Critical Reasoning

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1. Spectroscopic analysis has revealed the existence of frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide on the surface of Pluto. Such ices have a tendency to vaporize, producing an atmosphere. Since the proportion of any gas in such an atmosphere depends directly on how readily the corresponding ice vaporizes, astronomers have concluded that the components of Pluto’s atmosphere are nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, in order of decreasing abundance.

The astronomers’ argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
(A) There is no more frozen nitrogen on the surface of Pluto than there is either frozen carbon monoxide or methane.
(B) Until space probes reach Pluto, direct analysis of the atmosphere is impossible.
(C) There is no frozen substance on the surface of Pluto that vaporizes more readily than methane but less readily than carbon monoxide.
(D) Nitrogen is found in the atmosphere of a planet only if nitrogen ice is found on the surface of that planet.
(E) A mixture of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane is characteristic of the substances from which the Solar System formed.
OA-c


2. Members of the Amazonian Akabe people commonly take an early-morning drink of a tea made from the leaves of a forest plant. Although they greatly enjoy this drink, at dawn they drink it only in small amounts. Anthropologists hypothesize that since this tea is extraordinarily high in caffeine, the explanation for the Akabe’s not drinking more of it at dawn is that high caffeine intake would destroy the surefootedness that their daily tasks require.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously calls the anthropologists’ explanation into question?
(A) The drink is full of nutrients otherwise absent from the Akabe diet.
(B) The Akabe also drink the tea in the evening, after their day’s work is done.
(C) The leaves used for the tea contain a soluble narcotic.
(D) Akabe children are introduced to the tea in only a very weak form.
(E) When celebrating, the Akabe drink the tea in large quantities.
OA-c

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Books about architectural works, unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider. If they do not, they are flawed. Morton’s book on Italian Baroque palaces describes these palaces’ functional aspects, but fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art.
If the statements above are true, it would be necessary to establish which one of the following in order to conclude that Morton’s book is flawed?
(A) Morton’s description of the palaces’ utility is inaccurate.
(B) Morton’s book does not discuss aspects of the palaces other than utility and aesthetic appeal.
(C) Morton’s book is intended for a general audience.
(D) The passage discussing the palace plays a very important role in helping to establish the overall argument of Morton’s book.
(E) The palace discussed at length is one of the most aesthetically important of those treated in Morton’s book.

OA-C

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geet wrote:hi guyz try out dez 2 qustn n plz do explain me ....

1. Spectroscopic analysis has revealed the existence of frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide on the surface of Pluto. Such ices have a tendency to vaporize, producing an atmosphere. Since the proportion of any gas in such an atmosphere depends directly on how readily the corresponding ice vaporizes, astronomers have concluded that the components of Pluto’s atmosphere are nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane, in order of decreasing abundance.

The astronomers’ argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?
--KEY POINT IS PROPORTION OF GASES
(A) There is no more frozen nitrogen on the surface of Pluto than there is either frozen carbon monoxide or methane.--This again doesnot help much in deriving the proportion of the gases.
(B) Until space probes reach Pluto, direct analysis of the atmosphere is impossible.
-beyoud Scope
(C) There is no frozen substance on the surface of Pluto that vaporizes more readily than methane but less readily than carbon monoxide.
--Best of all ,gives no other gas which vaporizes more readily than methane which means methane has most largest proportion.
and no other gas in proportion in between CO and CH4.

(D) Nitrogen is found in the atmosphere of a planet only if nitrogen ice is found on the surface of that planet.
--We have to focus on proportion of the gases not on how one gas if found.(E) A mixture of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane is characteristic of the substances from which the Solar System formed.
-This is just an additonal premise abt Solar System which has nothing to do with propotion of CH4,N and CO.
OA-c




2. Members of the Amazonian Akabe people commonly take an early-morning drink of a tea made from the leaves of a forest plant. Although they greatly enjoy this drink, at dawn they drink it only in small amounts. Anthropologists hypothesize that since this tea is extraordinarily high in caffeine, the explanation for the Akabe’s not drinking more of it at dawn is that high caffeine intake would destroy the surefootedness that their daily tasks require.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously calls the anthropologists’ explanation into question?
(A) The drink is full of nutrients otherwise absent from the Akabe diet.
(B) The Akabe also drink the tea in the evening, after their day’s work is done.
(C) The leaves used for the tea contain a soluble narcotic.
(D) Akabe children are introduced to the tea in only a very weak form.
(E) When celebrating, the Akabe drink the tea in large quantities.
OA-c

Clear cut C ,we need to find an alternate reason for Akabe’s not drinking more tea other than reason caffeine contents said by anthropologists’ and C helps in doing that by saying it contains other harmful contents(narcotics).While all other options are beyond scope. hence C is the best.

