Read the passage carefully and answer the following question. One theory of accidents is what experts call the Swiss Cheese model. A slab of swiss cheese has several holes, randomly and unevenly distributed over its surface. If several slabs are stacked together, it would be impossible for something to slip through unless all the holes happen to line up. If even one slab doesn’t align, the impending catastrophe will meet a layer of resistance, and the worst is averted. Aviation professionals will tell you that plane crashes never happen for a single reason. There may be an identifiable primary factor, but it’s usually a chain of events, an array of circumstances neatly piling up. Which of the following statements can be BEST concluded from the passage?

Arrange the following sentences in a LOGICAL sequence: 1. In America, primary-age pupils are on average five months behind where they would usually be in maths, and four months in reading, according to McKinsey, a consultancy. 2. As a new school year gets under way in many countr…

From the passage: Stupidity is a very specific cognitive failing. Crudely put, it occurs...

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the author's view on stupidity?

Arrange the following sentences in a LOGICAL sequence: 1. But when it comes to companies that lack computer programmers, the government is far more sympathetic. 2. As a result, limited access to foreign talent is a common gripe of tech founders and venture capitalists. 3. And, de…

Which of the following sentences have INCORRECT usage of preposition? 1. The manager was sitting at the desk. 2. My work is superior to yours. 3. I prefer coffee than tea. 4. She was accused for stealing gold. 5. This is an exception to the rule. 6. They are leaving to England so…

Carefully read the following statement: When I ask people to name three recently implemented technologies that most impact our world today, they usually propose the computers, the Internet and the laser. All three were unplanned, ___________, and_____________ upon their discovery…

Read the excerpt carefully and answer the following question. The over-whelming preponderance of people have not freely decided what to believe, but, rather, have been socially conditioned (indoctrinated) into their beliefs. They are unreflective thinkers. Which of the following…

Read the passage carefully and answer the following question. Geologists have been investigating a potential cycle in geological events for a long time. Back in the 1920s and 30s, scientists of the era had suggested that the geological record had a 30-million-year cycle, while in…

From the passage: What bullshit essentially misrepresents is neither the state of affair...

Which of the following statements can be BEST inferred from the passage?