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Directions
(1-5): Rearrange the following FIVE sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) in the
proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given
below them.
(1-5): Rearrange the following FIVE sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) in the
proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given
below them.
(A) Put
simply, the ancient Greek city (polis) was configured as a kosmos before the
philosophers adopted the pertinent term and used it to assert that the natural
world is likewise, an intelligible and ordered whole.
simply, the ancient Greek city (polis) was configured as a kosmos before the
philosophers adopted the pertinent term and used it to assert that the natural
world is likewise, an intelligible and ordered whole.
(B) To begin
with, there is the question of philosophy’s origins within the first
self-governing civic polities known to man.
with, there is the question of philosophy’s origins within the first
self-governing civic polities known to man.
(C) The
annually elected magistrates of the city of Crete that appears to have
pioneered constitutional forms were called kosmoi.
annually elected magistrates of the city of Crete that appears to have
pioneered constitutional forms were called kosmoi.
(D) It is
revealing that the kosmos and its cognates were used in the political realm
well before they were appropriated by the philosophers.
revealing that the kosmos and its cognates were used in the political realm
well before they were appropriated by the philosophers.
(E) The army
described in the Catalogue of Ships in the second book of Homer’s Iliad, was
arranged in its appropriate ranks by a kosmetor.
described in the Catalogue of Ships in the second book of Homer’s Iliad, was
arranged in its appropriate ranks by a kosmetor.
Q1. Which of
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q2. Which of
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q4. Which of
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Which of
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Directions
(6-15): The following questions are based on the reasoning contained in brief
statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could
conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer;
that is, the response that most accurately and completely answer the question.
You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense standards implausible,
superfluous, or incompatible with the passage.
(6-15): The following questions are based on the reasoning contained in brief
statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could
conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer;
that is, the response that most accurately and completely answer the question.
You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense standards implausible,
superfluous, or incompatible with the passage.
Q6. Based on
1.5 m people and 16 studies looking at the relationship between sleep and
mortality, researchers have concluded that one must ideally have six to eight-hour
sleep in a day and regularly getting less than six hours sleep a night can lead
to an early grave. They also found an association between sleeping for more
than nine hours and early death.
1.5 m people and 16 studies looking at the relationship between sleep and
mortality, researchers have concluded that one must ideally have six to eight-hour
sleep in a day and regularly getting less than six hours sleep a night can lead
to an early grave. They also found an association between sleeping for more
than nine hours and early death.
Which of the
following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion of the
study?
following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion of the
study?
(a) Lack of sufficient
sleep makes one person drowsy and more susceptible to accidents and death.
sleep makes one person drowsy and more susceptible to accidents and death.
(b) Modern
society has seen a gradual reduction in the average amount of sleep people
take.
society has seen a gradual reduction in the average amount of sleep people
take.
(c) Lack of
sleep is sometimes the direct cause of some illness due to which there is
premature death.
sleep is sometimes the direct cause of some illness due to which there is
premature death.
(d) Too
little or too much sleep is sometimes the result of fatal illnesses leading to
premature death.
little or too much sleep is sometimes the result of fatal illnesses leading to
premature death.
(e) The
deterioration of our health status is often accompanied by an extension of our
sleeping time.
deterioration of our health status is often accompanied by an extension of our
sleeping time.
Q7. Drug
addiction has to be treated as an illness and not punished as a crime. The
reasons for addiction are many. In Nagaland and Kashmir, it could be the
continuous harassment by security forces. Or even the lack of recreation
facilities. In Punjab and in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, it could be
unfulfilled ambitions, unemployment, or peer pressure. In Arunachal Pradesh,
Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, drug use is also a tradition. For overworked
truck drivers it has become a necessity. And all over India one common reason
is terrorized childhood.
addiction has to be treated as an illness and not punished as a crime. The
reasons for addiction are many. In Nagaland and Kashmir, it could be the
continuous harassment by security forces. Or even the lack of recreation
facilities. In Punjab and in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, it could be
unfulfilled ambitions, unemployment, or peer pressure. In Arunachal Pradesh,
Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, drug use is also a tradition. For overworked
truck drivers it has become a necessity. And all over India one common reason
is terrorized childhood.
