22. In some caves found with the bones of australopithecines, which are thought by some anthropologists to be the ancient ancestors of humans, were a great many animal bones. Judging from the frequencies of the types of bones found, it is evident that many bones represented only parts of animals, who might have died elsewhere. The australopithecines might have been great hunters, if they brought home so much meat.

    Among the following statements, which would seriously weaken the above discussion, if true?

    1. The australopithecines usually did not remain in one cave for a lifetime, they moved about from cave to cave for shelter.
       

    2. The australopithecine bones found in the caves were in reality the bones of adult males, adult females, and juveniles.
       

    3. The caves where the bones were found did not show any evidence of the use of fire.
       

    4. Teeth marks similar to that of large catlike animals existing during that period are seen on the bones found including the bones of the australopithecines.
       

    5. The bones found in the cave did not include bones of an area at the time of the australopithecines.

23. The art of watching television with intelligence like the art of reading a book is something that has to be learned and acquired. Television plays tricks on the viewer, which the viewer must be careful about if one has to recreate the reality of flesh and blood, which are distorted by these tricks. These tricks are largely due to the fact that television is a visual medium, relying on the strenghts and weaknesses of the camera.

    Among the following, which is the major point being made in the above passage?

    1. A skillful viewer is able to obtain an authentic picture of the world and of the ongoing events in the world from the television images that present them both.
       

    2. The knowledge of how to watch television intelligently is as important as the knowledge of how to read a book.
       

    3. Television program makers posses an arsenal of visual tricks with which they can dupe the unwary viewer.
       

    4. Various innovations with respect to video cameras are frustrating as quite often makes such features available, which have no present need and often does not supply features that could be put to good use.
       

    5. Both the skill of watching television intelligently and reading a book involves the ability of recognizing illusions and distortions for what they are and are both equally important.

24. Ben and Marie are ready to eat together at a restaurant only if Susie comes along with them. Susie wishes to go only to restaurants in her neighborhood, which is several miles from the downtown area. Noel will go to a restaurant only if Ben also comes along.

    If the statements above are true, which among the following statements are also true?

    1. Noel does not eat at a restaurant with Susie.
       

    2. Marie does not eat at a restaurant with Noel and Susie.
       

    3. Ben, Noel, and Marie do not eat together at a restaurant.
       

    4. Noel does not eat at a restaurant in the downtown area.
       

    5. Ben and Marie do not eat together at a restaurant in the downtown area.

25. If twentieth century data on volcanic eruptions are is studied, then it shows a sustained rise in reported eruptions, which drop sharply during the time of the two world wars. The most reasonable interpretation of these data is that volcanic activity in this century has been steady throughout.

    Which assumption is most likely to be a basis for the interpretation of the data described?

    1. The steady rise in reported volcanic eruptions in the twentieth century can be expected to be sustained for the remainder of the century.
       

    2. Volcanic eruptions tend to get noticed and recorded more easily than other volcanic activity, even though it constitutes only a small percentage of the total volcanic activity.
       

    3. Random fluctuations in the data are indicated by the sharp drops in reported volcanic eruptions during the two world wars.
       

    4. The variations in the frequency of reports of volcanic eruptions can reasonably be attributed to factors impinging on the reporting activity itself.
       

    5. Long term conclusions regarding volcanic activity cannot be drawn as pre twentieth-century data is too unsystematic to be considered.

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Index

Test 2

Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section
Answer Key To Test 2

Answer Explanation To Test 2
Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section