The OA's are given below:
1) european music..............D
2) Most land-dwelling vertebrates.............E
3) If an act of civil disobedience ..............D
4) Political scientist: As ................D
5) Mullen has proposed to................B
6) People who do not believe.............C
The OA's are given below:
1) european music..............D
2) Most land-dwelling vertebrates.............E
3) If an act of civil disobedience ..............D
4) Political scientist: As ................D
5) Mullen has proposed to................B
6) People who do not believe.............C
Hi,
could u please post the explanations for the answers? I've got only 2 of them correct....please post the explanations....
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Plz help me out with these...
When people evade income taxes by not declaring taxable income，a vicious cycle results．Tax evasion forces lawmakers to raise income tax rates．Which causes the tax burden on nonevading taxpayers to become heavier. This，in turn，encourages even more taxpayers to evade income taxes by hiding taxable income．
The vicious cycle described above could not result unless which of the following were true?
(A) An Increase in tax rates tends to function as an incentive for taxpayers to try to increase their pretax incomes．
(B) Some methods for detecting tax evaders, and thus recovering some tax revenue lost through evasion，bring in more than they cost，but their success rate varies from year to year.
(C) When lawmakers establish income tax rates in order to generate a certain level of revenue, they do not allow adequately for revenue that will be lost through evasion．
(D) No one who routinely hides some taxable income can be induced by a lowering of tax rates to stop hiding such income unless fines for evaders are raised at the same time．
(E) Taxpayers do not differ from each other with respect to the rate of taxation that will cause them to evade taxes．
Because postage rates are rising，Home Decorator magazine plans to maximize its profits by reducing by one-half the number of issues it publishes each year．The quality of articles，the number of articles published per year, and the subscription price will not change．Market research shows that neither subscribers nor advertisers will be lost if the magazine's plan is instituted．
Which of the following，if true，provides the strongest evidence that the magazine's profits are likely to decline if the plan is instituted?
(A) With the new postage rates，a typical issue under the proposed plan would cost about one-third more to mail than a typical current issue would．
(B) The majority of the magazine's subscribers are less concerned about a possible reduction in the quantity of the magazine's articles than about a possible loss of the current high quality of its articles．
(C) Many of the magazine's long-time subscribers would continue their subscriptions even if the subscription price were increased．
(D) Most of the advertisers that purchase advertising space In the magazine will continue to spend the same amount on advertising per issue as they have in the past．
(E) Production costs for the magazine are expected to remain stable
There is a great deal of geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical proceduresup to tenfold variation per hundred thousand people among different areas in the numbers of hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies．
To support a conclusion that much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedures，it would be most important to establish which of the following?
(A) A local board of review at each hospital examines the records of every operation to determine whether the surgical procedure was necessary．
(B) The variation is unrelated to factors (other than the surgical procedures themselves) that influence the incidence of diseases for which surgery might be considered．
(C) There are several categories of surgical procedure(other than hysterectomies， prostatectomies，and tonsillectomies)that are often performed unnecessarily．
(D) For certain surgical procedures．it is difficult to determine after the operation whether the procedures were necessary or whether alternative treatment would have succeeded．
(E) With respect to how often they are performed unnecessarily, hysterectomies，prostatectomies，and tonsillectomies are representative of surgical procedures in general
this was posted long back by nitiman.....answers were not posted...here are my answers.....
1) C
2) D
3) E
@all..was very confused with the second one..could not make much of the question.....
also, it would be great if some one can explain the correct answers....
@nitiman...post the answers dude....i searched all pages..could not find answers....
Hey people... Starting CR prep from tomorrow... Have been doing SC all this time... Any suggestions on changes in strategy from that of SC?
Originally Posted by nitiman View Post
Plz help me out with these...
When people evade income taxes by not declaring taxable income，a vicious cycle results．Tax evasion forces lawmakers to raise income tax rates．Which causes the tax burden on non-evading taxpayers to become heavier. This，in turn，encourages even more taxpayers to evade income taxes by hiding taxable income．
The vicious cycle described above could not result unless which of the following were true?
(A) An Increase in tax rates tends to function as an incentive for taxpayers to try to increase their pretax incomes．
(B) Some methods for detecting tax evaders, and thus recovering some tax revenue lost through evasion，bring in more than they cost，but their success rate varies from year to year.
