35. According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to health.
(A) about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to
(B) with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than
(C) over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to
(D) about obesity and if it is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition related to appearance more than to
(E) concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than
B.
E.
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Whether wins over If, so only A and E. More than to in A is more succint.
A
Sandeep is right. IF is used for conditional statements whereas WHETHER is used when there are only two possibilities. The answer is between A and E. “Confusion About” look more idiomatic, so A should be the right answer.
Will go with “A”
In D,E “to appearance more than…” is wrong usage of the idiom .
B,C look excessively wordy.”whether or not” , “if it is ..”
A
A it is
A
I would go with A.
E
E
Though doubious I will go with ‘A’
Can anybody summarize the rule for using About/Concern
A…