Which of the
following most accurately expresses the assumption underlying the argument?
following most accurately expresses the assumption underlying the argument?
(a) Drug
addiction is not a crime.
addiction is not a crime.
(b) The
reasons leading to drug addiction and crime are not the same.
reasons leading to drug addiction and crime are not the same.
(c) Drug
addiction is a crime directed at oneself.
addiction is a crime directed at oneself.
(d) The
different effects of the same causes need to be differentiated in law.
different effects of the same causes need to be differentiated in law.
(e)
Traditions are not crimes.
Traditions are not crimes.
Q8. The
Nazis did not kill the Jews because they wanted their territory – the Jews had
none; or because the Jews were followers of a rival religious faith – the Nazis
and their henchmen were atheists and enemies of all religion. Even less did the
Nazis kill Jews because of their ideological differences – Jews had no
peculiarly “Jewish” ideology. Nor did the Nazis exterminate the Jews in order
to take their property – most Jews were poor, and those who owned anything
probably would have given it up gladly in order to save themselves.
Nazis did not kill the Jews because they wanted their territory – the Jews had
none; or because the Jews were followers of a rival religious faith – the Nazis
and their henchmen were atheists and enemies of all religion. Even less did the
Nazis kill Jews because of their ideological differences – Jews had no
peculiarly “Jewish” ideology. Nor did the Nazis exterminate the Jews in order
to take their property – most Jews were poor, and those who owned anything
probably would have given it up gladly in order to save themselves.
Which of the
following conclusions follows form the above?
following conclusions follows form the above?
(a) Nazis’
extermination of Jews had only one motive – hatred.
extermination of Jews had only one motive – hatred.
(b) No known
motives can be attributed to the Nazis’ extermination of Jews.
motives can be attributed to the Nazis’ extermination of Jews.
(c) The
Nazis’ extermination of Jews had no motive at all.
Nazis’ extermination of Jews had no motive at all.
(d) The
Nazis exterminated the Jews because of the Nazis perceived Jews as a threat.
Nazis exterminated the Jews because of the Nazis perceived Jews as a threat.
(e) The
Nazis’ extermination of Jews lacks the usual motives found in other massacres.
Nazis’ extermination of Jews lacks the usual motives found in other massacres.
Q9. “Be
careful what you post on Facebook,” US President Barack Obama warned American
high school students this past September. “Whatever you do, it will be pulled
up again later somewhere in your life.” In fact, we all are coming to learn
that lesson the hard way: digital information almost never goes away, even if
we wish that it would. The result is the permanency of the past in the present.
This fact is one of the biggest challenges that society will face as computers
and the Internet become more a part of everyday life.
careful what you post on Facebook,” US President Barack Obama warned American
high school students this past September. “Whatever you do, it will be pulled
up again later somewhere in your life.” In fact, we all are coming to learn
that lesson the hard way: digital information almost never goes away, even if
we wish that it would. The result is the permanency of the past in the present.
This fact is one of the biggest challenges that society will face as computers
and the Internet become more a part of everyday life.
Which of the
following best strengthens the above argument?
following best strengthens the above argument?
(a) We tend
to retain our rough drafts, years of e-mail traffic, and thousands of digital
snapshots in our computers.
to retain our rough drafts, years of e-mail traffic, and thousands of digital
snapshots in our computers.
(b) We have
much to gain individually and as a society from sharing information with each
other.
much to gain individually and as a society from sharing information with each
other.
(c) We are
increasingly confronted with outdated information taken out of context, from
stories we had long ago forgotten.
increasingly confronted with outdated information taken out of context, from
stories we had long ago forgotten.
(d) We tend
to take actually much more time and effort to shed data than to keep it.
to take actually much more time and effort to shed data than to keep it.
