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Increasing levels of air pollution is creating health hazards for people living in the cities.

Courses of action:

I. All Industries should be shifted to the outskirts of the cities

II. Transport authorities should take steps for converting all public transport vehicles to run on CNG

A) If only course of action I follows	B) If only course of action II follows
C) If either course of action I or II follows	D) If both courses of action I and II follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) If both courses of action I and II follow

Explanation:

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Looking for a job is difficult enough, the task becomes impossible if you do not have the skill of being pleasant, polite and polished.

Conclusions :

I. A person who has social etiquetteis eligible for any job

II. Many candidates no matter how excellently qualified are likely to fail to get the jobs they are going to try for because of their manners.

A) If only conclusion I follows	B) If only conclusion II follows
C) If neither I nor II follows	D) If both I and II follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

I does not follow because it considers the qualities expressed in the statement sufficient for the eligibility of a job. II follows obviously.

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If the gifts are passed on, the whole purpose of the gift is defeated. Therefore, the gift should be one that is useful and at the same time it attracts you, appeals to you and you retain it.

Conclusions :

I. If gifts are retained , their utility increases.

II. Gifts are not meant for repeated change of hands.

A) If only conclusion I follows	B) If only conclusion II follows
C) If neither I nor II follows	D) If both I and II follow

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

I is not hinted at. It is an invention of the concluder's mind. II follows because if "the whole purpose of something is defeated", it loses its meaning.

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Should there be only a uniform rate of income tax irrespective of the level of income?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This will substantially reduce the work of the officials of the income tax department.

II. No. This will reduce Govt tax collection to a large extent

A) If only argument I is strong	B) If only argument II is strong
C) If neither I nor II is strong	D) If both I and II are strong

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only argument II is strong

Explanation:

I is weak because reduction of workload of IT officials is not too desirable a motive. II is strong because reduced tax collection will have a bad impact on state activities.

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Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?

Arguments :

I. Yes. This is an essential step for controlling pollution in the city.

II. No. Such a step will lead to lot of inconvenience to the employees of the factories and their families as well

A) If only argument I is strong	B) If only argument II is strong
C) If neither I nor II is strong	D) If both I and II are strong

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If only argument I is strong

Explanation:

I is strong because pollution control is highly desirable. II is weak. There may be some inconvenience initially but in fact their families would live better lives in the outskirts.

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If farmers want to improve their yield, they must use organic fertilizers in place of chemical fertilizers.

Assumptions:

I. Chemical fertilizers have certain ill effects on health

II. Chemical fertilizers do not produce as much yield as the organic fertilizers.

A) If only assumption I is Implicit	B) If only assumption II is Implicit
C) If either I or II is Implicit	D) If both I and II are Implicit

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) If only assumption II is Implicit

Explanation:

I is not implicit because health is not the focus of the statement. II is implicit in the very need for substitution.

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If the digits in the number 25673948 are arranged in ascending order from left to right, what will be the sum of the digits which are fourth from the right and third from the left in the new arrangement?

A) 10	B) 9
C) 8	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

Explanation:

Given Number : 2 5 6 7 3 9 4 8

Ascending order : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Specified letters are 6 and 4 respectively.

Hence, required sum = (4 + 6 = 10)

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382 473 568 728 847 629

If 382 is written as 238, 473 as 347 and so on, then which of the following two numbers will have least difference between them?

A) 473 & 382	B) 629 & 728
C) 629 & 847	D) 728 & 847

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 728 & 847

Explanation:

The given numbers are :

382 473 568 728 847 629

When changes are made as given in the question, numbers become as follows :

238 347 856 872 784 962

Again now, find out the difference between the numbers given in options as given below:

(1) 473 - 382 => 347 - 238 = 109

(2) 629 - 728 => 962 - 872 = 90

(3) 629 - 847 => 962 - 784 = 178

(4) 728 - 847 => 872 - 784 = 88

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