CAUSE AND EFFECT

[1] Statements: I. The local co-operative credit society has decided to stop giving loans to farmers with immediate effect.
II. A large number of credit society members have withdrawn major part of their deposits from the credit society.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

[2] Statements: I. The employees of the biggest bank in the country have given an indefinite strike call starting from third of the next month.
II. The employees of the Central Government have withdrawn their week long demonstrations.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - D

[3] Statements: I. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unlawful gathering of large number of people.
II. The citizens' forum called a general strike in protest against the police atrocities.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

[4] Statements: I. Majority of the citizens in the locality belongs to higher income group.
II. The sales in the local super market are comparatively much higher than in other localities.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - A

[5] Statements: I. The life today is too fast, demanding and full of variety in all aspects which at times leads to stressful situations.
II. Number of suicide cases among teenagers is on increase.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - A

[6] Statements: 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.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

[7] Statements: I. The farmers have decided against selling their kharif crops to the Government agencies.
II. The Government has reduced the procurement price of kharif crops starting from last month to the next six months.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

[8] Statements: I. The performance of most of the students in final exam of class X in the schools run by the Government was excellent.
II. Many teachers of the Government schools left the school and joined private schools.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - D

[9] Statements: I. There is considerable reduction in the number of people affected by water-borne diseases in City A during this rainy season.
II. The government has opened four new civil hospitals in City A in the beginning of the year.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - C
 
[10] Statements: I. The prices of vegetables have been increased considerably during this summer.
II. There is tremendous increase in the temperature during this summer thereby damaging crops greatly.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

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STATEMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Statement: Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth.
Assumptions: I. People believe what is reported by the historians.
II. Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - A

2. Statement: "As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets."
Assumptions: I. The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets.
II. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - D

3. Statement: "Computer education should start at schools itself."
Assumptions: I. Learning computers is easy.
II. Computer education fetches jobs easily.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - A

4. Statement: If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination.
Assumptions: I. To pass, he must be intelligent.
II. He will pass the examination.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E Both I and II are implicit
Ans - A

5. Statement: Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopaedia.
Assumptions: I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.
II. People refer to encyclopaedia to know only about things which do not exist now.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - A

6. Statement: The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of service or seniority.
Assumptions: I. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee.
II. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - E

7. Statement: "But out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."- A shopkeeper tells a customer.
Assumptions: I. The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper.
II. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - E

8. Statement: "If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X." - A tells B.
Assumptions: I. B wants to publicise his products.
II. Newspaper X has a wide circulation.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - B

9. Statement: Kartik left for Delhi on Tuesday by train to attend a function to be held on Friday at his uncle's house in Delhi.
Assumptions: I. Kartik may reach Delhi on Wednesday.
II. Kartik may reach Delhi before Friday.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - B

10. Statement: "Avon Cycles - Fast, easy to ride, impressive, reliable, crafted and up-to-date automation." - An advertisement.
Assumptions: I. There is no other cycle with any of these features.
II. People do not bother about the cost.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Neither I nor II is implicit
E. Both I and II are implicit
Ans - D

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COURSE OF ACTION

[1] Statement: The employees union of the Municipal Corporation has decided to strike work for indefinite period in protest against the management's refusal to grant bonus.
Courses of Action: I. The government should immediately pay ex-gratia grant to the Municipal Corporation to grant bonus to its employees.
II. The striking employees should be persuaded to defer the strike notice.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

[2] Statement: The killer entric fever has so far claimed 100 lives in some tribal villages in M.P. during the past three weeks.
Courses of Action: I. The residents of these villages should immediately be shifted to a non-infected area.
II. The Government should immediately send a medical squad to this area to restrict spread of the killer disease.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

[3] Statement: There is a substantial increase in the number of accidents causing deaths and severe injuries due to malfunctioning of the traffic signals.
Courses of Action: I.The traffic police should immediately post traffic personnel at the junctions.
II. The signal system should immediately be repaired or replaced.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - C

[4] Statement: India's performance in the recent Olympic Games was very poor. Not even a single medal could be bagged by the players. Government has spent Rs. 5 crores in training and deputing a team of players to participate in the Olympic Games.
Courses of Action: I. India should stop sending players to the future Olympic Games.
II. Government should immediately set up an enquiry commission to find out the reason for India's dismal performance.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

