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- Question
Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win?
Options- A. £ 9
- B. £ 11
- C. £ 13
- D. £ 15
- Correct Answer
- £ 13
ExplanationLet money with Ken = x. Then, money with Mac = x + £ 3.Now, 3x = (x + x + £ 3) + £ 2 ⟺ x = £ 5.
Therefore Total money with Mac and Ken = 2x + £ 3 = £ 13.
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- 1. Statement
Detergent should be used to clean clothes.
Assumptions
I. Detergents form more lather.
II. Detergent helps to dislodge grease and dirt.
Options- A. if only Assumption I is implicit
- B. if only Assumption II is implicit
- C. if either Assumption I or II is implit
- D. if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit Discuss
Correct Answer: if only Assumption II is implicit
Explanation:
Assumption I is not implicit because nothing is mentioned about the later information by the detergent. Further, detergent should be used as they clean clothes better and more easily. Hence Assumption II is implicit.
- 2. Statement:
Some spoons are forks. Some forks are bowls. All bowls are plates. Some plates are utensils.
Conclusions:
I. Some utensils are forks.
II. Some plates are forks.
III. Some plates are spoon.
IV. Some utensils are spoons.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only I & III follows
- D. Only II & IV follows Discuss
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
Some forks are bowls + All bowls are plates = I + A = I = Some forks are plates ? conversion ? Some plates are forks(I). Hence II follows. Some forks are plates + Some plates are utensils = I + I = No conclusion Hence I does not follow. Some spoons are forks + Some forks are plates = I + I = NO conclusion Hence III and IV do not follow.
- 3. Which words numbers would be at 6th position from the left in step V?
Options- A. 25
- B. stop
- C. jam
- D. all Discuss
Correct Answer: 25
Explanation:
The words are arranging in Z to A order and numbers are arranging in decreasing orders.
Input : for 52 all 96 25 jam road 15 hut 73 bus stop 38 46
Step I : all for 52 25 jam road 15 hut 73 bus stop 38 46 96
Step II : bus all for 52 25 jam road 15 hut stop 38 46 96 73
Step III : for bus all 25 jam road 15 hut stop 38 46 96 73 52
Step IV : hut for bus all 25 jam road 15 stop 38 96 73 52 46
Step V : jam hut for bus all 25 road 96 73 52 56 38
Step VI : road jam hut for bus all 15 stop 96 73 52 46 38 25
Step VII : Stop road jam hut for bus all 96 73 52 46 38 25 15
Step V Jam hut for bus all 25 road 15 stop 96 73 52 46 38 Sixth from the left is 25- 4. Statement:
Should cricket players be punished with life ban for having nexus with bookies.
Arguments:
I. No, any such ban will discourage other players too.
II. Yes, events of matchfixing have unnerved the common man .A stringent law like life ban will not only make cricket more dynamic but also restore its old glory as a game of honest persons.
Options- A. if only argument I is strong
- B. if only argument II is strong
- C. if either I or II is strong
- D. if neither I nor II is strong Discuss
Correct Answer: if only argument II is strong
Explanation:
I is not strong. II is strong because it will give a new impetus to the interest of the common man in cricket.
- 5. Statement:
Rape rarely has witness, which is why the law has laid the onus of proving innocence on the accused.
Conclusions:
I. The accused can prove himself innocent.
II. Witnesses are available in case other than rape.
Options- A. if only conclusion I follows
- B. if only conclusion II follows
- C. if either I or II follows
- D. if neither I nor II follows, and Discuss
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
From the clause rape rarely has witness II can be derived. As the law laid the onus of proving innocence on the accused, so I can be inferred.
- 6. Error : Mistake
Options- A. Connection : Retaliation
- B. Literature : Poetry
- C. Music : Art
- D. Doubt : Suspicion Discuss
Correct Answer: Doubt : Suspicion
Explanation:
'Error' and 'Mistake' are synonyms to each other and 'Doubt' and 'Suspicion' are also synonyms to each other.
- 7. Statements:
- The performance of Indian sports persons in the recently held Olympics could not reach the level of expectation the country had on them.
- The performance of Indian sports person in the last Asian games was far better than any previous games.
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
Correct Answer: Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.
Explanation:
Both the statements are effects of some common cause.- 8. Statements:
Some scales are pencils.
Some erasers are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are erasers.
II. Some pencils are scales.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I and II follow
- D. Neither I nor II follows Discuss
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Conclusion I is Converse of the second Premise.
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.- 9. Assertion (A): : Icebergs, which are a solid form of water, float on water in the seas.
Reason (R1):
Icebergs have two-thirds of their mass under water and the other third visible above the surface.
Reason (R2):
Icebergs are heavier than water and displace water of the seas, making them float.
Options- A. If only reason 1 (R1) and not reason 2 (R2) is the reason for the assertion (A).
- B. If only reason 2 (R2) and not reason 1 (R1) is the reason for the assertion (A).
- C. If both (R1) and (R2) are reasons for the assertion (A).
- D. If neither (R1) nor (R2) is the reason for the assertion (A). Discuss
Correct Answer: If neither (R1) nor (R2) is the reason for the assertion (A).
Explanation:
R2 is incorrect and R1 is correct but not the reason for floating of the iceberges.
- 10. If is related to Condition in the same way as But is related to?
Options- A. Disapproval
- B. Supplement
- C. Negation
- D. Contradiction Discuss
Correct Answer: Supplement
Explanation:
The use of the first indicates the second.
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