(e) Stories
form the past rarely provide accurate information about the present.
form the past rarely provide accurate information about the present.
Q10. A class
of drugs commonly used to treat heart problems has been linked with a “modestly”
increased risk of cancer. Analysis of published data from all trials of
angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) found one extra case of cancer for, every
105 patients treated. The US researchers said the evidence from nine trials
should prompt drug regulators to investigate. But they advised people not to
stop taking the drugs, but to see their doctors if concerned. ARBs are mainly
prescribed for conditions such as high blood pressure and heart failure.
of drugs commonly used to treat heart problems has been linked with a “modestly”
increased risk of cancer. Analysis of published data from all trials of
angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) found one extra case of cancer for, every
105 patients treated. The US researchers said the evidence from nine trials
should prompt drug regulators to investigate. But they advised people not to
stop taking the drugs, but to see their doctors if concerned. ARBs are mainly
prescribed for conditions such as high blood pressure and heart failure.
The
researchers who advised people not to stop taking ARBs assume which of the
following?
researchers who advised people not to stop taking ARBs assume which of the
following?
(a) The risk
of cancer owing to ARBs is negligible.
of cancer owing to ARBs is negligible.
(b) ARBs
beneficial effects are far greater than the risk of cancer.
beneficial effects are far greater than the risk of cancer.
(c) People
on ARBs are very few and cannot significantly increase the number of cancer
patients.
on ARBs are very few and cannot significantly increase the number of cancer
patients.
(d)
Alternative compositions available for ARBs are also known to have side
effects.
Alternative compositions available for ARBs are also known to have side
effects.
(e) None of
these
these
Q11. West
Africa has become an attractive trade route for Latin America’s cocaine
smugglers in recent years. On June 8th two tonnes of the stuff—with an
estimated street value of over $1 billion—were seized in the Gambia. While
cocaine use in America has fallen by 50% over the last two decades, some
European countries have seen consumption rates double or triple. Aided by its
corruptible police and flimsy money-laundering laws, up to 150 tonnes of
cocaine are estimated to pass through the region a year. In 2006, 36% of the
cocaine carriers caught in one network of European airports had come from West
Africa. In 2008 this had dropped to 17%.
Africa has become an attractive trade route for Latin America’s cocaine
smugglers in recent years. On June 8th two tonnes of the stuff—with an
estimated street value of over $1 billion—were seized in the Gambia. While
cocaine use in America has fallen by 50% over the last two decades, some
European countries have seen consumption rates double or triple. Aided by its
corruptible police and flimsy money-laundering laws, up to 150 tonnes of
cocaine are estimated to pass through the region a year. In 2006, 36% of the
cocaine carriers caught in one network of European airports had come from West
Africa. In 2008 this had dropped to 17%.
Which of the
following can be inferred from the above?
following can be inferred from the above?
(a) Cocaine
trade in Europe had reduced in the period from 2006 to 2008.
trade in Europe had reduced in the period from 2006 to 2008.
(b) There is
a focus on the Gambian drug gangs after the cocaine raid.
a focus on the Gambian drug gangs after the cocaine raid.
(c) Europe’s
cocaine habit has harmed West Africa.
cocaine habit has harmed West Africa.
(d) American
cocaine trade reduced owing to the efficiency of its police.
cocaine trade reduced owing to the efficiency of its police.
(e) None of
the above
the above
Q12. Fears
of a “jobless, recovery” in the West have abounded ever since the world economy
returned from the abyss last year. For some, the latest quarterly survey from
Manpower, a global employment-services company, brings timely good news. Of the
36 countries included in Manpower’s survey, employers in 30 of them are
increasingly bullish about their hiring plans for the next three months
compared with the third quarter of 2009. The survey suggests that the BICs
(Brazil, India, and China) bounce will continue. The three countries, along
with Taiwan, report the most positive hiring plans in the survey, with China
reporting its strongest hiring plans since the survey began there in 2005.
of a “jobless, recovery” in the West have abounded ever since the world economy
returned from the abyss last year. For some, the latest quarterly survey from
Manpower, a global employment-services company, brings timely good news. Of the
36 countries included in Manpower’s survey, employers in 30 of them are
increasingly bullish about their hiring plans for the next three months
compared with the third quarter of 2009. The survey suggests that the BICs
(Brazil, India, and China) bounce will continue. The three countries, along
with Taiwan, report the most positive hiring plans in the survey, with China
reporting its strongest hiring plans since the survey began there in 2005.