[5] Statement: Three persons were caught with huge arms and ammunition in the city.
Courses of Action: I. Police should be instructed for night patrolling.
II. The three persons should be set free and their movements should be carefully watched to nab the other criminals.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

[6] Statement: Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of Action: I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

[7] Statement: Mr. X, an active member of the Union, often insults his superiors in the office with his rude behaviour.
Courses of Action: I. He should be transferred to some other department.
II.The matter should be referred to the Union.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

[8] Statement: The Meteorology Department has forecast that a severe cyclonic storm would hit coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the next forty-eight hours.
Courses of Action: I. The local administration should advise the fishermen not to go to dangerous area in the sea.
II. The local administration should alert the people of coastal areas of these two states and they should be prepared to shift to safer places.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

[9] Statement: There has been large number of cases of internet hacking in the recent months creating panic among the internet users.
Courses of Action: I.The government machinery should make an all out effort to nab those who are responsible and put them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay away from using internet till the culprits are caught.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

[10] Statement: The Union Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has fixed an annual target of Rs 10,000 crores by way of tourism earnings towards the end of the current decade.
Courses of Action: I. There is no need of development of further new tourist spots to meet the target.
II.The Ministry should evolve attractive packages to woo the foreign tourists to meet the target.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

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STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION

1. Statements: The best evidence of India's glorious past is the growing popularity of Ayurvedic medicines in the West.
 Conclusions: I. Ayurvedic medicines are not popular in India.
II. Allopathic medicines are more popular in India.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

2. Statements: Death keeps no calendar.
Conclusions: I. Man must die one day.
II. Death can come at any time.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

3. Statements: Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aerogenerator can convert it into electricity. Though not much has been done in this field, the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy.
Conclusions: I. Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field.
II. The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero-generation.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

4. Statements: The average number of persons per household is 5 in urban areas whereas it is 7 in rural areas. The national average is 6.
Conclusions: I. The population per unit area in the rural areas is higher than in the urban areas.
II. More persons live in the same household in the rural areas as compared to those in the urban areas.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

5. Statements: The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Conclusions: I. Your life will be dull if you don't face a problem.
II. To escape from problems, you should always have some solutions with you.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

6. Statements: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children.
Conclusions: I. All parents these days are very well off.
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good schooling.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

7. Statements: From the next academic year, students will have the option of dropping Mathematics and Science for their school leaving certificate examination.
Conclusions: I. Students who are weak in Science and Mathematics will be admitted.
II. Earlier students did not have the choice of continuing their education without taking these subjects.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

8. Statements: It is almost impossible to survive and prosper in this world without sacrificing ethics and morality.
Conclusions: I. World appreciates some concepts but may not uphold it.
II. Concept of ethics and morality are not practicable in life.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

9. Statements: The use of non-conventional sources of energy will eliminate the energy crisis in the world.
Conclusions: I. Modern technology is gradually replacing the conventional sources of energy.
II. The excessive exploitation of environment has led to depletion of conventional sources of energy.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

10. Statements: My first and foremost task is to beautify this city - if city X and Y can do it - why can't we do it. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of city Z after taking over charge.
Conclusions: I. The people of city Z are not aware about the present state of ugliness of their city.
II. The present Commissioner has worked in city X and Y and has good experience of beautifying cities.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

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SYLLOGISM

1. Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions: I. Male athletes can play.
II. Some athletes can play.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

2. Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions: I. Some lamps are bags.
II. No lamp is bag.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - C

3. Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions: I. All mangoes are cheap.
II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

4. Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.
Conclusions: I. All kings are beautiful.
II. All queens are kings.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

5. Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich.
Conclusions: I. Some doctors are rich
II. Some rich are doctors.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

6. Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats.
Conclusions: I. Some boats are roads.
II. All waters are boats.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

7. Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.
Conclusions: I. No bat is wicket.
II. All wickets are bats.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

8. Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.
Conclusions: I. No fruit is flower.
II. Some trees are flowers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

9. Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Some inexperienced are students.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

10. Statements: All roads are poles. No pole is a house.
Conclusions: I. Some roads are houses.
II. Some houses are poles.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

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COURSE OF ACTION

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.

