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Answer: Option C. -> Organs that revert to an anaerobic metabolism are temporarily isolated from the seal's bloodstream
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C
It is evident from the following lines: “… since the anaerobic metabolism occurs only in those tissues which have been isolated from the seal’s blood supply, the lactic acid is released into the seal’s blood only after the seal surfaces…” that the pH of the Weddell seal’s blood is not adversely affected by the production of lactic acid because organs that revert to an anaerobic metabolism are temporarily isolated from the seal’s bloodstream. Therefore, answer option (c) is the correct answer choice.
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C
It is evident from the following lines: “… since the anaerobic metabolism occurs only in those tissues which have been isolated from the seal’s blood supply, the lactic acid is released into the seal’s blood only after the seal surfaces…” that the pH of the Weddell seal’s blood is not adversely affected by the production of lactic acid because organs that revert to an anaerobic metabolism are temporarily isolated from the seal’s bloodstream. Therefore, answer option (c) is the correct answer choice.
Answer: Option D. -> The physiological behavior of animals in a laboratory setting is not always consistent with their physiological behavior in the wild
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D
In the last two lines of the passage, the author has highlighted the fact that the physiological behavior of the Weddell Seal in the laboratory is not in tandem with its behavior in the wild since it also evokes only one particular response regardless of the length or depth of the dive. Option (d) also reflects the same scenario and hence it clearly stands out as the right answer choice.
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D
In the last two lines of the passage, the author has highlighted the fact that the physiological behavior of the Weddell Seal in the laboratory is not in tandem with its behavior in the wild since it also evokes only one particular response regardless of the length or depth of the dive. Option (d) also reflects the same scenario and hence it clearly stands out as the right answer choice.
Answer: Option A. -> Many Mexican Americans would respond positively to the example of Benito Juarez
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A
If we look at the lines “Like European ethnic groups in the nineteenth-century United States, late-twentieth-century Mexican American leaders combined ethnic with contemporary civic symbols. In 1968, Henry Cisneros, then mayor of San Antonio, Texas, cited Mexican leader Benito Juarez as a model for Mexican Americans in their fight for contemporary civil rights”, it is evident that Henry Cisneros cited Benito Juarez as a model because he believed that many Mexican Americans would respond positively to his example. This is the most obvious reason behind citing any example. Therefore, answer option (a) is the most appropriate answer choice.
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A
If we look at the lines “Like European ethnic groups in the nineteenth-century United States, late-twentieth-century Mexican American leaders combined ethnic with contemporary civic symbols. In 1968, Henry Cisneros, then mayor of San Antonio, Texas, cited Mexican leader Benito Juarez as a model for Mexican Americans in their fight for contemporary civil rights”, it is evident that Henry Cisneros cited Benito Juarez as a model because he believed that many Mexican Americans would respond positively to his example. This is the most obvious reason behind citing any example. Therefore, answer option (a) is the most appropriate answer choice.
Question 44. A) In the South African deer, the posterior division of the main fork divides into three tines, with no distinct flattening.
B) The male's antlers arise as cylindrical beams projecting on each side at right angles to the midline of the skull, which after a short distance divide in a fork-like manner.
C) The lower prong of this fork may be either simple, or divided into two or three tines, with some flattening.
D) There is, however, a Scandinavian breed of the common deer in which the antlers are simpler, and recall those of the East African race.
E) In the common deer, on the other hand, this branch usually expands into a broad palmation, with one large tine at the base, and a number of smaller snags on the free border.
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B) The male's antlers arise as cylindrical beams projecting on each side at right angles to the midline of the skull, which after a short distance divide in a fork-like manner.
C) The lower prong of this fork may be either simple, or divided into two or three tines, with some flattening.
D) There is, however, a Scandinavian breed of the common deer in which the antlers are simpler, and recall those of the East African race.
E) In the common deer, on the other hand, this branch usually expands into a broad palmation, with one large tine at the base, and a number of smaller snags on the free border.
