GMAT Reading Comprehension Discussions

[dextar]

ANswers are

1 C
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 A
6 B

[pawansify.singh]

Thanks A Lot Abhisekh!
Could You Please Tell Me Where To Download Kaplan Anf Princeton?

[ashwarya1986]

hi guys .... which is best reference for RC .... i got OG 11 ..... kaplan 800 and soft copies of many others from esnips...... Is there any key to increase the speed ..... i usually take more than the required time answering the RC questions.....

And neone plz give the link to dl the 1000 rc,cr.... i hv the 1000 sc ....

[ktyagi10]

Hi All,

RC is my weak area, for RC i'm following OG-10 & OG-11. can anybody tell me upto which degree there is similarity between the RCs in the OGs and the RCs in the GMAT? Similarity in terms of complexity of the passage, length of the passage etc..

Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[Dopa]

Originally Posted by ktyagi10

Hi All,

RC is my weak area, for RC i'm following OG-10 & OG-11. can anybody tell me upto which degree there is similarity between the RCs in the OGs and the RCs in the GMAT? Similarity in terms of complexity of the passage, length of the passage etc..

Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I have not given GMAT so take my points with a pinch of salt. OG is made by GMAC so where there could be different kind of passages, the basic concept behind the RCs will be same as of GMAT.

You can practice the RCs by going through different books and keep these things in mind while attempting RCs, they might help you -

Don't get lost in the changing flow of RC passage, thats a trap.
Its all about structure - There could be different ways but for sure Para C follows B which follows A.
Read first few lines of RC very carefully and slowly, if needed twice so that you'll be ready to grasp what's coming next.
Mark the words which change the flow of passage, like - however, as well as, because, similarly, etc. There is a fairly good probability that questions will be framed on these.
Don't try to jot down any notes (only if you do) as it will cost time and you'll try to refer to the same while searching answer.
Try reading articles from The economist (they are available to download from esnips) and try to figure out the main idea, tone, etc.

Hope it helps!

[ram_the_pal]

where is the passage boss iam not able to view it

[mahulabhinav]

Originally Posted by vikash.verma

A RC from 1000 series.

