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SECTION - VERBAL This section has questions from Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning & Reading Comprehension. The section contains 41 Questions which are to be answered in 75 minutes.

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1.

Children who played more video games did not suffer from obesity, had good visual-spatial skills, and suffered low test scores and lower self-esteem.
- A.
  
  Had good visual-spatial skills, and suffered low test scores
- B.
  
  Have better visual-spatial skills, but also suffered from lower test scores
- C.
  
  They had better visual-spatial skills, although they suffered from lower test scores
- D.
  
  Had better visual-spatial skills, but suffered lower test scores
- E.
  
  Had best visual-spatial skills, but suffered lowest test scores
2.

Warning: “Antibiotics, blood pressure drugs can be a risky mix.” Therefore patients on blood pressure drugs known as Calcium Channel Brokers, who are given antibiotics such as Erythromycin or Clarithromycin, will be at greater risk of being hospitalized for dangerously high blood pressure. The argument presupposes which of the following?
- A.
  
  Only Erythromycin and Clarithromycin antibiotics make risky mix with blood pressure drugs.
- B.
  
  No other drug combination is as risky as antibiotics and blood pressure drugs combination.
- C.
  
  The mix will only neutralize the effect of blood pressure drugs and not the other way.
- D.
  
  Antibiotics inhibit an enzyme vital to metabolizing Calcium Channel Blockers, leading to high blood pressure.
- E.
  
  Azithromycin, an antibiotic, was not linked to the risk.
3.

Much of what we eat nowadays contain more calories than was contained in what we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, and it also contain the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – appealing to what is commonly called the reward centers in the brain.
- A.
  
  Was contained in what we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, and it also contain the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – appealing to what is
- B.
  
  The food we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, but it also contain the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – that appeal to what are
- C.
  
  That is contained in the food we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, but it also contains the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – which appeals to which is
- D.
  
  The food we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, but it also contains the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – that appeal to what are
- E.
  
  The food we ate in the 1970s and 1980s, but it also contains the sorts of calories – particularly a combination of sugar, salt and fat – that appeal to what are
4.

I would, although I can’t really prove this, speculate that a change in the food environment brought this association about.
- A.
  
  I would, although I can’t really prove this, speculate that
- B.
  
  Although I can’t really prove this, I would speculate that
- C.
  
  I would speculate, although I can’t really prove this,
- D.
  
  I would speculate, although I can’t really prove this, that
- E.
  
  I would speculate that, although I can’t really prove this,
5.

The best method for finding narcotics that smugglers, or drug "mules," hide within their bodies is CT Scan. In a study, all 18 CT scans on smugglers correctly detected drugs they had swallowed or stuffed inside bodily cavities. There was only one mistake - one non-smuggler was wrongly identified as hiding drugs. By comparison, conventional digital X-rays accurately detected smuggled drugs in 21 cases, but missed nine. The X-rays also indicated drugs when there were none in six cases. Which of the following most supports why many of the International Airports use X-rays not CT scan to detect smugglers?
- A.
  
  Smugglers often don't drink or eat anything during long flights, to avoid losing their swallowed drug pouches in airplane toilets, making them suspects and no elaborate arrangement is required to detect them.
- B.
  
  CT scan machines are quite expensive.
- C.
  
  Earlier, X-rays was the best method and Airports will slowly switchover to CT scan.
- D.
  
  Although less, but CT scan is also not free from errors.
- E.
  
  CT scan is time consuming to use routinely unlike X-rays.
6.

The meltdown in the Arctic is speeding up and as a result the North Pole could be ice-free within 5 years instead of 60 years time as earlier predicted. This is based on computer studies of satellite images that reveal that ice at North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate recently-the disappearance is said to have exceeded the record loss of more than a million square kilometers in 2007 as global warming tightened its grip. The crucial point is that ice is clearly not building up enough over winter to restore cover and that when you combine current estimates of ice thickness with the extent of the ice cap, you get a very clear indication that the Arctic is going to be ice free in five years. In the above argument, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
- A.
  
  The first is an apprehension against some belief; the second is the conclusion based on that apprehension.
- B.
  
  The first is a prediction based on some evidence; the second is that evidence.
- C.
  
  The first is the conclusion; the second is the assumption on which the conclusion is based.
- D.
  
  The first is an apprehension against some belief; the second is an explanation in support of that apprehension.
- E.
  
  The first is a prediction; the second is the explanation on which the prediction is based.
7.