(C) When lawmakers establish income tax rates in order to generate a certain level of revenue, they do not allow adequately for revenue that will be lost through evasion．
(D) No one who routinely hides some taxable income can be induced by a lowering of tax rates to stop hiding such income unless fines for evaders are raised at the same time．
(E) Taxpayers do not differ from each other with respect to the rate of taxation that will cause them to evade taxes．
Because postage rates are rising，Home Decorator magazine plans to maximize its profits by reducing by one-half the number of issues it publishes each year．The quality of articles，the number of articles published per year, and the subscription price will not change．Market research shows that neither subscribers nor advertisers will be lost if the magazine's plan is instituted．
Which of the following，if true，provides the strongest evidence that the magazine's profits are likely to decline if the plan is instituted?
(A) With the new postage rates，a typical issue under the proposed plan would cost about one-third more to mail than a typical current issue would．
(B) The majority of the magazine's subscribers are less concerned about a possible reduction in the quantity of the magazine's articles than about a possible loss of the current high quality of its articles．
(C) Many of the magazine's long-time subscribers would continue their subscriptions even if the subscription price were increased．
(D) Most of the advertisers that purchase advertising space In the magazine will continue to spend the same amount on advertising per issue as they have in the past．
(E) Production costs for the magazine are expected to remain stable
There is a great deal of geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical procedures-up to tenfold variation per hundred thousand people among different areas in the numbers of hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies．
To support a conclusion that much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedures，it would be most important to establish which of the following?
(A) A local board of review at each hospital examines the records of every operation to determine whether the surgical procedure was necessary．
(B) The variation is unrelated to factors (other than the surgical procedures themselves) that influence the incidence of diseases for which surgery might be considered．
(C) There are several categories of surgical procedure(other than hysterectomies， prostatectomies，and tonsillectomies)that are often performed unnecessarily．
(D) For certain surgical procedures．it is difficult to determine after the operation whether the procedures were necessary or whether alternative treatment would have succeeded．
(E) With respect to how often they are performed unnecessarily, hysterectomies，prostatectomies，and tonsillectomies are representative of surgical procedures in general
I think answers are:
(1) C - Since enough provisions are not made, enough taxes dont get collected and hence the taxes need to be raised again.
(2) D - Since the number of issues will be half and advertisers pay by per issue that will also halve.
(3) E - Since we are just looking at three types of surgeries while the question deals with all surgeries, it is necessary to prove that these can represent surgery in general.
After waiting and waiting for some activity on this thread... Waiting for answers to the questions, finally decided to do some activity myself... here's a question...
Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinson's poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnson's own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinson's often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash is to render permanent a casual mode of poetic phrasing that Dickinson surely never expected to see in print. It implies that Dickinson chose the dash as her typical mark of punctuation when, in fact, she apparently never made any definitive choice at all.
Which of the following best summarizes the author's main point?
(A) Although Johnson is right in criticizing Dickinson's early editors for their distortion of her work, his own text is guilty of equally serious distortions.
(B) Johnson's use of the dash in his text of Dickinson's poetry misleads readers about the poet's intentions.
(C) Because Dickinson never expected her poetry to be published, virtually any attempt at editing it must run counter to her intentions.
(D) Although Johnson's attempt to produce a more faithful text of Dickinson's poetry is well-meaning, his study of the material lacks sufficient thoroughness.
(E) Dickinson's editors, including Johnson, have failed to deal adequately with the problem of deciphering Dickinson's handwritten manuscripts.
After waiting and waiting for some activity on this thread... Waiting for answers to the questions, finally decided to do some activity myself... here's a question...
Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinsons poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnsons own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinsons often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash is to render permanent a casual mode of poetic phrasing that Dickinson surely never expected to see in print. It implies that Dickinson chose the dash as her typical mark of punctuation when, in fact, she apparently never made any definitive choice at all.
Which of the following best summarizes the authors main point?
(A) Although Johnson is right in criticizing Dickinsons early editors for their distortion of her work, his own text is guilty of equally serious distortions.
(B) Johnsons use of the dash in his text of Dickinsons poetry misleads readers about the poets intentions.
(C) Because Dickinson never expected her poetry to be published, virtually any attempt at editing it must run counter to her intentions.
(D) Although Johnsons attempt to produce a more faithful text of Dickinsons poetry is well-meaning, his study of the material lacks sufficient thoroughness.
(E) Dickinsons editors, including Johnson, have failed to deal adequately with the problem of deciphering Dickinsons handwritten manuscripts.
my choice : a
Although its purpose is laudable, the exclusionary rule, which forbids a court to consider evidence seized in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights, has unduly hampered law-enforcement efforts. Even when the rights violation was a minor or purely technical one, turning on a detail of procedure rather than on the abrogation of some fundamental liberty, and even when it has been clear that the police officers were acting in good faith, the evidence obtained has been considered tainted under this rule and may not even by introduced. In consequence, defendants who were undoubtedly guilty have been set free, perhaps to steal, rape, or murder again.
