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Consider the given statement true and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the information given in the statement.

Statement:
The population in metro cities is increasing tremendously which leads to the shortage of living space and a drop in living conditions of the people.

Conclusions:
1. Government should re-plan city development.
2. Government should demolish illegal buildings and build cottages for people.

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

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In the following question a statement is given followed by two more statements numbered as I and II. You have to read both the statement and decide which of them strength which of them strengthens or weakens the statement.


The company A used to outsource its recruitment process for some years but this year the company has decided to conduct the recruitment process within the Organisation.

I. The employees who have been working in the Organisation are aware of that hard work is required to work in the company.

II. The company has decided to appoint three new persons in its senior level authority for the smooth recruitment process.

A) Both I and II strengthens  B) I strengthen while II weakens 
C) II strengthens while I is neutral  D) Statement I and Statement II is neutral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) II strengthens while I is neutral 

Explanation:

Statement I is neutral as it is nowhere related to the recruitment process. While II strengthen the statement as the company is taking this step to strengthen the recruitment process. 

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A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
An __________ is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. Participants bid openly against one another, with each subsequent bid required to be higher than the previous bid. An auctioneer may announce prices, bidders may call out their bids themselves (or have a proxy call out a bid on their behalf), or bids may be submitted electronically with the highest current bid publicly displayed. In a Dutch ____________, the auctioneer begins with a high asking price for some quantity of like items; the price is lowered until a participant is willing to accept the auctioneer's price for some quantity of the goods in the lot or until the seller's reserve price is met. In economic theory, an ____________ may refer to any mechanism or set of trading rules for exchange.

A) Assets B) Auction
C) Autarky D) Arbitrage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Auction

Explanation:

‘Assets’ mean things that have earning power or some other value to their owner. ‘Auction’ means a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. ‘Autarky’ refers to the idea that a country should be self-sufficient and not take part in international trade. ‘Arbitrage’ means the simultaneous buying and selling of securities, currency, or commodities in different markets or in derivative forms in order to take advantage of differing prices for the same asset. ‘Amortisation’ means the running down or payment of a loan by instalments. The given passage includes the presence of an ‘auctioneer’ who is defined as a person who conducts auctions by accepting bids and declaring goods sold. Thus, option 2 is the correct fit for all three blanks.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate
it by selecting the appropriate option.


A large _______ of angry bisons rampaged through the villages.

A) herd B) swarm
C) group D) flock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) herd

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.

Despite the abuse and insults that were hurled at him, he really sticks on his guns and showed the protesters how to be calm.
i. he really stuck onto his guns and showed the protesters
ii. he really stuck to his guns and showed the protesters
iii. he really is sticking his guns onto the protesters

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. Only ii

Explanation:

Ans. B.
‘to stick to one’s guns’ means refuse to compromise or change, despite criticism. It is a phrasal verb hence we can’t make any changes in the prepositions used. The sentence is in past tense, hence stick should be replaced by stuck.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The architect was unable to ______ those designs.

 

A) made B) sketch
C) scatter D) built
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sketch

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What is the value of (cot60 + 1/√3) ?

A) 4/√3 B) (2√2+√3)/2
C) 2/√3 D) (2√2+1)/√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2/√3

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

I left (A)/no stone unturned(B)/to achieve for my object.(C)/No Error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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