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions: More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science - psychohistory - that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future . Now social scientists are trying to mine the vast resources of the internet - Web searches and Twitter messages, Facebook and blog posts, the digital location trails generated by billions of cellphones - to do the same thing. The most optimistic researchers believe that these storehouses of "big data" will for the first time reveal sociological laws of human behaviour - enabling them to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social and economic instability , just as physicists and chemists can predict natural phenomena. The government is showing interest in the idea. This summer a little-known intelligence agency began seeking ideas from academic social scientists and corporations for ways to automatically scan the internet in 21 Latin American countries for "big data," according to a research proposal being circulated by the agency. The data collection system is to focus on patterns of communication, consumption and movement of populations. It will use publicly accessible data, including web search queries, blog entries, internet traffic flow, financial market indicators, traffic webcams and changes in Wikipedia entries. It is intended to be an entirely automated system, a "data eye in the sky" without human intervention, according to the program proposal. The research would not be limited to political and economic events, but would also explore the ability to predict pandemics and other types of widespread contagion, something that has been pursued independently by civilian researchers and by companies like Google. Some social scientists and advocates of privacy rights are deeply skeptical of the project, saying it evokes queasy memories of Total Information Awareness, a post-9 /11 Pentagon program that proposed hunting for potential attackers by identifying patterns in vast collections of public and private data: telephone calling records , e-mail , travel data, visa and passport information, and credit card transactions. Which of the following best describes the role of 4^th paragraph in the passage?
- A.
  
  It not only describes the methodology but also stretches out the scope of the proposal discussed in the passage.
- B.
  
  It mainly focuses on describing the wider uses of data collection system.
- C.
  
  It presents the premises that help in establishing what the proposal in the passage tries to conclude.
- D.
  
  It not only supports what the passage intends to emphasize upon but also widens the scope of the proposal of the passage.
- E.
  
  It indicates in detail what the proposal will be used for.
8.

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions: More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science - psychohistory - that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future . Now social scientists are trying to mine the vast resources of the internet - Web searches and Twitter messages, Facebook and blog posts, the digital location trails generated by billions of cellphones - to do the same thing. The most optimistic researchers believe that these storehouses of "big data" will for the first time reveal sociological laws of human behaviour - enabling them to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social and economic instability , just as physicists and chemists can predict natural phenomena. The government is showing interest in the idea. This summer a little-known intelligence agency began seeking ideas from academic social scientists and corporations for ways to automatically scan the internet in 21 Latin American countries for "big data," according to a research proposal being circulated by the agency. The data collection system is to focus on patterns of communication, consumption and movement of populations. It will use publicly accessible data, including web search queries, blog entries, internet traffic flow, financial market indicators, traffic webcams and changes in Wikipedia entries. It is intended to be an entirely automated system, a "data eye in the sky" without human intervention, according to the program proposal. The research would not be limited to political and economic events, but would also explore the ability to predict pandemics and other types of widespread contagion, something that has been pursued independently by civilian researchers and by companies like Google. Some social scientists and advocates of privacy rights are deeply skeptical of the project, saying it evokes queasy memories of Total Information Awareness, a post-9 /11 Pentagon program that proposed hunting for potential attackers by identifying patterns in vast collections of public and private data: telephone calling records , e-mail , travel data, visa and passport information, and credit card transactions. Which of the following follows from the passage except
- A.
  
  Patterns of communication may help in revealing sociological laws of human behavior.
- B.
  
  Isaac Asimov used psychohistory to predict the future.
- C.
  
  Some scientists feel that the proposal may impinge upon the privacy of the people.
- D.
  
  The proposed system will use the publicly accessible data.
- E.
  
  Soon it will be possible to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social instability.
9.

