[prashant225]

My answers in Bold.

Originally Posted by priyom

Q1) If a baby starts to cry several hours after drinking his last bottle, his mother knows precisely what he's feeling: He's hungry. But suppose a woman's eyes brim with tears while she watches a DVD. Her husband sinks into the couch: What is she so upset about? She might tell him directly: "This movie is so tragic. It's all about a doomed romance." That may be true. (...)

a) Quickly and unknowingly, he scours his mental files—on his wife's relationship history, on her reaction to the fight they had that morning, on the way she typically reacts to similar movies.
b) The thoughts and feelings of others, including those closest to us, are far from transparent; that makes mind reading the only way to know someone beyond the mere surface.
c) But mind reading of this sort—not to be confused with the infallible superhero kind of telepathy—is a critical human skill.
d) But she could be thinking about why the Hero of the movie would not marry the heroine against his parents' wishes.
e) But she could be thinking about how the story reminds her of her own marital troubles.


Q2) Let's start with what most of us know of the vampire myth. People are said to become vampires after being bitten by one. They then move through death to a resuscitation of sorts; they become "living dead." The body stops exhibiting signs of age, and the vampire can sustain this state eternally providing that they regularly drink blood. (...)

a) The vampire myth was particularly widespread in Eastern Europe roughly 200 years ago.
b) Vampires are frequently depicted as being sophisticated and intelligent people.
c) With the new vampire flick Eternal coming out soon, interest in the genre is expected to shoot up again.
d) Everybody knows vampires, those immortal creatures that drink the blood of their victims.
e) Many believe that the vampire myth originated with a condition called porphyria.


Q3) The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. The United States uses a sectoral approach that relies on a mix of legislation, regulation, and self regulation. The European Union, however, relies on comprehensive legislation that, for example, requires creation of government data protection agencies, registration of data bases with those agencies, and in some instances prior approval before personal data processing may begin. (...)

a) In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework.
b) The safe harbor provides a number of important benefits to U.S. and EU firms.
c) The different approaches are due to different perspectives for European and US firms with respect to privacy.
d) As a result of these different privacy approaches, the Directive could have significantly hampered the ability of U.S. companies to engage in many trans-Atlantic transactions.
e) Depending on the industry sector, the Federal Trade Commission, comparable U.S. government agencies, and/or the states may provide overarching government enforcement of the safe harbor principles.


Q4) We are currently being treated to another of David Cameron's visions for mending Britain: a patriotic voluntary service scheme for 16-year-olds. The Tory leader might better have been inspired by a centuries-old school called Stonyhurst, for the sole reason that it was founded on a Jesuit principle, namely: 16 is too late. This exposes the glaring flaw in Cameron's scheme. Instead of this wrongheaded national citizen service scheme, Cameron should insist that his community work and "inspiring challenges" are a mandatory part of the school curriculum from the youngest age possible. (...)

a) Forget Bad Lads Army: think Supernanny.
b) Give me the 16-year-old, and I'll show you the lost cause
c) Does he truly imagine the 14-year-olds mixed up in the Croxteth gangs linked to Rhys Jones's murder will turn 16 feeling sufficiently dilettantish to think of chucking in their lifestyle to run ruddy-cheeked up Scafell Pike, hoodies billowing behind them?
d) They would then pledge allegiance to Britain.
e) Of course, as a sort of mini-gap year meets the cadet corps, the scheme has strong echoes of the character-building opportunities

[priyom]

Answers in bold

Originally Posted by priyom

Q1) If a baby starts to cry several hours after drinking his last bottle, his mother knows precisely what he's feeling: He's hungry. But suppose a woman's eyes brim with tears while she watches a DVD. Her husband sinks into the couch: What is she so upset about? She might tell him directly: "This movie is so tragic. It's all about a doomed romance." That may be true. (...)

a) Quickly and unknowingly, he scours his mental files—on his wife's relationship history, on her reaction to the fight they had that morning, on the way she typically reacts to similar movies.
b) The thoughts and feelings of others, including those closest to us, are far from transparent; that makes mind reading the only way to know someone beyond the mere surface.
c) But mind reading of this sort—not to be confused with the infallible superhero kind of telepathy—is a critical human skill.
d) But she could be thinking about why the Hero of the movie would not marry the heroine against his parents' wishes.
e) But she could be thinking about how the story reminds her of her own marital troubles.


