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Question 61. 1. The reconstruction of history by
post-revolutionary science texts involves more than a multiplication of
historical misconstructions.
A. Because they aim quickly to
acquaint the student with the contemporary scientific community "thinks it
knows", textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories
of the current normal science as separately as possible.
B. Those misconstructions render
revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still visible material in
science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a
function.
C. But when combined with the
generally unhistorical air of science writing and with the occasional
systematic misconstruction, one impression is likely to follow.
D. As pedagogy, this technique of
presentation is unexceptionable.
6. Science has reached its present
state by series of individual discoveries and inventions that when gathered together,
constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.
post-revolutionary science texts involves more than a multiplication of
historical misconstructions.
A. Because they aim quickly to
acquaint the student with the contemporary scientific community "thinks it
knows", textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories
of the current normal science as separately as possible.
B. Those misconstructions render
revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still visible material in
science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a
function.
C. But when combined with the
generally unhistorical air of science writing and with the occasional
systematic misconstruction, one impression is likely to follow.
D. As pedagogy, this technique of
presentation is unexceptionable.
6. Science has reached its present
state by series of individual discoveries and inventions that when gathered together,
constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.
Answer: Option A. -> BADC
:
A
Option: (a)
(1) states reconstruction of history involves more than
a multiplication of historical misconstruction (B) clears misconstruction
renders revolution invisible (A) explains the technique of presentation. (D) states such technique to be unexceptionable. (C) states result on combination of science
writing with occasional systematic misconstruction. (6) follows telling science as outcome of
individual discoveries and Inventions.
:
A
Option: (a)
(1) states reconstruction of history involves more than
a multiplication of historical misconstruction (B) clears misconstruction
renders revolution invisible (A) explains the technique of presentation. (D) states such technique to be unexceptionable. (C) states result on combination of science
writing with occasional systematic misconstruction. (6) follows telling science as outcome of
individual discoveries and Inventions.
Question 62. 1.
According to recent research, the critical period for developing
language skills is between the ages of three and five and a half years.
A. The read-to child already has a large
vocabulary and a sense of grammar and sentence structure.
B. Children who are read to in these
years have a far better chance of reading well in school, indeed, of doing
well in all subject.
C. And the reason is actually quiet
simple.
D. This correlation is far and away
the highest yet found between home influences and school success.
6. His comprehension of language is
therefore very high.
According to recent research, the critical period for developing
language skills is between the ages of three and five and a half years.
A. The read-to child already has a large
vocabulary and a sense of grammar and sentence structure.
B. Children who are read to in these
years have a far better chance of reading well in school, indeed, of doing
well in all subject.
C. And the reason is actually quiet
simple.
D. This correlation is far and away
the highest yet found between home influences and school success.
6. His comprehension of language is
therefore very high.
Answer: Option D. -> BDCA
:
D
Option (d)
(1) and (B) is a mandatory pair because of presence of
the pronoun "these" in statement B.
Only answer option D fulfills this criteria. Hence answer option "D".
:
D
Option (d)
(1) and (B) is a mandatory pair because of presence of
the pronoun "these" in statement B.
Only answer option D fulfills this criteria. Hence answer option "D".
Question 63. 1. Security inks exploit the same principle
that causes the vivid and constantly changing colours of film of oil on
water.
A. When two rays of light meet each
other after being reflected from these different surfaces, they have each
travelled slightly different distances.
B. The key is that the light is
bouncing off two surfaces, that of the oil and that of the water layer below
it.
C. The distance between the two rays
determines which wavelengths, and hence colours, interfere constructively and
look bright.
D. Because light is an electromagnetic
wave, the peaks and troughs of each ray then interfere either constructively,
to appear bright, or destructively, to appear dim.
6. Since the distance the rays travel
changes with the angle as you look at the surface, different colours look
bright from different viewing angles.
that causes the vivid and constantly changing colours of film of oil on
water.
A. When two rays of light meet each
other after being reflected from these different surfaces, they have each
travelled slightly different distances.
B. The key is that the light is
bouncing off two surfaces, that of the oil and that of the water layer below
it.
C. The distance between the two rays
determines which wavelengths, and hence colours, interfere constructively and
look bright.
D. Because light is an electromagnetic
wave, the peaks and troughs of each ray then interfere either constructively,
to appear bright, or destructively, to appear dim.
6. Since the distance the rays travel
changes with the angle as you look at the surface, different colours look
bright from different viewing angles.
Answer: Option B. -> BADC
:
B
Option: (b)
(B) clearly follows (1) with 'oil and water'. (A) continues to explain the concept. (C) has to be followed by (6). (D) has to settle in between, after (A).
:
B
Option: (b)
(B) clearly follows (1) with 'oil and water'. (A) continues to explain the concept. (C) has to be followed by (6). (D) has to settle in between, after (A).
Question 64. Managers especially the successful ones, should guard against ascribing to
themselves qualities and attributes which they may not have, or may have in a
measure much less than what they think they have.
A. External appearances can be
deceptive.
B. To initiate action, without being in possession of full facts, can lead to
disastrous results.
