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- Question
- Statement
Should admission to all professional courses be made on the basis of past academic performance rather than through entrance tests?
Arguments
I. Yes, it will be beneficial for those candidates who are unable to bear the expenses of entrance tests.
II. Yes, many deserving candidates securing high marks in their qualifying academic examinations do not perform well on such entrance tests.
III. No, the standard of examinations and assessment conducted by different boards and universities are not comparable and hence there is a need to conduct entrance tests to calibrate them on a common yardstick.
Options- A. I and II are strong
- B. II and III are strong
- C. I and III are strong
- D. III is strong
- Correct Answer
- III is strong
ExplanationOnly Argument III is strong because the standard of examinations and assessment conducted by different boards and universities are not comparable and entrance tests help calibrate them on a common yardstick.
- 1. Which of the following plays is scheduled on Friday?
Options- A. R
- B. T
- C. Q
- D. W Discuss
- 2. Which play was organized on Wednesday?
Options- A. A
- B. C
- C. D
- D. Data inadequate Discuss
- 3. Statement:
All papers are clips. Some chips are boards. Some boards are lanes.
All lanes are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are boards.
II. Some lanes are chips
III. Some boards are papers
IV. Some roads are chips.
Options- A. Only I and II follow
- B. Only I and III follow
- C. Only I, II and III follow
- D. Only II, III and IV follow Discuss
- 4. Statement
To cultivate interest in reading, the school has made it compulsory from June, 1996 for each student to read two books per week and submit a weekly report on the books.
Conclusions
I. Interest in reading can be created by force.
II. Some students eventually will develop interest in reading.
Options- A. if only Conclusion I follows`
- B. if only Conclusion II follows
- C. if either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. if neither Conclusions I nor II follows Discuss
- 5. D x H : 4 x 8 as M x Q :?
Options- A. 12x17
- B. 12x16
- C. 13x17
- D. 14x18 Discuss
- 6. Statement:
Consumers are often deceived by terms like "goods once sold will not be taken back" or the goods are transported at"owner's risk"
Assumptions:
I. Bearing in mind these phrases , consumers are reluctant to seek compensation.
II. Such phrases do not provide a blanket exemption for the seller or the transporter.
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
- 7. Which of the conclusions can be drawn from the given statements?
Statement
All the students in my class are intelligent. Koushik is not intelligent.
Options- A. Some students are not intelligent.
- B. None-intelligent are not students.
- C. Koushik is not a student of my class.
- D. All other than Koushik are intelligent. Discuss
- 8. Statement:
The Net can be for India what oil was for West Asia.
Assumptions:
I. Most IT entrepreneurs of the world are Indians.
II. India can have a monopoly in IT sector in the world market.
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
- 9. bca _ b _ aabc __ a __ caa
Options- A. acab
- B. bcbb
- C. cbab
- D. ccab Discuss
- 10. Statement
Any young man, who makes dowry as condition for marriage, discredits himself and dishonors womanhood.
Conclusions.
I. Those who take dowry in marriage should be condemned by society.
II. Those who don't take dowry in marriage, respect womanhood.
Options- A. If only Conclusion I follows
- B. If only conclusion II follows
- C. If either Conclusion I or II follows
- D. If both Conclusions I and II follows Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
As per the given above question , we have
Each of the seven plays viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are scheduled to be staged on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.Play V is scheduled on Thursday. Play S is not scheduled after Play Q.
Hence , Play S is scheduled on Friday .
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
As per the given above question , we have
Five plays A, B, C, D and E were organized in a week from Monday to Saturday with one play each day and no play was organized on one of these days. Play D was organized before Thursday but after Monday.
From given table it is clear that play D was organized on Wednesday .
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Some boards are lanes + All lanes are roads = I + A = I = Some boards are roads ? Conversion ? Some roads are boards (I). Hence I follows. Some chips are boards + Some boards are lanes = I + I = No conclusion Hence II and IV does not follow. All papers are clips + Some chips are boards = I + A = No conclusion Hence II and IV does not follow.
Correct Answer: if only Conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Interest in reading cannot be inculcated by force. Hence, Conclusion I does snot follow. However, compulsory reading will
develop a gradual Inclination towards reading. Hence, Conclusion II follows.
Correct Answer: 13x17
Explanation:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A B C D E F G H...
D x H = 4 x 8
M x Q = 13 x 17
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Both the assumptions are implicit. This is why the speaker believes that consumers are "deceived"
Correct Answer: Koushik is not a student of my class.
Explanation:
All the students in my class are intelligent and Koushik is not intelligent. It means, Koushik is not a student of my class.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
West Asia has a large stock of oil resources; that is why they have monopoly in this sector. Similarly, the speaker is assuming that India has human resources (in the form of IT entrepreneurs) which will lead it to become no. 1 in this field or contribute a large part to India's economy. Hence both are implicit.
Correct Answer: acab
Explanation:
Correct Answer: If both Conclusions I and II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, the statement declares that the dowry is an evil practice and reflects its demerits. Thus, Conclusion I follows. Also it is given that those who take dowry, dishonor womanhood. This implies that those who do not take dowry respect womanhood. So, conclusion II follows.
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