Answer Sheet M-3

English
1- A. Floating on the ocean’s surface, it often drifts into warmer waters where encounters with humans become frequent.
B. The Portuguese Man o' War may resemble a jellyfish, but it is a siphonophore — a colonial organism made up of specialized polyps.
C. Its tentacles, which can extend up to 30 feet, are filled with venom that paralyzes fish and causes severe pain to humans.
D. Unlike a true jellyfish, each part of its body performs a unique role, from capturing prey to providing buoyancy
Answer: 4. BDCA
Brief why:
B introduces the subject and defines it (not a jellyfish, but a siphonophore).
D contrasts it with true jellyfish and explains the colony’s specialized roles.
C zooms into a key part (tentacles) and their effects.
A finishes with surface-drifting behavior, making human encounters frequent.
2- A. Man has used poisons for assassination purposes ever since the dawn of civilization, against individual enemies but also
occasionally against armies.
B. These dangers were soon recognized, and resulted in two international declarations—in 1874 in Brussels and in 1899 in The Hague
—that prohibited the use of poisoned weapons.
C. The foundation of microbiology by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch offered new prospects for those interested in biological
weapons because it allowed agents to be chosen and designed on a rational basis.
D. Though treaties were all made in good faith, they contained no means of control, and so failed to prevent interested parties from
developing and using biological weapons.
2. ACBD
Sentence A is the best opening sentence, as it sets the context. Sentence A talks of poisons used for assassination purposes. C
adds to A explaining how the foundation of microbiology helped those interested in biological weapons. BD is a unit: 'these
treaties' in D refers to the treaties mentioned in B. ACBD is hence the right order.
3- A. Nicknamed “Godzilla, ” it became a symbol of Japan’s engineering excellence and motorsport dominance.
B. Beyond its raw speed, the GT-R’s advanced all-wheel-drive system and twin-turbo V6 engine redefined what supercars could achieve
at its price point.
C. The Nissan GT-R R35, introduced in 2007, marked a new generation of performance cars, blending cutting-edge technology with
everyday usability.
D. Despite its production coming to a halt this year the R35 remains competitive even against far more expensive rivals today.
3. CABD
C introduces the subject- R35. A builds up on this and expands the identity.
B highlights the features of the car and finally D concludes the paragraph describing the current situation.
Questions 4 to 6: Choose the option/s where the underlined word(s) has been used correctly:
4- (i) The meeting ended with recriminations, as team members blamed one another for the project's delays.
(ii) Despite initial tension, the two leaders reached a resolution without any recrimination, choosing a constructive dialogue instead.
(iii) Her speech was filled with recrimination, as she praised her team’s dedication and hard work on the project.
(A) i and ii (B) ii and iii (C) i and iii (D) iii only (E) i, ii, & iii
Recrimination means mutual accusation or blame.
✔
(i) correct — mutual blame fits.
✔
(ii) correct — used in the negative sense (“without any recrimination”).
✖
(iii) wrong — praising cannot involve recrimination.
5- (i) It is a very diffident matter and involves IBA-ite teas so I cannot share this with you.
(ii) The diffident student hesitated to ask questions in class, fearing he might be wrong.
(iii) Khabib stood diffident above the fallen opponent in the boxing ring.
(A) i and ii (B) ii and iii (C) i (D) ii (E) i, ii, & iii
Diffident = shy, lacking self-confidence.
✖ (i) wrong — “diffident matter” is incorrect (the word describes people, not things).
✔ (ii) correct — hesitant student fits the meaning.
✖ (iii) wrong — “stood diffident above opponent” is illogical.
6- (i) The ostensible reason for the meeting was to discuss the budget, but the real purpose was to announce layoffs.
(ii) Her ostensible kindness towards her coworkers was evident when she constantly offered help with their tasks.
(iii) The ostensible success of the project was reflected in the glowing reports, despite numerous underlying issues.
(A) ii only (B) i and iii (C) i and ii (D) ii and iii (E) i, ii and iii
✔(i) Ostensible = stated or appearing to be true but not necessarily so — fits perfectly: the “meeting” had an apparent reason
masking a real purpose.
✖(ii) Incorrect — her “kindness” here is genuine, not merely apparent, so ostensible is misused.
✔(iii) Correct — the “success” appears real though underlying problems exist, matching ostensible perfectly.

