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by hey_thr67 » Thu May 10, 2012 8:48 am
According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health.

(A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to

(B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than

(C) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to

(D) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to

(E) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than


OA is A

My doubt: confusion over is wrong ? [/spoiler]
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by heymayank08 » Thu May 10, 2012 9:08 am
confusion over might be correct
but whether or not is definitely wrong..
so IMO: A

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by karthikgmat » Thu May 10, 2012 9:15 am
Confusion over is not wrong, but "or it is a condition" is wrong in C.

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by heymayank08 » Thu May 10, 2012 9:28 am
karthikgmat wrote:Confusion over is not wrong, but "or it is a condition" is wrong in C.
"whether or not" is a wrong idiom..
thts y it is not correct

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