Puys, Please try this one:
A researcher discovered that people who have low levels of immune-system activity tend to score much lower on tests of mental health than do people with normal or high immune-system activity. The researcher concluded from this experiment that the immune system protects against mental illness as well as against physical disease.
The researchers conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. High immune-system activity protects against mental illness better than normal immune-system activity does.
B. Mental illness is similar to physical disease in its effects on body systems.
C. People with high immune-system activity cannot develop mental illness.
D. Mental illness does not cause peoples immune-system activity to decrease.
E. Psychological treatment of mental illness is not as effective as is medical treatment.
My answer is B, while the OA is D. Please provide explanations.
Puys, Please try this one:
A researcher discovered that people who have low levels of immune-system activity tend to score much lower on tests of mental health than do people with normal or high immune-system activity. The researcher concluded from this experiment that the immune system protects against mental illness as well as against physical disease.
The researchers conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. High immune-system activity protects against mental illness better than normal immune-system activity does.
B. Mental illness is similar to physical disease in its effects on body systems.
C. People with high immune-system activity cannot develop mental illness.
D. Mental illness does not cause peoples immune-system activity to decrease.
E. Psychological treatment of mental illness is not as effective as is medical treatment.
My answer is B, while the OA is D. Please provide explanations.
Initially I wouldve gone with B, but now it makes sense why it is D.
Cuz the whole explaination is based on the effect of immune system on mental illness. Say lets negate D and say that Mental illness does cause immune system activity to decrease, and now the whole argument falls apart. So for the argument to reach to a conclusion you have to assume that mental illness does not cause immune-system activity to decrease.
I believe this to be the explaination, but if someone has a better reasoning, i'd like to be corrected.
Cheers !!
Puys, Please try this one:
A researcher discovered that people who have low levels of immune-system activity tend to score much lower on tests of mental health than do people with normal or high immune-system activity. The researcher concluded from this experiment that the immune system protects against mental illness as well as against physical disease.
The researcher's conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
A. High immune-system activity protects against mental illness better than normal immune-system activity does.
B. Mental illness is similar to physical disease in its effects on body systems.
C. People with high immune-system activity cannot develop mental illness.
D. Mental illness does not cause people's immune-system activity to decrease.
E. Psychological treatment of mental illness is not as effective as is medical treatment.
My answer is B, while the OA is D. Please provide explanations.
This is a cause and effect situation. Low levels of immune system causes low scores. The conclusion is " immune system protects against mental illness as well as against physical disease."
A)There is no mention of high and normal immune sys in the argument. so incorrect
B) Talks only about diseases and effects not main concern of the argument. Incorrect.
C)cannot develop-- too strong language. so suspect.
E) Treatment out of scope.
D) Eliminates the possibility of a counter argument. so correct.
HI..
Please solve this...
The spacing of the four holes on a fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite is just what is required to play the third through sixth notes of the diatonic scalethe seven-note musical scale used in much of Western music since the Renaissance. Musicologists therefore hypothesize that the diatonic musical scale was developed and used thousands of years before it was adopted by Western musicians.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?
A. Bone flutes were probably the only musical instrument made by Neanderthals.
B. No musical instrument that is known to have used a diatomic scale is of an earlier date than the flute found at the Neanderthal campsite.
C. The flute was made from a cave-bear bone and the campsite at which the flute fragment was excavated was in a cave that also contained skeletal remains of cave bears.
D. Flutes are the simplest wind instrument that can be constructed to allow playing a diatonic scale.
E. The cave-bear leg bone used to make the Neanderthal flute would have been long enough to make a flute capable of playing a complete diatonic scale.
I would go with B !!
HI..
Please solve this...
The spacing of the four holes on a fragment of a bone flute excavated at a Neanderthal campsite is just what is required to play the third through sixth notes of the diatonic scalethe seven-note musical scale used in much of Western music since the Renaissance. Musicologists therefore hypothesize that the diatonic musical scale was developed and used thousands of years before it was adopted by Western musicians.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?
A. Bone flutes were probably the only musical instrument made by Neanderthals.
B. No musical instrument that is known to have used a diatomic scale is of an earlier date than the flute found at the Neanderthal campsite.