1) The author of the passage above assumes all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The constitutional rights of criminal defendants should be protected.
(B) Most cases in which the exclusionary rule has been invoked have involved purely technical violations of constitutional principles.
(C) The number of cases whose outcome has been affected by the exclusionary rule is significant.
(D) Some of the defendants set free under the exclusionary rule have been guilty of serious criminal offenses.
(E) Merely technical violations of the rules concerning evidence should be treated differently from deliberate assaults upon human rights.
can anybody help me with this one
1) The author of the passage above assumes all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The constitutional rights of criminal defendants should be protected.
(B) Most cases in which the exclusionary rule has been invoked have involved purely technical violations of constitutional principles.
(C) The number of cases whose outcome has been affected by the exclusionary rule is significant.
(D) Some of the defendants set free under the exclusionary rule have been guilty of serious criminal offenses.
(E) Merely technical violations of the rules concerning evidence should be treated differently from deliberate assaults upon human rights.
can anybody help me with this one
Although its purpose is laudable, the exclusionary rule, which forbids a court to consider evidence seized in violation of the defendants constitutional rights, has unduly hampered law-enforcement efforts. Even when the rights violation was a minor or purely technical one, turning on a detail of procedure rather than on the abrogation of some fundamental liberty, and even when it has been clear that the police officers were acting in good faith, the evidence obtained has been considered tainted under this rule and may not even by introduced. In consequence, defendants who were undoubtedly guilty have been set free, perhaps to steal, rape, or murder again.
1) The author of the passage above assumes all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The constitutional rights of criminal defendants should be protected.
(B) Most cases in which the exclusionary rule has been invoked have involved purely technical violations of constitutional principles.
(C) The number of cases whose outcome has been affected by the exclusionary rule is significant.
(D) Some of the defendants set free under the exclusionary rule have been guilty of serious criminal offenses.
(E) Merely technical violations of the rules concerning evidence should be treated differently from deliberate assaults upon human rights.
can anybody help me with this one
is it (b)?
doomsayer Saysis it (b)?
yes the ans is B. can u explain y B?
gmat_delhi2007 Saysyes the ans is B. can u explain y B?
it's ( b) because it's nowhere mentioned "Most cases in which the exclusionary rule has been invoked have involved purely technical violations of constitutional principles"
( a) is implied in "Although its purpose is laudable.."
c--->is implied in "has unduly hampered law-enforcement efforts"
d--->", perhaps to steal, rape, or murder again."
e--->"Even when the rights violation was a minor or purely technical one, turning on a detail of procedure rather than on the
abrogation of some fundamental liberty, and even when it has been clear that the police officers were acting in good faith,.."
so we can eliminate a,c,d,e..Only b is not assumed
Hope it helps..
Although its purpose is laudable, the exclusionary rule, which forbids a court to consider evidence seized in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights, has unduly hampered law-enforcement efforts. Even when the rights violation was a minor or purely technical one, turning on a detail of procedure rather than on the abrogation of some fundamental liberty, and even when it has been clear that the police officers were acting in good faith, the evidence obtained has been considered tainted under this rule and may not even by introduced. In consequence, defendants who were undoubtedly guilty have been set free, perhaps to steal, rape, or murder again.
1) The author of the passage above assumes all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) The constitutional rights of criminal defendants should be protected.
(B) Most cases in which the exclusionary rule has been invoked have involved purely technical violations of constitutional principles.
(C) The number of cases whose outcome has been affected by the exclusionary rule is significant.
(D) Some of the defendants set free under the exclusionary rule have been guilty of serious criminal offenses.
(E) Merely technical violations of the rules concerning evidence should be treated differently from deliberate assaults upon human rights.
can anybody help me with this one
I think the answer is (E).
The intent of the author is suggesting entire removal of the exclusionary rule and not just the way it is applied.
Above is what I initially answered. But ya now I think B is correct since, the author specifically mentions "Even when the rights violation was a minor or purely technical one...." Hence he does not assume that all cases are like that.
Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinson's poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnson's own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinson's often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash is to render permanent a casual mode of poetic phrasing that Dickinson surely never expected to see in print. It implies that Dickinson chose the dash as her typical mark of punctuation when, in fact, she apparently never made any definitive choice at all.
Which of the following best summarizes the author's main point?
(A) Although Johnson is right in criticizing Dickinson's early editors for their distortion of her work, his own text is guilty of equally serious distortions.
(B) Johnson's use of the dash in his text of Dickinson's poetry misleads readers about the poet's intentions.
(C) Because Dickinson never expected her poetry to be published, virtually any attempt at editing it must run counter to her intentions.
