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1000SC-Q.No.253 Dr.Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine

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by apoorva.srivastva » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:22 am
Dr. Hegsted argues that just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio, mass dietary change is needed to protect the significant number who are susceptible to the life-threatening effects of press eating habits.

(A) just as polio vaccine is given to every person to protect the few who might actually contract polio
(B) like polio vaccine, which is given to every person to protect the few who might contract polio
(C) similar to polio vaccine which is given to every person in order to protect the few who might actually contract polio
(D) while, to protect the few who might actually contract polio, polio vaccine is given to every person
(E) similar to the giving of polio vaccine to every person in order to protect the few who might contract polio actually

[color=darkred]THE OA is A but i feel the correct answer should be B...kindly help!![/color]

regards,
apoorva
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by raunekk » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:34 am
if its 1000 series ... chuck it..!!!
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by dimonya » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:51 am
well "as" is used to compare actions, and "like" is used to compare nouns

we are comparing actions here,,,

b definitely ruled out
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by jeevan.Gk » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:06 am
I think its B. Not confident :( .. A will be my second option.. But A should be the form "just as.... so..." format to be correct.. pls correct me if i am wrong
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by tanviet » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:17 pm
both b and a is grammatical. why A is correct, why here we compare actions not noun? that is the point

pls, explain fully
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The sentence does not compare two nouns. It is comparing the effect of polio vaccine with that of mass dietary change and therefore we need two clauses for comparison and not simply two nouns.
So use of [color=darkred]'just as' [/color]which introduces a clause in '[b]A'[/b] is correct.
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by nattatob » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:40 am
Please let me know why C is also incorrect one ?
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by tanviet » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:19 pm
can some one explain more cleary, why b is wrong
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by jeevan.Gk » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:22 pm
Hi guys.. Be cautious bout these 1000 series questions for SC. There seems to be lot of mistakes..

For example this question itself : check OG10 or OG11 which clearly says

"Just as ..... so " is the correct idiom in couple of questions. It doesnt contain any sentences with "just as...." structure. But this question doesnt contain "so" after "Just as...." .. Pls throw some light on this who are good at idioms.
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