C. The flute was made from a cave-bear bone and the campsite at which the flute fragment was excavated was in a cave that also contained skeletal remains of cave bears.
D. Flutes are the simplest wind instrument that can be constructed to allow playing a diatonic scale.
E. The cave-bear leg bone used to make the Neanderthal flute would have been long enough to make a flute capable of playing a complete diatonic scale.
I go with B. What is the OA?
mvikred SaysI would go with B !!
siddharthaduggirala SaysI go with B. What is the OA?
Hi.. u r correct.. OA is E indeed...
I got the question from some Kaplan Notes i have with me..
He posted the OA sometime back.. its option E 😉
In criminal proceedings, defense attorneys occasionally attempt to establish that a suspect was not present at the commission of a crime by comparing the suspects DNA to the DNA of blood or hair samples taken from the scene of the crime. Although every persons DNA is unique, DNA tests often fail to distinguish among DNA samples taken from distinct individuals. Hence, it is a mistake to exonerate a suspect simply because that persons DNA did not match the DNA samples taken
from the scene of the crime.
Which one of the following is an error in the reasoning
above?
(A) It assumes without warrant that the use of physical evidence in identifying suspects is never mistaken.
(B) It confuses a test that incorrectly identifies DNA samples as coming from the same person with a test that incorrectly shows as coming from
different persons samples that come from a single person.
(C) It generalizes about the reliability of all methods used to identify those involved in the commission of a crime on the basis of results
that pertain to only a few such methods.
(D) It relies on experimental data derived from DNA testing that have not been shown to hold under nonexperimental conditions.
(E) It fails to demonstrate that physical evidence taken from the scene of a crime is the only sort of evidence that should be admitted in criminal
court proceedings.
Another of Hoyle's arguments can be summarized as follows: on Earth, all the natural occurrences of methane that we know of are associated with 'methanogens'-methane-producing bacteria. But there is evidence that methane is also present in some inter-planetary material in comets, for example. Therefore, it is likely that methanogens are present in these materials also.
Which of the following is true of this argument?
A) It would be strengthened by the discovery of other compounds which occur both on earth and in comets, and whose terrestrial occurrence is strongly correlated with bacterial action.
B) Since this argument appeals to no analogies between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial phenomena, it does not need any explanation of how methanogens synthesize methane.
C) This argument has no evidential force with respect to the extra-terrestrial existence of bacteria unless it can be supplemented with an explanation of the process by which terrestrial bacteria synthesize methane.
D) The plausibility of Hoyle's conclusion would be seriously weakened if on-site explorations of other planets in our solar system were to reveal the existence of methanogenic bacteria there.
E) It would be strengthened if it were discovered that methane is generated in Antarctica, without bacterial action, at low temperatures, which approximate those of comets far out in the solar system.
The OA got me confused.. plz share your thoughts (I shall share the OA subsequently..) 😉
In criminal proceedings, defense attorneys occasionally attempt to establish that a suspect was not present at the commission of a crime by comparing the suspects DNA to the DNA of blood or hair samples taken from the scene of the crime. Although every persons DNA is unique, DNA tests often fail to distinguish among DNA samples taken from distinct individuals. Hence, it is a mistake to exonerate a suspect simply because that persons DNA did not match the DNA samples taken
from the scene of the crime.
Which one of the following is an error in the reasoning
above?
(A) It assumes without warrant that the use of physical evidence in identifying suspects is never mistaken.
(B) It confuses a test that incorrectly identifies DNA samples as coming from the same person with a test that incorrectly shows as coming from
different persons samples that come from a single person.
(C) It generalizes about the reliability of all methods used to identify those involved in the commission of a crime on the basis of results
that pertain to only a few such methods.
(D) It relies on experimental data derived from DNA testing that have not been shown to hold under nonexperimental conditions.
(E) It fails to demonstrate that physical evidence taken from the scene of a crime is the only sort of evidence that should be admitted in criminal
court proceedings.
I'd go for E.
OA please !!
Another of Hoyle's arguments can be summarized as follows: on Earth, all the natural occurrences of methane that we know of are associated with 'methanogens'-methane-producing bacteria. But there is evidence that methane is also present in some inter-planetary material in comets, for example. Therefore, it is likely that methanogens are present in these materials also.
