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106.Our school district should not spend its money on the new Verbal Advantage reading program. After all, our students get all the reading practice they need by studying history and science. The argument above depends on which the following assumptions?

A.The Verbal Advantage program would not help the ...........students learn history and science.

B.Other reading programs are just as effective but ...........less expensive than the Verbal Advantage program.

C.The Verbal Advantage program involves only reading ...........practice.

D.Teaching students history and science is more ...........important than teaching them reading skills.

E.The students can already read well enough to ...........study history and science

Ans : C

107.According to the National Agricultural Aviation Society (NAAS), without the use of crop protection products to control insects, weeds, and diseases, crop yields per acre will drop by more than 50 percent. The first aerial application of insecticide occurred in 1921, and it was a huge success. By contrast, in today's economy all aircraft that are classified as aerial applicators do more than just apply insecticide; today, they also spread seed and apply fertilizer. From the information given above it CANNOT be validly concluded that

A.in today's economy, if an aerial applicator is used, then it will be able to spread seed and to apply fertilizer

B.according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre never drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection products have been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases

C.in today's economy, any aircraft that cannot be used to apply fertilizer cannot be classified as an aerial applicator

D.in 1921, if an aircraft was used for the application of insecticide, then it was not also used to spread seed

E.according to the NAAS, if crop yields per acre drop by more than 50 percent, then crop protection products have not been used to control insects, weeds, and diseases.

Ans : E

108.Our school district should not spend its money on the new Verbal Advantage reading program. After all, our students get all the reading practice they need by studying history and science. The argument above depends on which the following assumptions?

A.SThe Verbal Advantage program would not help the ...........students learn history and science.

B.ther reading programs are just as effective but ...........less expensive than the Verbal Advantage program.

C.The Verbal Advantage program involves only reading ...........practice.

D.Teaching students history and science is more ...........important than teaching them reading skills.

E.The students can already read well enough to ...........study history and science

Ans : C

109. The senate candidate expressed outrage that few judges have any background in technology, yet they try to resolve cases involving high tech companies. He stated that not one federal judge has a degree or any experience in computer technology. A promising response to this concern, arguing that things are not as bad as they might seem, could involve which of the following claims?

A.Most of the public policy questions in this area are really about the morality and the value of scientific and technological developments. They do not require much technical understanding beyond that of a layperson.

B.Computer scientists, by and large, have little interest in politics and public policy. It would be difficult to find scientists with the degree of commitment required for a serious contribution to the judicial system.

C.There is a lack of people who are qualified in both technical and legal areas of expertise.

D.There is very little opportunity for, and indeed little need for, technical expertise in the judicial branch. There is therefore almost no way for a technical specialist to rise through the ranks to a top-level position in government.

E.The rewards of a life as a judge, in terms of both money and prestige, are not high enough to attract top-flight technical experts to this area.

Ans : A

110. In an multiple choice question paper, each correct answer carries 4 marks and each wrong answer deducts 2 marks. a person scores 480 marks in a 150 questions paper how many questions he did correctly?

(Ans :130)

111. x^y=2x+y and given that 2^a=a^3 find value of a?

(Ans : a=1)

112. In an exam consists of 150 questions, 50 questions are of mathematics and remaining are others. In which twice the time is to be given to mathematics bit when compared to others.total time is 3 hrs then how much time is to be given to each bit of mathematics?

(Ans : 72 sec or 1 min 12 sec)

113. There has been a sharp increase in the subscription prices of many professional and scholarly journals in the past seven years. Many publishers ascribe the necessity for these increases to the easy availability of photocopying facilities, which enable people simply to copy the articles they want rather than buying the journal. Which of the following, if it is true, would make this explanation more plausible?


A.The great majority of professional and scholarly journals have a massive backlog of papers awaiting publication.

B.Over the past five years there has been a substantial decline in the number of individual subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals, while library subscriptions have remained fairly stable.

C.In the five years immediately preceding the price surge, there was a substantial decline in the number of individual subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals, while library subscriptions remained fairly stable.

D.Many libraries have recently begun cutting back on subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals.

E.In almost every field, several new professional and scholarly journals have begun publication in the past few years.

Ans : C

114. y=inv(cos[cosx+4sinx]/sqrt17) then dy/dx=?

(Ans :1)

115.The government of Zunimagua has refused to schedule free elections, release political prisoners, or restore freedom of speech; therefore, no more financial aid from the United States should be provided to Zunimagua. Which of the following is an assumption made in the argument above?


A.Withdrawal of U.S. aid from Zunimagua will force a change in the policies of its government.

B.The people of Zunimagua would be better off if their present despotic government were overthrown.

C.The government of Zunimagua is dependent on continued U.S. aid for its existence.

D.U.S. aid should be given only to countries willing to adopt policies in line with U.S. interests and goals.

E.U.S. aid should be withdrawn from any country that refuses to operate its government along democratic lines.

Ans : E

116. The of mental disorders are behavioral, cognitive, or emotional problems. Some patients with can be effectively treated with psychotherapy, but it is now known that in some patients' mental disorders result from chemical imbalances affecting the brain. Thus, these patients can be effectively treated only with medication that will reduce or correct the imbalance. The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?

A.Treatment by can produce no effective reduction in or correction of chemical imbalances that cause mental disorders.

B.Treatment with medication always shows faster results for patients with mental disorders than does treatment with psychotherapy

C.Most mental disorders are not the result of chemical imbalances affecting the brain.

D.Medication is always more effective in treating patients with mental disorders than is psychotherapy.

E.Treatment with psychotherapy has no effect on mental disorders other than a reduction of the symptoms.

Ans : A

117. During the past year, Boz Corporation, a cigarette manufacturer, has engaged in a "corporate image" advertising campaign. One executive now urges that the advertising be extended for another year because profits have increased by 29% over the previous year. Another executive, however, is skeptical. She observes that the increases are typical for the industry over the past year, although none of their competitors have used corporate image advertising. The most accurate way of summarizing the second executive's point would be:


A.She argues that the effect may not really be due to its supposed cause because there has not been a sufficient lapse of time between the cause and the effect.
B.She argues that the assignment of a cause for this effect is premature, because there is as yet no well-established theory of such interactions.

C.She argues that corporate image advertising is unprofitable, since it has evidently benefited competitors as much as the corporation that paid for it.

D.She knows that effective advertising requires a constant influx of new ideas and approaches, and she argues that one year of corporate image advertising is enough for awhile.

E.She argues that the effect may not be due to its alleged cause since the same effect is found elsewhere without that cause.

Ans : E

118. A study of native born residents in Newland found that two-thirds of the hildren 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.

C.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

119. A problem from sum of Alphabets are given numbers from 1 - 9 we hav to assign numbers to alphabets and A+B+C= something like that we have to know value of E

( Ans : 4)

120.Ever since I arrived at the college last week, I've been shocked by the poor behavior of the students. The student population is completely lacking in proper social skills.

Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above conclusion?

A.Students who are away from their parents often exhibit rude behavior.

B.The college numbers over 50,000 students.

C.The narrator is a student and has interacted with many students.

D.Social skills should not be expected of college students.

E.The narrator was reluctant to stay at the college.

Ans : B

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