GRE Question of The Day: Sentence Completion

niharika
#1. July 18th, 2006, at 4:15 PM.

A

sai
#2. July 18th, 2006, at 4:51 PM.

D-selfish
stalwart means showing loyality for allegiance
but as paradox means self contradicting
the answer should be opposite

niharika
#3. July 18th, 2006, at 5:02 PM.

Paradox gives,here means an opposite meaning of altrusim…helping only close relatives is something which cant be called perfect altrusim…but paradoxically called so..

john
#4. July 18th, 2006, at 10:12 PM.

d

sammy
#5. July 18th, 2006, at 11:38 PM.

d

Lee
#6. July 19th, 2006, at 10:18 AM.

I agree, Niharika. THat’s why i’m choosing B) beneficient.

niharika
#7. July 19th, 2006, at 10:52 AM.

stalwrat in this context means ..morally strong…so i feel its A

sravan
#8. July 19th, 2006, at 2:03 PM.

selfish is the answer because as altruisim means unselfishness in the welfare of others and it leads to selfishness only when it is concerned with one’s own relatives

swapnil
#9. July 19th, 2006, at 3:01 PM.

I think it will be B ) beneficent , coz if you read the sentence without the word paradox, the remaining sentence also tells us something that altruism does not really stand for which is highlighted by use of ” in fact” . Altruism is where you do something selflessly, without expecting any returns or benefits.Altruism may be beneficent if it aids only close relatives and this a paradox as stated in the first word of the sentence.

Harleen
#10. July 20th, 2006, at 9:22 AM.

d

rakeshbusa
#11. July 20th, 2006, at 11:23 AM.

d

Vandana
#12. July 20th, 2006, at 9:36 PM.

its D

hesperus
#13. July 21st, 2006, at 12:43 AM.

its D.

neeths
#14. July 21st, 2006, at 7:07 AM.

D)

Abishek
#15. August 1st, 2006, at 12:13 PM.

swpanil,for exactly the same reason that you have put forth,the answer is D.

Manu
#17. August 14th, 2006, at 8:56 AM.

Yea it was D , GRE don’t want extreme creativity ….it was as simple as it is.. ” ……. only own’s relatives ” was wholly giving the feel of sentence

harini
#18. July 19th, 2008, at 10:59 PM.

ANS IS D;

Ajith
#19. August 5th, 2008, at 2:18 PM.

obviously itz D