Which of the following is true of this argument?
A) It would be strengthened by the discovery of other compounds which occur both on earth and in comets, and whose terrestrial occurrence is strongly correlated with bacterial action.
B) Since this argument appeals to no analogies between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial phenomena, it does not need any explanation of how methanogens synthesize methane.
C) This argument has no evidential force with respect to the extra-terrestrial existence of bacteria unless it can be supplemented with an explanation of the process by which terrestrial bacteria synthesize methane.
D) The plausibility of Hoyle's conclusion would be seriously weakened if on-site explorations of other planets in our solar system were to reveal the existence of methanogenic bacteria there.
E) It would be strengthened if it were discovered that methane is generated in Antarctica, without bacterial action, at low temperatures, which approximate those of comets far out in the solar system.
The OA got me confused.. plz share your thoughts (I shall share the OA subsequently..) ;)
I'd go for C.
The rest of the options assume how the methanogens produce methane. The conditions required or the process is assumed to be a direct one.
A is not specific abt the bacteria
B infact gives an idea that we should, in fact, think about the process of conversion
D and E completely contradict the argument.
Therefore i'd pick C which has a valid reasoning wrt the argument in question.
OA ??
Newspaper publishers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertisers are more likely to advertise in newspapers with a wide circulation-a large number of subscribers and other readers-than with other newspapers. But the circulation of the newspaper that is currently the most profitable one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the circulation of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:
(A) Advertisers generally switch from the most widely circulated newspaper to another one only when the other one becomes the most widely circulated newspaper instead. (B) Advertising rates charged by the most profitable newspaper in the city are significantly higher than those charged by its competitors.
(C) The most profitable newspaper in the city receives revenue from its subscribers as well from advertisers.
(D) The circulation of the most profitable newspaper in the city is still greater than than of any of its competitors.
(E) The number of newspapers competing viably with the most profitable newspaper in the city has increased during the last two years.
OA is C
but i too support E
nuttyvarun SaysHe posted the OA sometime back.. its option E ;)
Hi.. its not a He ..its She..:)
Another of Hoyle's arguments can be summarized as follows: on Earth, all the natural occurrences of methane that we know of are associated with 'methanogens'-methane-producing bacteria. But there is evidence that methane is also present in some inter-planetary material in comets, for example. Therefore, it is likely that methanogens are present in these materials also.
Which of the following is true of this argument?
A) It would be strengthened by the discovery of other compounds which occur both on earth and in comets, and whose terrestrial occurrence is strongly correlated with bacterial action.
B) Since this argument appeals to no analogies between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial phenomena, it does not need any explanation of how methanogens synthesize methane.
C) This argument has no evidential force with respect to the extra-terrestrial existence of bacteria unless it can be supplemented with an explanation of the process by which terrestrial bacteria synthesize methane.
D) The plausibility of Hoyle's conclusion would be seriously weakened if on-site explorations of other planets in our solar system were to reveal the existence of methanogenic bacteria there.
E) It would be strengthened if it were discovered that methane is generated in Antarctica, without bacterial action, at low temperatures, which approximate those of comets far out in the solar system.
The OA got me confused.. plz share your thoughts (I shall share the OA subsequently..) ;)
I will go with C, it looks the best
A & B are irrelevant
D - It would not be weakened.. but stengthened
E- C is better
What is the OA
woooppss!! sorry for that.. i missed a single "s" in front of that.. which changed the entire meaning..
about ur answer.. its wrong.. I shall post the OA in sometime ;)
Hi.. its not a He ..its She..:)
I will go with C, it looks the best
A & B are irrelevant
D - It would not be weakened.. but stengthened
E- C is better
What is the OA
Newspaper publishers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertisers are more likely to advertise in newspapers with a wide circulationa large number of subscribers and other readersthan with other newspapers. But the circulation of the newspaper that is currently the most profitable one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the circulation of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:
(A) Advertisers generally switch from the most widely circulated newspaper to another one only when the other one becomes the most widely circulated newspaper instead. (B) Advertising rates charged by the most profitable newspaper in the city are significantly higher than those charged by its competitors. (C) The most profitable newspaper in the city receives revenue from its subscribers as well from advertisers. (D) The circulation of the most profitable newspaper in the city is still greater than than of any of its competitors. (E) The number of newspapers competing viably with the most profitable newspaper in the city has increased during the last two years.
