Critical Reasoning for CAT/GMAT '08

[aky_akshay]

my take

13. B
14. A
15. B
16. A

[gunjan-ahuja]

My Take
B
A
B
A

[Iota]

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My Take :

13) B
14) A
15) E
16) A

[gunjan-ahuja]

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Q1) One of the most important and constructive reforms in National Politics has been the abolition of the post of State Ministers in the various departments.
Each of the foolowing, if true, would strengthen the above argument, except:
(A) There are few, if any, specific duties or responsibilities assigned to the State Minister in any department.
(B) A historian claimed that the post was "superfluous."
(C) People of cabinet minister caliber normally refuse the post if offered a ministership in the guise of a state minister.
(D) The office is used as a means of appeasing regional parties, by giving their MPs ministerial status and perks without giving them, any significant responsibilities.

Q2) Before the arrival of a new trainer, the sales output in AMS Learning Systems Ltd. had been rising by 20% per year on the average over the past ten years. However, after new training innovations by the trainer (which included computerisation of training in the need for additional worik force) annual sales output has only risen by 10% this year. It appears that joe's innovations have caused the reduction in the annual growth rate.

which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the above?
(A) The investment in computerisation has a provision for depriciation of the cost of the computers.
(B) Increases in selling price did not follow increases in the cost of the inputs.
(C) The innovations brought in by the new trainer were intended as long-term investments and not made for short-term profit growth.
(D) General demand for the training provided by the company has declined.

Q3) In the past, to run for one's country in the Asiad was the ultimate achievement of any athlete. Nowadays, an athlete's motives are more and more influenced by the financial gain, and consequently, we do not see our best athletes in the Asiad, which is still only for amateurs.

which of the following will most weaken the above conclusion?
(A) The publicity and fame that can be achieved by competing in the Asiad makes the athletes who do so, more "marketable" by agents and potential sponsors. Thus, they can earn a lot of money even while retaining their amatuer status.
(B) The spirit of the Asiad places emphasis on the participation rather than on the winning of the race.
(C) A leading columnist recently afgued on the basis of concrete evidence that uor best Asiad athletes already receive enough in terms of promotions and sponsorships.
(D) It has been suggested that proffesional athletes should be allowed to compete in the games.

[ud4u]

Originally Posted by nimisha_2009

hey ud4u..u dint reply this tym??

and prince..i shud be saying thanks to you for the suggestion. it definitely makes things a bit simpler.

will post the answers tom..

My net connection is giving some trouble... i will be inactive for a week or so... since this week i have to do a lot of travelling ....

[shivam_01]

My Take :

13) A
14) A
15) C
16) A

when can we expect the keys

[nimisha_2009]

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1. B/c..wud Go With B
2.c
3.a
(wanted To Colour It Blue But Some Problem With The Colour Tool)

[nimisha_2009]

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HI
since we got sufficient replies this time, i'm posting the answer one day earlier than i usually do..

so the answer keys are:

1)A....(though i'm not convinced..like all u guys i think B is a better option..miles..u have chosen a as ans for this ques. can u explain ur reason for that??)

2) A

3)E (IOTa again..cud u plz give a reason for chosing E as option to this ques)

4)A

[nimisha_2009]

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New set...
17. The use of automobile safety seats by children aged 4 and under has nearly doubled in the past 8 years. It is clear that this increase has prevented child fatalities that otherwise would have occurred, because although the number of children aged 4 and under who were killed while riding in cars involved in accidents rose 10 percent over the past 8 years, the total number of serious automobile accidents rose by 20 percent during that period.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

(A) Some of the automobile safety seats purchased for children under 4 continue to be used after the child reaches the age of 5.
(B) The proportion of serious automobile accidents involving child passengers has remained constant over the past 8 years.
(C) Children are taking more trips in cars today than they were 8 years ago, but the average total time they spend in cars has remained constant.
(D) The sharpest increase in the use of automobile safety seats over the past 8 years has been for children over the age of 2.
(E) The number of fatalities among adults involved in automobile accidents rose by 10 percent over the past 8 years.

Questions 18-19

The new perfume Aurora smells worse to Joan than any comparably priced perfume, and none of her friend likes the smell of Aurora as much as the smell of other perfumes. However, she and her friends must have a defect in their sense of smell, since Professor Jameson prefers the smell of Aurora to that of any other perfume and she is one of the world’s foremost experts on the physiology of smell.

18. The reasoning is flawed because it

(A) calls into question the truthfulness of the opponent rather than addressing the point issue
(B) ignore the well-known fact that someone can prefer one thing to another without liking either very much
(C) fails to establish that there is widespread agreement among the experts in the field
(D) makes an illegitimate appeal to the authority of an expert
(E) misrepresents the position against which it is directed

19. From the information presented in the support of the conclusion, it can be properly inferred that

(A) none of Joan’s friends is an expert on the physiology of smell
(B) Joan prefers all other perfumes to Aurora
(C) Professor Jameson is not one of Joan’s friends
(D) none of Joan’s friends likes Aurora perfume
(E) Joan and her friends all like the same kinds of perfumes

20. At the end of the year, Wilson’s Department Store awards free merchandise to its top salespeople. When presented with the fact that the number of salespeople receiving these awards has declined markedly over the past fifteen years, the newly appointed president of the company responded, “In that case, since our award criterion at present is membership in the top third of our sales force, we can also say that the number of salespeople passed over for these awards has similarly declined.”

Which one of the following is an assumption that would allow the company president’s conclusion to be properly drawn?

(A) Policies at Wilson’s with regard to hiring salespeople have not become more lax over the past fifteen years.
(B) The number of salespeople at Wilson’s has increased over the past fifteen years.
(C) The criterion used by Wilson’s for selecting its award recipients has remained the same for the past fifteen years.
(D) The average total sales figures for Wilson’s salespeople have been declining for fifteen years.
(E) Wilson’s calculates its salespeople’s sales figures in the same way as it did fifteen years ago.

[arbit_rageur]

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D
D
C
C