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| 1. | Which of the following if true, most strongly supports the author's claim? |
| a. | | The proposal has been made by a group of power hungry politicians which are aiming their move at the next general elections |
| b. | | Reservations in government funded medical colleges has shown to give marvelous results in the past |
| c. | | The reservation move will provide an opportunity to those students who were hitherto not able to afford the high fee structure demanded by these institutes |
| d. | | Previous experience proves that such reservation in government-funded colleges has brought down the standards of education and competitiveness of graduates in the country |
| e. | | The IIM people are an arrogant and impervious lot, they are not interested in public welfare
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| 2. | Which of the following if true, most strongly supports the author's claim? |
| a. | | Studies have shown that men globally are becoming increasing conscious about their looks, an idea previously thought to be predominated by women |
| b. | | It is possible to reverse the aging process |
| c. | | Before Botox, men were not interested in regaining their youth any more than woman |
| d. | | Botox is the formula for prolonged youth, with no after-effects, and so more men are getting Botox injections |
| e. | | Men are more confident about the way they look than women
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| 3. | Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the board's argument? |
| a. | | The veteran community never wanted the plant to be set up in their county because they thought it would pollute the local environment |
| b. | | Pollutants known to cause lead poisoning have been present in the reservoirs from before a time when the plant was set up |
| c. | | The plant uses substances which are known to cause lead poisoning |
| d. | | Chemicals causing lead poisoning are released into a local river by the plant which makes its way into the local reservoirs |
| e. | | The local community were at loggerheads with the plant's board of directors for not being compensated by the board when the plant had acquired local property to construct the factory
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| 4. | Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | The American people have long-term public memory |
| b. | | The American judicial system is incapable of convicting their high profile candidates, in spite of corruption charges on them |
| c. | | Political leaders all over the world are known to be corrupt, but it doesn't stop them from winning elections |
| d. | | It is easy to judge the mood of the voters, pollsters have been always proved right |
| e. | | American people do not forgive or forget the corrupt, as a consequence for their misdeeds they are never re-elected in the elections
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| 5. | Which of the following if true, most strengthens the author's argument? |
| a. | | Country A has less population than country B |
| b. | | People in Country A are richer than people in Country B |
| c. | | The consumption of fresh food is Country A is twice as that of Country B |
| d. | | The average price per can of imported food to Country A costs less than the average price per can in Country B |
| e. | | People in Country B are mostly vegetarians, and so the need to import canned food in less than its neighbor
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| 6. | Which of the following, if true, would most support the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | Ten out of eleven companies which implemented six sigma have seen a marginal increase in their productivity levels |
| b. | | Six sigma is still a new concept, it will take a while for employees to grasp its basic concepts |
| c. | | Six sigma takes years to be implemented; so it cannot take the credit for higher profit levels |
| d. | | Implementing six sigma increases the operating costs of the company, so it cannot be said to be profitable |
| e. | | Ten out of eleven companies which implemented six sigma in their companies have witnessed a marked change in their profitability
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| a. | | Statistics say that married couples living in City A have more children than those in City B |
| b. | | Statistics reveal that married couples in City B are more promiscuous than couples in City A |
| c. | | Statistics reveal that women in City A go out more and so are more prone to having extra marital affairs |
| d. | | Effective divorce lawyers are not available in City A, so mostly people in City A hire their Lawyers from City B |
| e. | | Statistics point out that it is the immigrant population that has more of divorcees in City B
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| 8. | Which of the following, if true, would most support the author's hypothesis? |
| a. | | Bryan's failure in the tests are not evident enough to state that everybody else will score badly in the tests |
| b. | | Bryan did not stress on his weak area, math, while studying for the test |
| c. | | The level of difficulty in the year which Bryan took the tests was exceptionally high |
| d. | | Studies reveal that 17 out of 20 test takers fail the test even after taking practice tests |
| e. | | Inherent intelligence and common sense does not help the candidate to score well, it is only practice that makes him perfect
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| 9. | Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the claim made by the hospital's spokesperson? |
| a. | | The hospital cafeteria authorities take daily quality checks to ensure the quality of food served in their premises |
| b. | | Gastronella symptoms usually linger only for a few days |
| c. | | People affected with gastronella usually do not show symptoms of the disease until more than ten days after contracting gastronella |
| d. | | A person can test positive for gastronella if he is exposed to hospital waste |
| e. | | The hospital cafeteria provides food to its workers everyday
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| 10. | Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's claim? |
| a. | | The airlines in the past four months had started flight operations to newer and smaller destinations |
| b. | | The airline company had provided the facility of free pick and drop services to its passengers in the past two months |
| c. | | Glamor Airlines had brought in new aircraft to increase passenger capacity in the last three months |
| d. | | Other airline companies were also providing the same service |
| e. | | The airline company did not change anything else in the past four months except the new policy
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