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- Question
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. No search of a person's home or personal effects may be conducted without a written search warrant issued on probable cause. This means that a neutral judge must approve the factual basis justifying a search before it can be conducted.
This paragraph best supports the statement that the police cannot search a person's home or private papers unless they have
Options- A. legal authorization
- B. direct evidence of a crime.
- C. read the person his or her constitutional rights.
- D. a reasonable belief that a crime has occurred.
- E. requested that a judge be present.
- Correct Answer
- legal authorization
ExplanationThe second and third sentence combine to give support to choice a. The statement stresses that there must be a judge's approval (i.e., legal authorization) before a search can be conducted. Choices b and d are wrong because it is not enough for the police to have direct evidence or a reasonable belief?a judge must authorize the search for it to be legal. Choices c and e are not mentioned in the passage. - 1. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Options- A. aorta
- B. heart
- C. liver
- D. stomach Discuss
- 2. All students in my class are bright. Manish is not bright.
Options- A. Some students are not bright.
- B. Manish must work hard.
- C. Non-bright ones are not students.
- D. Manish is not a student of my class. Discuss
- 3. During the Puja days', people visit those houses where 'puja' is performed. They make it a point to go even if they are not invited. Manmohan visited the house of Keshav, his office colleague, during 'puja days'.
Options- A. Keshav had invited Manmohan for some other function.
- B. Manmohan, being a religious man, went to Keshav's house uninvited.
- C. In Keshav's house, 'puja' was performed.
- D. Manmohan was invited by Keshav. Discuss
- 4. dome
Options- A. rounded
- B. geodesic
- C. governmental
- D. coppery Discuss
- 5. Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red.
Conclusions:
- Some caps are desks.
- No desk is red.
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: Should India immediately stop digging coal from its mines?
Arguments:
- Yes. The present stock of coal will not last long if we continue mining at the present rate.
- No. We do not have alternate energy source of sufficient quantity.
- No. This will put millions of people at a disadvantage and their lives will get adversely affected and also the industry.
Options- A. Only I and II are strong
- B. Only II and III are strong
- C. Only I and III are strong
- D. All are strong
- E. None is strong Discuss
- 7. Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.
Courses of Action:
- The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
- The resignation should not be accepted.
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
- 8. Statements: Some hens are cows. All cows are horses.
Conclusions:
- Some horses are hens.
- Some hens are horses.
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
- 9. Statement: Believe me, I have read it in newspaper X.
Assumptions:
- Newspaper X gives reliable information/news.
- I am reporting exactly as it is given in newspaper X.
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
- 10. Statement: Considering the tickets sold during the last seven days, the circus authorities decided to continue the show for another fortnight which includes two weekends.
Assumptions:
- People may not turn up on weekdays.
- The average number of people who will be visiting circus will be more or less same as that of the last seven days.
- There may not be enough response at other places.
Options- A. All are implicit
- B. None is implicit
- C. Only II is implicit
- D. Only I and II are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: aorta
Explanation:
The heart, liver, and stomach are all organs of the body. The aorta is an artery, not an organ.
Correct Answer: Manish is not a student of my class.
Correct Answer: Manmohan was invited by Keshav.
Correct Answer: rounded
Explanation:
A dome is a large rounded roof or ceiling, so being rounded is essential to a dome. A geodesic dome (choice b) is only one type of dome. Some, but not all domes, have copper roofs (choice d). Domes are often found on government buildings (choice c), but domes exist in many other places.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Since one premise is particular and the other premise is negative, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some desks are not red'. However, I is the converse of the first premise and thus it holds.
Correct Answer: Only II and III are strong
Explanation:
Though the reserves of coal are limited, yet stopping its use till alternate sources of energy have been discovered, is no solution to conserve it. So, I is not strong. It is true that we haven't till date found a renewable source of energy which is available in plenty and can substitute coal. So, II holds strong. Further, stopping coal mining would surely throw the engaged workers out of employment. So, III also holds strong.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
Clearly, an already working Finance Minister shall know better all the plans and resources of the Government and he alone can present a suitable budget. So, course II follows.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the middle term. So, II follows. I is the converse of II and so it also holds.
Correct Answer: Only assumption II is implicit
Explanation:
The narrator in the statement clearly insists on the reliability of the fact that what he said, he had read it in newspaper X, and not on the truth of what he said. So, only II is implicit
Correct Answer: Only II is implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, the fortnight would include weekdays also. So, I is not implicit. Also, the authorities decided to continue the show with the hope that people would visit the circus in the same numbers as they had done in the last seven days. So, II is implicit. III is vague and so is not implicit.
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