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Q1. The mind and the immune system have been shown to be intimately linked, and scientists are consistently finding that doing good deeds benefits one’s immune system. The bone marrow and spleen, which produce the white blood cells needed to fight infection, are both connected by neural pathways to the brain. Recent research has shown that the activity of these white blood cells is stimulated by beneficial chemicals produced by the brain as a result of magnanimous behavior. The statements above, if true, support the view that (A) good deeds must be based on unselfish motives (B) lack of magnanimity is the cause of most serious illnesses (C) magnanimous behavior can be regulated by the presence or absence of certain chemicals in the brain (D) magnanimity is beneficial to one’s own interests (E) the number of white blood cells will increase radically if behavior is consistently magnanimous
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Q2. Large corporations use several strategies to minimize their tax payments, without doing anything explicitly illegal. One such strategy involves the use of transfer pricing, when subsidiaries in different countries charge each other for goods or services “sold” within the group. This is particularly popular among technology and drug companies that have lots of intellectual property, the value of which is especially subjective. These intra-company royalty transactions are supposed to be arm’s-length, but are often priced to minimize profits in high-tax countries and maximize them in low-tax ones. If the above statements are true, then which of the following could be a strategy adopted by a company that wants to get the maximum benefit out of transfer pricing? (A) Sell its subsidiary located in a high tax rate country products at low prices (B) Charge its subsidiary located in a low tax rate country higher prices for products sold (C) Pay its subsidiary located in a high tax rate country high prices for products bought (D) Pay its subsidiary located in a low tax rate country low prices for products bought (E) Pay its subsidiary located in a low tax rate country high prices for products bought Difficulty - Hard
CR Questions December - 16 :Q1. Human beings are highly destructive predators. We have devastated the conch population of the West Indian barrier reef region, brought the North American caribou to the verge of extinction, and nearly wiped out the mountain lion native to the hills of Appalachia. Legislation could be enacted to prohibit killing mountain lions, but even if the law could be enforced effectively, the mountain lions would become extinct anyway, and the blame would still be ours.
Which of the following, if true, provides the most logical explanation of the apparent paradox?
A. Hunters throughout the Appalachian region are resentful of what they consider to be government intrusion and will try to circumvent the law.
B. The mountain lion is not really native to the Appalachian region and plays no essential role in the total environment of the area.
C. The problems with the conch population and the North American caribou are quite distinct and cannot usefully be compared with the problem of the mountain lion.
D. Because of increased human populations, mountain lions no longer have the large territories they need to hunt adequate numbers of their prey.
E. The natural evolution of the region, rather than the intrusions of human beings, has been responsible for the decline of the mountain lion population.
Q2. The math professor’s goals for classroom honesty and accurate student assessment were founded upon his belief that the fear of punishment and corresponding loss of privileges would make students think twice or even three times before cheating on exams, thus virtually eliminating cheating in his classroom. In order for this atmosphere to prevail, the students had to believe that the consequences for cheating were severe and that the professor had the means to discover cheaters and enforce the punishment against them.
If the statements contained in the preceding passage are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred?
(A) A student would only be deterred from cheating if he knew he would be discovered and punished.
(B) A student will not cheat on an exam if he feels he is well prepared for the exam.
(C) A student who cheats on an exam believes that he will not be able to pass the exam without cheating.
(D) If the professor wants to achieve his goals, he should make his students aware of his policy on cheating and the consequences that would befall those who cheat on his exams.
(E) If the professor wants never to have an incident of cheating in his classroom, his policy on cheating must be stronger than any other professor’s policy on cheating.