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  • Statements:

    All fruits are vegetables. All pens are vegetables. All vegetables are rains.

    Conclusions:

    1. All fruits are rains.
    2. All pens are rains.
    3. Some rains are vegetables.


  • Options
  • A. None follows
  • B. Only I and II follow
  • C. Only II and III follow
  • D. Only I and III follow
  • E. All follow

  • Correct Answer
  • All follow 

    Explanation
    III is the converse of the third premise and so it holds.

    All fruits are vegetables. All vegetables are rains.

    The conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term.

    So, it follows that 'All fruits are rains'. Thus, I follows.

    All pens are vegetables. All vegetables are rains.

    Clearly, it follows that 'All pens are rains'. Thus, II follows.


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    • 1. Statements:

      1. Large number of people living in the low-lying areas has been evacuated during the last few days to safer places.
      2. The Government has rushed in relief supplies to the people living in the affected areas.


    • 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
    • 2. Statements:

      1. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the unlawful gathering of large number of people.
      2. The citizens' forum called a general strike in protest against the police atrocities.


    • 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. Today's workforce has a new set of social values. Ten years ago, a manager who was offered a promotion in a distant city would not have questioned the move. Today, a manager in that same situation might choose family happiness instead of career advancement.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. most managers are not loyal to the corporations for which they work.
    • B. businesses today do not understand their employees needs.
    • C. employees social values have changed over the past ten years.
    • D. career advancement is not important to today's business managers.
    • E. companies should require their employees to accept promotions.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
      gorblflur means fan belt
      pixngorbl means ceiling fan
      arthtusl means tile roof
      Which word could mean "ceiling tile"?

    • Options
    • A. gorbltusl
    • B. flurgorbl
    • C. arthflur
    • D. pixnarth
    • Discuss
    • 5. Violating an Apartment Lease occurs when a tenant does something prohibited by the legally binding document that he or she has signed with a landlord. Which situation below is the best example of Violating an Apartment Lease?

    • Options
    • A. Tim has decided to move to another city, so he calls his landlord to tell him that he is not interested in renewing his lease when it expires next month.
    • B. Valerie recently lost her job and, for the last three months, has neglected to pay her landlord the monthly rent they agreed upon in writing when she moved into her apartment eight months ago.
    • C. Mark writes a letter to his landlord that lists numerous complaints about the apartment he has agreed to rent for two years.
    • D. Leslie thinks that her landlord is neglecting the building in which she rents an apartment. She calls her attorney to ask for advice.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.

    • Options
    • A. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
    • B. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
    • C. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
    • D. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband's 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose?

    • Options
    • A. Alfredo's offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan decor. Patrons will feel as though they've spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.
    • B. Pancho's Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town.
    • C. The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Dilbert Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.
    • D. Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner,Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticising the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion.

      The passage best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. press has a great role to play in a democracy.
    • B. the press is the only means to project to the masses the policies of the government.
    • C. the freedom of press is essential for the proper functioning of democracy.
    • D. the press can be used by the governments as an effective media for the upliftment of the backward sections of society.
    • E. all the information given by the press should be well-articulated so as to gain a good opinion towards the ruling party.
    • Discuss
    • 9. It is well known that the world urgently needs adequate distribution of food, so that everyone gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent. Medical expertise and medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that people in emerging nations will have proper medical care.
      This paragraph best supports the statement that

    • Options
    • A. the majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor.
    • B. food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years.
    • C. most of the world's doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.
    • D. the medical-supply industry should step up production of its products.
    • E. many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care
    • Discuss
    • 10. Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him.

    • Options
    • A. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
    • B. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
    • C. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
    • D. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.
    • Discuss


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