[1] Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.
  Courses of Action: I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.
II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

[2] Statement: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $285 million loan to finance a project to construct coal ports by Paradip and Madras Port Trusts.
Courses of Action: I. India should use financial assistance from other international financial organisations to develop such ports in other places.
II. India should not seek such financial assistance from the international financial agencies.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

[3] Statement: Doordarshan is concerned about the quality of its programmes particularly in view of stiff competition it is facing from STAR and other satellite TV channels and is contemplating various measures to attract talent for its programmes.
Courses of Action: I. In an effort to attract talent, the Doordarshan has decided to revise its fee structure for the artists.
II. The fee structure should not be revised until other electronic media also revise it.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

[4] Statement: The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need, importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.
Courses of Action: I. Population education programme should be included in the college curriculum.
II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

[5] Statement: A recent study shows that children below five die in the cities of the developing countries mainly from diarrhoea and parasitic intestinal worms.
Courses of Action: I. Governments of the developing countries should take adequate measures to improve the hygienic conditions in the cities.
II. Children below five years in the cities of the developing countries need to be kept under periodic medical check-up.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

[6] Statement: The kharif crops have been affected by the insects for consecutive three years in the district and the farmers harvested less than fifty percent of produce during these years.
Courses of Action: I.The farmers should seek measures to control the attack of insects to protect their crops next year.
II. The Government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect the economic interests of farmers.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

[7] Statement: The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ's car-booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements.
Courses of Action: I. People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ's booking and be ready to spend several hours.
II. Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increased business hours to serve more people in less time.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

[8] Statement: The State Government has decided to declare 'Kala Azar' as a notifiable disease under the Epidemics Act. Family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State authorities.
Courses of Action: I. Efforts should be made to effectively implement the Act.
II. The cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media so that more people become aware of the stern actions.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

[9] Statement: The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.
Courses of Action: I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically.
II. System of education should be made more flexible.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

[10] Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.
Courses of Action: I. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
II. CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship.

1. Statements: I. The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.
II. The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - D

2. Statements: I. The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last year.
II. The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

3. Statements: I. The Reserve Bank of India has recently put restrictions on few small banks in the country.
II. The small banks in the private and co-operative sector in India are not in a position to withstand the competitions of the bigger in the public sector.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

4. Statements: I. All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
II. Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - D

5. Statements: I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market.
II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - C

6. Statements: I. There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year.
II. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - A

7. Statements: I. The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
II. The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - E

8. Statements: I. Majority of the students in the college expressed their opinion against the college authority's decision to break away from the university and become autonomous.
II. The university authorities have expressed their inability to provide grants to its constituent colleges.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

9. Statements: I.The literacy rate in the district has been increasing for the last four years.
II. The district administration has conducted extensive training programme for the workers involved in the literacy drive.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - B

10. Statements: I.The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes to be conducted on Sundays.
II. The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.
A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
Ans - A

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STATEMENT AND CONCLUSION

In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by some conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements).

1. Soldiers serve their country.
A. Men generally serve their country.
B. Those who serve their country are soldiers.
C. Some men who are soldiers serve their country.
D. Women do not serve their country because they are not soldiers.
Ans -  C

2. A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children.
A. All workers in the factory have five children each.
B. Everybody in the factory has children.
C. Some of the factory workers have more than five children.
D. Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.
Ans - D

3. Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them.
A. TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
B. TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
C. People should not watch TV.
D. TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.
Ans -  D

4. A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage.
A. All Ashoka trees are at the flowering stage.
B. All sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
C. At least one-half of the Ashoka trees are old.
D. One-half of the sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
E. None of these
Ans - E

5. The government is soon going to introduce a bill which would permit the instituting of private universities under very strict directions.
A. We have some private universities in our country even now.
B. The demand for more universities is being stepped up.
C. Such directions can also be issued without informing the Parliament.
D. The government gives directions to establish anything in private sector.
E. Unless and until the directions are given, the private universities can charge exorbitant fees.
Ans - B

6. All that glitters is not gold.
A. Non-metals also glitter.
B. Only gold glitters.
C. Not all metals glitter.
D. Glittering things may be deceptive.
Ans - D

