Celiac disease results from an inability of the digestive tract, specifically the small intestine, to absorb gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and certain other grains. The body's immune system attacks the gluten as if the protein were a harmful pathogen, often resulting in serious damage to the intestinal lining. People who suffer from celiac disease must eliminate gluten from their diets. Symptoms of the disease include abdominal cramps, bloating, and anemia.
If the statements above are true, which of the following assertions can be made on the basis of them?
One of the most reliable methods of dealing with psychiatric problems in adults is to look into their childhood events. More often than not, some events during the formative years leave an indelible mark on a person’s thoughts and habits. By looking into these events, psychiatrists can gain valuable insights into their patient’s fears and insecurities; this understanding can be of key importance in dealing with problems related to the mind.
Which one of the following may be inferred from the information in the passage?
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The chances of contracting a disease depend more on lifestyle than on your genetic makeup. For example, statistically, a sixty-year old man living a San-Franciscan lifestyle has a 5 percent chance of having a heart attack soon while for a sixty-year man living a Japanese lifestyle, that probability is just 1 percent, statistically. On the other hand, Studies have shown that the risk of heart attack at 60 for Japanese people who adopt the San Franciscan lifestyle is also closer to 5%.
Which of the following can be inferred if the information above is considered true:
The price of health insurance as a percentage of an individual’s overall monthly income does not necessarily indicate quality of care. If it did, individuals who spent a greater percentage of their income on health insurance would receive better quality of care, or vice versa.
If the statements above are all true, which of the following can be properly inferred on the basis of them?
Studies show that women make at least half of all car-purchasing decisions. Women notice details that men don’t; for example, women notice drink holders and a back seat that allows them to reach children in child seats. Women are more likely to choose cars based on environmental friendliness. Only a few car models have been designed with women in mind, but these vehicles outsell others by a huge margin.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information in this passage?
Birds and mammals can be infected with West Nile virus only through mosquito bites. Mosquitoes, in turn, become infected with the virus when they bite certain infected birds or mammals. The virus was originally detected in northern Africa and spread to North America in the 1990s. Humans sometimes catch West Nile virus, but the virus never becomes abundant enough in human blood to infect a mosquito.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Dear Applicant: Thank you for your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a position in our local government office for the summer. As you know, funding for summer jobs is limited, and it is impossible for us to offer jobs to all those who want them. Consequently, we are forced to reject many highly qualified applicants.
Which of the following can be inferred from the letter?
A consumer electronics company's two divisions performed with remarkable consistency over the past 3 years: in each of those years, the domestic products division has accounted for roughly 20 percent of dollar sales and 40 percent of profits, and the commercial products division for the balance.
Which of the following can properly be inferred regarding the past three years from the statement above?
Sensations of nausea in people are accompanied by higher-than-normal blood levels of a particular hormone, vasopressin. Therefore, either nausea triggers the production of vasopressin or abnormally high levels of vasopressin cause nausea.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?
From 1994 to 2001, violent crime in New York City steadily decreased by over 50%, from a rate of 1,861 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 1994 down to 851 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2001. Criminologists have partially attributed this drop to proactive policing tactics such as “broken window po-licing,” wherein city officials immediately fixed small acts of vandalism and, as a result, lowered other types of criminal behavior. During this same period, the rate of violent crime in the United States steadily decreased by 28% (down to 500 violent crimes per 100,000 people).
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the information above?