1000SC Question No 490

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1000SC Question No 490

by samyak » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:18 pm
490. Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, their female counterparts have had to work against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a "man's world."
(A) their female counterparts have had to work
(B) their problem is working
(C) one thing they have had to do is work
(D) the handicap women of science have had is to work
(E) women of science have had to work

Why option E should be preferred over option A?
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by loveusonu » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:27 pm
samyak wrote:490. Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, their female counterparts have had to work against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a "man's world."
(A) their female counterparts have had to work
(B) their problem is working
(C) one thing they have had to do is work
(D) the handicap women of science have had is to work
(E) women of science have had to work

Why option E should be preferred over option A?
Unlike\like X, Y : Here X and Y should be of same type, hence 'Unlike men of science,women of science'
Sonu
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