(D) Although Johnson's attempt to produce a more faithful text of Dickinson's poetry is well-meaning, his study of the material lacks sufficient thoroughness.
(E) Dickinson's editors, including Johnson, have failed to deal adequately with the problem of deciphering Dickinson's handwritten manuscripts.
Heres the answer:
Source: 1000 CR, Test A, Number 5
Answer: B! Have no idea why. I also thought A.
Can anyone explain?
Heres the answer:
Source: 1000 CR, Test A, Number 5
Answer: B! Have no idea why. I also thought A.
Can anyone explain?
I'm stumped as well...I thought it was a no-brainer.It was always 'A' for me..can somebody please enlighten?
Wrong thread - deleting my post
Critics of sales seminars run by outside consultants point out that since 1987, revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees attended consultant-led seminars were lower than revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees did not attend such seminars. The critics charge that for vacuum cleaner companies, the sales seminars are ill conceived and a waste of money. Which of the following, if true, is the most effective challenge to the critics of sales seminars?
(A) Those vacuum cleaner companies whose sales were highest prior to 1987 are the only companies that did not send employees to the seminars.
(B) Vacuum cleaner companies that have sent employees to sales seminars since 1987 experienced a greater drop in sales than they had prior to 1987.
(C) The cost of vacuum cleaner sales seminars run by outside consultants has risen dramatically since 1987.
(D) The poor design of vacuum cleaner sales seminars is not the only reason for their ineffectiveness.
(E) Since 1987, sales of vacuum cleaners have risen twenty percent.
help needed
(A) Those vacuum cleaner companies whose sales were highest prior to 1987 are the only companies that did not send employees to the seminars.
(B) Vacuum cleaner companies that have sent employees to sales seminars since 1987 experienced a greater drop in sales than they had prior to 1987.
(C) The cost of vacuum cleaner sales seminars run by outside consultants has risen dramatically since 1987.
(D) The poor design of vacuum cleaner sales seminars is not the only reason for their ineffectiveness.
(E) Since 1987, sales of vacuum cleaners have risen twenty percent.
help needed
Critics of sales seminars run by outside consultants point out that since 1987, revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees attended consultant-led seminars were lower than revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees did not attend such seminars. The critics charge that for vacuum cleaner companies, the sales seminars are ill conceived and a waste of money. Which of the following, if true, is the most effective challenge to the critics of sales seminars?
(A) Those vacuum cleaner companies whose sales were highest prior to 1987 are the only companies that did not send employees to the seminars.
(B) Vacuum cleaner companies that have sent employees to sales seminars since 1987 experienced a greater drop in sales than they had prior to 1987.
(C) The cost of vacuum cleaner sales seminars run by outside consultants has risen dramatically since 1987.
(D) The poor design of vacuum cleaner sales seminars is not the only reason for their ineffectiveness.
(E) Since 1987, sales of vacuum cleaners have risen twenty percent.
help needed
is it (a) ?
doomsayer Saysis it (a) ?
Hey Doomsayer... Please also provide explanation for the answers you give. The questions in this forum are also posted coz the person posting it doesnt understand how to approach it. Also if you are making a mistake in your thinking, others might point it out.
Also try to give reasons for rejecting an option and not just why a particular one is a correct option.
Critics of sales seminars run by outside consultants point out that since 1987, revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees attended consultant-led seminars were lower than revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees did not attend such seminars. The critics charge that for vacuum cleaner companies, the sales seminars are ill conceived and a waste of money. Which of the following, if true, is the most effective challenge to the critics of sales seminars?
(A) Those vacuum cleaner companies whose sales were highest prior to 1987 are the only companies that did not send employees to the seminars.
(B) Vacuum cleaner companies that have sent employees to sales seminars since 1987 experienced a greater drop in sales than they had prior to 1987.
(C) The cost of vacuum cleaner sales seminars run by outside consultants has risen dramatically since 1987.
(D) The poor design of vacuum cleaner sales seminars is not the only reason for their ineffectiveness.
(E) Since 1987, sales of vacuum cleaners have risen twenty percent.
help needed
In this question we need to challenge the critics. Therefore we need to provide an explanation for the occurence of the event. In this case I think the answer is (A). The reason for the lower sales of the companies whose representative attended the seminar is that those companies whose revenues were already high did not send representatives. Only those whose revenues were already less sent the representatives.
(B) supports the critics rather than opposing them
(C) does not provide any strong argument against the critics. In fact, it may support the critics by pointing out high costs.
(D) This point also does not challenge the critics. We have to challenge the critics that the seminars are not ineffective and not on the reasons why they are.
(E) This point in irrrelevant.