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QUESTIONS: 41 TIME: 75 MINUTES
DIRECTIONS for Sentence
Correction questions: This question presents a sentence, part of which or all
of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of
phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeat the original; the other
four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer;
otherwise choose one of the others.
These questions test
correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow
the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay a to grammar, choice
of words and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most
effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness,
ambiguity, redundancy or grammatical error.
DIRECTIONS
for Critical Reasoning questions: For these questions the best of the answer
choices given.
DIRECTIONS
for Reading Comprehension questions: The questions ii’ this
group are based r the content of a passage. After reading the passage, choose
the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following the passage on
the basis of what is stated or implied the passage.
1. Like
that of Haydn Schubert also wrote a great deal for the stage, but
he is remembered principally for us concert-hall and chamber music.
(A)
Like that of Haydn (B)
Like Haydn’s music
(C)
Similar to Haydn’s music (D) Similar to Haydn
(E) Like Haydn
2. An
agrarian society such as the United States at the close of the eighteenth
century could produce the food needed so they could themselves not the Tools
for advancement and com with other nations.
a) Needed
so that they could sustain themselves, but net the tools for advancement and
competition
b) Needed
for sustaining themselves, but not produce the tools for advancement and
competition
c) Necessary
to sustain themselves, but not the tools to ad and compete
d) Necessary
to sustain itself, but not the tools to advance and compete
e) Necessary
for it to sustain itself, but not produce the tools to advance and compete
If love is
a product of shared growth, however, and we are to measure success in marriage
by the degree to which matched development occurs, it becomes possible to make
a strong and ominous prediction about the future.
3. If
the prediction is one of progressively shorter time spans for marriages in art,
which of the following factors may actually weaken the basis on which the
prediction s based?
a) An
extremely fast moving society.
b) Life
expectancy has gone up.
c) People
are being less and less career minded.
d) Men
and women are becoming more and more competitive.
e) (b)
and (c).
Questions 4-10
For years
now, critics of United States cities have pictured city centers as empty
places, devoid of life. Fortunately, a recent trend in urban development is
making some cities lively ac One example of this trend is Baltimore’s Harbor
place, a stunning waterfront complex of one hundred shops set in glass
pavilions. Not long ago, Baltimore’s dockland
5 area,
like clock areas in other older cities, was a collection of abandoned
warehouses, Now the area is expected to add thirty million dollars to
Baltimore’s annual tax base and to draw home buyers back to the city and away
from the nearby Washington, DC area.
Baltimore
has long been a pioneer in urban renewal, not only building from scratch, as at
Harbor place, but preserving and restoring buildings throughout the town
center. Although
10 few
cities show this much care for their old residential areas, the officials of
many cities are starting to believe that central districts ought to be sufficiently
attractive to draw permanent residents to them. Several other cities built
around water are also exploiting their easily accessible waterfront areas. San
Francisco, in its Ghirardelli Square project, converted an old factory at the
edge of the bay into a labyrinth of boutiques. St. Louis
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Savannah, Louisville, and Portland all have “riverside malls” in progress,
while Boston’s Quincy Market also on the waterfront - is expected to bring in
1.5 million dollars in city taxes annually.
This trend
reflects an important change in social attitudes in the United States, brought
on by new economic factors. In the 1960’s, the availability of low-cost housing
beyond
20 city
limits caused many cities in the east and Midwest to lose residents, thus
leaving city centers relatively empty of life In the southwest a different
phenomenon the relentless impetus of cities like TU Houston, arid Phoenix to
extend their orders across the desert, has had much the some effect: centers
full of skyscrapers and streets that are empty after five o’clock or years it
seemed that the “ideal” home was tranquil suburban
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residence.
But
recently, the rise in gas prices has made long automobile journeys to work less
tolerable. Trips of fifty miles are not uncommon for the suburban commuter. In
addition, suburban property taxes have risen sharply as utility lines are
stretched ever farther from central sources.
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rise in house prices has increased the differential between city and suburban
property; now it is generally cheaper to buy an old urban house than a newer
suburban one. Young working people, usually without children, are the most
likely purchasers of urban homes. Following these people are huge projects
including apartments, offices, and shops, all embracing the increasingly
uttractiv2 belief that people should live, work, and shop within
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little traveling distance as possible.