7. Most dresses in that shop are expensive.
A. There are no cheap dresses available in that shop.
B. Handloom dresses in that shop are cheap.
C. There are cheap dresses also in that shop.
D. Some dresses in that shop are expensive.
Ans - C

8. Many business offices are located in buildings having two to eight floors. If a building has more than three floors, it has a lift.
A. All floors may be reached by lifts.
B. Only floors above the third floor have lifts.
C. Seventh floors have lifts.
D. Second floors do not have lifts.
Ans - C

9. Every library has books.
A. Books are only in library.
B. Libraries are meant for books only.
C. No library is without books.
D. Some libraries do not have readers.
Ans - C

10. In a class, three-fourth of the boys play football, one-half play cricket, one-fourth of those who play cricket do not play football.
A. Two-third of the boys play only football.
B. One-fourth of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
C. One-third of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
D. One-eighth of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
E. Two-fifth of the boys play only football.
Ans - D

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STATEMENTS AND ARGUEMENTS

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

1. Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself?
Arguments: I. Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports.
II. No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - A

2. Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
Arguments: I. Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is necessary.
II. No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - A

3. Statement: Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements?
Arguments: I.Yes, Most of the energy sources used at present is exhaustible.
II. No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - A

4. Statement: Should there be students union in college/university?
Arguments: I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus.
II. Yes, it is very necessary Students are future political leaders.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - E

5. Statement: Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?
Arguments: I.No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.
II. Yes. This would help settle conflicts.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - A

6. Statement: Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas?
Arguments: I. Yes. Rural people are creative.
II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - B

7. Statement: Should young entrepreneurs be encouraged?
Arguments: I. Yes. They will help in industrial development of the country.
II.Yes. They will reduce the burden on employment market.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - E

8. Statement: Should all the annual examinations up to Std. V be abolished?
Arguments: I. Yes. The young students should not be burdened with such examinations which hampers their natural growth.
II. No. The students will not study seriously as they will get automatic promotion to the next class and this will affect them in future.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - E

9. Statement: Should Indian scientists working abroad be called back to India?
Arguments: I. Yes. They must serve the motherland first and forget about discoveries, honours, facilities and all.
II. No. We have enough talent; let them stay where they want.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - D

10. Statement: Should we scrap the system of formal education beyond graduation?
Arguments: I. Yes. It will mean taking employment at an early date.
II. No. It will mean lack of depth of knowledge.
A. Only argument I is strong
B. Only argument II is strong
C. Either I or II is strong
D. Neither I nor II is strong
E. Both I and II are strong
Ans - B

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COURSE OF ACTION

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.

1. Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.
    Courses of Action: I. The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
II. The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E


2. Statement: Severe drought is reported to have set in several parts of the country.
    Courses of Action: I. Government should immediately make arrangement for providing financial assistance to those affected.
II. Food, water and fodder should immediately be sent to all these areas to save the people and cattle.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B


3. Statement: Since its launching in 1881, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.
   Courses of Action: I. Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
II. An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A


4. Statement: Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate    a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.
   Courses of Action: I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D


5. Statement: A large number of people die every year due to drinking polluted water during the summer.
   Courses of Action: I. The government should make adequate arrangements to provide safe drinking water to all its citizens.
II.The people should be educated about the dangers of drinking polluted water.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

6. Statement: Most of those who study in premier engineering colleges in India migrate to developed nations for better prospects in their professional pursuits.
Courses of Action: I. All the students joining these colleges should be asked to sign a bond at the time of admission to the effect that they will remain in India at least for ten years after they complete education.
II. All those students who desire to settle in the developed nations should be asked to pay entire cost of their education which the government subsidises.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

7. Statement: There is an unprecedented increase in migration of villagers to urban areas as repeated crop failure has put them into precarious financial situation.
Courses of Action: I. The villagers should be provided with alternate source of income in their villages which will make them stay put.
II. The migrated villagers should be provided with jobs in the urban areas to help them survive.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

8. Statement: As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low.
   Courses of Action: I. The government should conduct another census to verify the results.
II. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

9. Statement: Four districts in State A have been experiencing severe drought for the last three years resulting into exodus of people from these districts.
Courses of Action: I. The government should immediately start food for work programme in the district to put a halt to the exodus.
II. The government should make since efforts to provide drinking/potable water to these districts
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

