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GATE CSE 2021 Set 2 Q6: Inference: effect of music on exercise and on learning

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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?

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Answer: C (official GATE 2021 final answer key)

Concept used: Draw only what the passage supports: a clear effect on exercise, a mixed effect on learning.

First step: Note that some students benefited and others fared worse, which rules out "no effect", "clear positive effect" and "all students" for learning.

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Source: official GATE 2021 Set 2 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Bombay. Question paper · Answer key

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