Thursday, January 31, 2008

SC's Question number - 791 , 792

791). The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges and universities in the United States increased by more than twice from 1978 to 1985.

(A) increased by more than twice

(B) increased more than two times

(C) more than doubled

(D) was more than doubled

(E) had more than doubled

792). The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse to take calls from likely corporate raiders.

(A) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse

(B) that a company’s first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even

(C) a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse

(D) companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse

(E) that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even


Answers:

791). (OG 10th Ques No - 72) - OA - C
OE:
A - incorrect - because an adverb such as twice cannot function as an object of the preposition by

B - incorrect - distorts the sentence's meaning, stating that the number of engineering degrees conferred increased on more than two distinct occasions

D - incorrect - passive verb was ... doubled suggests without warrant that some unnamed agent increased the number of engineering degrees

E - incorrect - The past perfect tense .. had... doubled, is inappropriate unless the increase in engineering degrees is specifically being viewed as having occurred further back in the past than some subsequent event.

792). OA - B - subjunctive - ...that...to be...

A, E - incorrect - use of like

C, D - incorrect - ambiguous they; Further use of should is wrong .. (subjunctive)

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