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Re: Neutrinos, elementary particles which can pass through matter unaffect [#permalink]
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1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about neutrinos?
A. Neutrinos are ghost particles - Neutrinos are 'imagined ghost particles' so it does not claim to be ghost particle directly.
B. Neutrinos carry no electric charge. - directly mentioned in the passage, therefore Correct.
C. Neutrinos are not worth studying - Scientists have been studying Neutrinos for decades and it is still ongoing.
D. Neutrinos are impossible to detect - Neutrinos are "nearly impossible to detect directly" suggesting that there are alternate methods present.
E. Neutrinos will be used to cure diseases - Irrelevant.

2. The author uses the term “ghost particles” primarily in order to
A. explain why neutrinos are so small - Not mentioned.
B. establish that neutrinos belong to the field of metaphysics - Not mentioned.
C. postulate that neutrinos are unearthly phenomena - No direct indication.
D. illustrate that neutrinos have almost no mass - Correct, this suggests a direct indication to the statement given.
E. argue that neutrinos require further study - Not mentioned.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT implied in the passage? - We have to look for statements that undermine the argument.
I. Neutrino interactions are too rare to yield significant data that would elucidate their properties - in the passage, it is mentioned "While there are hundreds of billions of neutrinos moving around and through us at any moment". undermines.
II. Neutrinos can be studied indirectly through their interactions with other matter - This supports the argument.
III. Neutrinos, despite lacking an electric charge, may be dangerous - not mentioned so undermines.
A. I Only
B. III Only
C. I and III Only Correct
D. II and III Only
E. I, II, and III
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