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The number of patents granted to investors by the United
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The number of patents granted to investors by the United States Patent Office dropped from 56,000 in 1971 to 45,000 in 1978. Spending on research and development, which peaked at 3 percent of the gross national product(GNP) in 1964, was only 2.2 percent of the GNP in 1978. During this period, when the United States percentage was steadily decreasing, West Germany and Japan increased the percentage of their GNP's spent on research and development to 3.2 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?
A: There is a direct relationship between the size of a nation's GNP and the number of inventions it produces.
B: Japan and West Germany spent more money on research and development in 1978 than did the United States.
C: The amount of money a nation spends on research and development is directly related to the number of inventions patented in that nation.
D: Between 1964 and 1978 the United States consistently spent a larger percentage of its GNP on research and development that did Japan.
E: Both West Germany and Japan will soon surpass the United States in the number of patents granted to inventors.
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I would go with C. My take on the options:
A. This is obviously false, because throughout the text, the GNP has not been mentioned (but the % of GNP for R&D has been mentioned).
B. The percentages have been mentioned, but without the actual GNP figures, its impossible to even know the relative amounts of money.
C. Logically is correct. The text makes a reference to it by drawing parallels to decreasing percentage of GNP spending towards R&D and decreasing patents granted.
D. This might hold true for Japan, not for Germany. Besides, nothing in the text mentiones the "consistently larger percentage".
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19 Mar 2005, 13:23
During this period, when the United States percentage was steadily decreasing This means the percentage did not drop down suddenly and then rise. So, the % was always between 3 and 2.2% of GNP and it was greater than that of Germany and Japan
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21 Mar 2005, 01:26
The OA is (D). The source is OG CD #107. My answer was the same as kapslock, (C). I now understand why (D) is correct, but thought when I dealt with this question that (D) looks too straight(too normal). Is this a typical question of conclusion?
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21 Mar 2005, 01:27
Taku wrote:
The OA is (D). The source is OG CD #107. My answer was the same as kapslock, (C). I now understand why (D) is correct, but thought when I dealt with this question that (D) looks too straight(too normal). Is this a typical question of conclusion?
Just one correction. Not OG CD, but OGCR. Sorry for the confusion.
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