Read the following comprehension and answer the questions: More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaav Asimov invented a new science - psychohistory - that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future . Now social scientists are trying to mine the vast resources of the internet - Web searches and Twitter messages, Facebook and blog posts, the digital location trails generated by billions of cellphones - to do the same thing. The most optimistic researchers believe that these storehouses of "big data" will for the first time reveal sociological laws of human behaviour - enabling them to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social and economic instability , just as physicists and chemists can predict natural phenomena. The government is showing interest in the idea. This summer a little-known intelligence agency began seeking ideas from academic social scientists and corporations for ways to automatically scan the internet in 21 Latin American countries for "big data," according to a research proposal being circulated by the agency. The data collection system is to focus on patterns of communication, consumption and movement of populations. It will use publicly accessible data, including web search queries, blog entries, internet traffic flow, financial market indicators, traffic webcams and changes in Wikipedia entries. It is intended to be an entirely automated system, a "data eye in the sky" without human intervention, according to the program proposal. The research would not be limited to political and economic events, but would also explore the ability to predict pandemics and other types of widespread contagion, something that has been pursued independently by civilian researchers and by companies like Google. Some social scientists and advocates of privacy rights are deeply skeptical of the project, saying it evokes queasy memories of Total Information Awareness, a post-9 /11 Pentagon program that proposed hunting for potential attackers by identifying patterns in vast collections of public and private data: telephone calling records , e-mail , travel data, visa and passport information, and credit card transactions. The primary purpose of the passage is to
- A.
  
  Discuss the pros and cons of a new system which will help in doing something for the first time.
- B.
  
  Discuss a system which will be used differently from what was proposed to be used 60 years back but failed.
- C.
  
  Suggest an alternative method to carry out something.
- D.
  
  Discuss a first of its kind system which may help in doing something which has not been done before.
- E.
  
  Suggest a proposal and then reject it by pointing out its weaknesses.
10.

Read the following Comprehension and Answer the questions: More than 60 years ago, in his "Foundation" series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science - psychohistory - that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future . Now social scientists are trying to mine the vast resources of the internet - Web searches and Twitter messages, Facebook and blog posts, the digital location trails generated by billions of cellphones - to do the same thing. The most optimistic researchers believe that these storehouses of "big data" will for the first time reveal sociological laws of human behaviour - enabling them to predict political crises, revolutions and other forms of social and economic instability , just as physicists and chemists can predict natural phenomena. The government is showing interest in the idea. This summer a little-known intelligence agency began seeking ideas from academic social scientists and corporations for ways to automatically scan the internet in 21 Latin American countries for "big data," according to a research proposal being circulated by the agency. The data collection system is to focus on patterns of communication, consumption and movement of populations. It will use publicly accessible data, including web search queries, blog entries, internet traffic flow, financial market indicators, traffic webcams and changes in Wikipedia entries. It is intended to be an entirely automated system, a "data eye in the sky" without human intervention, according to the program proposal. The research would not be limited to political and economic events, but would also explore the ability to predict pandemics and other types of widespread contagion, something that has been pursued independently by civilian researchers and by companies like Google. Some social scientists and advocates of privacy rights are deeply skeptical of the project, saying it evokes queasy memories of Total Information Awareness, a post-9 /11 Pentagon program that proposed hunting for potential attackers by identifying patterns in vast collections of public and private data: telephone calling records , e-mail , travel data, visa and passport information, and credit card transactions. The proposal in the passage would be severely undermined in some countries if it were found that
- A.
  
  Some groups of people in those countries do not find social sites very useful.
- B.
  
  Governments in those countries have imposed restrictions on the use of internet.
- C.
  
  The visits to only small number of sites are maximum in those countries.
- D.
  
  The people in those areas feel uncomfortable in sharing their personal informations such as e-mail, phone number etc.
- E.
  
  Several people in those countries migrate to developed countries.
11.

People who work on computers or watch television for four or more hours a day are 125% more likely to suffer a major heart problem, often leading to death, than those who spend two hours or less. There is also a 48% increase in deaths from any cause among people who spend too much time staring at a screen. Which of the following can be inferred from the above statements.
- A.
  
  Those who spend more than two hours in front of computer or television are equally likely to suffer heart problems.
- B.
  
  A totally feasible and realistic redesign of the work place and home environment can easily convert long periods of time that currently are strictly sedentary into a mixture of sitting, standing and light intensity activity.
- C.
  
  Heart disease and poor health in general are not only the result of high cholesterol, diets high in fats, smoking and low exercise.
- D.
  
  Even exercise can not make up for the damage caused due to long hours of sitting in front of television or computer.
- E.
  
  People who work in front of computer can reduce their risk by taking breaks for a brief walk every 20 minutes.
12.

Persistent assertions of executives more based on self interest and emotions than ground realities of executives that the issue of moderate hike in their salaries is completely irrelevant and meaningless from the perspective of viability of the company compounded matters like anything.
- A.
  
  Persistent assertions of executives more based on self interest and emotions than ground realities that
- B.
  
  Executives’ persistent assertions that are more based on self interest and emotions than ground realities
- C.
  
  Persistent assertions based on self interest and emotions more than ground realities of executives that
- D.
  
