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- Question
Sally has never received a violation from the Federal Aviation Administration during her 16-year flying career. Sally must be a great pilot. Which of the following can be said about the reasoning above?
Options- A. The definitions of the terms create ambiguity.
- B. The argument uses circular reasoning.
- C. The argument works by analogy.
- D. The argument is built upon hidden assumptions.
- Correct Answer
- The argument is built upon hidden assumptions.
ExplanationFrom the above statemnts only "The argument is built upon hidden assumptions." will be true
- 1. Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades. 1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook 2. Miss b sits right to the barber. 3. The washer man is on the left of the tailor 4. Miss D sits opposite Mr. C What are the trades of A and B ?
Options- A. Tailor and Barber
- B. Tailor and cook
- C. Barber and cook
- D. washer man and cook Discuss
- 2. Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered. 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of these having a different cars-Cadillac, Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which A lives. Only one person lives between A and the one having a car Cadillac. F lives immediately below the one having a car Bedford. The one having a car Bedford lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the ones having a car Cadillac and Maruti. E lives immediately above C. E is not having a car Maruti. Only two people live between B and the one having a car Fargo. The one having a car Fargo lives below the floor on which B lives. The one having a car Fiat does not live immediately above D or immediately below B. D does not live immediately above or immediately below A. G does not have a car Ambassador. Question : How many people live between the floors on which D and the one having a car Bedford ?
Options- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. Four Discuss
- 3. A study of native born residents in Newland found that two-thirds of the children developed considerable levels of nearsightedness after starting school, while their illiterate parents and grandparents, who had no opportunity for formal schooling, showed no signs of this disability. If the above statements are true, which of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by them?
Options- A. Only people who have the opportunity for formal ...........schooling develop nearsightedness.
- B. The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the ...........visual stress required by reading and other class work.
- C. Both A and B
- D. None Discuss
- 4. What are the Multiples of 18?
Options- A. 144
- B. 72
- C. 306
- D. All the above Discuss
- Multiples of 18 are nothing but numbers which are divisible by 18 leaving remainder 0.
- An infinite number of multiples of 18 can be achieved by adding 18 to each subsequent multiple.
- 5. Find the correct group of signs to solve the equation.
24 * 16 * 8 * 32
Options- A. ÷ - =
- B. - + =
- C. x ÷ =
- D. + - = Discuss
- 6. Although most of the fastest growing jobs in today's economy will require a college degree, many of the new jobs being created-from home health aide to desktop publisher-require knowledge other than that gained from earning a degree. For workers in those jobs, good basic skills in reading, communigreion, and mathematics play an important role in getting a job and developing a career. From the information given above it can be validly concluded that, in today's economy,
Options- A. skills in reading, communigreion, and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a desktop publisher
- B. the majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a college degree
- C. Both A and B
- D. None Discuss
- 7. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them. (A) But those apps are just a hint of what this Internet behemoth offers (B) Gmail, Google maps, and Blogger are used widely. (C) By now, most know that Google is about far more than search. (D) Under the hood of its famous search engine. (F) You may not know about, but probably should (E) Here?s a rundown of some useful Google gems that
Options- A. DECBFA
- B. EDCFBA
- C. BCDAEF
- D. DCEBFA Discuss
- 8. Read the following puzzle carefully, answer the question asked below ? Seven person K, L, M, N, O, P & Q likes seven colours. Yellow, White, Red, Orange, Blue, Gray and Black. They visit in different days starting from Monday to Sunday. 1) K visits one day after Thursday. 2) Only 4 people are in between K and L 3) The one who likes Red colour visits immediately after L. 4) Only one person visit between Red and Blue 5) The one who like white colour visit before one of days on which day M visits 6) The one who like white colour does not visit on Monday. 7) Only 1 person is in between N and O. N like Yellow. 8) There are same as many person in between K and Blue colour which are one less in between L and M. 9) Neither Q nor P likes Black. 10) Q does not visit on Saturday and does not like grey colour. Question : Who visits on Sunday and Tuesday and their favourite colors ?
Options- A. P & M
- B. N & K
- C. K & L
- D. P & Q Discuss
- 9. Is it wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' illnesses? Aren't doctors just like any other people we hire to do a job for us? Surely, we would not tolerate not being told the truth about the condition of our automobile from the mechanic we hired to fix it, or the condition of our roof from the carpenter we employed to repair it. Just as these workers would be guilty of violating their good faith contracts with us if they were to do this, doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses violate these contracts as well, and this is clearly wrong. The conclusion of the argument is best expressed by which of the following?
Options- A. Doctors are just hired workers like mechanics and ...........carpenters.
- B. It is wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' ...........illnesses.
- C. Both A and B
- D. None Discuss
- 10. In agroup of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to ply on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and a violinist ?
Options- A. Shailaja
- B. Vanaja
- C. Girija
- D. Tanuja Discuss
Statement and Conclusion problems
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Correct Answer: Tailor and cook
Explanation:
Clealry, C and D sit opposite to each other. So, if A sits opposite to cook, B shall be the cook.
Now, B is to the right of barber. So, one of the rest, say C will be barber.
Clealry, then D on the opposite side shall be washerman or tailor. But, washerman is left of tailor and D on the left of A.
So, D is washerman and A is tailor.
Thus, A and B are Tailor and Cook.
Correct Answer: Two
Correct Answer: The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the ...........visual stress required by reading and other class work.
Explanation:
Acording to the above stated passage only the argument " The nearsightedness in the children is caused by the ...........visual stress required by reading and other class work." will be true
Correct Answer: All the above
Explanation:
The Multiples of 18 are 18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 126, ....
Correct Answer: + - =
Explanation:
Solve by using all option one by one.
Given equation is
24 * 16 * 8 * 32
Taking the sign of option (D),
? 24 + 16 - 8 = 32
Apply the BODMAS Rule in equation.
? 40 - 8 = 32 ? 32 = 32
Hence, correct group of sign is option (b).
Correct Answer: skills in reading, communigreion, and mathematics play an important role in developing a career as a desktop publisher
Explanation:
According to the above passage only the argument "the majority of the new jobs being created require knowledge other than that gained from earning a college degree" is true
Correct Answer: EDCFBA
Explanation:
The rearranged sentences are ::
(D) By now, most know that Google is about far more than search.(C) Gmail, Google maps, and Blogger are used widely.(B) But those apps are just a hint of what this Internet behemoth offers (E) under the hood of its famous search engine.(A) Here?s a rundown of some useful Google gems that (F) you may not know about, but probably should.
Correct Answer: K & L
Explanation:
Monday - N - Yellow
Tuesday - L - White
Wednesday - O - Red
Thursday - Q - Orange
Friday - M - Blue
Saturday - P - Grey
Sunday - K - Black
From the above table,
K & L visits Sunday & Tuesday and their favourite colors are Black and white respectively.
Correct Answer: It is wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' ...........illnesses.
Explanation:
It is wrong for doctors to lie about their patients' ...........illnesses. From the above statements this will be true
Correct Answer: Tanuja
Explanation:
The four vocal musicians and one actress in the group are given. Two dancers are Shailaja and Tanuja. Two violinists are Girija and Vanaja. Since Jalaja and Shailaja cannot be violinists, so remaining two violinists are Tanuja and Pooja. Clearly, Tanuja is both a violinist and a dancer.
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