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oh.. I understand it now.. thank you so much..

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ans is a, can someone explain how ?

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Did you see a live chat feature right at the bottom. Instead, of posting here if you could have asked this query over TTP live chat feature some of the TTP verbal experts will explain it well. Thanks!

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yes i know that, its just that the duration they take for replying is quite long.

thats the reason of posting it here

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I thought you might not aware of their live chat feature. So, that’s why I had suggested it to you. But, their usual time to reply to any of the query is at least 2 hrs.

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yah got that. its been min 4-5 in my case

a general doubt, people using ttp, how are you guys getting your doubts solved, because by the time they reply i tend to forget the doubts exactly, and getting stuck at a question for that long spoils the rhythm totally.

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Then I would suggest you to speak to the TTP team about this issue. So that they would take care of it and their won’t be any lags.

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@aishna, shouldn’t the answer be C. If people don’t have excess money then they won’t have the option to pay back those EMIs

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The trick here is to carefully read what they have asked. There is a conclusion and this conclusion relies on some support. We need to find the assumption for this support. The support is: Vast majority of village people have little income in excess of what they need in order to cover their expenses. Here the assumption must be that majority of their income goes to other expenses ( may be essentials such as food, clothings etc) but not to luxury such as lightings. Option A says depicts this situation. If you negate option A ( I hope you are well aware of negation technique), you will see the conclusion breaks down.

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@aishna, shouldn’t the answer be C. If people don’t have excess money then they won’t have the option to pay back those EMIs

C cannot be the answer because it doesn’t state any new things. It just repeats the premise. We already know they are poor and we are not finding assumption for the conclusion. We are finding the assumption for the support.

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With surface temperatures estimated at minus 230 degrees Fahrenheit, Jupiter’s moon Europa has long been considered far too cold to support life, its 60 square miles of water thought to be frozen from top to bottom.

In this correct answer choice, what kind of entity is ", its 60 square miles of.. To bottom"?

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Buddy, you already have good explanation for that question. May be we can consider it as a noun+noun modifier as its is referring to the noun Europa. I am not sure. It’s was weird sentence when I first saw it, it’s weird for me.

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Hi.
Thanks for the replies.

I gave my 2nd official practise test today and scored a 690 with a Q50 and a V33, I have my actual exam next Monday.

I fell short of time in this mock and I couldn’t even attempt the last 5 questions in the verbal section

I think I took extra time in the RC questions and some CR questions also. Any tips to improve my verbal abilities in a week?

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690 if OG tests? Classic?

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I fell short of time in this mock and I couldn’t even attempt the last 5 questions in the verbal section

Never do this, if you don’t attend questions in GMAT if you will get hefty penalty. Use your last minute to mark every goddamn question. Don’t leave single question unattended. However, Aggression is the name of the game in the first two blocks of the test – but this does not mean that you compromise on accuracy. You need to be aggressive with your timing while still maintaining a good accuracy. Good luck

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690 if OG tests? Classic?

Yes. The ones available on mba.com. The classic gmat test

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company is considering changing its policy concerning daily working hours. Currently, this company requires all employees to arrive at work at 8 a.m. The proposed policy would permit each employee to decide when to arrive—from as early as 6 a.m. to as l

company is considering changing its policy concerning daily working hours. Currently, this company requires all employees to arrive at work at 8 a.m. The proposed policy would permit each employee to decide when to arrive—from as early as 6 a.m. to as l A. Work without interruption’s eventual approval. B. Submit their work for a supervisor’s eventual approval C. consult at least once a day with employees from other companies D. interact frequently with each other throughout the enter workday

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Q1. It is the mark of a superior conductor that he or she has the authority to insist, even with a top orchestra, that rehearsal work must be intensified. This authority cannot simply be claimed, the conductor must earn it by winning the orchestra’s respect for the artistic interpretations he or she is currently pursuing. In taking the position outlined, the author presupposes which one of the following? (A) Superior conductors devise different interpretations of composition for each orchestra with which they perform it. (B) Superior conductors are perfectionists who are never satisfied with any performance even by a top orchestra. (C) Top orchestras are always ready to put in additional work on rehearsals if the conductor considers additional rehearsing necessary. (D) Top orchestras can appreciate the merits of an interpretation even before they have brought it to full realization. (E) Even top orchestras are not always led by superior conductors. Difficulty - Hard

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Q2. Magazine publishers claim that illegal photocopying of articles from their magazines costs them vast amounts of revenue every year. But most people who photocopy magazine articles are teachers using them in class. Given the economics of education, these teachers could not procure an original copy of the magazine for each student. Which of the following is most propably the point towards which the author of the above passage is moving? (A) Magazine publishers should provide free copies of their magazines to schools. (B) Preventing illegal photocopying would have no effect on magazine sales. (C) Teachers should be prevented from photocopying magazine articles for their students. (D) Eliminating illegal photocopying would prevent the magazine’s publishers’ loss of revenue. (E) Illegal photocopying does not depress magazine sales as significantly as publishers believe. Difficulty - Hard

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CR Questions January - 21 :

Q1. Which of the following best completes the passage below?

A study was recently conducted to determine whether power lines caused some kind of negative health effects. The researchers surveyed everyone living within 200 meters of highvoltage power lines over a 15-year period and looked for statistically significant increases in rates of over 1000 ailments. The study found that the incidence of childhood leukaemia was four times higher among those who lived closest to the power lines. However, this statistic by itself should not be a cause for alarm, because__________________________.

(A) childhood leukemia can also be caused by other genetic factors

(B) another study has found that most of the children who suffer from childhood leukemia stay far away from power lines

(C) the number of potential ailments, that is, over 1000, was so large that it created a high probability that at least one ailment would exhibit statistically significant difference just by chance alone

(D) there was no significant correlation between the other 999 diseases and how close to power lines a person stayed

(E) childhood leukaemia, unlike leukaemia in adults, can be cured by medicines and therapy and is rarely fatal

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Q2. The increase in taxes on cigarettes next month will not limit the use of addictive tobacco products to the extent that health advocates hope. Many cigarette smokers will shift their spending to cigars and chewing tobacco when the law takes effect.

Which of the following, if true, would most strongly weaken the argument above?

A. Cigars and chewing tobacco can satisfy the nicotine cravings of most cigarette smokers.

B. The taste, smell, and texture of cigars and chewing tobacco are sufficiently different from those of cigarettes to deter cigarette smokers from using them.

C. Many health advocates themselves use tobacco products.

D. The government might also impose significant taxes on cigars and chewing tobacco over the course of two years.

E. Cigars and chewing tobacco are often more expensive than cigarettes.

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B. The taste, smell, and texture of cigars and chewing tobacco are sufficiently different from those of cigarettes to deter cigarette smokers from using them.