  Persistent assertions, which are more based on self interest and emotions than ground realities of executives, that
- E.
  
  Persistent assertions, which are more based on self interest and emotions than ground realities of executives, about
13.

Today the company is having to deal with a very complex situation, even though easily manageable if management’s top priority shift from protecting executives to Company’s growth, particularly when the Company is virtually in a completely barren state with resources continuing to nosedive.
- A.
  
  If management’s top priority shift from protecting executives to Company’s growth
- B.
  
  Providing management shifts its top priority from Company’s growth to protecting executives
- C.
  
  Providing management shifts its top priority from protecting executives to Company’s growth
- D.
  
  Provided management shift their top priority from protecting executives to Company’s growth
- E.
  
  Provided management’s top priority shifts to Company’s growth from protecting executives
14.

As per a survey, more than 90% of recruiters and hiring managers have visited a potential candidate’s profile on a social network as part of the screening process. And a whopping 69% of recruiters have rejected a candidate based on content found on his or her social networking profile – an almost equal proportion of recruiters (68%), though, have hired a candidate based on his or her presence on those networks. Based on the above argument, what does the claim that, for jobseekers, managing the reputation on social media is important assume?
- A.
  
  The jobseekers who do not have their profile on at least one social network will be the least likely to get a job.
- B.
  
  All jobseekers have their profile on at least one social network.
- C.
  
  The main reason of rejection of candidates for a job is poor content in social networking profile.
- D.
  
  The survey included recruiters from large number of industries across sectors.
- E.
  
  Most of the recruiters visit a candidate’s profile on a social network.
15.

A poll of 3,000 adults found that those under-30s are twice as likely to miss work because of illness as their older colleagues. It also emerged that the under-30s took time off because of stress, tiredness and feeling run-down while most of those over-55 said it wouldn’t be a reason to call in sick. The answer to which of the following questions will help in evaluating the claim that the fast-paced modern workplace seems to be taking its toll on younger employees?
- A.
  
  Whether the survey included sufficient number of aged adults?
- B.
  
  What about the dietary habits of employees?
- C.
  
  How many industries in the countries to which the survey locations belong use modern workplace?
- D.
  
  What are the reasons for aged adults to call in sick?
- E.
  
  Whether the employees were informed beforehand about the survey?
16.

If college football players cry after losing a big game, then those players would be having higher self-esteem than those tough guys who would be saying tears are a ‘no-no’.
- A.
  
  If college football players cry after losing a big game, then those players would be having higher self-esteem than those tough guys who would be saying tears are a ‘no-no’.
- B.
  
  If college football players cried after losing a big game, they would have higher self-esteem than those tough guys who would say tears are a ‘no-no’.
- C.
  
  The college football players would have higher self-esteem than those tough guys who would say tears are a ‘no-no’, had they cried after losing a big game.
- D.
  
  If college football players had cried after losing a big game, they would have higher self-esteem than those tough guys who would say tears are a ‘no-no’.
- E.
  
  If college football players cry after losing a big game, they would have higher self-esteem than those tough guys who say tears are a ‘no-no’.
17.

Found in the northern Indian Ocean, five species of sea turtles each have threats from accidental catches by fishermen targeting other species, and the direct harvest of turtles or their eggs for food or turtle shell material for commercial use.
- A.
  
  Found in the northern Indian Ocean, five species of sea turtles each have threats
- B.
  
  Five species of sea turtles each, which are found in the northern Indian Ocean, has threats
- C.
  
  Found in the northern Indian Ocean, each of the five species of sea turtles have threats
- D.
  
  Each of the five species of sea turtles, which is found in the northern Indian Ocean, has threats
- E.
  
  Each of the five species of sea turtles, which are found in the northern Indian Ocean, have threats
18.

Each hour-long episode begins with the actor riffing in the style that over the years has characterized his comedy: unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
- A.
  
  Unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
- B.
  
  Which was such as unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
- C.
  
  Like unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
- D.
  
  His comedy was by unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
- E.
  
  Such as unscripted banter layered with humor, narcissism and anger, directed both outward and inward.
19.

Contrary to earlier predictions, demand for strawberries did not increase in 1997. Yet, even though prices and production had been stable during 1993 to 1997, strawberry growers could increase their profits in 1997 by more than ten percent over the previous year’s level. Any of the following statements, if true about the year 1997, helps to explain the rise in profits EXCEPT:
- A.
  
