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
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.
Secretly is the opposite of openly, and silently is the opposite of noisily. Choices a and b are clearly not the opposites of silently. (Choice d) means the same thing as silently.
The statement asserts that increasing defensive power does not ensure the safety of a country. It is equally important to maintain good relations with other countries as well. But this does not imply that the country should stop concentrating on increasing defensive power or destroy the existing power. Thus, only III follows.
4. Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.
Conclusions:
Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.
The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.
5. Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... What number should come next?
Look for opposites in this series of figures. The first and second segments are opposites of each other. The same is true for the third and fourth segments.
9. Look carefully at the sequence of symbols to find the pattern. Select correct pattern:
In this series, the shaded part inside the circle gets larger and then smaller.
10. Middletown is north of Centerville. Centerville is east of Penfield. Penfield is northwest of Middletown. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is