4. According
to the passage, the officials of Baltimore expect the Harbor place complex to
help solve which of he following problems?
I.
The lack of creation facilities in Baltimore.
II.
Draw homebuyers back to the city.
III.
The high rate of unemployment among employees of
Baltimore’s shipping industries.
(A) I only (B) II only (C)
I and II only
(D) I and III only (E) I, II and III
5. According
to the passage, Baltimore differs from most other cities in the United States
because it
A)
Shows particular care for its old residential
sections.
B) Competes
with another major city for the home-buying market.
C) Concentrates
most of its development projects in areas that are located away from its
waterfront area.
D) Has
failed in its efforts to strengthen its tax base through major urban renewal
projects.
E) Has
developed urban renewal plans that emphasize the needs of suburbanites shopping
in the city rather than those of city residents.
6. According
to the author, Ghirardelli Square differs from Harbor place in that the
Ghirardelli Square project
A)
Lacks the accessibility of Harbor place.
B) Was
developed cooperatively with a nearby city.
C) Has
not significantly affected the shopping habits of city residents.
D) Includes
a building that was already standing when the project began.
E) Is
more successful at attracting homebuyers to its vicinity.
7. The
author suggests that, in the United States, southwestern cities can be
distinguished from eastern cities by the fact that
A)
Cities in the southwest have declined at a different
rate than have cities in the east.
B) Officials
in southwestern cities have shown less interest in revitalizing their city
centers than have officials in eastern cities.
C) Southwestern
cities have had more success than have eastern cities in attracting new
homebuyers.
D) Southwestern
cities tend to be smaller than eastern cities and thus have fewer buildings
that need to be maintained.
E) The
centers of southwestern cities have lost residents for different reasons than
have the centers of eastern cities.
8. The
author most likely puts the word “ideal” in quotation marks because he
A)
Is quoting directly from another published source on
a similar subject.
B) Is
quoting directly from a homeowner he interviewed.
C) Believes
that the ideal has changed in response to social aid economic factors.
D) Believes
that the ideal is only attainable o of the United States.
E) Believes
that most people who held this ideal never attained it.
9. The
author suggests that critics of United States cities have done which of the
following?
A)
Misunderstood the causes of the decline of the cities
after the 1960’s.
B) Created
much needless public resistance to urban development projects.
C) Made
irresponsible predictions about the cost of revitalizing major cities.
D) Held
views that no longer reflect actual conditions in many major cities.
E) Overemphasized
the problems of northern cities and under emphasized the problems of southern
cities.
10. This passage is most likely an excerpt from
A)
a study of population shifts between cities and
suburbs before 1960.
B) a
study of housing prices in the northeastern United States.
C) an
article promoting tourism in the northeastern United States.
D) an
article describing new places to shop in the centers of cities.
E) an
art on recent innovations in cities in the United States.
11. President Carter urged that women as well as men be required to register for
the draft.
A) As well s men he B) As well as men are co be
C) Just as men ought
to be D) Like men should be
E) Like men are to be
12. World oil prices would have to rise before
companies could recover the costs of extracting Alaskan natural gas,
transportation to the Alaska coast, where it will go to processing plants
there, and shipping it to markets in the lower United States.
A)
Transportation to the Alaska coast, where it will go
to processing plants there.
B) Transportation
co Alaska coast processing plants
C) of
transportation to processing plants on the Alaska coast
D) Transporting
it to the Alaska coast, where it will go to processing plants there
E) Transporting
it to processing plants on the Alaska coast
13. Baseball is unique for the major sports
because it is the only ball game in which no team does not have possession of
the ball on offense
A)
For the major sports because it is the only ball game
in which team does not have possession of the ball on offense.
B) For
the major sports in that it is the only ball game that the team on offense does
not have possession of the ball.
C) Among
major sports as the only ball game that the team on offense does not have
possession of the ball.
D) Among
major sports in that it is the only ball game in which the team on offense does
not have possession of the ball.
E) Among
the major sports by belongs the only ball game in which the team does not have
possession of the ball on offense.