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7. Positiveness is an absurd _______. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat. ~
Lawrence Stern
Answer: B) foible✅
Reason: Foible means a minor weakness or flaw in character — exactly fitting the idea that “positiveness” can be an absurd personal flaw.
Other words don’t fit semantically: dilettante (amateur), repercussion (result), nostalgia (sentiment), libel (defamation).
8. After the Capitol Riot, Lamborghini sought to restore its reputation by offering free ________ to affected customers, hoping this gesture
would _________ the backlash from loyal buyers.
Answer: B) reparations...mitigate ✅
Reason: Reparations = compensation for loss/damage; mitigate = lessen intensity. Logical combination for “restore reputation” and
“reduce backlash.”
9. The collector’s _________ display of rare emeralds captivated visitors, though his overly _________ explanations about their origins and
grading left many feeling overwhelmed.
Answer: E) opulent...pedantic ✅
Reason: Opulent = rich, lavish; pedantic = excessively concerned with minor details.
The contrast fits: a grand display but tedious explanations.
10. Despite the CEO’s _________ defense of the company’s flawed data practices, the press conference only further _________ investors’
doubts about its transparency.
Answer: A) fervent…deepened ✅
Reason: Fervent defense = passionate defense; deepened doubts = made skepticism worse.
Other pairs don’t logically fit (e.g., diffident…nullified contradict each other).

Questions 11 to 15: Identify the errors in the following sentences:

11- Midway down the runway, (A)the Pakistani actress Hania appeared—a red sash across her chest, a crown hugging the band
of her cowboy hat (B) ; she walked in circles (C)across the carpet, waving at the crowd as if she knew each person(D)
personally. No Error (E)
You might ask ekhane “as if” ase so erpore had known ken hoynai? as if/as though er tense er rule applies only in
hypothetical situations. this is a real situation
12- A festival marking the end (A) of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, called Eid-ul-Adha(B) , featuring the traditional(C)
sacrifice of sheep, is celebrated everywhere(D) in the Muslim world. No Error (E)
Error in (B)
Explanation:
Misplaced modifier: “called Eid-ul-Adha” is incorrectly attached to “the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.”
It reads as if the pilgrimage to Mecca is called Eid-ul-Adha — but it’s the festival that is.
13- After passing through (A) a red giant stage, a star’s mass (B) will determine if (C) it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a
neutron star, or a black hole (D). No Error (E)
Error in (B)
Explanation:
Logically, a star’s mass doesn’t pass through the red giant stage — the star does.
The correct phrasing:
After passing through a red giant stage, a star will determine its fate…
So (B) is wrong because of faulty modifier attachment
14- Kashfia Arfa, a Bangladeshi teenager,(A) is a rising racer on the Indy circuit(B), which (C) once again shows that women
can compete with men(D). No Error (E)
Error in (C)
Explanation:
“which” incorrectly modifies the Indy circuit, implying the circuit shows something.
It should be “who once again shows” since it refers to Kashfia Arfa.
15- The scientist presented her findings(A) at the conference with meticulous graphs and tables, (B) which amazed the
audience (C) illustrating the accuracy of her experiments (D). No Error (E)
Error in (D)
Explanation:
“illustrating the accuracy of her experiments” is a dangling modifier — it incorrectly seems to modify “the audience.” But it
should mean that the graphs n tables illustrate the accuracy of her experiments.
Fix: add “and” to properly connect the clause or move the modifier.
Questions 16 & 17: Choose the most grammatically correct alternative of the underlined portion
16- The CEO applauded the marketing team for their innovative campaign, which won an award at the annual conference.
A) which won an award at the annual conference
B) who won an award at the annual conference- who can only refer to people. but here it incorrectly modifies campaign
C) which has won an award at the annual conference- tense mismatch. rest of the sentence is in simple past. so later part should be that
too
D) winning an award at the annual conference - Makes it sound like the campaign was winning the award while being applauded,
implying simultaneous action — illogical
E) No correction needed
17- Several senior officials spoke to the press on condition that they not be named in the story.
(A) that they not be named
(B) that their names will not be used
(C) that their names are not used
(D) of not being named
(E) they will not be named

This is not a test of idiom. This is a test of present subjunctive and shift of tense.

