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- Question
- Statement:
Overs the years, successive railway ministers have utilised the employment potential of the railways in order to boost their political careers.
Assumptions:
I. Overs the years, Railways has witnessed tremendous vacancies for employment.
II. The political career of a political leader depends upon the direct benefit given by him to the people of his constituency.
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.
- Correct Answer
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ExplanationI is implicit: this is what the speaker has in mind when he talks of having "utilised the employment potential." The speaker is assuming II that is why he is relating the employment potential of railway with the political career of the leader.
- 1. Find the odd one out:
Options- A. Mars
- B. Sun
- C. Saturn
- D. Mercury Discuss
- 2. Which one is true?
I. All players are not tall.
II. All basketball players are tall.
III. All tall people are players.
IV. Some players are tall.
Options- A. IV
- B. III.
- C. II.
- D. I. Discuss
- 3. 'Crawl' is related to which of the following in the same way as 'Fly' is related to 'Parrot'?
Options- A. Rabbit
- B. Fish
- C. Frog
- D. Crocodile Discuss
- 4. NA
Options- A. Mattress
- B. Pillow
- C. Bed sheet
- D. Curtain Discuss
- 5. Smoke : Pollution :: War :?
Options- A. Peace
- B. Victory
- C. Treaty
- D. Destruction Discuss
- 6. Statements: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.
Conclusions:
- Some bats are locks.
- Some watches are keys.
- All the keys are locks.
Options- A. Only (1) and (2)
- B. Only (1)
- C. Only (2)
- D. Only (1) and (3) Discuss
- 7. NA
Options- A. Tomato
- B. Potato
- C. Carrot
- D. Onion Discuss
- 8. 120, 99, 80, 63, 48,?
Options- A. 35
- B. 38
- C. 39
- D. 40 Discuss
- 9. 1, 1, 2, 6, 24,?, 720
Options- A. 100
- B. 104
- C. 108
- D. 120 Discuss
- 10. Lion : Cow : Land
Options- A. Water : Land : Air
- B. Whale : Hippopotamus : Water
- C. Chair : Table : Stool
- D. England : Germany : USA Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Sun
Explanation:
All are planets, except sun.
Correct Answer: II.
Explanation:
Statements 1 and 4 are more or less similar.
All tall people cannot be players.
So, Statement 2 seems to be true.
Correct Answer: Crocodile
Explanation:
'Parrot' flies and 'Crocodile' Crawls.
Correct Answer: Curtain
Explanation:
All except `curtian' are parts of bed-spread.
Correct Answer: Destruction
Explanation:
Second is result of the first.
Correct Answer: Only (1)
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Tomato
Explanation:
All others grow under soil.
Correct Answer: 35
Explanation:
So, missing term = 48 - 13 = 35.
Correct Answer: 120
Explanation:
The given series is the pattern x1, x2, x3, x4, .............
so, the missing term = 24 x 5 = 120
Correct Answer: Whale : Hippopotamus : Water
Explanation:
'Lion' and 'Cow' are 'land' animals and similarly 'Whale' and 'Hippopotamus' are 'Water' animals.
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