Despite
its extraordinary success and achievement in art, science, intellectual, moral
and political life, the United States is a nation in which tens of thousands of
young people flee reality by opting for drug-induced lassitude; a nation in
which millions of their parents retreat into video-induced stupor or alcoholic
haze; a nation in which legions of elderly folk vegetate and die in loneliness;
in which the flight from family and occupational responsibility has become an
exodus. Such d nation, whether it knows it or not, is suffering from future
shock.
14. The
sharp contrast drawn in the paragraph can be viewed as a comparison between
A)
The young and the old.
B) The
achievements of a few vis-à-vis the failures o a generation.
C) The
present versus the future.
D) The
energetic versus the dull.
E) The
individual in comparison to the family.
Crossword
Puzzles seem to be one of the most popular pastimes these days. The popularity
seems even more pronounced when you compare the increase in the number of
cruciverbalists (ardent crossword puzzle enthusiasts) taking part in prize
money competition is these days as opposed to, say, the number a few years ago.
15. Which of the statements is likely to weaker
the above argument?
A)
Studies have shown that lateral thinking, a vital
ingredient for effective crossword puzzle solving, actually improves analytical
process and log cal thinking.
B) Most
crossword puzzle enthusiasts see competitions as natural outlets for
emphasizing competitive edge, a vital feature of today’s life.
C) Crossword
Puzzles take up just the kind of time that most office goers have due to
increase in luncheon hours.
D) Analyses
have shown that material well-being is rated very high and priorities of most
individuals these days, a tact reflected in the gradual rise in prize money of
crossword puzzle contests.
E) Crossword
puzzles has been introduced as optional “subjects” in secondary schools.
16. To
Adam Smith economics much to each about the creation of wealth but relatively
little about its distribution.
A)
To Adam Smith, economics was thought to have
B) Ta
Adam Smith’s belief, economics has
C) Adam
Smith believed that economics had
D) To
Adam Smith’s belief, economics had
E) Economics,
to Adam Smith’s belief, has
17. The
versions of Spanish spoken in Madrid and in Buenos Aires are as distinct one
from the other as the kinds of English spoken in Edinburgh and in Atlanta.
A) As distinct one from the other
as B) As distinct from each other as
C)
Distinctive from one another as are D) Distinctive from each other as are
E) As
distinctive one from the other as
Questions
18 – 24
With the development of
modern theoretical astrophysics, astronomers are able to explain data collected
by early observers and to amass data about previously unknown phenomena in
extragalactic optical astronomy. Despite our lack of understanding of these new
phenomena, the data is being used for a variety of purposes. In certain cases
it is possible, by
5 Application of known
physical laws, to make theoretical predictions that are subject observational
tests. The prediction of neutron stars is a classic example of the use this
type of theory for purposes o prediction. Another is to be found in he field of
cosmology
Much of
the current activity in extragalactic astronomy is directed toward deciding
which if any, of the theoretical models of the universe is the most accurate
Starting from Einstein’s
10 MISS
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different approach – the steady-state theory of the universe. This cosmology
dispensed with the idea of a primordial singularity demanded by Hubble’s theory
and substituted the concept of continuous creation of matter, which would
maintain approximately constant mean density. It is largely within toe context
of these two theory models that observational work has found both its
inspiration and its justification. Theoretical.
20 predictions of the type
outlined above are of particular importance to astronomy, which is an
observational rather than an experimental science. Predictive theory that is
concerned with the consequences of physical laws is thus immensely productive
in an astronomical context and can lead to lively interaction with the
observational aspects of the subject.
It would,
however, be unfair to suggest that theory usually plays such a guiding
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indeed, more often, theories are motivated by discoveries. As a result the
second major role of theory in astronomy is that of interpretation. In the
field of stellar evolution, or example, the general features of the
Hertzprung-Russell diagram (essentially a plot of luminosity versus
temperature) had been known for many years before a theoretical in iii terms of
nuclear processing in unmixed stars could be given.
30 This quantitative
explanation opened the way to the development of a method for using the results
if stellar-evolution calculations to provide us with quantitative information
about stars. In principle, this method can be used to determine the approximate
stellar abundances of the chemical elements, stellar masses, and hence stellar
ages. Indeed, stellar-evolution theory provides us with the only widely
applicable method of dating stellar systems
18. The
primary purpose of tie passage is to
A)
Elucidate ways in which astronomy differs from other
sciences.