C. Also, one should develop confidants
who can be used as sounding boards, in order to check one's own thinking
against that of the others.
D. It is also useful to be open to
receive feedback about oneself so that a real understanding of the 'self'
exists.
6. A false perception can be likened
to wearing coloured glasses "“ all facts get tainted by colour of the glass
and the mind interprets them wrongly to fit into the perception.
themselves qualities and attributes which they may not have, or may have in a
measure much less than what they think they have.
A. External appearances can be
deceptive.
B. To initiate action, without being in possession of full facts, can lead to
disastrous results.
C. Also, one should develop confidants
who can be used as sounding boards, in order to check one's own thinking
against that of the others.
D. It is also useful to be open to
receive feedback about oneself so that a real understanding of the 'self'
exists.
6. A false perception can be likened
to wearing coloured glasses "“ all facts get tainted by colour of the glass
and the mind interprets them wrongly to fit into the perception.
Answer: Option A. -> DCAB
:
A
Option: (a)
From the answer options; the starting can only be D or B. D is a more
logical continuation after the opening sentence. This eliminates option (b)
and (d). The concluding sentence elaborates on a false perception, thus the
preceding sentence should talk about the disastrous effects of false
perception which happens due to not being in possession of full facts. Answer
is option (a)
:
A
Option: (a)
From the answer options; the starting can only be D or B. D is a more
logical continuation after the opening sentence. This eliminates option (b)
and (d). The concluding sentence elaborates on a false perception, thus the
preceding sentence should talk about the disastrous effects of false
perception which happens due to not being in possession of full facts. Answer
is option (a)
Question 65. In the evolving world order, the comparative advantage of the United States lies in its military force. Diplomacy and international law have always been regarded as annoying encumbrances, unless they can be used to advantage against an enemy. Every active player in world affairs professes to seek only peace and to prefer negotiation to violence and coercion. (2006)
Answer: Option B. -> However, when the veil is lifted, we commonly see that diplomacy is understood as a disguise for the rule of force.
:
B
Option: (b)
Going with the flow of the passage, the last line states that now all players "profess" to seek only peace. "Profess" means to mask or to pretend. Thus, option (b) which talks about the veil being lifted is the most logical completion of the passage.
:
B
Option: (b)
Going with the flow of the passage, the last line states that now all players "profess" to seek only peace. "Profess" means to mask or to pretend. Thus, option (b) which talks about the veil being lifted is the most logical completion of the passage.
Question 66. Directions for questions 1 to 8: Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
A converging set of powerful economic, technological, demographic and national security developments requires a workforce that is far more internationally savvy and expert in foreign languages and cultures. But the United State’s top business leaders and future workforce are woefully unprepared to meet the challenges of globalization. In today’s global economy, foreign language skills have become vital to our children’s future as members of the workforce and to our nation’s future success in the world.___________________________________________
A converging set of powerful economic, technological, demographic and national security developments requires a workforce that is far more internationally savvy and expert in foreign languages and cultures. But the United State’s top business leaders and future workforce are woefully unprepared to meet the challenges of globalization. In today’s global economy, foreign language skills have become vital to our children’s future as members of the workforce and to our nation’s future success in the world.___________________________________________
Answer: Option D. -> In this current climate of globalization, new skills are needed to achieve business and professional success
:
D
Option (d) The passage is talking about the hour of recognizing the need for developing expertise in languages, option d is the only onewhich takes the thought process further making it the correct answer.
:
D
Option (d) The passage is talking about the hour of recognizing the need for developing expertise in languages, option d is the only onewhich takes the thought process further making it the correct answer.
Question 67. If the airspace around centrally located airports were restricted to commercial airliners and only those private planes equipped with radar, most of the private-plane traffic would be forced to sue outlying airfields. Such a reduction in the amount of private-plane traffic would reduce the risk of midair collision around the centrally located airports.
The conclusion drawn in the first sentence depends on which of the following assumptions?
The conclusion drawn in the first sentence depends on which of the following assumptions?
Answer: Option C. -> Most private planes that use centrally located airports are not equipped with radar.
:
C
Option (c)
The first sentence concludes that prohibiting private planes that are not radar-equipped from centrally located airports would force most private planes away from those airports. This conclusion cannot be true unless it is true that, as C says, most private planes that use these airports are not radar-equipped. Therefore, the first sentence’s conclusion assumes this choice, which is thus the best answer. The conclusion need not assume that outlying airfields are convenient for private planes (A), since the restrictions would give planes that are not radar equipped no choice. The conclusion concerns only how the radar requirement would affect the volume of private plane traffic, so B andD,which deal with commercial planes and with risk of midair collision, need not be assumed.
:
C
Option (c)
The first sentence concludes that prohibiting private planes that are not radar-equipped from centrally located airports would force most private planes away from those airports. This conclusion cannot be true unless it is true that, as C says, most private planes that use these airports are not radar-equipped. Therefore, the first sentence’s conclusion assumes this choice, which is thus the best answer. The conclusion need not assume that outlying airfields are convenient for private planes (A), since the restrictions would give planes that are not radar equipped no choice. The conclusion concerns only how the radar requirement would affect the volume of private plane traffic, so B andD,which deal with commercial planes and with risk of midair collision, need not be assumed.
