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There are no effective boundaries when it comes to pollutants. Studies have shown that toxic insecticides that have been banned in many countries are riding the wind from countries where they remain legal. Compounds such as DDT and toxaphene have been found in remote places like the Yukon and other Arctic regions.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
Options- A. toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.
- B. more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas
- C. studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own antipollution laws.
- D. DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world.
- E. even a worldwide ban on toxic insecticides would not stop the spread of DDT pollution.
- Correct Answer
- toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.
ExplanationThe support for this choice is in the second sentence, which states that in some countries, toxic insecticides are still legal. Choice b is incorrect because even though polar regions are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no support for the idea that warmer regions are not just as affected. There is no support for choice c. Choice d can be ruled out because there is nothing to indicate that DDT and toxaphene are the most toxic. Choice e is illogical. - 1. 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 Discuss
- 2. Statements: Some trains are roads. No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Conclusions:
- Some trains are flowers.
- Some trains are jungles.
- Some flowers are trains.
- No road is flower.
Options- A. None follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only III follows
- D. Only IV follows
- E. All follow Discuss
- 3. SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
Options- A. fallacy : dismay
- B. genre : mystery
- C. satire : anger
- D. mimicry : tears
- E. horror : fear Discuss
- 4. Statement: Since its launching in 1981, Vayudoot has so far accumulated losses amounting to Rs 153 crore.
Courses of Action:
- Vayudoot should be directed to reduce wasteful expenditure and to increase passenger fare.
- An amount of about Rs 300 crore should be provided to Vayudoot to make the airliner economically viable.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 5. Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats.
Conclusions:
- All cars are fans
- Some fans are cars.
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
- 6. Statement: A large number of people in ward X of the city are diagnosed to be suffering from a fatal malaria type.
Courses of Action:
- The city municipal authority should take immediate steps to carry out extensive fumigation in ward X.
- The people in the area should be advised to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 7. WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
Options- A. doctor : diagnosis
- B. actor : role
- C. driver : truck
- D. teacher : school
- E. author : book Discuss
- 8. Statements:
- It is the aim of the city's civic authority to get the air pollution reduced by 20% in the next two months.
- The number of asthma cases in the city is constantly increasing.
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
- 9. Look at this series: XXIV, XX, __, XII, VIII, ... What number should fill the blank?
Options- A. XXII
- B. XIII
- C. XVI
- D. IV Discuss
- 10. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Options- A. noun
- B. preposition
- C. punctuation
- D. adverb Discuss
More questions
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.
Correct Answer: Only IV follows
Explanation:
Some trains are roads. No road is jungle.
Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some trains are not jungles'.
No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No flower is road'. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.
Some trains are roads, No flower is road.
As discussed above, it follows that 'Some trains are not flowers'.
Correct Answer: horror : fear
Explanation:
Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
Clearly, for better economic gain, losses should be reduced and income increased. So, only course I follows.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'cats' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Clearly, prevention from mosquitoes and elimination of mosquitoes are two ways to prevent malaria. So, both the courses follow.
Correct Answer: teacher : school
Explanation:
A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school.
Correct Answer: Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
Explanation:
The increase in number of asthma cases must have alerted the authorities to take action to control air pollution that triggers the disease.
Correct Answer: XVI
Explanation:
This is a simple subtraction series; each number is 4 less than the previous number.
Correct Answer: punctuation
Explanation:
The noun, preposition, and adverb are classes of words that make up a sentence. Punctuation belongs in a sentence, but punctuation is not a class of word.
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