B) Discuss
the roles of observation and theory in astronomy.
C) Present
two conflicting views of the origin of the universe.
D) Demonstrate
how the laws of physics apply to astronomy.
E) Explain
the importance of stellar-evolution theory.
19. Which
of the following represents a methodological handicap in the field of astronomy?
A)
The difficulty of formulating predictive theories.
B) The
impossibility of evaluating data collected by early observers.
C) The
difficulty of correlating observed data with theoretical predictions.
D) The
theoretical problem of reconciling the laws of astronomy with known laws of
physics.
E) The
difficulty of testing hypotheses through experimentation.
20. It
can be inferred that the author considers predictive theory to be important in
astronomy because it
A)
Can be easily verified on the basis of objective
data.
B) May
provide I framework for further astronomical observation.
C) May
result in confirmation of known physical laws.
D) Confirms
the validity of data on the origins of the universe.
E) Often
contributes to the advancement of other sciences.
21. The
passage would be most likely to appear in which of the following.
A)
A specialized monograph on astrophysics and its
methods.
B) A
newspaper article discussing cosmology.
C) A
popular discussion of basic physical laws.
D) A
theoretical essay on chemical elements in the universe.
E) A
popular article on techniques of optical observation.
22. With
which of the following statements concerning both the predictive and the
interpretive roles of astronomical theory would the author be most likely to
agree?
A)
Both stimulate new research and provide a background
against which astrophysical phenomena can be understood.
B) Both
focus on discovering which model of the universe is correct.
C) Both
are useful for validating information collected by observation as well as for
testing the application of known physical laws.
D) Both
have contributed about equally to every advance in astronomy and physics.
E) Both
have as their primary objectives the formulation of new hypotheses.
23. The
author uses the example of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram n order to
illustrate which of the following assertions?
A)
Theory plays an important role in providing
explanations for existing data.
B) Qualitative
theory sometimes leads to the collection of quantitative information.
C) Quantitative
data can provide an explanation for nuclear processing in unmixed stars.
D) There
is a mathematical relationship between luminosity and temperature in stars.
E) Quantitative
methods can be used to determine the mass and age of any star.
24. The
author regards theoretical speculation on the origins of the universe with
A) Mild skepticism. B) Restrained enthusiasm C)Anxious
concern.
D) Cool indifference. E) Objective detachment.
Cologne has witnessed a large
exodus to its suburbs. Social scientists have attributed this to increasing
noise and environment pollution. Statistics reveal, while a number a cars and
other four wheelers went up by a staggering 256,000 in the period between 1983
and 19 the corresponding period increase ten years ago was only 44,000.
25. Which
of the following factors, as a complement to the above, may go against the
conclusion drawn in the second line of the paragraph above?
A)
Several job opportunities have sprung up for people
in the heart of Cologne.
B) As
real estate prices have soared in Cologne, going way above real incomes,
housing has become a major problem for the middle and lower income groups.
C) Several
cases of lung cancer have been reported in the heart of the city.
D) Anti-pollution
measures are being affected over the city.
E) Several
countries have expressed their desire to set up joint sector collaborations in
Cologne
Certified
Public Accountants are not as fancied as their MBA counterparts (CPA + MBA)
when it comes to recruitment in their first year after the degree.
26. All
of the following statements substantiate the above EXCEPT
A)
This year most multinationals preferred
post-graduates with two degrees, Certified Public and Business Administration,
compared to only Certified Public Accountants.
B) Two
thirds of all CPA’s were placed with companies within three months of their
graduation compared to their counter parts from Management Colleges, who on an
average, had jobs per person within three months of their graduation.
C) CPA’s
are viewed as specialists, while MBA’s, being Jack-of-all-trades, have far less
chances of sticking to their first job.
D) C
are viewed as biased, bookish individuals whose inflexibility compared to the
average MBA makes them less capable of handling managerial slots.
E) MBA’s
tend to be quick on the uptake while CPA’s tend to derive solace from books
rather than their innate intuitive abilities
27. In
the Ann Arbor court case, the parents of fifteen Black children successfully
brought S against the school system for, first of all, failing to take the
children’s vernacular into account in teaching them, and secondary their
failure that the children did not learn to re Standard English.
