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- Question
The neighborhood block association has received many complaints about people knocking on doors and soliciting money for an unknown charity organization even though door-to-door solicitation is prohibited by local laws. Three residents have provided descriptions of individuals who have come to their door asking for money.
Solicitor #1 is a white male, 20-25 years old, 5'9", 145 pounds, with very short brown hair. He was wearing a dark blue suit and carrying a brown leather briefcase.
Solicitor #2 is a white male, 25-30 years old, 6'2", 200 pounds, with a shaved-head. He was wearing a red T-shirt and jeans.
Solicitor #3 is a white male, approximately 23 years old, 5'10", slight build, with short brown hair. He was wearing a blue suit.
Three days after the block association meet- ing, a resident noticed a man knocking on doors in the neighborhood and phoned the police to report the illegal activity. This solic- itor was described as follows:
Solicitor #4 is a white male, 22 years old, 140 pounds, about 5'10", with short brown hair. He was carrying a briefcase and wearing a dark suit.
Based on this description, which of the three solicitations was also likely carried out by Solicitor #4?
Options- A. #1, #2, and #3
- B. #1, but not #2 and #3
- C. #1 and #3, but not #2
- D. #1 and #2, but not #3
- Correct Answer
- #1 and #3, but not #2
ExplanationThe solicitor described as #2 has a shaved head and is much taller and heavier than the solicitors described as #1 and #3. Therefore, choices a and d, which include #2, can be ruled out. Solicitors #1, #3, and #4 have such similar descriptions that the correct answer is clearly choice c. - 1. Statements: Players who break various records in a fair way get special prizes. Player X broke the world record but was found to be under the influence of a prohibited drug.
Conclusions:
- X will get the special prize.
- X will not get the special prize.
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
- 2. Statements:
- The Government has imported large quantities of sugar as per trade agreement with other countries.
- The prices of sugar in the domestic market have fallen sharply in the recent months.
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
- 3. Statements: Bureaucrats marry only intelligent girls. Tanya is very intelligent.
Conclusions:
- Tanya will marry a bureaucrat.
- Tanya will not marry a bureaucrat.
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
- 4. Statement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?
Arguments:
- Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country.
- No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours.
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: Should fashionable dresses be banned?
Arguments:
- Yes. Fashions keep changing and hence consumption of cloth increases.
- No. Fashionable clothes are a person's self expression and therefore his/her fundamental right.
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
- 6. Applying for Seasonal Employment occurs when a person requests to be considered for a job that is dependent on a particular season or time of year. Which situation below is the best example of Applying for Seasonal Employment?
Options- A. The ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School work from December through March.
- B. Matthew prefers jobs that allow him to work outdoors.
- C. Lucinda makes an appointment with the beach resort restaurant manager to interview for the summer waitressing position that was advertised in the newspaper.
- D. Doug's ice cream shop stays open until 11 p.m. during the summer months. Discuss
- 7. P5QR, P4QS, P3QT, _____, P1QV
Options- A. PQW
- B. PQV2
- C. P2QU
- D. PQ3U Discuss
- 8. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____
Options- A. UAV
- B. UAT
- C. TAS
- D. TAT Discuss
- 9. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
moolokarn means blue sky
wilkospadi means bicycle race
moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean "racecar"?
Options- A. wilkozwet
- B. spadiwilko
- C. moolobreil
- D. spadivolo Discuss
- 10. The high school math department needs to appoint a new chairperson, which will be based on seniority. Ms. West has less seniority than Mr. Temple, but more than Ms. Brody. Mr. Rhodes has more seniority than Ms. West, but less than Mr. Temple. Mr. Temple doesn't want the job. Who will be the new math department chairperson?
Options- A. Mr. Rhodes
- B. Mr. Temple
- C. Ms.West
- D. Ms. Brody Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, X will not get the special prize because although he broke the world record, he was found to use unfair means. So, II follows while I does not.
Correct Answer: Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect
Explanation:
The increase in supply always triggers a reduction in the prices.
Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Explanation:
The data does not mention whether all intelligent girls are married to bureaucrats. So, either I or II may follow.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, restriction on the diet of people will be denying them their basic human right. So, only argument II holds.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
Clearly, imposing ban on fashionable dresses will be a restriction on the personal choice and hence the right to freedom of an individual. So, only argument II is strong.
Correct Answer: Lucinda makes an appointment with the beach resort restaurant manager to interview for the summer waitressing position that was advertised in the newspaper.
Explanation:
Although the ski instructors at Top of the Peak Ski School do work seasonally, choice a does not describe anyone applying for seasonal employment. In choice b, the statement that Matthew likes to work outdoors tells us nothing about seasonal employment or someone applying for it. And although choice d describes a business with seasonal hours, it does not describe a person applying for seasonal work. Choice c, on the other hand, very specifically depicts a person, Lucinda, who is applying for a job as a summer waitress at a beach resort, which is dependent upon a particular season of the year.
Correct Answer: P2QU
Explanation:
The first two letters, PQ, are static. The third letter is in alphabetical order, beginning with R. The number series is in descending order beginning with 5.
Correct Answer: UAV
Explanation:
In this series, the third letter is repeated as the first letter of the next segment. The middle letter, A, remains static. The third letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with R.
Correct Answer: spadivolo
Explanation:
From
wilkospadi, you can determine that
wilko means bicicyle and
spadi means race. Therefore, the first part of the word that means racecar should begin with
spadi. That limits your choices to b and d. Choice b,
spadiwilko, is incorrect because we have already determined that wilkomeans bicycle. Therefore, the answer must be choice d,
spadivolo.
Correct Answer: Mr. Rhodes
Explanation:
Mr. Temple has the most seniority, but he does not want the job. Next in line is Mr. Rhodes, who has more seniority than Ms. West or Ms. Brody.
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