Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow. A strict…
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Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.
A strict vegetarian is a person who never in his life eats anything derived from animals. The main objection to vegetarianism on a long-term basis is the difficulty of getting enough protein—the body-building element in food. If you have ever been without meat or other animal foods for some days or weeks (say, for religious reasons), you will have noticed that you tend to get physically rather weak. You are glad when the fast is over and you get your reward of a succulent meat meal. Proteins are built up from approximately twenty food elements called ‘amino acids’, which are found more abundantly in animal protein than in vegetable protein. This means you have to eat a great deal more vegetable food than animal food in order to get enough of these amino acids. A great deal of the vegetable food goes to waste in this process and from the physiological point of view there is not much to be said in favour of life-long vegetarianism.
According to the passage, a strict vegetarian is a person who
Answer: C. never eats any animal products — CONCEPTIn a passage-based definition question, locate the sentence that states the category directly and preserve its logical force. Quantifiers such as…
- A.
rarely eats animal products
- B.
sometimes eats eggs
- C.
never eats any animal products
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
In a passage-based definition question, locate the sentence that states the category directly and preserve its logical force. Quantifiers such as “never,” “sometimes,” and “rarely” are not interchangeable because they specify different frequencies.
A precise match keeps both the frequency condition and the scope of the category; choices that weaken either part change the definition.
APPLICATION
Locate the defining sentence: “A strict vegetarian is a person who never in his life eats anything derived from animals.”
Interpret the quantifiers: “never” allows zero occasions, while “anything derived from animals” covers the entire class of animal-derived foods.
Match that meaning to the offered values without weakening “never” to “rarely” or “sometimes.”
CONTRAST
“rarely eats animal products” still permits occasional consumption, so it weakens the passage’s absolute frequency.
“sometimes eats eggs” permits a nonzero frequency, and eggs fall within animal-derived foods.
“More than one of the above” requires at least two descriptions to satisfy the definition, but the frequency conditions are not equivalent.
“None of the above” requires every offered description to fail, even though one preserves both the zero-frequency condition and the full scope.
RESULT
Therefore, the matching value is “never eats any animal products.”