A) Secondary,
for their failure that the children did no learn
B) Secondly,
tar their failure to teach the children
C) Secondly,
that they failed and the children did not learn
D) Second,
that they failed to teach the children
E) Second,
failing 10 teach the children
28. The
rate of metabolism reactions of an organism of a complex nature is limited by
the rate at which waste products are removed through the animal’s specialized
circulatory and excretory system.
A)
The rate of metabolism reactions of an organism of a
complex nature is limited by rate at which
B) The
rate of metabolic reactions in a complex organism is limited by the rate at
which
C) The
rate of metabolism reactions in a complex organism are limited by the rate
which
D) A
complex organism’s rate of metabolic reactions are limited by the rate at which
E) A
complex organism’s rate of metabolism reactions is limited by the rate at which
29. Millions
of workers have jobs that are able to be done as well at home as at the
offices, instead of consuming the gasoline used to get to work.
A)
Millions of workers have jobs that are able to be
done as well at home as at the office, instead of consuming the gasoline used
to get to work.
B) Millions
of workers have jobs that can be done as well .t home as the office, rather than
consume the gasoline they must use to get to work.
C) Instead
of consuming the gasoline used to get to work, millions of workers have jobs
that are able to be done as well at home as at the office.
D) Rather
than consume the gasoline used to get to work, millions of workers can do their
jobs as well at home as the office.
E) Instead
of using gasoline to get to work, millions of workers could do their jobs as
well at home as at the office.
Questions
30 - 33
The issue of women, art, and
feminism has been most urgently raised by a number of women artists. Several
approaches to the problem of defining feminist art have evolved and are being
discussed and developed within the feminist art movement. One particular
approach has suggested that some sort of female aesthetic or sensibility
exists, involving an imagery and formal style specific to women. Proponents
insist that an authentic artistic language is being created, corresponding to
the distinct social experience of women, independent of “male-defined” art, and
essentially liberating. Others argue that the theory of a female aesthetic
really restricts women in that it limits them to certain “feminine” shapes,
colors, forms, and images. In other words, the female aesthetic seems possibly
to be no more than a rehabilitated artistic ghetto, furbished with less than
satisfactory answers to the hard question of how to define feminist art.
Moreover, some see the rise of a trendy “feminine sensibility“ as clearly
opportunist. They point, for example, to the odd coincidence that the so-called
female aesthetic is strangely reminiscent of the conventions of much currently
fashionable art, and they predict further shifts in the aesthetic as art-world
fashions change.
The theory of a female
sensibility seems to be based on two equally extreme premises, implicit and not
explicit. First, it assumes that an individual’s experience is primarily and
perhaps completely determined by gender. Women and men are held to inhabit
utterly separate worlds, and variations of social or ethnic experience are considered clearly
subordinate to gender distinctions. Its second assumption is that whatever
exists today must be essentially unchangeable the battle of the sexes is
eternal and historical. It follows, then, that the only women artists can operate
is to accept these terms and develop their own artistic strengths, autonomously
and in opposition to men.
Another approach, both
balanced and sensible, would argue for a more transcendental view of social
experience and of art. Such a point of view corresponds to the opinion within
some sectors of the women’s movement that toe meaning of one’s personhood and
the nature or relationships between the sexes are evolving phenomena that can
be grasped and acted upon. Pat Mainardi has outlined one interpretation of what
this might mean for women artists: “The only feminine aesthetic worthy of the
name is that women artists must be free to explore the entire range of art
possibilities. We who have been labeled, stereotyped, and gerrymandered out of
the very definition of art must be to define art, not to pick up the crumbs
from The Man’s table ... We must begin to define women’s art as what women
(artists) do, not try to slip and squeeze ours yes through the loophole of the
make art world.”
30. Which
of the following the best describes the content of the passage?
A)
The Impact f the Women’s Art Movement on Aesthetic
Theory.
B) The
Female Aesthetic: Its impact on Artistic Conventions.
C) An
Examination of the Principles and Assumptions of the Theory of a Female
Aesthetic.
D) Feminism,
Women’s Liberation, and Aesthetic Theory: Social Change and Women’s Art.
E) The
Uniqueness of Women’s Art in the Male Art World.