The three tenets of present subjunctive are:

1.An element of mandate 2. An introductory conjunction “that” and 3. The basic form of the verb

The given text befits the use of the subjunctive because the mandate emanates from the compulsory condition, the introductory
conjunction “that” is available and the basic form of the verb “be not named” is used. The other four choices exhibit fundamental errors
such as shift of tense, etc. Remember that the main clause in simple past.

In B and E, the subordinate clause uses “will not be”, a future tense.
In C, the subordinate clause uses “are not”, a simple present and
D uses of “not being”

A is the eventual winner.

Questions 18 to 20: (Cloze Test)

On a privately funded deep-sea archaeology mission, the lead conservator warned that the ________(18) demands of the sponsor
could push the team to retrieve artifacts before they(team) were stabilized. To secure permits from the government, the scientists
had to ________(19) the site’s currents and sediment layers with unusual precision, showing that intervention would not be
________(20) to the fragile ecosystem.
18- A. rapacious B. rigorous C. obsequious D. nominal E. reclusive
19- A. direct B. delineate C. discriminate D. distinguish E. disseminate
20- A. decorous B. didactic C. deleterious D. redundant E. recondite

→
(18) rapacious means greedy or excessively demanding.
The sponsor’s “demands” pushing the team too fast implies greed or pressure for results — fits perfectly.
Rigorous = strict (neutral), obsequious = overly submissive, nominal = minimal, reclusive = withdrawn — all illogical here.
→
(19) delineate means describe, outline, or map precisely.
Scientists had to map the site’s currents and sediment layers with accuracy — delineate fits perfectly.
Others like distinguish or disseminate (spread) don’t fit the context of mapping.
→
(20) deleterious means harmful or damaging.
They needed to show intervention would not be harmful to the ecosystem — direct and logical choice.
Decorous (polite), didactic (instructive), redundant (unnecessary), recondite (obscure) don’t fit.
 Math
21. The square of the ratio of the number of pithas with Shuvo's sons and daughters is equal to the cube of the ratio
of the number of pithas with Taosif's sons and daughters. The total number of pithas with all the children of
Shuvo and Taosif is a prime number. The number of pithas with Taosif's sons equals the number of pithas with
Shuvo's daughters. The number of pithas with Taosif's daughters is 1/32 of the number of pithas with Shuvo's
sons. What is the total number of pithas with all the children?
A) 31 B) 41 C) 61 D) 91 E) 101
Solution: B

22. A train crosses Habib, who is traveling in another train in the opposite direction, in 8 seconds. However, the
train requires 25 seconds to cross him if the trains are traveling in the same direction. If the length of the first
train is 200 metres and that of the train in which Habib is sitting in is 160 metres, find the speed of the first train
(in kilometers per hour).
A) 59.4 B) 15.5 C) 16.5 D) 29.4 E) 44.6
Solution: A

Here, the situation is one of the train crossing a moving object without length. Thus the length of Habib’s train is
useless or redundant data.
Then applying the relevant formulae after considering the directions of the movements we get the equations:
S1 + S2 = 25
S1 – S2 = 8
S1 = 33/2 meter/sec = (33/2) * (18/5) = 59.4 kmph
23. Ayman Couriers sends Anim on a motorcycle every day to the airport to collect the courier. Anim reaches the
airport exactly when the plane lands at its scheduled time. One day Ayman Couriers came to know that the flight
would be late by 50 minutes. So, Anim also started from his office 50 minutes later than the usual time. However.
the plane landed earlier than was anticipated and thus the airport authorities dispatched the courier through a
cyclist, Affan to Ayman Couriers. Affan meets Anim after 20 min and hands over the courier to Anim. As a result,
Anim reached the office 10 minutes earlier than expected. Assume that everybody travels at their own uniform
speeds. If Affan covered 2.5 km before he met Anim, and Anim spent a total of 30 min for his complete journey,
what is the distance from Ayman Courier's office to the airport?
A) 25 km B) 20 km C) 15 km D) 10 km E) Cannot be determined
Solution: E