10. Statement: If the retired Professors of the same Institutes are also invited to deliberate on restructuring of the organisation, their contribution may be beneficial to the Institute.
Courses of Action: I. Management may seek opinion of the employees before calling retired professors.
II. Management should involve experienced people for the systematic restructuring of the organisation.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans -  B

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ANALOGIES

1. Odometer is to mileage as compass is to
A. speed
B. hiking
C. needle
D. direction
Ans - D

2. Marathon is to race as hibernation is to
A. winter
B. bear
C. dream
D. sleep
Ans - D

3. Window is to pane as book is to
A. novel
B. glass
C. cover
D. page
Ans - D

4.Cup is to coffee as bowl is to
A. dish
B. soup
C. spoon
D. food
Ans - B

5. Yard is to inch as quart is to
A. gallon
B. ounce
C. milk
D. liquid
Ans - B

6. Elated is to despondent as enlightened is to
A. aware
B. ignorant
C. miserable
D. tolerant
Ans - B

7. Optimist is to cheerful as pessimist is to
A. gloomy
B. mean
C. petty
D. helpful
Ans - A

8. Reptile is to lizard as flower is to
A. petal
B. stem
C. daisy
D. alligator
Ans - C

9. Play is to actor as concert is to
A. symphony
B. musician
C. piano
D. percussion
Ans - B

10. Sponge is to porous as rubber is to
A. massive
B. solid
C. elastic
D. inflexible
Ans - C

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STATEMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

1. Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions: I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
                    II. The opening batsmen were spinners.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

2. Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new.
Conclusions: I. Change is the law of nature.
                    II.Discard old ideas because they are old.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - A

3. Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.
Conclusions: I. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.
II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

4. Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come.
Conclusions: I. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.
                    II.It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

5. Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.
Conclusions: I. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
                    II. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

6. Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan.
Conclusions: I. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also.
                    II.Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

7. Statements: The Government run company had asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income.
Conclusions: I. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary.
                    II.The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - D

8. Statements: Monitoring has become an integral part in the planning of social development programmes. It is recommended that Management Information System be developed for all programmes. This is likely to give a feedback on the performance of the functionaries and the efficacy with which services are being delivered.
Conclusions: I. All the social development programmes should be evaluated.
                    II.There is a need to monitor the performance of workers.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - E

9. Statements: The T.V. programmes, telecast specially for women are packed with a variety of recipes and household hints. A major portion of magazines for women also contains the items mentioned above.
Conclusions: I. Women are not interested in other things.
                    II.An average woman's primary interest lies in home and specially in the kitchen.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

10. Statements: The distance of 900 km by road between Bombay and Jafra will be reduced to 280 km by sea. This will lead to a saving of Rs. 7.92 crores per annum on fuel.
Conclusions: I. Transportation by sea is cheaper than that by road.
                    II.Fuel must be saved to the greatest extent
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Ans - B

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SERIES

1. SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL
A. CMN
B. UJI
C. VIJ
D. IJT
Ans - C

2. B2CD, _____, BCD4, B5CD, BC6D
A. B2C2D
B. BC3D
C. B2C3D
D. BCD7
Ans - B

3. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____
A. JAK
B. HAL
C. HAK
D. JAI
Ans - A

4. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA
A. OLPA
B. KLMA
C. LLMA
D. KLLA
Ans - D

5. CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU
A. GRR
B. GSS
C. ISS
D. ITT
Ans - C

6. ZA5, Y4B, XC6, W3D, _____
A. E7V
B. V2E
C. VE5
D. VE7
Ans - D

7. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC
A. HGF
B. CAB
C. JKL
D. GHI
Ans - A

8. JAK, KBL, LCM, MDN, _____
A. OEP
B. NEO
C. MEN
D. PFQ
Ans - B

9. BCB, DED, FGF, HIH, ___
A. JKJ
B. HJH
C. IJI
D. JHJ
Ans - A

10. P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV
A. PQW
B. PQV2
C. P2QU
D. PQ3U
Ans - C

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QUESTIONS ON DIRECTION

1. One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Ans - C

2. Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?
A. North
B. South
C. South-East
D. None of these
Ans - D