31. The
primary purpose of the passage is to
A)
Initiate a debate.
B) Summarize
related points of view.
C) Define
terms and illustrate their applications.
D) Criticize
an approach and suggest an alternative one
E) Criticize
competing theories.
The phrase
“rehabilitated artistic ghetto” in paragraph 1 suggests that the author both
that ore consequence of the female aesthetic might be to
A) Continue
to deny women artists access to the whole realm of artistic choices.
B) Restrict
women artists’ opportunities to influence male opinions of women’s art.
C) Emphasize
the difficult questions feminist artists pose about male definitions of art
produce a series of shifting trends in the form and style of art.
D) Produced
a series of shifting, trends in the form and style of art produced by women.
1. C)
Weaken the influences of artistic fashion on pictorial conventions.
32. It
can be inferred from the passage that the author would most probably agree with
w of the following statements about relationships between men and women?
A)
Women can develop their own talents most successfully
by working completely independents of men.
B) Women
and men share no common ground of personal experience.
C) The
contemporary relationships between men and women should not affect the work of
women artists.
D) Relationships
between men and women are not static and can be influenced by new k about
women’s identities.
E) A
consequence of the nature of relationships between men and women is that women
can develop their art only by seeing men as opponents.
33. It
can be inferred from the passage that the author would most probably agree with
which of the following statements about relationship between men and women?
A)
Women can develop their own talent most successfully
by working completely independent of men.
B) Women
and men share no common ground of personal experience.
C) The
contemporary relationships between men and women should not affect the work
women artists.
D) Relationships
between men and women are not static and can be influenced by new ideas about
women’s identities.
E) A
consequence of the nature of relationships between men and women is that women
can develop their art only by seeing men as opponents.
34. History
has not beer kind to Sara Teasdale, but she won a Pulitzer award and saw a book
of her verse or the best-seller list, a feat none of the poets of today will
likely duplicate.
A)
None of the poets of today will likely duplicate.
B) No
poet today is likely to duplicate.
C) No
poet today will likely duplicate.
D) Poets
of today are not likely to reduplicate
E) Likely
to be unduplicated by poets of today.
35. According
to a government study, the lush swamps and marshes of the Mississippi de among
the finest wetlands in the world, are vanishing at a rate of 39 square miles a
year, as fast as two and a half times the rate that was previously thought.
A)
As fast as two and a half times the rate that was
B) Two
and a half times as fast as it had been
C) Two
and a half times faster than
D) A
rate two and a half times as fast as
E) Which
is a rate two and a half times faster than had been
36. When
scrap steel is recycled, energy is saved in die fining, transportation, and
processing of not only but also of coal and limestone
A)
Processing of not only iron ore but also of coal and
limestone.
B) Processing
not only of iron ore but also of coal and limestone.
C) Processing
not only of iron ore but also coal and limestone.
D) The
processing of not only iron ore but of coal and limestone as well.
E) The
processing of not iron ore only but of coal and limestone as well.
Even as
the cloth market continues to rule easy, these has been of late, an unexpected
firmness in gray cloth prices. Consequently, speculative interest has risen in
gray cloth trading.
37. All
the following may possibly explain the upward movement of gray cloth prices
with the exception of.
A)
A view to garnering support of the weavers in the
forthcoming elections , money is being poured in by the ruling party.
B) Several
export deals have been concluded with Russia, which has set off large orders
from the continent as well.
C) The
gray cloth production in the current year is expected to far out-strip the
local demand.
D) Several
mills, which have been stricken by cash crush, are believed to be trading in
gray cloth.
E) Production
prices of gray cloth have been on the up since last year and increasing mill
overheads are likely to keep the trend that way.
A spider
sins a web of amazing intricacy using delicate silk with the strength of high
tensile nylon. Yet it performs this feat of engineering without ever having
single lesion.
38. Which
of the following can be concluded from the passage?
A)
Spider are nature’s engineers.
B) Nylon
is made from spider silk.
C) Spiders
learn spinning from observation.
D) A
spider’s spinning is controlled by instinct.
E) Observing
spiders inspired the discovery of nylon.
39. The
Mormons interest in genealogy stems from belief as to family relationship being
intended to remain eternal.