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24. Rayan, Roy, Rafid enter into a partnership. Rayan contributes one-third of the whole capital while Roy
contributes as much as Rayan and Rafid together contribute. If the profit at the end of the year is Tk. 1,68,000,
how much would each receive respectively?
(a) 48,000, 40,000, 80,000 (b) 56,000, 84,000, 28,000 (c) 56,000, 84,000, 20,000
(d) 56,000, 28,000, 84,000 (e) 52,000, 80,000, 28,000
Solution: B

Rayan’s contribution = 33.33%

Roy’s contribution = 50%
Rafid’s contribution = 16.66%
Ratio of profit sharing = Ratio of contribution = 2 : 3 : 1
Thus, profit would be shared as : 56000 : 84000 : 28000.
25. Zannatul and Hridita start traveling in the same direction at 8 km/h and 13 km/h respectively. After 4 hours,
Zannatul doubled his speed and Hridita reduced her speed by 1 km/h and reached the destination together. How
long did the entire journey last?
A) 3 hours B) 6 hours C) 9 hours D) 12 hours E) Cannot be determined
Solution: C

Let total time t,

8 * 4 + 16 (t – 4) = 13 * 4 + 12 (t – 4)
Solving, t = 9
26. Shormila’s age is ⅙th of her father’s age. 10 years from now, Muhtadi’s age will be half of what Shormila’s
father’s age is. If Muhtadi’s 8th birthday was celebrated 2 years ago, then what is Shormila’s present age?
A) 6 ⅔ years B) 10 years C) 12 years D) 15 years E) None of these
Solution: A

Muhtadi’s present age = 8 + 2 = 10 years

Muhtadi’s age after 10 years = 10 + 10 = 20 years
Shormila’s father’s current age = 20 x 2 = 40 years
Shormila’s present age = 40/6 = 6 ⅔ years
27. Faiaz was attending an exam where he couldn’t answer any questions. Knowing he was doomed, he decided to
stare at the scenery from the window next to him. He noticed that there were two ducks in a pond. The two ducks
moved along the circumference of the circular pond in the same direction and came alongside each other every 54
minutes. If they moved with the same speeds in the opposite directions, they would meet every 9 minutes. When
the ducks moved along the circumference in opposite directions, the distance between them decreased from 54 to
14 feet every 48 seconds. What is the speed of the slower duck?
A) 20 feet/min B) 15 feet/min C) 30 feet/min D) 20.83 feet/min E) 16.67 feet/min
Solution: D
28. Salman ordered 4 silver salmons and some pink salmons. The price of a silver salmon is double that of a pink
salmon. While preparing the bill, the clerk interchanged the number of silver and pink salmons by mistake which
increased the bill by 50%. The ratio of the number of silver and pink salmons in the original order was:
A) 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 1:4 D) 4:1 E) 16:1
Solution: C