Q2) Let's start with what most of us know of the vampire myth. People are said to become vampires after being bitten by one. They then move through death to a resuscitation of sorts; they become "living dead." The body stops exhibiting signs of age, and the vampire can sustain this state eternally providing that they regularly drink blood. (...)

a) The vampire myth was particularly widespread in Eastern Europe roughly 200 years ago.
b) Vampires are frequently depicted as being sophisticated and intelligent people.
c) With the new vampire flick Eternal coming out soon, interest in the genre is expected to shoot up again.
d) Everybody knows vampires, those immortal creatures that drink the blood of their victims.
e) Many believe that the vampire myth originated with a condition called porphyria.


Q3) The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. The United States uses a sectoral approach that relies on a mix of legislation, regulation, and self regulation. The European Union, however, relies on comprehensive legislation that, for example, requires creation of government data protection agencies, registration of data bases with those agencies, and in some instances prior approval before personal data processing may begin. (...)

a) In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework.
b) The safe harbor provides a number of important benefits to U.S. and EU firms.
c) The different approaches are due to different perspectives for European and US firms with respect to privacy.
d) As a result of these different privacy approaches, the Directive could have significantly hampered the ability of U.S. companies to engage in many trans-Atlantic transactions.
e) Depending on the industry sector, the Federal Trade Commission, comparable U.S. government agencies, and/or the states may provide overarching government enforcement of the safe harbor principles.


Q4) We are currently being treated to another of David Cameron's visions for mending Britain: a patriotic voluntary service scheme for 16-year-olds. The Tory leader might better have been inspired by a centuries-old school called Stonyhurst, for the sole reason that it was founded on a Jesuit principle, namely: 16 is too late. This exposes the glaring flaw in Cameron's scheme. Instead of this wrongheaded national citizen service scheme, Cameron should insist that his community work and "inspiring challenges" are a mandatory part of the school curriculum from the youngest age possible. (...)

a) Forget Bad Lads Army: think Supernanny.
b) Give me the 16-year-old, and I'll show you the lost cause
c) Does he truly imagine the 14-year-olds mixed up in the Croxteth gangs linked to Rhys Jones's murder will turn 16 feeling sufficiently dilettantish to think of chucking in their lifestyle to run ruddy-cheeked up Scafell Pike, hoodies billowing behind them?
d) They would then pledge allegiance to Britain.
e) Of course, as a sort of mini-gap year meets the cadet corps, the scheme has strong echoes of the character-building opportunities

[shruti15]

Originally Posted by priyom

Q1) If a baby starts to cry several hours after....

hi
can u please post the explanations for set 7?

[CaRbOnZ]

Q1) If a baby starts to cry several hours after drinking his last bottle, his mother knows precisely what he's feeling: He's hungry. But suppose a woman's eyes brim with tears while she watches a DVD. Her husband sinks into the couch: What is she so upset about? She might tell him directly: "This movie is so tragic. It's all about a doomed romance." That may be true. (...)

a) Quickly and unknowingly, he scours his mental files—on his wife's relationship history, on her reaction to the fight they had that morning, on the way she typically reacts to similar movies.
b) The thoughts and feelings of others, including those closest to us, are far from transparent; that makes mind reading the only way to know someone beyond the mere surface.
c) But mind reading of this sort—not to be confused with the infallible superhero kind of telepathy—is a critical human skill.
d) But she could be thinking about why the Hero of the movie would not marry the heroine against his parents' wishes.
e) But she could be thinking about how the story reminds her of her own marital troubles.


Q2) Let's start with what most of us know of the vampire myth. People are said to become vampires after being bitten by one. They then move through death to a resuscitation of sorts; they become "living dead." The body stops exhibiting signs of age, and the vampire can sustain this state eternally providing that they regularly drink blood. (...)

a) The vampire myth was particularly widespread in Eastern Europe roughly 200 years ago.
b) Vampires are frequently depicted as being sophisticated and intelligent people.
c) With the new vampire flick Eternal coming out soon, interest in the genre is expected to shoot up again.
d) Everybody knows vampires, those immortal creatures that drink the blood of their victims.
e) Many believe that the vampire myth originated with a condition called porphyria.


Q3) The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. The United States uses a sectoral approach that relies on a mix of legislation, regulation, and self regulation. The European Union, however, relies on comprehensive legislation that, for example, requires creation of government data protection agencies, registration of data bases with those agencies, and in some instances prior approval before personal data processing may begin. (...)

a) In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework.
b) The safe harbor provides a number of important benefits to U.S. and EU firms.
c) The different approaches are due to different perspectives for European and US firms with respect to privacy.
d) As a result of these different privacy approaches, the Directive could have significantly hampered the ability of U.S. companies to engage in many trans-Atlantic transactions.
e) Depending on the industry sector, the Federal Trade Commission, comparable U.S. government agencies, and/or the states may provide overarching government enforcement of the safe harbor principles.


