Directions: Study the following instructions carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
In making decisions about important questions it is desirable that a candidate is able to distinguish between 'strong' and 'weak' arguments so far as they relate to the questions.
'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the questions and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Statement: Should there be a maximum limit for the number of ministers in the Central Government?
Arguments:
(I) No. The political party in power should have the freedom to decide the number of ministers to be appointed.
(II) Yes. The number of ministers should be restricted to a certain percentage of the total number of seats in the parliament to avoid unnecessary expenditure.
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumption numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.
Statement:
Order can be maintained only when law becomes enforceable. Law implies the corpus of rules or injunctions that need to be obeyed by one and all without exception.
Assumptions:
I. The acceptance of law by the people is a must for its effectiveness.
II. There is a section of people who are law unto themselves.
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Statement: The company has announced a new product line that includes eco-friendly packaging.
Inference:
I. The company is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.
II. The company is responding to customer demand for more eco-friendly products.
III. The company’s new product line will be more expensive than its existing products.
Direction: Study the following information and answer the given questions carefully.
Eight books S, E, M, T, N, O, H and Z are lying on the table such that E is 12cm north of M, which is 10cm to the west of T. Z is 10cm east of T. S is to the north of Z. H is to the south of Z. O is 20cm west of N, which is 5cm south of T. S is to the east of E. N is to the west of H.
Q. In which direction is O with respect to E?
Direction: If a Paper (Transparent Sheet) is folded in a manner and a design or pattern is drawn. When unfolded this paper appears as given below in the answer figure. Choose the correct answer figure given below.
Find out from the four alternatives as how the pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.
Question Figure
Answer figure
In the following figure, how many educated people are employed?
From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/ embedded.
In this questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the black spaces.
Q. 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, (___)
Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning to the right. How far is he from his original position ?
Directions: In the following questions a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word.
APPROXIMATELY
In the English Alphabet, which letter would be fifteenth to the right of letter which is third to the left of letter J?
In the following question, five figures are given. Out of them, find the three figures that can be joined to form a square.
Which one of the following figures will complete the given question figure?
Mohan and Suresh study in the same class. Mohan has secured more marks than Suresh in the terminal examination. Suresh’s rank is seventh from top among all the students in the class. Which of the following is definitely true?
Direction: Study the following information and answer the given questions carefully.
Seven boxes T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are kept one above the other in a stack. One box is placed between boxes T and Z, which is placed above T. Box V is placed below box Z. Box X is placed just above box V. Three boxes are placed between boxes X and W. Two boxes are placed between boxes T and U. Three boxes are placed between boxes V and Z.
Q. How many boxes are placed below box T?
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given question.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearrange them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement .
Input: day 74 night 36 25 68 all for
Step I: all day 74 night 36 25 68 for
Step II: all 74 day night 36 25 68 for
Step III: all 74 day 68 night 36 25 for
Step IV: all 74 day 68 for night 36 25
Step V: all 74 day 68 for 36 night 25
And Step V is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.
As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: mind new 27 35 19 59 own tower
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
Directions: Each of the following consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, U, V, W, and X are sitting in two parallel rows. A, B, C, and D are sitting in row-1 facing south direction and U, V, W, and X, are sitting in row-2 facing north direction in such a way that each person sitting in row-1 faces the person sitting in row-2. Who among the following faces the one who sits just right of X?
Statement I: Only one person sits between U and W who is sitting at the extreme right end of the row. B sits second to the left of A. C faces the one who is an immediate neighbour of U. V faces D.
Statement II: A sits 2nd from one end and faces the U. B does not face the one who is the neigbour of X. D and V does not sit at ends of the rows.
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions besides.
Eleven persons are sitting in a line facing the north direction. J sits fourth to the right of O and N sits second to the left of J. Five persons sit between L and J. Only H sits between J and G. Only D sits between G and C. E is not an immediate neighbour of N. G is not an immediate neighbour of J but fifth to the right of I. M, who sits exactly in the middle, is second to the right of I.
Q. Which of the following information is true?
Direction: In the following question, assume the given information to be true and mark the appropriate options.
Statements: N ≤ K < J; J > L > G; M < L < N
Conclusions: I. K > L II. G > M
Following are the qualifications for the post of Assistant Manager in TELCA Software Pvt Ltd., a leading private sector company.
The candidate must be an:
a. MBA degree holder with at least 60% marks.
b. Be not less than 24 years and not more than 30 years of age as on 1-1-2016.
c. Have passed the selection test with at least 65% marks.
d. Be willing to pay a deposit of Rs. 25,000 which is refundable after a year.
However, if a candidate fulfils the above mentioned criteria:
I. At (a) above, but is M.Com degree holder with 65% marks, the case will be assigned to the V.P. of the company.
II. At (d) above, but has an experience of 2 years, the case may be assigned to the GM of the company.
Q. Smruti Ranjan Behera is an M.Com student and has scored 72% in his post-graduation. He is 26 years old and is willing to pay Rs. 25,000 to the company. His score in the selection test is 68%.
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight students, each having a different height.
(ii) D is shorter than A but taller than G
(iii) E is taller than H but shorter than C
(iv) B is shorter than D but taller than F
(v) C is shorter than G
(vi) G is not as tall as F
Q. Which of the following is redundant to answer all the above questions?
Direction: What should be the correct signs to balance the following equations ?
65 40 11 = 36
Find the odd number / letters / word from the given alternative.
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Statement: A large number of students have been caught using unfair means during the final-year degree examination.
Courses of action:
I. All these students should be debarred permanently from appearing for any examination conducted by the authority.
II. The guardians of these students should be called by the authority to inform them that any such behavior in future will not be tolerated.
Direction : Two statements I and II are given. These statement may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Mark answer :
I. The government has decided to make all the information related to primary education available to the general public.
II. In the past, the general public did not have access to all these information related to primary education.
Direction: Study the following instructions carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
In making decisions about important questions it is desirable that a candidate is able to distinguish between 'strong' and 'weak' arguments so far as they relate to the questions.
'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the questions and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by two arguments I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
Statement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?
Arguments:
(I) Yes. This leads to indiscriminate female foeticide and eventually will lead to social imbalance.
(II) No. People have a right to know about their unborn child.c
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:
The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. Asked the workers' union to call of strike immediately otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory.
Assumptions:
I. No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd.
II. Such threat may have some effect on the workers's union.
Statement: The government has announced a new policy to encourage the use of public transport.
Inference:
I. The government is concerned about air pollution.
II. The government wants to reduce traffic congestion.
III. The government wants to increase revenue from public transport.