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76. A monkey trying to ascend a greesy pole.He ascends 20 mtrs in one minute and goes down 4 mtrs in next minute.how much time it will take to ascend pole of 96 mtrs?

(Ans:10 min 48 sec)

77. A study of a math program implemented in several pre-schools indicates that children who received the specialized Math Plus math education between the ages three and five had significantly higher math scores in 3rd and 4th grade than their classmates who did not receive this instruction. The proponents of the math argue that the introduction of this program for all children age three to five will significantly improve their chances for success in school. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the above argument?


a.Most parents send their children to for social development and do not have a clear idea about what types of education they want for their children.

b.Cognitive abilities of 3- to 5-year-old children are constantly changing.

c.The children in the pre-schools that were studied had previously been exposed to another math enrichment program.

d.Children are not really interested in enrichment programs in preschool.

e.The cost factor needs to be specified and established before a large scale program can be undertaken.

Ans : c

78.Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most overcrowded beaches in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?


a)Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking ...........hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and ...........bear must grow thirsty at about the same time.

b)Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave ...........more often than other children. Hence if a child is ...........not scolded severely that child is less likely to ...........misbehave.

c)This software program helps increase the work ...........efficiency of its users. As a result, these users ...........have more free time for other activities.

d)During warm weather my dog suffers from fleas ...........more so than during cooler weather. Therefore, ...........fleas must thrive in a warm environment.

e)Pesticides are known to cause anemia in some people. ...........However, most anemic people live in regions where ...........pesticides are not commonly used.

Ans : d

79. People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?


a. People should not be held accountable for the ...........behavior of other people.

b.People have control over their own behavior.

c.People cannot control the behavior of other people.

d.Behavior that cannot be controlled should not be ...........punished.

e.People have control over behavior that is subject ...........to capital punishment.

Ans : b

80. A study of native born residents in Newland found that two-thirds of the children developed considerable levels of nearsightedness after starting school, while their illiterate parents and grandparents, who had no opportunity for formal schooling, showed no signs of this disability. If the above statements are true, which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by them?


a)Only people who have the opportunity for formal ...........schooling develop nearsightedness.

b)People who are illiterate do not suffer from ...........nearsightedness.

cc)The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the ...........visual stress required by reading and other class work.

d)Only literate people are nearsighted.

e)One-third of the children are illiterate.

Ans : C

81.Testifying before the Senate committee investigating charges that cigarette manufacturers had manipulated nicotine levels in cigarettes in order to addict consumers to their products, tobacco executives argued that is not addictive. The primary reason they gave in support of this claim was that cigarette smoking was not regulated by the Federal Drug Administration. For the tobacco executives' argument to be logically correct, which of the following must be assumed?


a. Substances that are not addictive are not regulated by ...........the Federal Drug Administration.

b.The tobacco executives lied when they claimed that ...........cigarette smoking was not addictive.

c.Some addictive substances are not regulated by the ...........Federal Drug Administration.

d.There is no scientific proof that cigarette smoking is ...........addictive.

e.Substances that are not regulated by the Federal Drug ...........Administration are not addictive.

Ans : e

82. Dear Editor: I feel obliged to comment on the unfair review you published last week written by Robert Duxbury. Your readers should know that Mr. Duxbury recently published his own book that covered the same topic as my book, which you asked him to review. It is regrettable that Mr. Duxbury should feel the need to belittle a competing work in the hope of elevating his own book. The author of the letter above makes her point by employing which method of argument?


a.Attacking the motives of the author of the unfavorable review.

b.Attacking the book on the same topic written by the author of the review.

c.Contrasting her own book with that written by the author of the review.

d.Questioning the judgment of the author of the unfavorable review.

e.Stating that her book should not have been reviewed by the author of a competing work.

Ans : a

83. 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.

