QUESTION: 293

People living in the undeveloped wilderness area want jobs, and commercial development of the area will create jobs. But if the new commercial development plan is carried out, the wilderness will suffer. Thus the board considering the area’s future must choose between the preservation of the wilderness and the wishes of the local people.
The answer to which of the following questions would be LEAST relevant to evaluating whether the board indeed faces the choice the author says it faces?

Could commercial development be carried out under an alternative plan without damaging the wilderness?
Would commercial development of the wilderness area significantly benefit people living elsewhere?
Would the jobs created by the new development plan be filled by the local people?
Do local people support or oppose commercial development of the wilderness area?
Can job be provided without commercial development of the wilderness area?

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 294

The lobbyists argued that because there is no statistical evidence that breathing other people’s tobacco smoke increases the incidence of heart disease or lung cancer in healthy nonsmokers, legislation banning smoking in workplaces cannot be justified on health grounds.
The argument reported above would be most seriously weakened if it were true that

Breathing smoke-filled air increase the incidence of headaches and coughs in healthy nonsmokers.
Most nonsmokers dislike the odor of smoke-filled air.
Smoke-filled air is a major source of the dirt that damages computers and other sensitive equipment.
Most workers would prefer to have smoking banned in workplaces.
Legislation banning smoking in workplaces decreases friction between smoking and nonsmoking workers and is easy to enforce.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 295

The lobbyists argued that because there is no statistical evidence that breathing other people’s tobacco smoke increases the incidence of heart disease or lung cancer in healthy nonsmokers, legislation banning smoking in workplaces cannot be justified on health grounds.

Of the following, which is the best criticism of the argument reported above?

It ignores causes of lung cancer other than smoking.
It neglects the damaging effects of smoke-filled air on nonsmokers who are not healthy.
It fails to mention the roles played by diet, exercise, and heredity in the development of heart disease.
It does not consider the possibility that nonsmokers who breathe smoke-filled air at work may become more concerned about their health.
It does not acknowledge that nonsmokers, even those who breathe smoke-filled air at work, are in general healthier than smokers.

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 296

Which of the following best completes the passage below?

When a project is failing and should be terminated, plan to bring in a new manager. New managers are more likely to terminate the project than are the original managers because

the project may have failed for reasons that the original manager could not have foreseen
organizations tend to reward managers who can overcome problems
managerial decisions to terminate a project should depend on the likelihood of the project’s eventual success
the original managers were not necessarily able to overcome problems caused by external events over which they had no control
the new managers have no need to justify the earlier decision to maintain the project

Answer(s): E

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