Suppose Salman ordered x pink salmons

Let the price of a pink salmon be y. Then, price of a silver salmon = 2y
Original bill = 4 × 2y + xy = 8y + xy
Changed bill = 4y + x × 2y = 4y + 2xy
(4y + 2xy) = 150% of (8y + xy)
⇔ 4y + 2xy =(3/2)* (8y + xy)
⇔ 8y + 4xy = 24y + 3xy
⇔ ⇔
xy = 16y x = 16.
Required ratio = 4 : 16 = 1 : 4.
29. P. Q and R are three villages, located in the same order, along a highway. An absent minded person, Koushik,
intending to reach R, starts from Q and travels at a speed of 60 km/h in the direction of QP instead of QR. At the
same time as Koushik starts. Zara leaves R to reach Q and travels at the speed of 90 km/h in the direction of RQ.
After traveling for 1 h in the direction of QP, Koushik realizes his mistake and reverses his direction and increases
his speed to 90 km/h. After reaching Q, Zara reverses her direction and proceeds back to R at a reduced speed of 60
km/h. After reaching R, Koushik starts back towards Q with no change in speed. The distance PQ and QR are 162 km
and 108 km respectively. Which of the two persons travelled more distance up to the point of their second meeting,
and by how much?
(A) Zara by 33.6 km (B) Zara by 31.2 km (C) Koushik by 16.8 km (D) Koushik by 21.6 km (E) None of these
Solution: D

30. 7 men, 5 women and 8 children were given an assignment of distributing 2000 books to students in a school
over a period of three days. All of them distributed books on the first day. On the second day, 1 man, 3 women and
3 children remained absent and on the third day, 4 men and 5 children remained absent. If the ratio of the number
of books distributed in a day by a man, a woman and a child was 5 : 4 : 2 respectively, a total of how many books
were distributed on the second day?
(A) 600 (B) 900 (C) 1200 (D) 2000 (E) None of these
Solution: A

Let the number of books distributed in a day by a man, a woman and a child be 5x, 4x and 2x respectively.
Then, number of books distributed on the first day = (7 × 5x + 5 × 4x + 8 × 2x) = 71x.
Number of books distributed on the second day = (6 × 5x + 2 × 4x + 5 × 2x) = 48x.
Number of books distributed on the third day = (3 × 5x + 5 × 4x + 3 × 2x) = 41x.
⇒ ⇒
71x + 48x + 41x = 2000 160x = 2000 x = 2000/160 = 25/2
Hence, number of books distributed on the second day = 48x = 48*(25/2) = 600
31. Rajinpur and Mahadipur are two nearby cities. The temperature of Rajinpur and Mahadipur were in the ratio
3:5 in July and 2: 3 in August. The percentage increase in temperature from August to September is twice as from
July to August for Rajinpur and same as for July to August for Mahadipur. If the ratio of the sum of the
temperatures of these two cities in August and July was 5: 4, What was the value of the ratio of the temperatures
of Mahadipur and Rajinpur in the month of September?
A) 1.44 B) 0.92 C) 0.71 D) 2 E) 1.08
Solution: E

Let the temperatures of Rajinpur and Mahadipur in July be 3x and 5x respectively.

Let the temperatures of Rajinpur and Mahadipur in August be 2y and 3y respectively.
It is given to us that (the ratio of the sum of the temperatures of these two cities in August and July was 5: 4) which
essentially means that:
5y/8x = 5/4
i.e. y = 2x -> Temperature in Rajinpur and Mahadipur in August would be 4x and 6x respectively.

The percentage increase in temperature of Rajinpur from July to August= (4x - 3x) / 3x * 100% = 33.33%
Hence, the percentage increase in temperature of Rajinpur from August to September = 2 × 33.33% = 66.66%
Temperature of Mahadipur in September = 3y (1 + 20/100) = 3.6y
Temperature of Rajinpur in September = 2y (1 + 66.66/100) = 10y/3
Required Ratio = 3.6y / (10y/3) = 10.8/10 = 1.08

32. In 2021 there were 6 members in Arifin’s family and their average age was 28 years. He got married between
2021 and 2024 and in 2024 there was an addition of a child in his family. In 2026, the average age of his family is
32 years. If Arifin’s age is greater than his wife and in 2021 his age was a prime number then what is the minimum
possible value of Arifin’s present age? (in 2026) (in years)
A) 58 B) 56 C) 54 D) 52 E) None of these
Answer: A

If present age of Arifin’s wife is x years.