Ans : e

84. Is it wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' illnesses? Aren't doctors just like any other people we hire to do a job for us? Surely, we would not tolerate not being told the truth about the condition of our automobile from the mechanic we hired to fix it, or the condition of our roof from the carpenter we employed to repair it. Just as these workers would be guilty of violating their good faith contracts with us if they were to do this, doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses violate these contracts as well, and this is clearly wrong. The conclusion of the argument is best expressed by which of the following?

a.Doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses ...........violate their good faith contracts with their patients.

b.Doctors often lie to their patients about their illnesses.

c.Doctors are just hired workers like mechanics and ...........carpenters.

d.It is wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' ...........illnesses.

e.Doctors, like mechanics and carpenters, enter into good ...........faith contracts with us when we hire them.

Ans : d

85.Many people argue that the death penalty deters murder. However, the notorious killer Ned Grandy deliberately moved to a state that imposes the death penalty just before embarking on a series of ferocious murders. Thus, it seems clear that the existence of the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to murder. The argument above may best be characterized as:

a)an appeal to emotion.

b)a flawed analogy.

c)a general conclusion based on a specific example.

d)circular reasoning.

e)an application of a general principle to a specific example.

Ans : c

86. As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars. Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?


a.The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all ...........immigrants.

b.Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant ...........parents are entitled to infant care benefits from ...........the state.

c.State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote ...........undocumented immigration.

d.Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care ...........are just as healthy as other babies.

e.Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.

Ans : e

87.Lycopene, glutathione, and glutamine are powerful antioxidants that neutralize the free radicals that are produced in the body as a result of routine bodily processes. An excess of these free radicals in your system causes rapid aging because they accelerate the rate of cellular damage. Aging is simply the result of this damage. Thus, to slow down aging it is necessary to supplement your with these on a daily basis. Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author's contention?

a. Most persons aren't concerned with the effects of aging ...........until it is too late to do anything.

b.Exercise associated with normal daily activities effectively ..........neutralizes and dissipates the free radicals that are ...........produced as a result of routine bodily processes.

c.The cost of antioxidants is exorbitantly high and well ...........beyond the budget of most consumers.

d.Only who do not exercise on a daily ...........basis are likely to have an excess of free radicals in their ...........systems.

e.Smoking cigarettes is one of the main causes of cellular ...........damage in humans.

Ans : b

88. As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars. Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?


a.The state's taxpayers pay for prenatal care of all ...........immigrants.

b.Babies born in this state to undocumented immigrant ...........parents are entitled to benefits from ...........the state.

c.State benefits for prenatal care serve to promote ...........undocumented immigration.

d.Babies whose mothers did not receive prenatal care ...........are just as healthy as other babies.

e.Pregnant women who do not receive prenatal care are ...........more likely to experience health problems than ...........other pregnant women.

Ans : e

89.Russia's aggressive fishing in the prime fishing grounds of the Northern Pacific has led to a sharp decline in the populations of many fish and a general increase in the retail price of fish. This same pattern has occurred with far too many of our scarce vital natural resources, resulting in high prices for many products. It is likely then, that fish prices will continue to rise in the near future. In making the argument above, the author relies on all of the following assumptions EXCEPT:

a. The scarcity of fish is a determining factor in its price.

b.The decline in the number of fish available will result in higher prices for fish in stores.

c.There will not be any substantial decrease in other costs involved in the fishing process that could keep the price of fish from increasing.

d.Fish populations will not recover in the near future.

e.Fishing practices can substantially influence the demand for fish.

Ans : e

90.People should be held accountable for their own behavior, and if holding people accountable for their own behavior entails capital punishment, then so be it. However, no person should be held accountable for behavior over which he or she had no control. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion of the argument above?


a.People should not be held accountable for the ...........behavior of other people.

b.People have control over their own behavior.

c.People cannot control the behavior of other people.

d.Behavior that cannot be controlled should not be ...........punished.

e.People have control over behavior that is subject ...........to capital punishment.

Ans : b

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