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1) Books about architectural works, unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider. If they do not, they are flawed. Morton’s book on Italian Baroque palaces describes these palaces’ functional aspects, but fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art.
If the statements above are true, it would be necessary to establish which one of the following in order to conclude that Morton’s book is flawed?
(A) Morton’s description of the palaces’ utility is inaccurate.
(B) Morton’s book does not discuss aspects of the palaces other than utility and aesthetic appeal.
(C) Morton’s book is intended for a general audience.
(D) The passage discussing the palace plays a very important role in helping to establish the overall argument of Morton’s book.
(E) The palace discussed at length is one of the most aesthetically important of those treated in Morton’s book.

OA-C

11. Raising the tax rate on essential goods—a traditional means of increasing government revenues—invariably turns low- and middle-income taxpayers against the government. Hence government officials have proposed adding a new tax on purchases of luxury items such as yachts, private planes, jewels, and furs. The officials claim that this tax will result in a substantial increase in government revenues while affecting only the wealthy individuals and corporations who can afford to purchase such items.
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most relevant in evaluating the accuracy of the government officials’ prediction?
(A) Will luxury goods be taxed at a higher rate than that at which essential goods are currently taxed?
(B) Will the revenues generated by the proposed tax be comparable to those that are currently being generated by taxes on essential goods?
(C) Will sales of the luxury items subject to the proposed tax occur at current rates once the proposed tax on luxury items has been passed?
(D) Will the proposed tax on luxury items win support for the government in the eyes of low- and middle-income taxpayers?
(E) Will purchases of luxury items by corporations account for more of the revenue generated by the proposed tax than will purchases of luxury items by wealthy individuals?

OA-C

1) Books about architectural works, unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider. If they do not, they are flawed. Morton’s book on Italian Baroque palaces describes these palaces’ functional aspects, but fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art.
If the statements above are true, it would be necessary to establish which one of the following in order to conclude that Morton’s book is flawed?
(A) Morton’s description of the palaces’ utility is inaccurate.
(B) Morton’s book does not discuss aspects of the palaces other than utility and aesthetic appeal.
(C) Morton’s book is intended for a general audience.
(D) The passage discussing the palace plays a very important role in helping to establish the overall argument of Morton’s book.
(E) The palace discussed at length is one of the most aesthetically important of those treated in Morton’s book.


This really looks a brain twister at first read ,but actually is most simplest

Try to undestand the premise which says
If books intended for General Auidence ----->they need to show the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider.

Concentrate on line

'but fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art'
If some how we can show that this art was intended for general audience ,then Morton's book is flawed.
which exactly option C does.


11. Raising the tax rate on essential goods—a traditional means of increasing government revenues—invariably turns low- and middle-income taxpayers against the government. Hence government officials have proposed adding a new tax on purchases of luxury items such as yachts, private planes, jewels, and furs. The officials claim that this tax will result in a substantial increase in government revenues while affecting only the wealthy individuals and corporations who can afford to purchase such items.
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most relevant in evaluating the accuracy of the government officials’ prediction?

(A) Will luxury goods be taxed at a higher rate than that at which essential goods are currently taxed?
---This is but obvious ,luxury goods has to be taxed as higher rate than essential goods,but this doesnot says anywhere amount of luxury items sold
coz if sales of luxury item is low then there is no point in introducing the law.
(B) Will the revenues generated by the proposed tax be comparable to those that are currently being generated by taxes on essential goods?
--THis will also not help to predict whether there will be any advantage,coz here we are talking about a substantial increase in government revenues
(C) Will sales of the luxury items subject to the proposed tax occur at current rates once the proposed tax on luxury items has been passed?
This is it baby .. if the sales of luxury items remains same ,it is bound to increase the revenue and knowing this factor can help to figure the potential advantage.
(D) Will the proposed tax on luxury items win support for the government in the eyes of low- and middle-income taxpayers?
--Beyond scope .. too far to consider
(E) Will purchases of luxury items by corporations account for more of the revenue generated by the proposed tax than will purchases of luxury items by wealthy individuals?
--Too far . not in context at all


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Manoj

dude in 1st question the author says

Books about architectural works, unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they conside.

it means if it is intended for general audience-->they need not to show the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider and vice-versa.

Then how cum 3 option is right???? which says ) Morton’s book is intended for a general audience that means it does not need not to show the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider and as per the author it do " fails to mention that the main hall of a palace he discusses at length has a ceiling that is one of the truly breathtaking masterpieces of Western art" but that wont means it is flawed. i hope u getting my point


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Cheers

Geet

Dear Geet,

your understanding on this line is wrong
Books about architectural works, unless they are not intended for a general audience, ought to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they conside.


This essentially means that by default every Book on architectural
need to include discussions of both the utility and the aesthetic appeal of each of the buildings they consider. But the only EXCEPTION is if the book is not intended to general audience and this is where whole idea of the passage is .

o yup i understand it's so simple,,,,hmmmm... sum time these simple looking Cr question screw u up!!

I believe the answer should be C