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- Question
- In all family photos, if Geeta is present, her two sisters are also present. A certain photo features five members of his family. Among the people in that photo are Geeta's parents with their son. Which of these statements is necessarily true?
Options- A. Geeta is present in the photo
- B. Geeta is absent from the photo
- C. Geeta many or many not be present in the photo
- D. The two sisters of Geeta are present in the photo
- Correct Answer
- Geeta is absent from the photo
ExplanationLet X be the event that Geeta is present in the photo and event Y that her sister are present. Given that X ? Y.
As per the given information in the photo already has three people (Geeta's parents with their son 3 persons so remaining can be only 2 persons). Thus, Geeta cannot be in the photo. - 1. Statement
should there be only one rate of interest for term deposit of varying duration in banks?
Arguments
I. No,people will refrain from keeping money for longer duration resulting into reduction of liquidity of the banks.
II. Yes, this will be much simple for the common people and they may be encouraged to keep more money in banks.
Options- A. if only Argument I is strong
- B. if only Argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 2. Using the following code and key, decode the given coded word:
Code : L X P Z J Y Q M N B
... Key : b a e s p r h i g t
Coded word : Z B Y X M N Q B
Options- A. strength
- B. height
- C. struggle
- D. straight Discuss
- 3. Statement.
A Brahmin priest is expected to be able to recite at least one of the Vedas.
conclusions.
I. Any person who can recite the Vedas is a Brahmin.
II. Reciting the Vedas is a Brahmin's obligation
Options- A. If Conclusion I follows
- B. If Conclusion II follows
- C. If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
- D. If both Conclusions I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statement:
Fifty years after Independence, twice as many girls die before the age of five compared to boys, 40% of India's women are literate compared to 64% of males, and 43% of Indian girls attend primary schools compared to 62% of boys.
Conclusions:
I. Worsening environmental conditions and the absence of basic services deprive women of access to healthy and productive life.
II. In India women as a class are the single largest section living in absolute poverty.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
- 5. NA
Options- A. Sweet
- B. Cake
- C. Pastry
- D. Bread Discuss
- 6. Statement:
Should all the students be given fee all-route railway passes?
Arguments:
I. Yes, if we want real prosperity of nation, we really need so.
II. No, we should not indulge in any plan to mar the life of students.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 7. 'Needle' is related to 'Thread' in the same way as 'Pen' is related to
Options- A. Ink
- B. Cap
- C. Paper
- D. Word Discuss
- 8. Statement:
Should corporal punishment be banned in schools?
Arguments:
I. Yes, if a student fails to perform well it should be released that it is due to the teacher's fault. Inculcation of value of ethics should be preferred to corporal punishment.
II. No an adamant child can't be forced to study unless he/she is treated with corporal punishment.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
- 9. A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed
Options- A. 30 birds
- B. 60 birds
- C. 72 birds
- D. 90 birds Discuss
- 10. Statement:
In order to check incidents of fire in the Walled City area, godowns of hazardous chemicals and paper of the area will be shifted to Narela and Ghazipur respectively.
Assumptions:
I. Incidents of fire cannot occur in Narela or Ghazipur.
II. Paper is a highly combustible material.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: if only Argument I is strong
Explanation:
if we apply the proposed scheme,people will not deposit their money for longer period and thus liquidity with the bank will fall drastically. So, only Argument I holds.
Correct Answer: straight
Explanation:
According to given question,
L ? b , X ? a , P ? e , Z ? s , J ? p , Y ? r , Q ? h , M ? i , N ? g , B ? t
Replace the each capital from given relationship for Z B Y X M N Q B , We will get
Z ? s
B ? t
Y ? r
X ? a
M ? i
N ? g
Q ? h
B ? t
Correct Answer: If neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Neither Conclusion I nor II follows.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and
Explanation:
I does not follow because the statement does not say about the reasons behind women's backwardness. Now see the word 'poverty' used in conclusion II. it can't be correlated with the statement. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.
Correct Answer: Sweet
Explanation:
Except 'Sweet', all the others are baked items.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
I does not answer how the real prosperity of nation will come thought the move. Hence I is weak. II is also weak because it does not say how the free railway pass will be harmful to students.
Correct Answer: Ink
Explanation:
As 'Needle' requires 'Thread' for stiching, similarly, 'Pen' requires 'Ink' for writing
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong
Explanation:
I does not tell about the bad aspect of the corporal punishment and why banning is necessary. Hence I is not strong. II is also not strong because the argument is obsessed with an inappropriate assumption that scare of corporal punishment leads a child to studies.
Correct Answer: 30 birds
Explanation:
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is not implicit. The assumption is not that fire cannot occur but that it is less likely in Narela or Ghazipur. II is implicit; that is why , of all the items, hazardous chemicals and paper are being moved out.
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