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35. 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

Please explain.

35. 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


Whether X or Y is the correct Idiom.
B and D are out.

confusion concerning isnt right.E is out.

Whether or not....is also not correct. C is out.

IMO:A

OA please.............

James_83 wrote:35. 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

Please explain.

A is best.


MORE X THAN Y X ||Y
B,C,E -- are out ..

Whether X or Y is correct idiom.

In D. "and" is not proper. Its creating sentence fragmentation.
What about obesity "and"

OA is A.

But in idiom, whether X or Y, is n't X & Y require to be ||?

James_83 wrote:OA is A.

But in idiom, whether X or Y, is n't X & Y require to be ||?

indeed they are parallel

Whether obesity is a bilogical disorder.. or <obesity is> a condition

Okk..Got it.Thanks.

I was under the impression "Whether" itself means "or" and puttin em together means redundancy

x2suresh wrote:

James_83 wrote:OA is A.

But in idiom, whether X or Y, is n't X & Y require to be ||?

indeed they are parallel

Whether obesity is a bilogical disorder.. or <obesity is> a condition

Doesn't whether works like both.
I assume Option A should be like this to maintain the 11elism "obesity is Whether a bilogical disorder.. or <obesity is> a condition"