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SC Questions August - 6 :

Q1. When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $100, but when the canal was used, it took less than eight days and cost less than $6.

(A) When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $100, but when the canal was used, it

(B) Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $100; using the canal, it

(C) Before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks and cost $100; on the canal the move

(D) In 1825, before opening the Erie Canal, to move a ton of wheat took three weeks from Buffalo to New York City, which cost $100; moving it on the canal

(E) To move a ton of wheat in 1825 from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks before the opening of the Erie Canal, costing $100, but in using the canal, the move

Q2. An effort to control the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities, begun almost thirty years ago, has been partially successful, despite the setback of a major drought and the interruption of aid during an extended economic crisis.


(A) to control the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities, begun almost thirty years ago,

(B) begun almost thirty years ago for controlling the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities,

(C) begun for controlling the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities almost thirty years ago,

(D) at controlling the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities begun almost thirty years ago,

(E) that has begun almost thirty years ago to control the crippling effects of poverty in Brazil’s interior cities,



Difficulty - Hard

CR Questions August - 6 :

Q1. The poet E. E. Cummings stood for the individual human being against regimentation and standardization of any sort. Yet in doing so Cummings stood against something essential to the work he did, since metaphor presupposes literal language, and literal language essentially involves regimentation.

The argument’s conclusion can be properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) Not all poets use metaphor.

(B) Metaphor was essential to E. E. Cummings’s work.

(C) There can be no literal language without metaphor.

(D) Poetry cannot be regimented or standardized.

(E) E. E. Cummings did not use literal language.

Q2. ERIKA: Participation in intramural competitive sports teaches students the importance of teamwork, for no one wants to let teammates down.

NICHOL: That is not correct. The real reason students play hard is that such programs place a premium on winning and no one wants to be a member of a losing team.

Which of the following comments can most reasonably be made about the exchange between Erika and Nichol?

(A) If fewer and fewer schools are sponsoring intramural sports programs now than a decade ago, Erika’s position is undermined.

(B) If high schools and universities provide financial assistance for the purchase of sports equipment, Nichol’s assertion about the importance of winning is weakened.

(C) If teamwork is essential to success in intramural competitive sports, Erika’s position and Nichol’s position are not necessarily incompatible.

(D) Since the argument is one about motivation, it should be possible to resolve the issue by taking a survey of deans at schools that have intramural sports programs.

(E) Since the question raised is about hidden psychological states, it is impossible to answer it.

q.1 Answer will be "C" option A, B and D are not correct as "to" before visualize is not required. now in between c and e " c " is more apt.

this is for august 2 Q.1

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SC Questions August - 7 :

Q1. Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(A) Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(B) The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(C) The Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky because the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, and also 400 times farther away from Earth.

(D) Four hundred times larger than the Moon and 400 times farther away from Earth, the Sun has the same apparent size in the sky as the Moon’s.

(E) Four hundred times larger than the Moon and also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun in the sky has the same apparent size as the Moon.

Q2. Dr. Joel Fuhrman is one of the leading nutritionists who recommend that people convert to a raw plant-based diet.


A. recommend that people convert

B. recommend that people converting

C. recommends that people convert

D. recommend that people will convert

E. recommend that people converted

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CR Questions August - 7 :

Q1. Innovators are developing a new cutting machine that hopes to distinguish weeds from agricultural crops by use of the latest technology in sensors. The differences in shade of color will be the basis for making the distinction. In their pitch to venture capitalists, the innovators point to the ability to lower labor costs by completely removing the need for manual weeding.

Which of the following is a consideration in favor of the company’s implementing its plan to develop the prototype?

(A) Some plants change the shade of their color considerably as they grow.

(B) When weeding may not be found necessary laborers engaged in that work can find other jobs in agriculture during the growing season.

(C) While weeds are being removed manually, the prime consideration to identify them is the shape of the leaf and its overall size.

(D) Genetic manipulation will allow any species of plants to be bred economically, so that it can have a distinctive shade, color and other characteristics remaining unaltered.

(E) Different species of weeds show considerable variations in the shade of their color.

Q2. While surgical tools are constantly being upgraded with the objective of making surgeries less invasive, a recent study has shown that in one out of every 300 cases, surgery performed using the power morcellator, a newly-developed tool used in treatment of uterine cancer, has actually resulted in the spread of the cancer in the patient’s body. However, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) plans to continue to allow the use of morcellators in oncological treatment as long as physicians stringently select the patients to whom such treatment is administered.

Which of the following would be most useful in assessing the CDC’s plan?


(A)Whether banning the use of a surgical tool is a drawn-out process as it requires multiple levels of authorization

(B)Whether patients are aware of the risks associated with surgical procedures performed using minimally invasive techniques

(C)Whether some patients will continue to benefit from surgical treatments performed using power morcellators.

(D)Whether the effects of a surgical procedure can be determined before the procedure is performed.

(E)Whether other surgical tools currently in use have been known to cause negative side effects, but have not been banned by the CDC.

SC Questions August - 8 :

Q1. It has been proven that buying shares in the ACME Corporation can result in a loss of double or even more than double your initial investment.


A. buying shares in the ACME Corporation can result in a loss of double or even more than double

B. to buy shares in the ACME Corporation can result in a loss of double or even more than double

C. buying shares in the ACME Corporation results in a loss of at least twice

D. buying shares in the ACME Corporation can result in a loss of at least double

E. buying shares in the ACME Corporation can result in loss of at least twice



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Being less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies as babies born to term, prematurely born infants must be placed in incubators until they gain a sufficient amount of fat.


A. Being less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies as

B. Less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies compared to

C. Less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies than are

D. As they are less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies like

E. Although they are less capable of maintaining thermal regulation of their bodies than



Difficulty - Hard

D(cause and effect)

A, (who is referring to the nutritionists)

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Rick, Morty, Becky, Steve, Rose, Blue,
Ivy, and Raymond book train tickets
for a field trip.
Rick and Morty always sit together.
Rick and Becky never sit together.
Blue and Ivy always sit together.
Becky always sits with Raymond.
Steve sits next to Raymond.
Rose sits next to Mort
If each seat can be occupied by
only three people at once, who will
I have a seat vacant next to them?

Please who knows the answer