Question 1

21st letter of the alphabet is a Consonant.

Accepted Answer

We know there are 26 alphabets in English. The 21st letter in the alphabet is 'U'. We have 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Vowels :: A, E, I, O, U. U is not consonant and is a vowel. Hence, the given statement that 21st letter in the alphabet i.e, U is consonant is a FALSE.

Question 2

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Accepted Answer

On a cloudless night, I studied Pisces, a constellation in the North sky.

Question 3

On BBC World News channel last night they showed an informative program about new innovations in medical imaging, which you would have found interesting.

Accepted Answer

They is incorrect when talking of the television channel. New is redundant. And which must have a clear antecedent. Hence, Only Option A satisfies and clears all the flaws in the given sentence.

Question 4

Is Cube a polygon?

Accepted Answer

False. Cube is not a Polygon. Because polygon is a two dimensional figure and can be drawn on a flat surface whereas Cube is three dimensional figure and cannot be drawn on a flat surface.

Question 5

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

The second would employ a comma, or semi-colon, and not a colon so it is not properly punctuated. The third sentence would not be correct because it uses 'like', usually used for comparison. Since you are not comparing two questions, it would not be appropriate. The fourth sentence has 'is' before the colon, which is a implies declaration and not listing. So, again, it would not be appropriate. Hence, the first sentence, however, is punctuated correctly.

Question 6

Which of the following activities are examples of data gathering?

Accepted Answer

Option A) "Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor" is the only one where data gathering is done. In all other options, data is already collected and now analyzing of data is going on.

Question 7

Primary care physicians are responsible for diagnosis and treatment.

Accepted Answer

Primary care physicians or General practitioners (GP) are the one you go first to get a check up, and if they deem that your problem more severe than they can help you, they will send you to a secondary care physicians like specialists in Cardiologists, Neurologists, Dentists, ... Hence, the given statement, Primary care physicians are responsible for diagnosis and treatment is TRUE.

Question 8

Each of the following questions hasfour statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:

Accepted Answer

Since all liars are not thieves so all liars cannot be criminals.

Question 9

Each of the following questions has four statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:-

Accepted Answer

There is not any relation between boys and tall. So, we cannot say anything.

Question 10

If P = 9695 x 97, Q = 9796 x 98 and R = 197 , then which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

R < Q < P

Question 11

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? I. 235<325<543II. 325<233<745

Accepted Answer

Only I

Question 12

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? I. The total number of positive factors of 72 is 12. II. The sum of first 20 odd numbers is 400. III. Largest two digit prime number is 97.

Accepted Answer

All are true.

Question 13

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? I. √11 + √7 < √10 + √8. II. √17 + √11 > √15 + √13

Accepted Answer

Only I

Question 14

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? I. 333 > 333 II. 333 > (33)3

Accepted Answer

Neither I nor II

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