3. If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
Ans - C

4.  A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?
A. West
B. South
C. North-East
D. South-West
Ans - D

5. Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?
A. South-East
B. South
C. North
D. West
Ans - D

6. Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the starting position?
A. 15 m West
B. 30 m East
C. 30 m West
D. 45 m East
Ans - D

7. Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the mean time, due to minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point?
A. 65 km
B. 75 km
C. 80 km
D. 85 km
Ans - A

8. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and walked 20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which directions is now Jayant from X?
A. 32 m, South
B. 47 m, East
C. 42 m, North
D. 27 m, South
Ans - A

9.  One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. Data is inadequate
Ans - B

10.  A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?
A. 1 km
B. 2 km
C. 3 km
D. 5 km
Ans - B

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QUESTIONS ON INPUT OUTPUT

[A] A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. 
Input: go now 53 39 18 for again 66 
Step 1 : 66 go now 53 39 18 for again 
Step 2 : 66 again go now 53 39 18 for 
Step 3 : 66 again 53 go now 39 18 for 
Step 4 : 66 again 53 for go now 39 18 
Step 5 : 66 again 53 for 39 go now 18 
Step 6 : 66 again 53 for 39 go now 18 
Step 7 : 66 again 53 for 39 go 18 now 
As per the rule followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input: trees 18 27 desk are 91 hour zero 31 16 chairs.

[1] Which of the following will be step 4 ?
A.) 91 are 31 trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16 chairs
B.) 91 trees 18 27 desk are hour zero 31 16 chairs
C.) 91 are 31 chairs trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16
D.) 91 are 31 chairs 27 desk 18 trees hour zero 16
Ans - C

[2] Input: how two 38 23 87 43 room over
Which of the following steps will be the last?
A.) Step 4
B.) Step 5
C.) Step 6
D.) Step 7
Ans - C

[3] Step 2 of an input is:   94 car 86 window shut 52 31 house
Which of the following is definitely the input?
A.) 94 car window 86 shut 52 31 house
B.) 86 window 94 car shut 52 31 house
C.) car shut window 86 52 31 house 94
D.) cannot be determined
Ans - D

[4] Input: show 51 37 now for 82 49 goot
Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
A.) Step 7
B.) Step 8
C.) Step 6
D.) Step 5
Ans - C

[5] Step 4 of an input is:  58 box 47 dew 15 21 town pot
Which of the steps will be the last?
A.) Step 7
B.) Step 6
C.) Step 8
D.) Step 9
Ans - B



[B] A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearrnges
them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illstation of input and rearrangement. 
Input: 51 pour 31 star new 23 47 home 
Step 1 : 23 51 pour 31 star new 47 home 
Step 2 : 23 star 51 pour 31 new 47 home 
Step 3 : 23 star 31 51 pour new 47 home 
Step 4 : 23 star 31 pour 51 new 47 home 
Step 5 : 23 star 31 pour 47 51 new home 
Step 6 : 23 star 31 pour 47 new 51 home 
As per the rule followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
  
[1] Step 2 of an input is: 18 task bear cold duck 81 64 32
 How many more steps will be complete the rearrangement?
A.) Three
B.) Four
C.) Five
D.) Six
Ans - C

[2] Input: 72 59 37 go for picnic 24 journey
How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement
A.) Three
B.) Four
C.) Five
D.) Six
Ans - D

[3] Input: nick flower 37 14 cost height 42 57
which of the following will be step 3?
A.) 14 nick 37 height flower cost 42 57
B.) 14 nick 37 height 42 flower cost 57
C.) 14 nick 37 flower cost height 42 57
D.) 14 nick flower 37 cost height 42 57
Ans - D

[4] Step 2 of an input is : 17 victory 19 37 58 store like town
which of the following will be step 3?
A.) 17 victory 19 town store 37 58 like
B.) 17 victory 19 town 37 store 58 like
C.) 17 victory 19 town 37 58 store like
D.) There will be no such step
Ans - C

[5] Step 3 of an input is : 36 window 45 96 86 ultra book queen
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
A.) Three
B.) Four
C.) Five
D.) Six
Ans - A

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ORDER AND RANKING

[1] In a row of trees, one tree is fifth from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row ?
A. 8      
B. 9      
C. 10      
D. 11    
Ans - B

