CAT Question of the Day In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among them.
This modern age has brought with it a new set of worries. As well as watching our weight and worrying about our souls, we now have to worry about our brain fitness too – if you believe the headlines. Is instant messaging eroding the attention centres of our brains? Are Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools preventing you from forming normal human bonds? And don't forget email – apparently it releases the same addictive neurochemicals as crack cocaine! ___________ .
| OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | Are these turning the species into a horde of attention-deficient, socially-dysfunctional, email addicts – part human, part smartphone? | | | 2) | The truth is that everything we do changes our brain. | | | 3) | Yes, the internet is rewiring our brain. | | | 4) | Worrying about the internet is just the latest in a long line of fears society has had about the changes technologies might bring. |
Tip of the Day As a part of your personal interview preparation, spend time articulating your strengths and weaknesses- at least three each. Then think about 2 instances or events where you displayed each of these. Last year's Question of the day (01-Feb-12) Men and members of the 2nd and 3rd class on board the Titanic were less likely to survive. Of the male passengers in second class, 92 percent perished. Less than a quarter of third-class passengers survived. All but one of the children in first and second class survived, whereas less than half were saved in third class. 97 percent of the women in first class survived, 86 percent of the women survived in second class and less than half survived in third class. Of men on board, 33 percent of the first class were saved, while only 8 percent of the second class and 16 percent of the third class were saved. Overall, only 20 percent of the men survived, compared to nearly 75 percent of the women. Men in first class were four times as likely to survive as men in second class, and twice as likely to survive as those in third.
Which of the following statements is incorrect, according to the passage?
| OPTIONS | | | | | 1) | If you were a man on board the Titanic in the third class, your chances of dying were 84%. | | | 2) | If you were a woman on board the Titanic, your chances of survival were 65%. | | | 3) | If 10% of the men in the second class were saved, chances are that 40% of men in the first class were saved. | | | 4) | Only one child from the first and second classes perished. | | | 5) | Only 8 percent of the men in the second class were saved. |
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