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- Question
- Statement:
As computers find new markets in middle-class Indian homes and the small office-home office (SOHO) segment, pirated software are invading PCs as never before.
Conclusions :
I. Big offices and rich men rarely use pirated software.
II. Original software is very costly in comparison to the pirated one.
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
- Correct Answer
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ExplanationPirated software has been specifically linked to the not-so-rich. Hence I follows. And what can be the reason for distinction between the rich and the not-so-rich ? Cost seems to be the distinguisting factor.Hence II follows.
- 1. Which of the following statements is definitely correct?
Options- A. Bina occupies the third position from the top
- B. Seema is taller than Renu
- C. Gauri is shorter than Radha
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 2. Sound : Muffled
Options- A. Moisture : Humid
- B. Colour : Faded
- C. Despair : Anger
- D. Odour : Pungent Discuss
- 3. While addressing people in an open ground, it begins to rain. Your address is important and you cannot afford to postpone it. What will you do? you would
Options- A. ask someone to arrange an umbrella
- B. stop your address for a while
- C. continue the address without bothering the rain
- D. postpone it for a day Discuss
- 4. Chlorophyll : Plant : : Haemoglobin :?
Options- A. Haemorrhage
- B. Blood
- C. Oxygen
- D. Red Discuss
- 5. Which term of the series 5, 8, 11, 14,.....is 320?
Options- A. 104th
- B. 105th
- C. 106th
- D. 64th Discuss
- 6. Lawyer : Court
Options- A. Chemist : Laboratory
- B. Businessman : Office
- C. Labour : Factory
- D. Athlete : Olympics Discuss
- 7. Statement
"If Mr 'X' does not mend his ways. I will call the police.
Assumptions
I. Mr. 'X' may mend his ways.
II. The police may help me.
III. Mr 'X' was my friend in past.
Options- A. I and II are implicit
- B. II and III are implicit
- C. I and III are implicit
- D. All are implicit Discuss
- 8. 'Metal' is related to 'Conduction' in the same way as 'Plastic' is related to:
Options- A. Ground oil chemistry
- B. Industry
- C. Inflammability
- D. Insulation Discuss
- 9. Should there be uniforms for students in the colleges in India as in the schools?
Arguments:
I Yes, this will improve the ambiance of the colleges as all the students will be decently dressed.
II. No, college students should not be regimented and they should be left to choose their clothes for coming to college.
Options- A. if only Argument I is Strong.
- B. if only Argument II is Strong.
- C. if either Argument I or II is Strong.
- D. if neither Argument I or II is Strong. Discuss
- 10. Assertion (A):: Most of the rivers in the North Indian plain experience flooding during the summer seasons.
Reason (R1):
The rivers mostly originate in the Himalayas and are fed by the melting snow.
Reason (R2):
The rivers are fed by the monsoon rains in the summer months.
Options- A. If only reason 1 (R1) and not reason 2 (R2) is the reason for the assertion (A).
- B. If only reason 2 (R2) and not reason 1 (R1) is the reason for the assertion (A).
- C. If both (R1) and (R2) are reasons for the assertion (A).
- D. If neither (R1) nor (R2) is the reason for the assertion (A). Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Bina occupies the third position from the top
Explanation:
According to the question,
Sunita is taller than Seema and Renu.
1. Sunita > Seema/Renu.
Renu is shorter than Radha and Gauri
2. Renu < Radha/Gauri.
Bina is taller than Radha.
3. Bina > Radha.
Bina shorter than Sunita.
4. Bina < Sunita.
Sunita is not the tallest and Renu is not the shortest.
5. Sunita (not tallest)
6. Renu (not Shortest)
On arranging the above data, we get
from 3 and 4,
7. Sunita > Bina > Radha
from 7 and 1,
8. Sunita > Bina > Radha > Renu/Seema.
from 8 , 5 and 6.
? Gauri > Sunita > Bina > Radha > Renu > Seema.
Bina occupies the third position from the top
Correct Answer: Colour : Faded
Explanation:
Correct Answer: continue the address without bothering the rain
Explanation:
Asking someone to arrange an umbrella as mentioned in option (a) will not be moral while options (b) and (d) do not serve the purpose as it is mentioned that it is important and you cannot afford to postpone it.
Here, in this case continuing the address without bothering the rain as mentioned in option (c) will be the best course of action.
Correct Answer: Blood
Explanation:
Chlorophyll imparts green colour to the plant. Similarly, haemoglobin imparts red colour to the blood.
Correct Answer: 106th
Explanation:
So, the series is an A.P. in which a - 5 and d = 3.
Let 320 be the nth term of the series.
Then, 320 = 5 + (n - 1) x 3 or (n - 1) = 105 or n = 106.
Correct Answer: Chemist : Laboratory
Explanation:
Correct Answer: I and II are implicit
Explanation:
'It he does not mend his ways' implies that there is a possibility for him to mend his ways. Hence, Assumption I is implicit. Further, the person is depending upon the police, if he finds it necessary. It means the person must be assuming that police will help him. Hence, Assumption II is also implicit. Assumption III is nothing to do with the given statement.
Correct Answer: Inflammability
Explanation:
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I is strong as improved ambience is desirable.
II is strong because regimentation of adults is undesirable.
Correct Answer: If both (R1) and (R2) are reasons for the assertion (A).
Explanation:
Both reasons contribute to the flooding
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