Which of the
following can be inferred from the above?
following can be inferred from the above?
(a) Post
recession, employers globally are optimistic about hiring new workers.
recession, employers globally are optimistic about hiring new workers.
(b)
Unemployment rates in the BICs are lower than those in the West.
Unemployment rates in the BICs are lower than those in the West.
(c) Six
countries in the survey are expecting a decrease in employment.
countries in the survey are expecting a decrease in employment.
(d) In the
West it was expected that plenty of jobs would be available post-recession.
West it was expected that plenty of jobs would be available post-recession.
(e) None of
the above
the above
Q13. The
European Union climate commissioner says that the slowdown in economic activity
will make it easier for the EU to achieve its 2020 goal of ensuring that
greenhouse-gas emissions are 20% below their 1990 level. In fact, Hedegaard
believes that cutting emissions has become so easy that European leaders should
be more ambitious and unilaterally aim for a 30% reduction below the 1990
level. This may seem like good news, but it is not, because there is a strong
correlation between economic growth and carbon emissions. For almost all
countries, higher emissions come from higher growth rates. Restrict carbon
emissions and GDP will falter. In other words, by advocating even deeper cuts
in emissions, Hedegaard is, in effect, calling for an even deeper recession.
European Union climate commissioner says that the slowdown in economic activity
will make it easier for the EU to achieve its 2020 goal of ensuring that
greenhouse-gas emissions are 20% below their 1990 level. In fact, Hedegaard
believes that cutting emissions has become so easy that European leaders should
be more ambitious and unilaterally aim for a 30% reduction below the 1990
level. This may seem like good news, but it is not, because there is a strong
correlation between economic growth and carbon emissions. For almost all
countries, higher emissions come from higher growth rates. Restrict carbon
emissions and GDP will falter. In other words, by advocating even deeper cuts
in emissions, Hedegaard is, in effect, calling for an even deeper recession.
Which of the
following, if true, most seriously weakens the above argument?
following, if true, most seriously weakens the above argument?
(a) Trying
to cut back on emissions in the absence of practical alternatives has proved to
be a recipe for economic stagnation.
to cut back on emissions in the absence of practical alternatives has proved to
be a recipe for economic stagnation.
(b) Climate
models uniformly show that that for all the economic havoc that such carbon
cuts would likely wreak, they would significant impact on global temperatures.
models uniformly show that that for all the economic havoc that such carbon
cuts would likely wreak, they would significant impact on global temperatures.
(c) The
investments that EU has made in R&D in green energy technologies in the
last decade have made it possible to reduce fossil-fuel consumption without
crippling the economy.
investments that EU has made in R&D in green energy technologies in the
last decade have made it possible to reduce fossil-fuel consumption without
crippling the economy.
(d) Despite
the huge reduction on the part of the European Union, climate models show that
the difference in climate by the end of the century would be practically
indiscernible.
the huge reduction on the part of the European Union, climate models show that
the difference in climate by the end of the century would be practically
indiscernible.
(e) The
approach of European Union has failed spectacularly in the past; it seems
likely to consign itself to an ever-dwindling economic position in the world.
approach of European Union has failed spectacularly in the past; it seems
likely to consign itself to an ever-dwindling economic position in the world.
