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- Question
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
- At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
- The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
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
- Correct Answer
- Only assumption I is implicit
ExplanationSince the statement talks of putting the child in school at the age of 5, it means that the child is mentally prepared for the same at this age. So, I is implicit. But nothing about admission after 6 years of age is mentioned in the statement. So, II is not implicit. - 1. In the Maple Hill school district, a Five-Day Suspension occurs when a student is not permitted to attend school for five days for (1) physically assaulting another student, a teacher, or a school employee or (2) willfully destructing or defacing school property. Which situation below is the best example of a Five-Day Suspension?
Options- A. Lillian gets caught cheating on a math test for the second time and is suspended from school.
- B. Marc is asked to leave the classroom due to his constant disruptions.
- C. Franny uses spray paint to write derogatory comments on the locker room wall and she is given a suspension.
- D. Ms. Farmer tells her class that students who fail the midterm exam will be expected to stay after school for tutoring help. Discuss
- 2. 84 78 72 66 60 54 48
Options- A. 44 34
- B. 42 36
- C. 42 32
- D. 40 34
- E. 38 32 Discuss
- 3. Statement: An advertisement: "Our shoes are for the rich."
Assumptions:
- Many people like to be labelled as rich.
- One can't become rich unless one has that brand of shoes.
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
- 4. Statements: Some pastries are toffees. All toffees are chocolates.
Conclusions:
- Some chocolates are toffees.
- Some toffees are not pastries.
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
- 5. Statement: The simplest and the most cost-effective way to upgrade your home Exchange your old furniture and get 25% to 33% off on the new furniture.' - An advertisement of a furniture company.
Assumptions:
- Nowadays, there is no demand for furniture products unless some attractive scheme is offered.
- Some customers always desire to have best quality and do not bother either for cost or for convenience.
- Some customers want to keep their home up-to-date with reasonable cost and with less hassles.
Options- A. Only I is implicit
- B. Only II is implicit
- C. Only III is implicit
- D. Only I and II are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 6. Statements: The Bank of England's move to auction 25 metric tons of gold drew plenty of bidders looking for a bargain, but was criticised by major gold producers worldwide.
Conclusions:
- The Bank of England should not auction gold which it possesses to keep steady international prices of gold.
- Bidders should quote higher gold prices to retain present value of gold in the international markets.
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
- 7. Statements: Some spoons are bowls. All bowls are knives. All knives are forks.
Conclusions:
- All spoons are forks.
- All bowls are forks.
- Some knives are bowls.
- Some forks are spoons.
Options- A. Only II and III follow
- B. Only II and IV follow
- C. Only III and IV follow
- D. All follow
- E. None of these Discuss
- 8. Statement: Should there be a maximum limit for the number of ministers in the Central Government?
Arguments:
- No. The political party in power should have the freedom to decide the number of ministers to be appointed.
- Yes. The number of ministers should be restricted to a certain percentage of the total number of seats in the parliament to avoid unnecessary expenditure.
Options- A. Only argument I is strong
- B. Only argument II is strong
- C. Either I or II is strong
- D. Neither I nor II is strong
- E. Both I and II are strong Discuss
- 9. Statement: Should there be a world government?
Arguments:
- Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations.
- No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government.
Options- A. Only argument I is strong
- B. Only argument II is strong
- C. Either I or II is strong
- D. Neither I nor II is strong
- E. Both I and II are strong Discuss
- 10. Statement: Is paying ransom or agreeing to the conditions of kidnappers of political figures, a proper course of action?
Arguments:
- Yes. The victims must be saved at all cost.
- No. It encourages the kidnappers to continue their sinister activities.
Options- A. Only argument I is strong
- B. Only argument II is strong
- C. Either I or II is strong
- D. Neither I nor II is strong
- E. Both I and II are strong Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Franny uses spray paint to write derogatory comments on the locker room wall and she is given a suspension.
Explanation:
Although choices a and c both describe suspensions, only choice c describes a suspension that is the result of one of the two scenarios given in the definition of a five-day suspension (physical assault or destructing or defacing school property). Therefore, we can assume that Franny's suspension, which is the result of spray painting school property, will be a five-day suspension. Since the definition doesn't provide any information about suspensions for cheating, we can assume that Lillian's suspension does not fall into the five-day suspension category.
Correct Answer: 42 36
Explanation:
In this simple subtraction series, each number is 6 less than the previous number.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
The statement stresses on the point that this particular brand of shoes is worn by affluent and upper-class people as they are good-quality shoes. And an advertisement highlights the feature which most people desire. So, I is implicit. But it doesn't mean that one has to have those shoes to be called 'rich'. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. Thus, it follows that 'Some pastries are chocolates', I is the converse of the second premise and so it holds. Since both the premises are affirmative, the conclusion cannot be negative. Thus, II does not follow.
Correct Answer: Only III is implicit
Explanation:
The advertisement has put forward an exchange offer does not imply that there is no demand for furniture products without an offer. So, I is not implicit. Since the advertisement highlights both 'simplest' and 'cost-effective', so II is not implicit. Further, the advertisement mentions that people can buy new furniture at discounted price without the hassles of disposing off the old one. Hence, only III is implicit.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
The statement does not talk against the auction but only speaks of the response it received from the bidders and gold producers. So, I does not follow. The phrase 'plenty of bidders looking for a bargain' is quite contrary to II. So, II also does not follow.
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
III is the converse of the second premise and so it holds.
Some spoons are bowls. All bowls are knives.
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some spoons are knives'.
All bowls are knives. All knives are forks.
Since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that.
'All bowls are forks'. Thus, II follows.
Some spoons are knives. All knives are forks.
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term.
So, it follows that 'Some spoons are forks'. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it follows.
Hence, II, III and IV follow.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, there should be some norms regarding the number of ministers in the Government, as more number of ministers would unnecessarily add to the Government expenditure. So, argument II holds strong; Also, giving liberty to the party in power could promote extension of unreasonable favour to some people at the cost of government funds. So, argument I does not hold.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, a world government cannot eliminate tensions among nations because it will also have the ruling group and the opposition group. Further, the more powerful and diplomatic shall rule the world to their interests. So, only argument II holds.
Correct Answer: Both I and II are strong
Explanation:
Both the arguments are strong enough. The conditions have to be agreed to, in order to save the life of the victims, though actually they ought not to be agreed to, as they encourage the sinister activities of the kidnappers.
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