Q4) We are currently being treated to another of David Cameron's visions for mending Britain: a patriotic voluntary service scheme for 16-year-olds. The Tory leader might better have been inspired by a centuries-old school called Stonyhurst, for the sole reason that it was founded on a Jesuit principle, namely: 16 is too late. This exposes the glaring flaw in Cameron's scheme. Instead of this wrongheaded national citizen service scheme, Cameron should insist that his community work and "inspiring challenges" are a mandatory part of the school curriculum from the youngest age possible. (...)

a) Forget Bad Lads Army: think Supernanny.
b) Give me the 16-year-old, and I'll show you the lost cause
c) Does he truly imagine the 14-year-olds mixed up in the Croxteth gangs linked to Rhys Jones's murder will turn 16 feeling sufficiently dilettantish to think of chucking in their lifestyle to run ruddy-cheeked up Scafell Pike, hoodies billowing behind them?
d) They would then pledge allegiance to Britain.
e) Of course, as a sort of mini-gap year meets the cadet corps, the scheme has strong echoes of the character-building opportunities

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[priyom]

Sorry for the inordinate delay but here's the explanation

Originally Posted by priyom

Q1) If a baby starts to cry several hours after drinking his last bottle, his mother knows precisely what he's feeling: He's hungry. But suppose a woman's eyes brim with tears while she watches a DVD. Her husband sinks into the couch: What is she so upset about? She might tell him directly: "This movie is so tragic. It's all about a doomed romance." That may be true. (...)

a) Quickly and unknowingly, he scours his mental files—on his wife's relationship history, on her reaction to the fight they had that morning, on the way she typically reacts to similar movies.
b) The thoughts and feelings of others, including those closest to us, are far from transparent; that makes mind reading the only way to know someone beyond the mere surface.
c) But mind reading of this sort—not to be confused with the infallible superhero kind of telepathy—is a critical human skill.
d) But she could be thinking about why the Hero of the movie would not marry the heroine against his parents' wishes.
e) But she could be thinking about how the story reminds her of her own marital troubles.*

*-The line "But suppose a..." and the 2nd last line, "That may be true" suggest there would be a contrary view in the blank. SO the blank might begin with a "But..". In d, there is a conclusion about mind reading! Has anything definitive been said abt mind readin in the passage to facilitate a conclusion? Same with b and c. Moreover, in c and d, the "But" is not justified as we have not expressed anything contrary to the conclusions stated in the options. Option a doesnt really follow the penultimate line. It would come later in the flow.

Q2) Let's start with what most of us know of the vampire myth. People are said to become vampires after being bitten by one. They then move through death to a resuscitation of sorts; they become "living dead." The body stops exhibiting signs of age, and the vampire can sustain this state eternally providing that they regularly drink blood. (...)

a) The vampire myth was particularly widespread in Eastern Europe roughly 200 years ago.
b) Vampires are frequently depicted as being sophisticated and intelligent people.*
c) With the new vampire flick Eternal coming out soon, interest in the genre is expected to shoot up again.
d) Everybody knows vampires, those immortal creatures that drink the blood of their victims.
e) Many believe that the vampire myth originated with a condition called porphyria.

*- Look at the first line. It indicates that the para talks abt prevalent vampire myths.
Only b is a prevalent myth in keeping wid the other myths presented in the para. a is close but it is more likely to be an opening stmt than a closing one. Moreover, thr is nothing in the para abt where and when the myth was prevalent. We are talking abt which specific myths are prevalent. c is a disaster. d actually states that everyone knows vampires. It is probably the opening stmt of the entire article - too generic. e is the explanation for the myth, not a myth itself.


Q3) The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. The United States uses a sectoral approach that relies on a mix of legislation, regulation, and self regulation. The European Union, however, relies on comprehensive legislation that, for example, requires creation of government data protection agencies, registration of data bases with those agencies, and in some instances prior approval before personal data processing may begin. (...)

a) In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework.
b) The safe harbor provides a number of important benefits to U.S. and EU firms.
c) The different approaches are due to different perspectives for European and US firms with respect to privacy.
d) As a result of these different privacy approaches, the Directive could have significantly hampered the ability of U.S. companies to engage in many trans-Atlantic transactions.*
e) Depending on the industry sector, the Federal Trade Commission, comparable U.S. government agencies, and/or the states may provide overarching government enforcement of the safe harbor principles.

*- Look at the bold parts in the para. The para states that US and Europe have a diff approach to data protection and safety. But acc to the 1st line, the European commission's directive "would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection." Only d brings out the consequence of the above.