Most economists in the United States seem captivated by the spell of the free market. Consequently, nothing seems good or normal that does not accord with the requirements of the free market. A price that is determined by the seller or, for that matter (for that matter: so far as that is concerned), established by anyone other than the aggregate of consumers seems pernicious. Accordingly, it requires a major act of will to think of price-fixing (the determination of prices by the seller) as both “normal” and having a valuable economic function. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires. Modern industrial planning requires and rewards great size. Hence, a comparatively small number of large firms will be competing for the same group of consumers. That each large firm will act with consideration of its own needs and thus avoid selling its products for more than its competitors charge is commonly recognized by advocates of free-market economic theories. But each large firm will also act with full consideration of the needs that it has in common with the other large firms competing for the same customers. Each large firm will thus avoid significant price-cutting, because price-cutting would be prejudicial to the common interest in a stable demand for products. Most economists do not see price-fixing when it occurs because they expect it to be brought about by a number of explicit agreements among large firms; it is not.
Moreover, those economists who argue that allowing the free market to operate without interference is the most efficient method of establishing prices have not considered the economies of non-socialist countries other than the United states. These economies employ intentional price-fixing, usually in an overt fashion. Formal price-fixing by cartel and informal price-fixing by agreements covering the members of an industry are commonplace. Were there something peculiarly efficient about the free market and inefficient about price-fixing, the countries that have avoided the first and used the second would have suffered drastically in their economic development. There is no indication that they have.
Socialist industry also works within a framework of controlled prices. In the early 1970’s, the Soviet Union began to give firms and industries some of the flexibility in adjusting prices that a more informal evolution has accorded the capitalist system. Economists in the United States have hailed the change as a return to the free market. But Soviet firms are no more subject to prices established by a free market over which they exercise little influence than are capitalist firms; rather, Soviet firms have been given the power to fix prices.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) refute the theory that the free market plays a useful role in the development of industrialized societies
(B) suggest methods by which economists and members of the government of the United States can recognize and combat price-fixing by large firms
(C) show that in industrialized societies price-fixing and the operation of the free market are not only compatible but also mutually beneficial
(D) explain the various ways in which industrialized societies can fix prices in order to stabilize the free market
(E) argue that price-fixing, in one form or another, is an inevitable part of and benefit to the economy of any industrialized society
2. The passage provides information that would answer which of the following questions about price-fixing?
I. What are some of the ways in which prices can be fixed?
II. For what products is price-fixing likely to be more profitable that the operation of the free market?
III. Is price-fixing more common in socialist industrialized societies or in non-socialist industrialized societies?
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
3. The author’s attitude toward “Most economists in the United States”(line 1) can best be described as
(A) spiteful and envious
(B) scornful and denunciatory
(C) critical and condescending
(D) ambivalent but deferential
(E) uncertain but interested
4. It can be inferred from the author’s argument that a price fixed by the seller “seems pernicious” (line 7) because
(A) people do not have confidence in large firms
(B) people do not expect the government to regulate prices
(C) most economists believe that consumers as a group should determine prices
(D) most economists associate fixed prices with communist and socialist economies
(E) most economists believe that no one group should determine prices
5. The suggestion in the passage that price-fixing in industrialized societies is normal arises from the author’s statement that price-fixing is
(A) a profitable result of economic development
(B) an inevitable result of the industrial system
(C) the result of a number of carefully organized decisions
(D) a phenomenon common to industrialized and non-industrialized societies
(E) a phenomenon best achieved cooperatively by government and industry
6. According to the author, price-fixing in non-socialist countries is often
(A) accidental but productive
(B) illegal but useful
(C) legal and innovative
(D) traditional and rigid
(E) intentional and widespread
7. According to the author, what is the result of the Soviet Union’s change in economic policy in the 1970’s?
(A) Soviet firms show greater profit.
(B) Soviet firms have less control over the free market.
(C) Soviet firms are able to adjust to technological advances.
(D) Soviet firms have some authority to fix prices.
(E) Soviet firms are more responsive to the free market.
8. With which of the following statements regarding the behavior of large firms in industrialized societies would the author be most likely to agree?
(A) The directors of large firms will continue to anticipate the demand for products.
(B) The directors of large firms are less interested in achieving a predictable level of profit than in achieving a large profit.
(C) The directors of large firms will strive to reduce the costs of their products.
(D) Many directors of large firms believe that the government should establish the prices that will be charged for products.
(E) Many directors of large firms believe that the price charged for products is likely to increase annually.
9. In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with
(A) predicting the consequences of a practice
(B) criticizing a point of view
(C) calling attention to recent discoveries
(D) proposing a topic for research
(E) summarizing conflicting opinions

Answers waited with thought and doubts and Reasoning for each answer whether its right or wrong.????

Good luck
Vikash

Hi Vikas,

Do you the right answers for this RC?

If you know can you post me the answers or give me the link for answers?

Thanks,
Abhinav.

Id:mahulabhinav.

[vinothkumartm]

Originally Posted by ashwarya1986

hi guys .... which is best reference for RC .... i got OG 11 ..... kaplan 800 and soft copies of many others from esnips...... Is there any key to increase the speed ..... i usually take more than the required time answering the RC questions.....

And neone plz give the link to dl the 1000 rc,cr.... i hv the 1000 sc ....

Infact after finishing up og11 and other few stuffs, i am in search of RC materials which can be useful for further practice..anyone got any suggestion ??

[mockingabird]

Hi folks,
Had a date with destiny on the 8th of Oct and bombed it

Have another one scheduled on the 20th of nov...

The level of difficulty in the RC's varies and the number of passages vary as well.


RC's contribute more than 1/3rd of the questions in the verbal sections. So, if u have the mantra to get em right.. then u ll be staring at a really good score!!

All de very best!!