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- Question
Read the following statements and answer the question given below. U.S. fraternity and sorority members who drink heavily while in school don?t tend to drink after graduation, according to a recent study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviours. Which of the following would be a logical extension of the above passage?
Options- A. Most men come out of a drinking binge after they cross thirty.
- B. With graduation comes a sense of responsibility which makes students abstain from such vices.
- C. Drinking begins as a group activity and as students leave these groups, the habit of drinking is also left behind.
- D. Drinking heavily during college days make most students realize the harmful effects of alcoholic drinks.
- Correct Answer
- Drinking begins as a group activity and as students leave these groups, the habit of drinking is also left behind.
ExplanationThe passage only provides the information that students drink in school but seem to stop binging after they graduate. Option [A] is incorrect as there is no mention in the passage that students
are only males and that they graduate at thirty. Options [B] and [D] are incorrect because it is not mentioned so in the passage. Since the passage talks about student groups - 'fraternity and sorority members' - a logical extension would be that it is these groups that prod students to begin drinking and with the breaking of these groups, the habit is also broken. Hence, [C]. - 1. Statement: "This drink can be had either as it is, or after adding ice to it." - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
- People differ in their preferences.
- Some people will get attracted to the drink as it can be had as it is.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 2. Statements: Some trains are roads. No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Conclusions:
- Some trains are flowers.
- Some trains are jungles.
- Some flowers are trains.
- No road is flower.
Options- A. None follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only III follows
- D. Only IV follows
- E. All follow Discuss
- 3. SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
Options- A. fallacy : dismay
- B. genre : mystery
- C. satire : anger
- D. mimicry : tears
- E. horror : fear Discuss
- 4. Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.
Courses of Action:
- Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
- An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 5. Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.
Conclusions:
- All cars are fans
- Some fans are cars.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 6. Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.
Courses of Action:
- The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
- The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 7. WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
Options- A. doctor : diagnosis
- B. actor : role
- C. driver : truck
- D. teacher : school
- E. author : book Discuss
- 8. Statements:
- It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.
- The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.
Options- A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
- B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
- C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
- D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
- E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause Discuss
- 9. Look at this series: XXIV, XX, __, XII, VIII, ... What number should fill the blank?
Options- A. XXII
- B. XIII
- C. XVI
- D. IV Discuss
- 10. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Options- A. noun
- B. preposition
- C. punctuation
- D. adverb Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
The advertisement tells the different ways in which the drink can be had. This means that different people prefer to have it in a different way and that some people would prefer it only because it can be taken in a particular manner. So, both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Only IV follows
Explanation:
Some trains are roads. No road is jungle.
Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some trains are not jungles'.
No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No flower is road'. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.
Some trains are roads, No flower is road.
As discussed above, it follows that 'Some trains are not flowers'.
Correct Answer: horror : fear
Explanation:
Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
Clearly, for better economic gain, losses should be reduced and income increased. So, only course I follows.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'cats' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the courses follow.
Correct Answer: teacher : school
Explanation:
A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school.
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
The increase in number of asthma cases must have alerted the authorities to take action to control air pollution that triggers the disease.
Correct Answer: XVI
Explanation:
This is a simple subtraction series; each number is 4 less than the previous number.
Correct Answer: punctuation
Explanation:
The noun, preposition, and adverb are classes of words that make up a sentence. Punctuation belongs in a sentence, but punctuation is not a class of word.
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