Q4) We are currently being treated to another of David Cameron's visions for mending Britain: a patriotic voluntary service scheme for 16-year-olds. The Tory leader might better have been inspired by a centuries-old school called Stonyhurst, for the sole reason that it was founded on a Jesuit principle, namely: 16 is too late. This exposes the glaring flaw in Cameron's scheme. Instead of this wrongheaded national citizen service scheme, Cameron should insist that his community work and "inspiring challenges" are a mandatory part of the school curriculum from the youngest age possible. (...)

a) Forget Bad Lads Army: think Supernanny. *
b) Give me the 16-year-old, and I'll show you the lost cause
c) Does he truly imagine the 14-year-olds mixed up in the Croxteth gangs linked to Rhys Jones's murder will turn 16 feeling sufficiently dilettantish to think of chucking in their lifestyle to run ruddy-cheeked up Scafell Pike, hoodies billowing behind them?
d) They would then pledge allegiance to Britain.
e) Of course, as a sort of mini-gap year meets the cadet corps, the scheme has strong echoes of the character-building opportunities

*-The para criticises David Cameron's scheme of voluntary military service for 16 yr olds. The main issue according to the author is that 16 is too late i.e. a 16 yr old kid is unlikely to gain much from this scheme as his/her personality has already been developed and not prone to change at that age. The alternative acc to the author is to catch them young i.e. institute character building measures from the youngest possible age. Option a states that instead of an army (refers to military service) of 16 yr olds (bad lads), we should concentrate on empowering the Nannys. The last statement is on a light note. d is extremely close but we're not talking abt allegiance to Britain here but abt which is the best way the build characters of young citizens. Only 'a' sums up the points made in the para with a witty one liner.

[shruti15]

Originally Posted by priyom

Q3) The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that do not meet the European "adequacy" standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. The United States uses a sectoral approach that relies on a mix of legislation, regulation, and self regulation. The European Union, however, relies on comprehensive legislation that, for example, requires creation of government data protection agencies, registration of data bases with those agencies, and in some instances prior approval before personal data processing may begin. (...)

a) In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework.
b) The safe harbor provides a number of important benefits to U.S. and EU firms.
c) The different approaches are due to different perspectives for European and US firms with respect to privacy.
d) As a result of these different privacy approaches, the Directive could have significantly hampered the ability of U.S. companies to engage in many trans-Atlantic transactions.
e) Depending on the industry sector, the Federal Trade Commission, comparable U.S. government agencies, and/or the states may provide overarching government enforcement of the safe harbor principles.

hi,
thanks for the explanations but i still have a doubt in the above question...the passage basically highlights the differences between the policies of the two regions...it highlights the different approaches...option C gives the reason for these defferences....so why are we eliminating that answer?

thanks

[priyom]

Originally Posted by shruti15

hi,
thanks for the explanations but i still have a doubt in the above question...the passage basically highlights the differences between the policies of the two regions...it highlights the different approaches...option C gives the reason for these defferences....so why are we eliminating that answer?

thanks

well, is the para searching for plausible reasons for the differences in the policies? The para is actually more concerned with the effects that the EC's directive would have. Chk the highlighted parts.

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[shruti15]

Originally Posted by njoy

2. Naidu, though, belongs to a new breed of Indian politician. He may not be an economist but he is street smart enough to pay attention to changes taking place in the world. He realized that he needed professional help to articulate a new idea for Andhra………………………………. They started off by refusing help because
they had prepared, for free, a survey of Maharashtra that had been totally ignored by that state. So the story, as I was told by someone in Mc Kinsey, was they told Naidu he would have to give them evidence of his sincerity by attending a weekly
meeting with their people throughout the preparation of the survey.
(a) He first approached his party men for ideas.
(b) He approached firms for funds asking for soft loans or aids.
(c) He turned to consultancy firms Mc Kinsey.
(d) He asked the forum of economists from Andhra Pradesh to guide him.


3. Indeed, one meeting between two competing carmakers on the timing of a prices hike happened right after the budget. April 3,2001, and April 8,2001, were the two dates discussed by the companies, but the meeting ended on the note that upping prices a month after slashing them wouldn’t look nice’. So, why did these companies cut prices in a hurry? ……………………… Anupam Majumadar, who tracks the automotive sector for Delhi-based rating agency ICRA, also cites peer pressure as a probable cause: “If your competitor is doing it, you have to do it
too.”
(a) The manufacturers were under pressure to be seen to be doing something for the consumer.
(b) The budget proposed wide-ranging tax rebates for the consumer.
(c) The import duties on imported cars were being reduced.
(d) There was slackness in demand for cars.

hi
answer for question 2 is given as b and for question 3 it is given as b. can some body please explain why option c is wrong for question 2...also why is option a wrong for question 3...these passages have been taken from this thread only...(page 30)