Is the ans for above one option B.
deepakraam Saysis the ans for above one option b.
i will go with a.
Can you please tell what the answer is
woooppss!! sorry for that.. i missed a single "s" in front of that.. which changed the entire meaning..
about ur answer.. its wrong.. I shall post the OA in sometime ;)
Not a prob.. :)
well still waiting for the answer.. if not C then wht E?
Newspaper publishers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertisers are more likely to advertise in newspapers with a wide circulationa large number of subscribers and other readersthan with other newspapers. But the circulation of the newspaper that is currently the most profitable one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the circulation of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:
(A) Advertisers generally switch from the most widely circulated newspaper to another one only when the other one becomes the most widely circulated newspaper instead. (B) Advertising rates charged by the most profitable newspaper in the city are significantly higher than those charged by its competitors.
(C) The most profitable newspaper in the city receives revenue from its subscribers as well from advertisers.
(D) The circulation of the most profitable newspaper in the city is still greater than than of any of its competitors.
(E) The number of newspapers competing viably with the most profitable newspaper in the city has increased during the last two years.
I will go with B. What is the official answer.
Well.. the OA is given to be option A.. not sure about the reasoning behind the same.. 
Another of Hoyle's arguments can be summarized as follows: on Earth, all the natural occurrences of methane that we know of are associated with 'methanogens'-methane-producing bacteria. But there is evidence that methane is also present in some inter-planetary material in comets, for example. Therefore, it is likely that methanogens are present in these materials also.
Which of the following is true of this argument?
A) It would be strengthened by the discovery of other compounds which occur both on earth and in comets, and whose terrestrial occurrence is strongly correlated with bacterial action.
B) Since this argument appeals to no analogies between terrestrial and extra-terrestrial phenomena, it does not need any explanation of how methanogens synthesize methane.
C) This argument has no evidential force with respect to the extra-terrestrial existence of bacteria unless it can be supplemented with an explanation of the process by which terrestrial bacteria synthesize methane.
D) The plausibility of Hoyle's conclusion would be seriously weakened if on-site explorations of other planets in our solar system were to reveal the existence of methanogenic bacteria there.
E) It would be strengthened if it were discovered that methane is generated in Antarctica, without bacterial action, at low temperatures, which approximate those of comets far out in the solar system.
The OA got me confused.. plz share your thoughts (I shall share the OA subsequently..) ;)
I'd go for C.
The rest of the options assume how the methanogens produce methane. The conditions required or the process is assumed to be a direct one.
A is not specific abt the bacteria
B infact gives an idea that we should, in fact, think about the process of conversion
D and E completely contradict the argument.
Therefore i'd pick C which has a valid reasoning wrt the argument in question.
OA ??
Not a prob.. :)
well still waiting for the answer.. if not C then wht E?
Hi.. its not a He ..its She..:)
I will go with C, it looks the best
A & B are irrelevant
D - It would not be weakened.. but stengthened
E- C is better
What is the OA
amar_sinha SaysI will go with B. What is the official answer.
Newspaper publishers earn their profits primarily from advertising revenue, and potential advertisers are more likely to advertise in newspapers with a wide circulationa large number of subscribers and other readersthan with other newspapers. But the circulation of the newspaper that is currently the most profitable one in this city has steadily declined during the last two years, while the circulation of one of its competitors has steadily increased. Any of the following, if true, would help explain the apparent discrepancy between the two statements above EXCEPT:
(A) Advertisers generally switch from the most widely circulated newspaper to another one only when the other one becomes the most widely circulated newspaper instead. (B) Advertising rates charged by the most profitable newspaper in the city are significantly higher than those charged by its competitors.
(C) The most profitable newspaper in the city receives revenue from its subscribers as well from advertisers.
(D) The circulation of the most profitable newspaper in the city is still greater than than of any of its competitors.
(E) The number of newspapers competing viably with the most profitable newspaper in the city has increased during the last two years.
i will go with E..