Then according to the question:
(33*6 + x + 2)/8 = 32
x + 2 + 198 = 256
x + 2 = 58
x = 56 years
Arifin’s wife’s age in 2001 was 51 years. Therefore Arifin’s age in 2001 was greater than 51 and minimum possible
prime number above 51 is 53.
Therefore minimum possible present age of Arifin = 53 + 5 = 58 years.
33. Three friends Aksa, Lodee and Raeeda start from Sobhanpur to Rahistan that are 100 km apart. Aksa is on a
motorcycle while Lodee is riding pillion (on the passenger seat) and Raeeda walks on. Aksa takes Lodee to
Medhaganj, which is exactly halfway between Sobhanpur and Rahistan, and returns to pick up Raeeda on the way
and takes her to Rahistan. Lodee, on the other hand, walks to Rahistan from Medhaganj. If the ratio of speeds of the
three people is 5 : 2 : 2, find where will the last person be when the first person reaches Rahistan.
(A) 12.85 km from Rahistan (B) 12.75 km from Rahistan (C) 16.66 km from Rahistan
(D) 83.33 km from Sobhanpur (E) None of these
Solution: A
34. Safwan buys milk at Tk. 85 per liter and dilutes it with water. He sells the mixture at the same rate and thus
gains 11.11%. Find the quantity of water mixed by him in every liter of milk.
(A) 0.111 liters (B) 0.909 liters (C) 0.1 litre (D) 0.125 liters (E) 0.144 liters
Solution: A

The requisite 11.11% profit can be got by mixing 0.111 liters of water in 1 liter of milk. In such a case the total milk
quantity would be 1.111 liters and the price would be for 1 liter only. The profit would be 0.111/1 = 11.11%.

35. From a vessel filled up with pure spirit to the brim, two litres of spirit was removed and 2 litres of water were
added. After the solution was mixed, 2 litres of the mixture was poured off and again 2 litres of water was added.
The solution was stirred again and 2 litres of the mixture was removed and 2 litres of water was added. As a result of
the above operations, the volume of water in the vessel increased by 3 litres than the volume of spirit remaining in
it. How many litres of spirit and water were there in the vessel after the above procedure was carried out?
(A) 0.7 litre of spirit and 3.7 litres of water (B) 1.5 litres of spirit and 4.5 litres of water
(C) 8.5 litre of spirit and 11.5 litres of water (D) 0.5 litre of spirit and 3.5 litres of water (E) None of these
Solution: D

36. In a mixture of milk and water, there is only 26% water. After replacing the mixture with 7 liters of pure milk,
the percentage of milk in the mixture became 76%. What is the quantity of the mixture?
A) 65 L B) 91 L C) 38 L D) 40 L E) 73 L
Solution: B

Milk Water
74% 26% (Initially)
76% 24% (After replacement)
Remaining amount = Initial amount * (1 - Replaced amount/Total amount)
or, 24 = 26*(1 - 7/T)
or, 12/13 = 1 - 7/T
or, 1/13 = 7/T
or, T = 91 L

37. There are three containers x, y, z. In container x, the ratio of Milk and Water is 2: 1, in container y the ratio of
water and milk is 2: a. If container x and y are mixed in the ratio of 2: 3, to get 100 litres of a mixture having Milk
and Water in the ratio 3: 1. If after inspection, it was found that the milk we are using in container x, is actually a
mixture of milk and water in the 1: 1 ratio, then the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture is?
A) 24:47 B) 11:4 C) 37:23 D) 47:24 E) 33:14
Correct answer: C
38. A tourist, Azman covered a journey partly by foot and partly by moped. He walked for 90 km and rode the
moped for 10 km. He spent 4 hours less on the moped than on walking. If Azman had reversed the times he
travelled by foot and on moped, the distances travelled on each part of the journey would be equal. How long did
he ride the moped?
A) 6 hours B) 5 hours C) 4 hours D) 3 hours E) 2 hours
Solution: E

39. Between two stations Sajidpur and Fairuzganj the first. second and third class fares were fixed in the ratio of
8:6:3. However, when Mr A Jubayer, the railway minister, presented the railway budget, he reduced the first class
fares by 1/6 and the second class by 1/12 in order to rationalize the fares vis-à-vis the second class fares. In a year,
ratio of the number of first, second and third class passengers were respectively 9:12:26 and the money at the
booking offices was Tk 1,08,800. How much was paid by the first class passengers?
A) 32,080 B) 16,800 C) 24,400 D) 46,200 E) None of these
Solution: E