A)
A belief as to family relationships being intended to
remain
B) Beliefs
that family relationships are intended that they be
C) A
belier that family relationships are intended to be
D) Their
believing that family relationships intend to remain
E) In
family relationships intended to be
One of the
most unusual ceremonies ever held must surely 5 the muss wedding took place in
mid-air between Tokyo and Bangkok in 1972. This was a publicity stunt organ by
the German airline Lufthansa to launch the first commercial jumbo jet flight of
a Euro airline. Inviting Japanese couples to take part in a jumbo wedding, the
airline found besieged by eager applicants. 20 couples were selected and on
thus appointed day he across the tarmac of Tokyo airport led by a Shinto
priest.
40. Which
of the following can one infer?
A)
The wedding ceremony was a mere publicity stunt and
none of the marriages were to be conducted.
B) Lufthansa
was the first airline to fly the jumbo jet from Japan.
C) The
publicity stunt was a success.
D) The
couples truly reached the “height” of wedded bliss.
E) Japanese
youth are very impressionable and malleable.
41. Corporate
finance committees do not plan the detailed activities of the various divisions
in a large firm, out by their allocation or investment funds they make
strategic judgment as to where the firm should expend.
A)
By their allocation of investment funds they make
strategic judgments as to where firm should expand.
B) When
they allocate investment funds, they make strategic judgments about where firm
might be expanding.
C) They
make strategic judgments on where the firm should expand when they alto
investment funds.
D) By
allocating investment funds, they will make strategic judgments about where the
m be expanding.
E) Allocation
of investments funds as to where the firm should expand are a strategic judgment.
ANSWER KEY
1. The
use of like that of’ at the beginning of the sentence is erroneous. Hence, (A)
is ruled out Again ‘similar to’ is the wrong usage in this type of sentence
structure hence (C) and (D) are ruled out. (E) is a better usage than (B).
Hence, (E).
2. Necessary’
is a better choice of word than ‘needed’ — this rules out (A) and (B).
‘Necessary sustain themselves’ is grammatically wrong as ‘themselves’ does not
go with ‘an agrarian society’ Therefore, (C) is also ruled out. In option (E),
the sentence structure is not correct. Hence, (D)
3. The
prediction is based on a negative “matched development”. (D) is however ruled
out as me and women are said to become more competitive — this cannot lead to a
positive development However, if both are becoming less career minded, then it
weakens the negative impact. Hence, ©
4. See
the last sentence of paragraph one. Also, second paragraph elaborates on this
and cites example of other cities following suit. Hence, (B).
5. See
second paragraph, “although few cities show this much care for their old
residential areas.”, Hence, (A).
6. See
second paragraph, where an old factory is said to have been converted into a
labyrinth o boutiques. Hence, (D).
7. The
low cost housing beyond city limits in the east and the impetus to extend city
orders across the desert in the western cities are the reasons. Refer the third
paragraph. Hence, (E).
8. The
concept of the ‘ideal; has changed with changing socio-economic factors. Hence,
©.
9. The
premise in sentence 1 is immediately undercut by the second sentence of the
passage. Hence, (D).
10. Since
the passage deals with re urban centers, and new trends housing, (E) is the
most likely choice. Hence, (E).
11. The
sentence does not mean to compare men and women. Hence, options ©, (D) and (
are ruled out. Option (B) is ungrammatical Hence, (A).
12. Land
shipping it should give you the clue that the option can be either (D) or (E).
The supporting clause should maintain the parallel construction. The structure
of option (D) is not correct. Hence, (E).
13. ‘for
the major’ is the wrong usage in the sentence — therefore (A) and (B) are
easily ruled out. (C) can also be cancelled as “the only ball game that ...‘.
grammatically wrong. Again in (E), ‘by being’ is grammatically incorrect. Only
(D) is correct. Hence, (D).
14. The
paragraph comments on the failures o the young ‘adults, and the elderly in America
despite the ‘success’ of the nation in certain spheres. Hence, (B).
15. If
people’s interest in material well being, has increased along with the raise in
prize-money, it could explain the greater number of participants in puzzle
games. Hence, (D).
16. ‘To
Adam Smith’s belief’ is ungrammatical. ‘the possible option would be either ©
or (E). © is a better choice as it simplifies the construction. Hence, ©.