Question 68. China’s carmakers are feeling smug. As they showed off their latest designs amid the chaos of the Beijing Auto Show, crowds swarmed around the stands for the unveiling of each new model.Chinese firms felt confident enough to show off not just their newest low-cost runabouts, but also luxury and sports models. “Concept” cars were presented showing possible future designs and even a few hybrid and electric vehicles. China’s present condition can be compared to a teenager trying to behave like an adult too soon. ___________________________ .
Answer: Option B. -> The rush for high-tech street-credibility may not be so wise.
:
B
The last sentence of the paragraph is on a cautionary note. [A], which is completely positive, cannot follow the last sentence of the paragraph. [D] is too negative: there is nothing in the passage to suggest that the quality of the cars has deteriorated. Both [B] and [C] seem to be plausible options, but [C] is more sceptical. The expression ‘too soon’ indicates that the author is not completely against the progress as seen in the Chinese car industry, only he wants to provide a suggestion for them to move slowly and not get swept away in the mad rush. The expression ‘street-credibility’ which means a quality that helps in your identification with the accepted trends in a society also gives us a clue that [B] should be the correct answer. option B
:
B
The last sentence of the paragraph is on a cautionary note. [A], which is completely positive, cannot follow the last sentence of the paragraph. [D] is too negative: there is nothing in the passage to suggest that the quality of the cars has deteriorated. Both [B] and [C] seem to be plausible options, but [C] is more sceptical. The expression ‘too soon’ indicates that the author is not completely against the progress as seen in the Chinese car industry, only he wants to provide a suggestion for them to move slowly and not get swept away in the mad rush. The expression ‘street-credibility’ which means a quality that helps in your identification with the accepted trends in a society also gives us a clue that [B] should be the correct answer. option B
Question 69. In 1985 state border colleges in Texas lost the enrollment of more than half, on average, of the Mexican nationals they had previously served each year. Teaching faculties have alleged that this extreme drop resulted from a rise in tuition for international and out-of-state students from 40to 120 per credit hour.
Which of the following, if feasible, offers the best prospects for alleviating the problem of the drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals as the teaching faculties assessed it?
Which of the following, if feasible, offers the best prospects for alleviating the problem of the drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals as the teaching faculties assessed it?
Answer: Option B. -> Allowing Mexican nationals to study in Texas border colleges and to pay in-state tuition rates, which are the same as the previous international rate
:
B
Option (b)
The teaching faculties attribute the drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals to an increase in tuition costs. If the faculties are correct, reducing these costs should halt the drop in enrollment. B offers a plan for reducing these costs and so is the best answer. None of C, D and E offers a plan that would reduce the costs taken to be responsible for the drop in enrollment. Nor does A offer such a plan: because the problem to be addressed is a drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals at Texas border colleges, providing financial incentive for Mexican nationals to study at Mexican universities, as A suggests, would offer no prospect of alleviating the problem
:
B
Option (b)
The teaching faculties attribute the drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals to an increase in tuition costs. If the faculties are correct, reducing these costs should halt the drop in enrollment. B offers a plan for reducing these costs and so is the best answer. None of C, D and E offers a plan that would reduce the costs taken to be responsible for the drop in enrollment. Nor does A offer such a plan: because the problem to be addressed is a drop in enrollment of Mexican nationals at Texas border colleges, providing financial incentive for Mexican nationals to study at Mexican universities, as A suggests, would offer no prospect of alleviating the problem
Question 70. The price the government pays for standard weapons purchased from military contractors is determined by a pricing method called “historical costing.” Historical costing allows contractors to protect their profits by adding a percentage increase, based on the current rate of inflation, to the previous year’s contractual price.
Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing method for military contracts?
Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of historical costing as an economically sound pricing method for military contracts?
Answer: Option A. -> The government might continue to pay for past inefficient use of funds.
:
A
Option (a)
If the original contractual price for the weapons purchased incorporated an inefficient use of funds, then, since historical costing merely adds to the original price, it preserves these inefficiencies. An economically sound pricing method should at least allow the possibility of reductions in price as such inefficiencies are removed. Hence, A is the best answer. Because historical costing responds to inflation, B and C are consistent with the economic soundness of historical costing-the rate of inflation and costs that are reflected in inflation. D offers no grounds for questioning the economic soundness of historical costing in particular. Historical costing applies to standard weapons only, not to the innovative weapons that are mentioned in E.
:
A
Option (a)
If the original contractual price for the weapons purchased incorporated an inefficient use of funds, then, since historical costing merely adds to the original price, it preserves these inefficiencies. An economically sound pricing method should at least allow the possibility of reductions in price as such inefficiencies are removed. Hence, A is the best answer. Because historical costing responds to inflation, B and C are consistent with the economic soundness of historical costing-the rate of inflation and costs that are reflected in inflation. D offers no grounds for questioning the economic soundness of historical costing in particular. Historical costing applies to standard weapons only, not to the innovative weapons that are mentioned in E.
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