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  • Question
  • Statements: Only good singers are invited in the conference. No one without sweet voice is a good singer.

    Conclusions:

    1. All invited singers in the conference have sweet voice.
    2. Those singers who do not have sweet voice are not invited in the conference.


  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • Both I and II follow 

    Explanation
    The statement asserts that a good singer always has a sweet voice and only good singers are invited in the conference. This implies that all those invited in the conference have sweet voice and those who do not have sweet voice are not invited. So, both I and II follow.

  • More questions

    • 1. Soldiers serve their country.

    • Options
    • A. Men generally serve their country.
    • B. Those who serve their country are soldiers.
    • C. Some men who are soldiers serve their country.
    • D. Women do not serve their country because they are not soldiers.
    • Discuss
    • 2. During the last six years, the number of practicing physicians has increased by about 20%. During the same time period, the number of healthcare managers has increased by more than 600%. These percentages mean that many doctors have lost the authority to make their own schedules, determine the fees that they charge, and decide on prescribed treatments.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that doctors

    • Options
    • A. resent the interference of healthcare managers.
    • B. no longer have adequate training.
    • C. care a great deal about their patients.
    • D. are less independent than they used to be.
    • E. are making a lot less money than they used to make.
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a class, three-fourth of the boys play football, one-half play cricket, one-fourth of those who play cricket do not play football.

    • Options
    • A. Two-third of the boys play only football.
    • B. One-fourth of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
    • C. One-third of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
    • D. One-eighth of the boys play neither cricket nor football.
    • E. Two-fifth of the boys play only football.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Statement: Should adult education programme be given priority over compulsory education programme?

      Arguments:

      1. No. It will also help in success of compulsory education programme.
      2. Yes. It will help to eliminate the adult illiteracy.


    • 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
    • 5. Statement: "Though the candidates have been instructed to bring pencils, yet provide some pencils with each invigilator." - An instruction to test administration staff.

      Assumptions:

      1. Pencils are in short supply.
      2. All the candidates will bring the pencil.


    • 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
    • 6. Statement: Most people who stop smoking gain weight.

      Assumptions:

      1. If one stops smoking, one will gain weight.
      2. If one does not stop smoking, one will not gain weight.


    • 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
    • 7. Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who can spend their holidays there.

      Assumptions:

      1. Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
      2. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.


    • 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
    • 8. Statement: India's economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial and vehicular pollution.

      Assumptions:

      1. Pollution is a part of industrial society.
      2. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth.
      3. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects.


    • Options
    • A. Only I is implicit
    • B. Only II is implicit
    • C. Only III is implicit
    • D. Only I and III are implicit
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Guide is to direct as reduce is to

    • Options
    • A. decrease
    • B. maintain
    • C. increase
    • D. preserve
    • Discuss
    • 10. Children are in pursuit of a dog whose leash has broken. James is directly behind the dog. Ruby is behind James. Rachel is behind Ruby. Max is ahead of the dog walking down the street in the opposite direction. As the children and dog pass, Max turns around and joins the pursuit. He runs in behind Ruby. James runs faster and is alongside the dog on the left. Ruby runs faster and is alongside the dog on the right. Which child is directly behind the dog?

    • Options
    • A. James
    • B. Ruby
    • C. Rachel
    • D. Max
    • Discuss


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