Verbal Question of the Day Chat Group

Crowding on Mooreville’s subway frequently leads to delays, because it is difficult for passengers to exit from the trains. Subway ridership is projected to increase by 20 percent over the next 10 years. The Metroville Transit Authority plans to increase the number of daily train trips by only 5 percent over the same period. Officials predict that this increase is sufficient to ensure that the incidence of delays due to crowding does not increase.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest grounds for the officials’ prediction?

(A) By changing maintenance schedules, the Transit Authority can achieve the 5 percent increase in train trips without purchasing any new subway cars.

(B) The Transit Authority also plans a 5 percent increase in the number of bus trips on routes that connect to subways.

(C) For most commuters who use the subway system, there is no practical alternative public transportation available.

(D) Most of the projected increase in ridership is expected to occur in off-peak hours when trains are now sparsely used.

(E) The 5 percent increase in the number of train trips can be achieved without an equal increase in Transit Authority operational costs.

can anyone explain why c is incorrect

CR Questions September - 25 :

Q1. Some doctors believe that a certain drug reduces the duration of episodes of vertigo, claiming that the average duration of vertigo for people who suffer from it has decreased since the drug was introduced. However, during a recent three-month shortage of the drug, there was no significant change in the average duration of vertigo. Thus, we can conclude that the drug has no effect on the duration of vertigo.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?

(A) If a drug made a difference in the duration of vertigo, a three-month shortage of that drug would have caused a significant change in the average duration of vertigo.

(B) If there were any change in the average duration of vertigo since the introduction of the drug, it would have demonstrated that the drug has an effect on the duration of vertigo.

(C) A period of time greater than three months would not have been better to use in judging whether the drug has an effect on the duration of vertigo.

(D) Changes in diet and smoking habits are not responsible for any change in the average duration of vertigo since the introduction of the drug.

(E) There are various significant factors other than drugs that decrease the duration of vertigo for many people who suffer from it.


Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Sometimes it is advisable for a medical patient to seek a second opinion. But this process can be awkward for both the patient and the physicians, since the patient often worries that the first physician will be alienated. In addition, for the first physician there is the issue of pride: a second opinion tacitly highlights a physician’s fallibility. And the second physician is in the position of evaluating not only a patient’s health, but also, inevitably and uncomfortably, a colleague’s work.

Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument as a whole?

(A) Because of the awkwardness involved, it is best for patients not to seek second opinions unless it is absolutely necessary.

(B) In cases in which second opinions are necessary, the first physician often feels that his or her professional judgment is called into question.

(C) The process of obtaining a second medical opinion can be awkward for those involved.

(D) Physicians who are called upon to offer second opinions are always uncomfortable about evaluating the work of colleagues.

(E) In many cases in which medical patients seek second opinions, they are concerned about offending the first physician.

Not so sure maybe option C

Hi All, i am looking for some guidance for improving SC - medium and medium to hard level question, mainly for Parallel comparison / comparison , modifier and meaning based question,

could any of you please help

I think the solution is flawed

Answer should be c according to me

in D which refers to ?

I am kind of confused to choose between option A and C,
But I will end up by choosing option ’C’ (As it somewhat makes sense than option A according to my opinion).

What’s the correct answer in the end? Anyone?

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C is deeply flawed. "While the other delivers oxygen". What does "the other" refer to?

Which Q are you referring to ?

Oh. Sorry.

I thought Q1 from today’s verbal Q of the day

anyone giving exam in coming week?

How can Mammals be compared with the heart .....

it’s a weird type of question

no option has a right answer, Only A has little bit okay.

yeah ! read it

if we remove PP which is (in mammals) then it is the heart .. heart comparison

But mammals is the subject

but how can we compare mammal with heart in reptile

It’s the type of hearts that mammals have to the type of hearts that reptiles have