Statement: According to the officials, paucity of funds with the organisation has led to the pathetic condition of this brilliant architectural structure.
Courses of Action:
Anew architectural structure for the building should be designed.
The reasons for the poor condition of the structure should be found out.
Grant should be given to improve the condition of the structure.
Options
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Only III follows
D. Only II and III follow
E. Only I and III follow
Correct Answer
Only III follows
Explanation
The statement asserts that the structure was originally a 'brilliant' one. So, there is no need of a new architectural design, as mentioned in I. Also, it is given that paucity of funds is responsible for the dilapidated condition of the structure. Thus, only III follows while II doesn't.
More questions
1. Here are some words translated from an artificial language. tamceno means sky blue cenorax means blue cheese aplmitl means star bright Which word could mean "bright sky"?
Since both I and II follow from the given statement, so both are implicit.
4. The Pacific yew is an evergreen tree that grows in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific yew has a fleshy, poisonous fruit. Recently, taxol, a substance found in the bark of the Pacific yew, was discovered to be a promising new anticancer drug.
Options
A. Taxol is poisonous when taken by healthy people.
B. Taxol has cured people from various diseases.
C. People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
D. The Pacific yew was considered worthless until taxol was discovered.
Correct Answer: People should not eat the fruit of the Pacific yew.
Explanation:
Given the information presented, the only statement that could be considered true is that the fruit should not be eaten because it is poisonous. There is no support that taxol is poisonous or that taxol has cured anyone (choices a and b). There is no support for choice d.
Secretly is the opposite of openly, and silently is the opposite of noisily. Choices a and b are clearly not the opposites of silently. (Choice d) means the same thing as silently.
The statement asserts that increasing defensive power does not ensure the safety of a country. It is equally important to maintain good relations with other countries as well. But this does not imply that the country should stop concentrating on increasing defensive power or destroy the existing power. Thus, only III follows.
8. Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers.
Conclusions:
Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised.
A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers.
The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows.
9. Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... What number should come next?