  Many countries that are large consumers of Strawberries increased their production of strawberry-based juices, yet their overall consumption of strawberries decreased.
- B.
  
  Strawberry growers saved money on wages by switching from paying laborers on hourly basis to paying them by the amount harvested.
- C.
  
  The price of inputs used in harvesting strawberry dropped by over twenty percent.
- D.
  
  Many small strawberry growers who constitute the majority of growers, joined together to form an association and began to buy supplies at low group rates.
- E.
  
  Rainfall in strawberry-growing regions was higher than it had been during the previous years, allowing the growers to save money on expensive artificial irrigation.
20.

Smokers who switched to a low-tar, light or mild brand of cigarette will not find it easier to quit and in fact may find harder. It may be that smokers think that a lighter brand is better for their health and is therefore an acceptable alternative to giving up completely. As per a study conducted on 50,000 smokers, those who switched brands were 58% more likely to have tried to quit smoking than those who stuck with their brands. But they were 60% less likely to actually succeed in quitting. Other research has shown that so-called low-tar cigarettes have just as much tar, nicotine and other compounds as regular cigarettes. In the above argument, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
- A.
  
  The first part provides evidence that, if correct, would weaken the main conclusion; the second is an explanation in support of main conclusion.
- B.
  
  The first part is a prediction that, if correct, would support the main conclusion; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion.
- C.
  
  The first is a claim that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is a claim advanced in support of the main conclusion of the argument.
- D.
  
  The first is a finding whose accuracy is evaluated in the argument; the second is evidence presented in support of the main conclusion of the argument.
- E.
  
  The first part is a presumption that, if correct, would weaken the main conclusion; the second provides evidence in support of the main conclusion.
21.

Read the following Comprehension and Answer the Question:For the first time, scientists have created human embryos from slivers of skin, a feat they say has brought closer the day when babies are cloned in the lab. In experiments that mirror the cloning technique used to make 'Dolly the sheep', the researchers took cells from men's arms and legs and placed them into women's eggs. The embryos created lived for only five or six days, but they represented a key step in the quest for treatments for incurable diseases from Alzheimer's to cancer. For the study, the scientists placed the DNA from the skin cells inside the eggs and triggered them to grow and divide. In the case of Dolly, the eggs used were "hollowed-out" - their DNA had been removed. But here, the technique only worked properly when the eggs' DNA was left in, showing there is something about it that is vital for the creation of life. The embryos, and the cells they contained, were mutants with three sets of DNA instead of the two we normally have - one from our mother and one from our father. But the researchers are confident they will eventually be able to create healthy cloned embryos with the required two sets of genetic material.The aim of the research was not to create cloned babies, but to extract stem cells - "master cells" capable of becoming any type of body tissue - from the embryos. All stem cells gathered in this research were abnormal and not suitable for treating patients. Researchers said their work was inspired by the thought of being able to take stem cells from embryos and use them to treat and even cure diseases. Worn out hearts could be patched up, aged brains could be rejuvenated and diabetics could be freed from the need to take insulin, all thanks to stem cells. As per the passage, which of the following is true EXCEPT
- A.
  
  The purpose of the research was different from cloning babies.
- B.
  
  The technique used was similar to what was earlier used but not same.
- C.
  
  Research was conclusive.
- D.
  
  Stem cells from the embryos may be used to treat even incurable diseases.
- E.
  
  The research made some headway in the direction in which thought of.
22.

Read the following Comprehension and Answer the Question:For the first time, scientists have created human embryos from slivers of skin , a feat they say has brought closer the day when babies are cloned in the lab. In experiments that mirror the cloning technique used to make 'Dolly the sheep', the researchers took cells from men's arms and legs and placed them into women's eggs. The embryos created lived for only five or six days, but they represented a key step in the quest for treatments for incurable diseases from Alzheimer's to cancer. For the study, the scientists placed the DNA from the skin cells inside the eggs and triggered them to grow and divide. In the case of Dolly, the eggs used were "hollowed-out" - their DNA had been removed. But here, the technique only worked properly when the eggs' DNA was left in, showing there is something about it that is vital for the creation of life. The embryos, and the cells they contained, were mutants with three sets of DNA instead of the two we normally have - one from our mother and one from our father. But the researchers are confident they will eventually be able to create healthy cloned embryos with the required two sets of genetic material.The aim of the research was not to create cloned babies, but to extract stem cells - "master cells" capable of becoming any type of body tissue - from the embryos. All stem cells gathered in this research were abnormal and not suitable for treating patients. Researchers said their work was inspired by the thought of being able to take stem cells from embryos and use them to treat and even cure diseases. Worn out hearts could be patched up, aged brains could be rejuvenated and diabetics could be freed from the need to take insulin, all thanks to stem cells. According to the passage, which of the following is true with respect to the technique used to make Dolly?
- A.
  