40. Afrah Transport Corporation (ATC) operates buses between Maahinagar and Rifatpur. To increase the profit,
ATC has sought the services of Sneha and Co. consultants. After a thorough study of the mechanism of the whole
business, Sneha and Co. suggested that— (i) profit in running a bus is directly proportional to the distance when
the number of passengers is constant, and (ii) directly proportional to the number of passengers in excess of a
certain fixed number when the distance is constant. The profit is Tk 80 when 30 passengers are carried over a
distance of 40 km, and Tk 180 when 35 passengers are carried over 60 km. What should be the advice, furnished
by Sneha and Co. consultants, regarding the minimum number of passengers to be carried, so that there is no
loss?
A) 19 B) 18 C) 20 D) 25 E) 22
Solution: C
Analytical
Data Sufficiency
(A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
(B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
(C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement alone is sufficient
(D) EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
(E) Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
47- Is x > y?
(1) x + y > 0
(2) y^2 > x^2

48- All the T-shirts a clothing store stocks are plain—and they are all in one of exactly four colors: blue, green, red, and
yellow. On any day, the store sells about twice as many blue T-shirts as it does green T-shirts. Last week, did the store sell
more blue T-shirts than red T-shirts?
(1) Last week, the store sold fewer blue T-shirts than red T-shirts and green T-shirts combined.
(2) Last week, the store sold more blue T-shirts than half the total number of red T-shirts and yellow T-shirts combined.

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49- A recent survey in Bangladesh found that most people rely on mobile data instead of broadband for internet, yet
many are dissatisfied with data speed and prices. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
plans to impose regulations to lower data costs and guarantee minimum speeds. Telecom companies argue that these
rules would force them to reduce network investments, worsening service quality.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the telecom companies' argument?
A. Surveys show urban consumers are satisfied with their internet speeds and data prices.
B. In a neighboring country, similar regulations led to increased investments in mobile networks.
C. The BTRC recently began offering subsidies to telecom companies for rural infrastructure.
D. Telecom companies have raised data prices in the last two years without improving service quality.
E. Reports indicate telecom companies in Bangladesh earn substantial profits even after infrastructure costs.

Correct Answer: B.
Explanation:
Option B weakens the telecom companies' argument by providing an example from a similar country where
regulations like those proposed by the BTRC led to increased investments in mobile networks rather than
cuts. This suggests that the telecom companies' claim—that regulations will reduce their investment—is not
necessarily true.
Other Options:
A. This option is irrelevant because it discusses urban consumers’ satisfaction, which doesn’t address how
the regulations would impact investment in network infrastructure. Thus, it neither strengthens nor weakens
the argument.
C. This suggests that BTRC is supporting telecom companies with subsidies, but it does not directly counter
the argument that mandatory price cuts and speed thresholds would lead to reduced investment. It might
lessen the impact of costs but does not show an example of sustained or increased investment despite
regulations.
D. Although this option highlights telecom companies raising prices without improving service quality, it
doesn’t address the effect of the proposed regulations on investment in infrastructure. It only questions the
companies’ current pricing practices.
E. While this shows that telecom companies are profitable, it does not weaken their argument that the new
regulations would reduce their future investment. Profitability does not directly correlate with their
willingness to invest under regulatory pressure
50- Cotrell is, at best, able to write magazine articles of average quality. The most compelling piece of evidence for this are those few of
the numerous articles submitted by Cotrell that are superior, since Cotrell, who is incapable of writing an article that is better than
average, must obviously have plagiarized superior ones.
The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
(A) It simply ignores the existence of potential counterevidence.
(B) It generalizes from atypical occurrences.
(C) It presupposes what it seeks to establish
(D) It relies on the judgement of experts in a matter to which their expertise is irrelevant
(E) It infers limits on ability from a few isolated lapses in performance