The PaGaLGuY UnderDogs Team 2012

@pratyasha1990 said:
Scientist: A controversy in paleontology centers on the question of whether prehistoric human ancestors began to develop sophisticated tools before or after they came to stand upright. I argue that they stood upright first, simply because advanced toolmaking requires free use of hands, and standing upright makes this possible.Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the scientist's argument?A) Many animals that do not stand upright have learned to make basic tools.B) Advanced hunting weapons have been discovered among the artifacts belonging to prehistoric human ancestors who did not stand upright.C) Many prehistoric human ancestors who stood upright had no sophisticated tools.D) Those prehistoric human ancestors who first came to stand upright had no more dexterity with their hands than did those who did not stand upright.E) Many of the earliest sophisticated tools did not require their users to be able to stand upright.
b??
@pratyasha1990 said:
The New Deal in America began in 1933 and included widespread bank reforms, unprecedented government infrastructure spending, and unparalleled expansion in the size of government. Some political commentators and economic historians contend that President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal singlehandedly propelled the United States out of the Great Depression and into decades of uninterrupted prosperity. To support this claim, these economists note that during the years following 1933, GDP grew, unemployment shrunk, and optimism increased.Which of the following statements, if true, would most weaken the above argument?A) The considerable debt burden that the government assumed to fund the New Deal sparked fear in the minds of some economists, investors, and businessmen. B) The considerable government expenditures and massive labor requirements engendered by America's entry into World War II in late 1941 helped employ Americans and grow GDP. C) On average, GDP per capita fell and unemployment rose in many foreign countries during the years after President Roosevelt announced his New Deal. D) During 1939, the U.S. economy contracted sharply, unemployment jumped 5%, and America's optimism fell. E) U.S. GDP during the mid 1930s stood at levels much lower than 30 years later.
c??

@pratyasha1990 said:
Scientist: A controversy in paleontology centers on the question of whether prehistoric human ancestors began to develop sophisticated tools before or after they came to stand upright. I argue that they stood upright first, simply because advanced toolmaking requires free use of hands, and standing upright makes this possible.Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the scientist's argument?A) Many animals that do not stand upright have learned to make basic tools.B) Advanced hunting weapons have been discovered among the artifacts belonging to prehistoric human ancestors who did not stand upright.C) Many prehistoric human ancestors who stood upright had no sophisticated tools.D) Those prehistoric human ancestors who first came to stand upright had no more dexterity with their hands than did those who did not stand upright.E) Many of the earliest sophisticated tools did not require their users to be able to stand upright.
b?
@pratyasha1990 said:
Scientist: A controversy in paleontology centers on the question of whether prehistoric human ancestors began to develop sophisticated tools before or after they came to stand upright. I argue that they stood upright first, simply because advanced toolmaking requires free use of hands, and standing upright makes this possible.Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the scientist's argument?A) Many animals that do not stand upright have learned to make basic tools.B) Advanced hunting weapons have been discovered among the artifacts belonging to prehistoric human ancestors who did not stand upright.C) Many prehistoric human ancestors who stood upright had no sophisticated tools.D) Those prehistoric human ancestors who first came to stand upright had no more dexterity with their hands than did those who did not stand upright.E) Many of the earliest sophisticated tools did not require their users to be able to stand upright.
e??

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@firsty, @Brooklyn , @nits2811
here are the OAs... found out the link just now...
www.beatthegmat.com/human-weapon-t107738.html

http://www.platinumgmat.com/practice_gmat_questions/critical_reasoning_questions?practice_question_id=607
Scientist: My research indicates that children who engage in impulsive behavior similar to adult thrill-seeking behavior are twice as likely as other children to have a gene variant that increases sensitivity to dopamine. From this, I conclude that there is a causal relationship between this gene variant and an inclination toward thrill-seeking behavior.

Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the scientist's argument?

A) Many impulsive adults are not unusually sensitive to dopamine.

B) It is not possible to reliably distinguish impulsive behavior from other behavior.

C) Children are often described by adults as engaging in thrill-seeking behvaior simply because they act impulsively.

D) Many people exhibit behavioral tendencies as adults that they did not exhibit as children.

E) The gene variant studied by the scientist is correlated with other types of behavior in addition to thrill-seeking behavior.
@needabc said:
@firsty,@Brooklyn , @nits2811here are the OAs... found out the link just now...www.beatthegmat.com/human-weapon-t107738.htmlwww.platinumgmat.com/practice_...
great explanations...

did someone give testfunda ixat1..the one which was free..what are your scores??

@falcao said:
did someone give testfunda ixat1..the one which was free..what are your scores??
haan free wala diya tha...bahut bekar gya tha..scored arnd 85 only...
@nits2811 said:
haan free wala diya tha...bahut bekar gya tha..scored arnd 85 only...
kitne me?
@FSOG said:
kitne me?
arey XAT 11 waala pattern tha...250 odd tha max marks...

can anyone tell me how on earth did the 99.5 percentiler score 150 marks in that paper..where is he??i want to touch his feet

@falcao said:
can anyone tell me how on earth did the 99.5 percentiler score 150 marks in that paper..where is he??i want to touch his feet
Don't worry it being a free mock..the results are most prolly rigged...

have given basically 3 XAT mocks only till now ..

here is the review one by one...
iXAT 00
actual XAT 11 pattern...a very good replication of the XAT papers...overall a gud one to attempt
1326 TIME
a lil easier than XAT 12..but certainly attemptable..thou the level of XAT wld b higher than this
1327 TIME
lot more difficult than 1326..and i wld say slighlty difficult than XAT 12 and very much what u can expect in XAT 13...for the first time i was happy with TIME RCs questn setting...
@nits2811 said:
1326 TIMEa lil easier than XAT 12..but certainly attemptable..thou the level of XAT wld b higher than this1327 TIMElot more difficult than 1326..and i wld say slighlty difficult than XAT 12 and very much what u can expect in XAT 13...for the first time i was happy with TIME RCs questn setting...



1326.1327 laya kaha se?

@mohit07 said:
1326.1327 laya kaha se?
arey TIME ke center se utha laa...any time...take away mocks hain...
@nits2811 said:
arey TIME ke center se utha laa...any time...take away mocks hain...
Haan kiya? chal kar leta hu kal :)

haan karle...1327 is more XAT like..with questns being more difficult and time consuming...time management is most imp in XAT...

@nits2811 said:
arey TIME ke center se utha laa...any time...take away mocks hain...
pls upload it ..or mail it to me...it would be a gr8 help
@CATfreak12 said:
pls upload it ..or mail it to me...it would be a gr8 help
not possible dude its a paper pencil thing...wld be helluva task to scan so many pages..than upload...get it xeroxed from some 1...aas paas koi toh rehta hoga...

koi yeh batao TIME ka GDPI briefcase kab nikalta hain??