17. ©,
(D) and (E) can be easily ruled out as ‘distinctive’ does .not fit here. (B) is
the grammatically correct answer. Hence, (B).
18. The
entire passage underlines the importance of observation arid theorizing of
observable data. Hence, (B).
19. Experimentation
in the field of as is indeed difficult, as conditions are difficult to
duplicate and control. Hence, (E).
20. See
the first sentence of para 3. Hence, (B).
21. The
article uses the jargon of science in technical way. Hence, (A).
22. See
paragraph 3. Hence, (A).
23. See
sentences 3-4 of paragraph 3. Hence, (A).
24. Science
deals with objective truths. Hence, (E).
25. (B)
might be the reason for all the exodus. It is the only option, which goes
against the logic of pollution being the reason for the exodus. Hence, (B).
26. The
passage says that “CPAs are not as fancied as their MBA counterparts”. So in
the option, we have to look for something that says that CPA’s have a better
chance of recruitment over MBA’s. If © is true, then CPAs would be preferred
over MBA’s for recruitment after their degree. Hence, ©.
27. The
underlined phrase should have the same structure as that of ‘failing to take ...
them’. Hence, (E).
28. Always
try to look for the error in the sentence before you look at the options.
‘Metabolism reactions’ is wrong usage. Only (B) is grammatically correct
keeping the meaning of the sentence intact. Hence, (B).
29. ‘Able
to be done’ is ungrammatical. Thus, (A) and (C) are ruled out. ‘As the office’
is also incorrect. Option (E) avoids both these errors. Hence, (E).
30. The
passage highlights the problems with
the concept of female aesthetic. The very first paragraph establishes
the theme. The second paragraph then focuses on the loopholes of the concept of
female aesthetic. Hence, ©.
31. Read
the first paragraph in conjunction with the first few lines of paragraph 3.
Hence, (D).
32. Women
are confined to ‘feminine expression’., which bars them from appropriating m
forms. This limits the scope. Hence, (A).
33. This
can be inferred from the second sentence of the last paragraph Hence, (D).
34. Since
the sentence is in the present tense, ‘will likely’ is grammatically incorrect.
Hence, (A) and (C) are ruled out. In (D) and (E), ‘reduplicate’ and induplicate
are wrong usages. Hence, (B) is the correct option.
35. ‘previously
thought’ should give you the clue. It suggests a certain vanishing trait. The
present rate is compared with the previously-thought rate. Hence, ‘two arid a
half times faster than’ is grammatically correct. (E) is unnecessarily wordy,
though it is grammatically correct. Hence, ©.
36. Not
only’ should precede ‘of ..‘ and not follow it. Hence, (B).
37. If
there is more cloth than the demand warrants, price would fall, Hence, ©.
38. The
passage talks of how spiders spin their webs without having a single lesson.
This means that they learn by instinct. (D) therefore the right choice. No
evidence of (B) is given in the passage. The strength of spider silk is merely
compared to that of nylon. (C) contradicts the passage. The passage describes
spinning as a feat of engineering. It does not follow that spiders are nature’s
engineers. There is no evidence of (E) in the passage. The answer is (D).
39. The
second part of this sentence should have a clause construction. Hence, ©.
40. The
publicity stunt was the conduction of weddings on flight - not a mere sham. (A)
therefore is wrong. There is no evidence of (13). We are only given that
Lufthansa was the first European airline to fly the jumbo jet commercially. It
is possible that soma other airline may have been the first to do so. (B) is
incorrect. The fact that the airline was inundated with responses indicates
that their publicity stunt was a success. They were certainly noticed. (C)
therefore can be rightly inferred. In reality, the couples certainly reached a
“high”, but we cannot comment whether they did so metaphorically in their
marriages or not. (0) is wrong. (E) cannot be inferred. An enthusiastic
response to this scheme cannot be the basis for passing such a generic and
broad statement. The answer is (C).
41. The
sentence is error-free. If we look at other options, then we rind that (B)
breaks up the simple structure of the original underlined part. (C) uses too
many conjunctions (‘where’, ‘when’), thus makes it a convoluted sentence. Same
is the case with D). (E) complicates the sentence structure by using
‘allocations of investments funds as to where’ and ‘are their exercise ...‘.
Hence, (A).