Q14. When it
comes to global warming, extreme scare stories abound. Al Gore, for example,
famously claimed that a whopping 6 m (20 feet) of sea-level rise would flood
major cities around the world. It is hard to keep up the climate panic as
reality diverges from the alarmist predictions more than ever before: the
global temperature has not risen over the past ten years, it has declined
precipitously in the last year and a half, and studies show that it might not
rise again in the immediate future.
comes to global warming, extreme scare stories abound. Al Gore, for example,
famously claimed that a whopping 6 m (20 feet) of sea-level rise would flood
major cities around the world. It is hard to keep up the climate panic as
reality diverges from the alarmist predictions more than ever before: the
global temperature has not risen over the past ten years, it has declined
precipitously in the last year and a half, and studies show that it might not
rise again in the immediate future.
Which of the
following, if true, strengthens the argument above?
following, if true, strengthens the argument above?
(a) With
global recession and high oil and food prices undermining the living standards
of the Western middle class emissions have reduced drastically.
global recession and high oil and food prices undermining the living standards
of the Western middle class emissions have reduced drastically.
(b)
Satellites orbiting the planet have measuring the global sea level every 10
days with an amazing degree of accuracy that in the last two years, sea levels
have declined.
Satellites orbiting the planet have measuring the global sea level every 10
days with an amazing degree of accuracy that in the last two years, sea levels
have declined.
(c) The
United Nations climate panel tells us that the best models indicate a sea-level
rise over this century of 18 to 59 cm.
United Nations climate panel tells us that the best models indicate a sea-level
rise over this century of 18 to 59 cm.
(d) In the
last 150 years the sea rose by only 30 cm.
last 150 years the sea rose by only 30 cm.
(e) Gore’s
scientific advisor, Jim Hansen from NASA, has suggested that there will
eventually be sea-level rises of 24 m (80 feet), with a 6-m rise happening just
this century.
scientific advisor, Jim Hansen from NASA, has suggested that there will
eventually be sea-level rises of 24 m (80 feet), with a 6-m rise happening just
this century.
Q15. One of
the most significant steps taken to respond to climate change is bio-fuels.
Adopted because of the climate panic, bio-fuels are supposed to reduce CO2
emissions. Bio fuels are described as part of a “brighter future for the
planet.” But using bio-fuels to combat climate change must rate as one of the
poorest global “solutions” to any great challenge in recent times.
Bio-fuels essentially take food from mouths and puts it into cars. The grain
required to fill the tank of an SUV with ethanol is enough to feed one African
for a year. Thirty percent of this year’s corn production in the United States
will be burned up is America’s highways.
the most significant steps taken to respond to climate change is bio-fuels.
Adopted because of the climate panic, bio-fuels are supposed to reduce CO2
emissions. Bio fuels are described as part of a “brighter future for the
planet.” But using bio-fuels to combat climate change must rate as one of the
poorest global “solutions” to any great challenge in recent times.
Bio-fuels essentially take food from mouths and puts it into cars. The grain
required to fill the tank of an SUV with ethanol is enough to feed one African
for a year. Thirty percent of this year’s corn production in the United States
will be burned up is America’s highways.
Which of the
following serves to strengthen the above argument?
following serves to strengthen the above argument?
(a) The rush
towards bio-fuels has also contributed to rising food prices.
towards bio-fuels has also contributed to rising food prices.
(b) Because
of climate panic, the attempts to mitigate climate change have resulted in
spending hundreds of billions of dollars in research o bio fuels.
of climate panic, the attempts to mitigate climate change have resulted in
spending hundreds of billions of dollars in research o bio fuels.
(c) Because
increased demand for bio-fuels leads to cutting down carbon-rich forests, the
net effect of using them has doubled CO2, emissions.
increased demand for bio-fuels leads to cutting down carbon-rich forests, the
net effect of using them has doubled CO2, emissions.
(d) Because
of alarmist panic, we have blocked out sensible solutions leading to bad
policies on climate change.
of alarmist panic, we have blocked out sensible solutions leading to bad
policies on climate change.
(e)
Technologies are available to produce bio fuels from non-food crops, crop
residue, and waste.
Technologies are available to produce bio fuels from non-food crops, crop
residue, and waste.
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