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Q:

Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives.


Statement : Some mats are brooms. All the pencils are brooms.

 

Conclusion :

 

I. Some brooms are pearls.

II. Some brooms are mats.

 

A) Only I conclusion follows B) Only II conclusion follows
C) Either I or II follows D) Neither I nor II follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only II conclusion follows

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I.  All the offices on the 9th floor have wall-to-wall carpeting.

II. No wall-to-wall carpeting is pink.

III.None of the offices on the 9th floor has pink wall-to-wall carpeting.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

A) true B) false
C) uncertain D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) true

Explanation:

If no wall-to-wall carpeting is pink and all the offices have wall-to-wall carpeting, none of the offices has pink wall-to-wall carpeting.

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Should jobs be linked with academic degrees and diplomas? 

Arguments:

1. No. A very large number of persons with meagre academic qualifications will apply

2. No. Importance of higher education will be diminished

A) Only 1 is true B) Only 2 is true
C) Either 1 or 2 is true D) Neither 1 nor 2 is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only 2 is true

Explanation:

Delinking jobs with degrees will diminish the need for higher education as amny of them persue such education for jobs.So, only arg 2 is strong

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Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

Statements :

A : All mothers are aunts.
B : All aunts are ladies.

Conclusions:

1. All ladies are mothers.
2. All ladies are aunts.

 

A) Only conclusion 1 follows B) Only conclusion 2 follows
C) Both conclusion 1 and 2 follows D) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows

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Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives.

Statements :

All Apples are leaves. Some leaves are lemons. No lemon is house.

Conclusions :

I. Some houses are Apples
II. Some lemons are Apples
III. No house is Apple

 

A) Only I follows B) Only II follows
C) Both II & III follows D) Either I or III follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both II & III follows

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Read the question and answer from the given information.

 

Pravalika is studying 10th class, is Pravalika elder than Pranitha who is her classmate?

 

Argument 1: Yes, as she is her classmate Pranitha is younger to her

Argument 2: No, as she is classmate Pranitha is elder to her.

 

A) Neither I nor II follow B) Either I or II follow
C) Only II follow D) Only I follow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Only I follow

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Q:

M and N have children A and B.
F is spouse of B.
D is child of F.
P is son in law of N.
K is kid of P.

Who is male chiled of M and N ?

A) B B) A
C) None D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) B

Explanation:

Spouse means a person's partner in marriage, it can be male or female.
But given F is spouse of B
And P is Son in law of N
Relation between F and B
Relation between P and A only
and p is male So, A must be female
=> B is male child.

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Q:

Read the following statements and answer the question given below.

During peak hours the local trains of city M are chaotic. Generally, peak hours are a specific time period in the morning when everyone goes to work and in the evening when people return. Some people feel that the state government has not taken any measures in the past two years to deal with the situation.

Which of the following weakens the perception of the people?

A) In the past one year the state government has increased the frequency of trains in peak hours and has also increased the number of passengers per train. B) In the past two years the state government has received many petitions signed by the locals of city M travelling by trains, suggesting that much improvement is required in the current condition of the trains.
C) The first-class passengers of the local trains feel that their plight is worse than that of the second-class passengers in the trains. D) As the population of the city is ever increasing due to high rate of migration and better job opportunity, there is a surge in the number of people travelling by trains.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) In the past one year the state government has increased the frequency of trains in peak hours and has also increased the number of passengers per train.

Explanation:

Option A is a positive response to the situation. Hence, it weaknes the preception of the people.

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