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The correct structure of the paragraph should be like this - B talks about a fork-like structure in the male antlers, C elaborates on the fork saying it may have 2 or 3 prongs, A gives an example of a 3 pronged fork, E by using 'on the other hand' should follow after A. D should follow after E because it is a variation of the 'common deer' mentioned in E.
Hence, the correct answer is BCAED.
Question 45. A. When bids for an item are based on estimates of the item's value, the winner is the bidder who overestimates this value the most.
B. Intuitively, most people bid more aggressively when faced with more bidders, but more aggressive bidding increases the chances that a bidder will fall victim to the winner's curse.
C. The mathematical explanation for the winner's curse, first observed in bidding for oil fields, reveals the subtle intricacies of this apparently simple game.
D. The classroom experiment demonstrating the winner's curse illustrates the complex relationship between game theory, human intuition, and optimal decision making.
B. Intuitively, most people bid more aggressively when faced with more bidders, but more aggressive bidding increases the chances that a bidder will fall victim to the winner's curse.
C. The mathematical explanation for the winner's curse, first observed in bidding for oil fields, reveals the subtle intricacies of this apparently simple game.
D. The classroom experiment demonstrating the winner's curse illustrates the complex relationship between game theory, human intuition, and optimal decision making.
Answer: Option C. -> DABC
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C
The clue is to establish the first sentence. The first sentence makes a comment and the rest just go on to justify the comment. Thus the paragraph should start with D which lays the premise that a few people wanted to start a theatre movement but their approach was different. A has to precede B because of the reference of Yeats in A. C has to follow B because of the mention of Martyn in B.
Hence the correct sequence is DABC.
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C
The clue is to establish the first sentence. The first sentence makes a comment and the rest just go on to justify the comment. Thus the paragraph should start with D which lays the premise that a few people wanted to start a theatre movement but their approach was different. A has to precede B because of the reference of Yeats in A. C has to follow B because of the mention of Martyn in B.
Hence the correct sequence is DABC.
Answer: Option D. -> The particular juxtaposition of shapes in an illustration that makes one shape look as though it were behind another
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D
Look at these lines in the first paragraph.
“By illusion I mean those contrivances of color, line, shape, and so forth that lead us to see marks on a flat surface as depicting three-dimensional objects in space”
This is a main theme inference question. The whole passage is regarding usage of illusion in art. The definition of illusion is in the above lines.
Look at the above line in bold.
That will lead you to the correct answer (D) and not (C). C generically talks about 3D image. We need an illusion.
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D
Look at these lines in the first paragraph.
“By illusion I mean those contrivances of color, line, shape, and so forth that lead us to see marks on a flat surface as depicting three-dimensional objects in space”
This is a main theme inference question. The whole passage is regarding usage of illusion in art. The definition of illusion is in the above lines.
Look at the above line in bold.
That will lead you to the correct answer (D) and not (C). C generically talks about 3D image. We need an illusion.
Answer: Option B. -> A & C
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B
A. Have either of you seen my book?
Statement is wrong .Correct statement is " Has either of you seen my book?"
B. The modern girl gives herself so much airs as she looks ridiculous.
Statement is correct. Correct idiomatic usage " to give oneself airs"
C. It was difficult for me to tell how the thief looked like.
Statement is wrong .Correct statement is "It was difficult for me to tell what the thief looked like."
D. This is one of the most remarkable events that have happened this century. Statement is correct. the verb has to agree with its actual subject "events"
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B
A. Have either of you seen my book?
Statement is wrong .Correct statement is " Has either of you seen my book?"
B. The modern girl gives herself so much airs as she looks ridiculous.
Statement is correct. Correct idiomatic usage " to give oneself airs"
C. It was difficult for me to tell how the thief looked like.
Statement is wrong .Correct statement is "It was difficult for me to tell what the thief looked like."
D. This is one of the most remarkable events that have happened this century. Statement is correct. the verb has to agree with its actual subject "events"
Answer: Option B. -> The cantares were often recited to audiences.