  This technique was used to clone human babies.
- B.
  
  The eggs used were without DNA.
- C.
  
  The embryos had three sets of DNAs instead of two we normally have.
- D.
  
  The embryos created lived for 5-6 days.
- E.
  
  This can be used to extract stem cells.
23.

Read the following Comprehension and Answer the Question: For the first time, scientists have created human embroys from slivers of skin , a feat they say has brought closer the day when babies are cloned in the lab. In experiments that mirror the cloning technique used to make 'Dolly the sheep', the researchers took cells from men's arms and legs and placed them into women's eggs. The embryos created lived for only five or six days, but they represented a key step in the quest for treatments for incurable diseases from Alzheimer's to cancer. For the study, the scientists placed the DNA from the skin cells inside the eggs and triggered them to grow and divide. In the case of Dolly, the eggs used were "hollowed-out" - their DNA had been removed. But here, the technique only worked properly when the eggs' DNA was left in, showing there is something about it that is vital for the creation of life. The embryos, and the cells they contained, were mutants with three sets of DNA instead of the two we normally have - one from our mother and one from our father. But the researchers are confident they will eventually be able to create healthy cloned embryos with the required two sets of genetic material.The aim of the research was not to create cloned babies, but to extract stem cells - "master cells" capable of becoming any type of body tissue - from the embryos. All stem cells gathered in this research were abnormal and not suitable for treating patients. Researchers said their work was inspired by the thought of being able to take stem cells from embryos and use them to treat and even cure diseases. Worn out hearts could be patched up, aged brains could be rejuvenated and diabetics could be freed from the need to take insulin, all thanks to stem cells. The purpose of the passage is to
- A.
  
  Discuss the finding of an experiment.
- B.
  
  Discuss the benefit of a new research.
- C.
  
  Discuss how human cloning can be used for good purpose.
- D.
  
  Discuss a new study.
- E.
  
  Discuss how new technique is different from the older one.
24.

Read the following Comprehension and Answer the Question: For the first time, scientists have created human embryos from slivers of skin , a feat they say has brought closer the day when babies are cloned in the lab. In experiments that mirror the cloning technique used to make 'Dolly the sheep', the researchers took cells from men's arms and legs and placed them into women's eggs. The embryos created lived for only five or six days, but they represented a key step in the quest for treatments for incurable diseases from Alzheimer's to cancer. For the study, the scientists placed the DNA from the skin cells inside the eggs and triggered them to grow and divide. In the case of Dolly, the eggs used were "hollowed-out" - their DNA had been removed. But here, the technique only worked properly when the eggs' DNA was left in, showing there is something about it that is vital for the creation of life. The embryos, and the cells they contained, were mutants with three sets of DNA instead of the two we normally have - one from our mother and one from our father. But the researchers are confident they will eventually be able to create healthy cloned embryos with the required two sets of genetic material.The aim of the research was not to create cloned babies, but to extract stem cells - "master cells" capable of becoming any type of body tissue - from the embryos. All stem cells gathered in this research were abnormal and not suitable for treating patients. Researchers said their work was inspired by the thought of being able to take stem cells from embryos and use them to treat and even cure diseases. Worn out hearts could be patched up, aged brains could be rejuvenated and diabetics could be freed from the need to take insulin, all thanks to stem cells. As per the passage, the main motivation for the scientists to carry out the research was
- A.
  
  The thought of being able to cure incurable diseases.
- B.
  
  The thought that the human babies would be cloned in lab.
- C.
  
  This research would be first of its kind.
- D.
  
  Similar experiment was conducted before so it would be easier to carry out the research.
- E.
  
  The feeling that they would be able to match up with an experiment which was acclaimed world over.
25.

Those who had been taken up to a stage dished out an amount less than half than those who had been taken down to an orchestra pit.
- A.
  
  An amount less than half than those who had been taken
- B.
  
  Less than half the amount than dished out by those who had been taken
- C.
  
  An amount which was less than half of those who had been taken
- D.
  
  Less than half the amount than those who had been taken
- E.
  
  An amount which was half less than those who had been taken