[2] In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ?
A. 20th      
B. 19th      
C. 18th      
D. 17th    
Ans -  C

[3] Raman ranks sixteenth from the top and forty ninth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
A. 64      
B. 65      
C. 66      
D. Cannot be determined      
E. None of these
Ans - A

[4] Sanjeev ranks seventh from the top and twenty eight from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class ?
A. 37      
B. 36      
C. 35      
D. 34    
Ans - D

[5] If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the right in a line of boys and fourth from the left, how many boys should be added to the line such that there are 28 boys in the line ?
A. 12      
B. 13      
C. 14      
D. 20      
E. None of these
Ans - B

[6] Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty ninth from the bottom among those who passed an examination. Six boys did not participate in the competition and five failed in it. How many boys were there in the class ?
A. 40      
B. 44      
C. 50      
D. 55      
E. 58
Ans - D

[7] Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and Q, how many boys are there in the row ?
A. 25      
B. 23      
C. 21      
D. 19      
E. None of these
Ans - A

[8] Aruna ranks twelfth in a class of forty-six. What will be her rank from the last?
A. 33    
B. 34      
C. 35      
D. 37      
E. None of these
Ans - C

[9] Manoj and Sachin are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 31 students. What will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class ?
A. 20th and 24th      
B. 24th and 20th      
C. 25th and 21st      
D. 26th and 22nd      
E. None of these
Ans - C

[10] Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit`s rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi`s rank from the start ?
A. 14th      
B. 15th      
C. 16th      
D. 17th
Ans - C

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QUESTIONS ON BLOOD RELATION

1. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son." Whose photograph was it ?
A.His own
B.His Son
C.His Father
D.His Grandfater
Ans - B

2. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person is related to Anjali ?
A.Anjali Father
B.Anjali Mother
C.Anjali Brother
D.Maternal Uncle
Ans - C

3. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man ?
A.Mother
B.Daughter
C.Sister
D.Grand Mother
Ans - A

4. Pointing to the photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph ?
A.Mother
B.Sister
C.Cousin
D.Grandmother
Ans - B

5. Looking at the portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. I have no brothers or sisters." At whose portrait was Harsh was looking ?
A.His child
B.His father
C.His grandson
D.His nephew
Ans - A

6. Pointing to a girl in photograph. Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only son of my mothers's father." How the girl's mother related to Amar ?
A.Mother
B.Sister
C.Aunt
D.Grandmother
Ans - C

7. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said," His only brother is the father of my daughter's father." How is gentleman related to Deepak ?
A.Brother
B.Father
C.Grand Father
D.Uncle
Ans - D

8. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
A.Brother
B.Father
C.Maternal Uncle
D.Cousin
Ans -  C

9. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ?
A.Grandson
B.Son
C.Son in law
D.Cousin
Ans -  A

10. Pointing to a man in photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
A.Sister
B.Daughter
C.Wife
D.Cousin
Ans - A 

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QUESTIONS ON SYLLOGISM

[1] Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
    Conclusions: Some actors are dancers.
   No singer is actor.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - A

 
[2] Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
    Conclusions: All the flutes are instruments.
       All the harmoniums are flutes.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - B
 
[3] Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.
    Conclusions: Some mangoes are green.
       Tixo is a yellow.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - D
 
[4] Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.
    Conclusions: All the apples are parrots.
                        Some ants are apples.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - B
 
[5] Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
    Conclusions: Some pens are pencils.
       Some pens are papers.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. If both (1) and (2) follow.
Ans - E

[6] Statements: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.
    Conclusions: All the actors are beautiful.
       Some girls are actors.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E If both (1) and (2) follow
Ans - E

 
[7] Statements: All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.
    Conclusions: Some windows are walls.
       No wall is a door.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - B
 
[8] Statements: All cups are books. All books are shirts.
    Conclusions: Some cups are not shirts.
       Some shirts are cups.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - B
 
[9] Statements: Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants.
    Conclusions: Some cows are elephants.
       All crows are elephants.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Ans - D
 
[10] Statements: All the pencils are pens. All the pens are inks.
      Conclusions: All the pencils are inks.
         Some inks are pencils.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Both (1) and (2) follow
Ans -  D

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