's best interest as meaning in its financial interest is based on two contextual elements: First that the question is set in the context of business transactions rather than other possible kinds of personal or social issues which might emerge in the workplace; and, second, that the details provided in the body of the question and its four answer choices are about time and money. Financial interests are not the only potential concerns Sylvia's firm might have. Good critical thinking not only enables one to recognize the multiplicity of possible interpretations, it also enables one to make a prudent choice among them. In this case, given all that is said and not said about Sylvia, her productivity, her work habits, and her job satisfaction, it would unreasonable to interpret " in the best interest of Sylvia's firm" as meaning something other than in its financial interest.
Focusing on costs, therefore, the reasoning tasks become analyzing each of the four options and drawing correct inferences as their respective financial impacts. The final critical thinking tasks are to compare the projected costs of each option and to select the one which would be the least costly to the firm. Along the way, the person with strong critical thinking skills would be monitoring his or her own reasoning, vigilant for possible errors in calculating the costs or errors in properly analyzing the details of each of the four choices. The person might reason as follows:
Option (A) would cost $700. The $500 paid to Ed's Phone Repair Shop and the $200 of lost profits Sylvia would otherwise have been expected to generate in the 30 minutes between 10:00 a.m. when the phone broke down and 10:30 a.m. when the replacement phone is in place.
Option (B ) will cost nothing for the phone since the instrument is already in inventory. But it will cost the firm six hours of net revenue, which is $2400, because Sylvia will not be able to make calls until tomorrow.
Option (C) would cost $875 or a bit more. That figure comes from the two hours of lost time between 10:00 am and Noon, plus the $75 to reimburse Sylvia for the cost of the new phone, plus perhaps whatever little bit of additional profits would be lost in the few minutes it would take Sylvia to install that new phone her self.
Option (D) requires that Sylvia not have a working phone for four hours, not counting the noon hour which she spends at lunch, and thus it would cost the firm approximately $1600 or perhaps more.
Answer--: Option A, for it, costs the firm the least financially.
Question 450. A. Also, some country's laws will empower the executive branch or other government agency to issue regulations or decrees which can carry the force of law, although this is also generally not considered law making, per se.
B.Law making can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare or to restrict.
C.The extent to which the courts may be seen to "legislate” in this manner informs the ongoing contemporary debate concerning judicial activism.
D.Judicial law-making is not generally referred to as "law making”, however, except ironically.
E. Law making is a source of law which consists in the declaration of rule of the competent authority.
B.Law making can have many purposes: to regulate, to authorize, to provide (funds), to sanction, to grant, to declare or to restrict.
C.The extent to which the courts may be seen to "legislate” in this manner informs the ongoing contemporary debate concerning judicial activism.
D.Judicial law-making is not generally referred to as "law making”, however, except ironically.
E. Law making is a source of law which consists in the declaration of rule of the competent authority.
Answer: Option E. -> CDAEB
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E
Statement D must precede statement A - they are mandatory pairs because both the statements explain 'what is not law making', and statement A begins with 'Also'. Therefore, options C and D are eliminated.
Then in statement E; law making is finally defined. So, statement E must follow statement A. Therefore, option A is eliminated.
After the definition, the functions of 'law making' satisfy logical continuity; which is seen in statement B. So, statement B must follow statement E. Therefore, option B is eliminated.
Hence, the correct answer is option E.
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E
Statement D must precede statement A - they are mandatory pairs because both the statements explain 'what is not law making', and statement A begins with 'Also'. Therefore, options C and D are eliminated.
Then in statement E; law making is finally defined. So, statement E must follow statement A. Therefore, option A is eliminated.
After the definition, the functions of 'law making' satisfy logical continuity; which is seen in statement B. So, statement B must follow statement E. Therefore, option B is eliminated.
Hence, the correct answer is option E.
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