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B
The implication is that the cantares were more often recited in public than read in private. Choice A is incorrect. The romances combine lyricism with narration taken from the dramatic high points of the epics; nothing suggests that they are concerned with peace rather than war.
Notice that defeat is mentioned as one of the moments captured by romances.
Eliminate choice A. The passage does not refer to Moorish influence on any of the genres, so choice C can be eliminated. Choice D is a reversal of what the passage suggests. Eliminate choice D.
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B
The implication is that the cantares were more often recited in public than read in private. Choice A is incorrect. The romances combine lyricism with narration taken from the dramatic high points of the epics; nothing suggests that they are concerned with peace rather than war.
Notice that defeat is mentioned as one of the moments captured by romances.
Eliminate choice A. The passage does not refer to Moorish influence on any of the genres, so choice C can be eliminated. Choice D is a reversal of what the passage suggests. Eliminate choice D.
Answer: Option B. -> The author makes a disapproving observation and then presents two cases, one of which leads to a qualification of his disapproval and the other of which does not.
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B
This is a structure question.
Let us look at all the lines -
“Thus, one impulse often surrendered to a fresher one and, unfortunately, instead of exacting a compromise, simply disappeared.
A desire to throw over reality a light that never was might give way abruptly to the desire on the part of what we might consider a novelist-scientist to record exactly and concretely the structure and texture of a flower.
In this instance, the new impulse was at least an energetic one, and thus its indulgence did not result in a relaxed style.
But on other occasions, Hardy abandoned a perilous, risky, and highly energizing impulse in favor of what was for him the fatally relaxing impulse to classify and schematize abstractly.”
Look at both the highlighted structure words. The second highlighted word is a contrary work. So the fourth line and the third line are contrasting examples.
Moreover, the third line is an example of the generalization made in the second line.
So the structure would be -
“second line is a generalization, third line is an example to support the generalization and the fourth line is an example qualifying (weakening) the second line’s generalization”
And the first line is more of a summary of the previous line and not a judgement.
So the answer is (b).
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B
This is a structure question.
Let us look at all the lines -
“Thus, one impulse often surrendered to a fresher one and, unfortunately, instead of exacting a compromise, simply disappeared.
A desire to throw over reality a light that never was might give way abruptly to the desire on the part of what we might consider a novelist-scientist to record exactly and concretely the structure and texture of a flower.
In this instance, the new impulse was at least an energetic one, and thus its indulgence did not result in a relaxed style.
But on other occasions, Hardy abandoned a perilous, risky, and highly energizing impulse in favor of what was for him the fatally relaxing impulse to classify and schematize abstractly.”
Look at both the highlighted structure words. The second highlighted word is a contrary work. So the fourth line and the third line are contrasting examples.
Moreover, the third line is an example of the generalization made in the second line.
So the structure would be -
“second line is a generalization, third line is an example to support the generalization and the fourth line is an example qualifying (weakening) the second line’s generalization”
And the first line is more of a summary of the previous line and not a judgement.
So the answer is (b).
Answer: Option D. -> Were strong enough to withstand the Abbasid Caliphate's military forces
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D
The first paragraph states that “by the early eleventh century, however, the empire had regained almost half of its lost possessions, its new frontiers were secure, and its influence extended far beyond its borders.” Also, it is mentioned in the last paragraph that by that time, they were strong enough to withstand the Abbasid Caliphate’s military forces. The passage does not mention that the Byzantine military forces had completely eliminated the Bulgarian army. Neither does it mention that by then, they had reached their peak and begun to decline. Therefore, answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
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D
The first paragraph states that “by the early eleventh century, however, the empire had regained almost half of its lost possessions, its new frontiers were secure, and its influence extended far beyond its borders.” Also, it is mentioned in the last paragraph that by that time, they were strong enough to withstand the Abbasid Caliphate’s military forces. The passage does not mention that the Byzantine military forces had completely eliminated the Bulgarian army. Neither does it mention that by then, they had reached their peak and begun to decline. Therefore, answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.
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