Question
Listening to music during exercise improves exercise performance and reduces discomfort. Scientists researched whether listening to music while studying can help students learn better and the results were inconclusive. Students who needed external stimulation for studying fared worse while students who did not need any external stimulation benefited from music.
Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT inference of the above passage?
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- C
- From
- Official GATE 2021 answer key
Solution
Analyze the scope and qualifications stated in the passage to draw a valid inference.
The passage asserts two facts:
- 'Listening to music during exercise improves exercise performance and reduces discomfort'; this confirms a clear positive effect on physical exercise.
- 'Scientists researched whether listening to music while studying can help students learn better and the results were inconclusive. Students who needed external stimulation for studying fared worse while students who did not need any external stimulation benefited from music'; this indicates music helps learning only for some students (those who do not need external stimulation).
Option C accurately reflects both parts: listening to music has a clear positive effect on physical exercise, and music has a positive effect on learning only in some students.
C
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2021 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 2 (CS2)
- Question
- 6 of 65, printed as GA Q.6
- Section
- General Aptitude
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