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2008 General Aptitude 1
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1. Statement: Ten
persons who were on the waiting list could finally get berth
reservation in the Frontier Mail.
Conclusions:
I. Wait-listed
passengers generally find it difficult to get berth reservation in
the Frontier Mail. II. The number of berths available in the frontier
Mail is small.
C) Neither I nor II
follows
2. Statement: Parents
are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their
children.
I. All
parents these days are very well-off.
II. Parents have an
obsessive passion for perfect development of their children through
good schooling.
B) Neither I nor II
follows
3. Those in the
business community who decry government regulation claim that it
increases the costs of doing business and reduces beneficial
competition, ultimately harming both business and the community as a
whole. They point to industries such as trucking, airlines, and
telecommunications, in which deregulation has apparently brought
greater economic efficiency. These commentators ignore the
industries, such as financial services, in which government
regulation is essential; indeed, without government intervention in
the 1930s, some whole segments of that industry might have
permanently collapsed.
The author's point is
made primarily by
A) Pointing out an
inconsistency in his opponents' use of terms
B) Drawing a
distinction between valid and invalid methods of argument
C) Offering a
counter-example to rebut his opponents' argument
D) Calling into
question the motives of his opponents
4. The cleaning and
restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel was
undertaken by some of the world's finest art restorers under the
close supervision of an international team of art experts and
historians. Nonetheless, the results have produced a storm of
controversy. Most modern viewers, it seems, had become accustomed to
seeing the frescoes with their colours dulled by layers of yellowing
glue and varnish and with the contours of the figures obscured by
centuries' accumulation of grime.
The passage implies
that Michelangelo's frescoes
A) Suffered until
recently from centuries of obscurity and neglect
B) Should not have been
cleaned and restored without more careful planning
C) Were originally much
brighter and more vivid than most modern viewers realize
D) Have been the
subject of intense controversy over their artistic merit
5. Four prime numbers
are written in ascending order of their magnitudes. The product of
first three is 715 and that of last three is 2431. What is the
largest given prime number?
6. A dishonest
hairdresser uses a mixture having 5 parts after-shave lotion and 3
parts water. After taking out some portion of the mixture, he adds
equal amount of water to the remaining portion of mixture such that
the amount of after shave lotion and water become equal. Find the
part of mixture taken out.
7. P and Q can weave a
mat in 12 days, Q and R together do it in 15 days. If P is twice as
good a workman as R, find in what time Q will do it alone?
A. 20 Days B. 30 Days C. 24 Days D. 18 Days
8. A cistern, when
full, is emptied by a waste pipe in 30 min., but if a tap (filling
source) is opened, it takes 40 min. to empty the cistern. How long
the cistern will take to become full when only the filling source
pipe is open?
A. 160 min B. 180 min C. 140 min D. none of these
9. For a certain
article, if discount is 25%, the profit is 25%. If the discount is
10%, then the profit is:
A. 35% B. 15% C. 50% D. 150%
10. A tree increases
annually by 1/8 th of its height. By how much will it increase after
2.5 years, if it stands today 10 ft. high?
11. Represent the
number 1.25 as a product of three positive factors so that the
product of the first factor by the square of the second is equal to 5
if we have to get the lowest possible sum of the three factors.
A) x1 = 1.25, x2 = 2,
x3= 0.5
B) None of the options
mentioned
C) x1 = 2.25, x2 = 5,
x3= 0.2
D) x1 = 1.25, x2 = 4,
x3= 4.5
12. If x is a number of
five digits which when divided by 8, 12, 5 and 20 leaves respectively
1, 9, 2 and 17 as remainders, then find x such that it is the lowest
such number?
13. Consider the
following six step process: Step 1: Multiply times 2
Step 2: If less than
18, go to Step 1 and continue from there; otherwise proceed to Step 3
Which starting
value produces the largest result for the above process?
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14. Which starting
value produces the smallest result for the above process?
15. There are 6
mathematical expressions given below
How many of the above
expressions are wrong?
16. There are 7
mathematical expressions given below:
How many of the above
expressions are wrong?
17. There are 6
mathematical expressions given below
How many of the above
expressions are wrong?
Answer the next
2 questions based on the information given below:
The table above shows
data about the top ten law firms by total number of lawyers.
18. The highest growth
rate in terms of the number of lawyers has been shown by:
B) None of the options
mentioned
19. The law firm having
the highest percentage of its lawyers abroad today is
A) Linklaters/UK B)
Clifford/UK
End of questions based
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20. On day one, a stock
increases 10%, then on the second day decreases 10%.
Row A: The value of the
stock at the end of the second day
Row B: The stock's
original value
Each row above provides
information pertaining to the quantities in Row A and Row B. Which
one of the following responses accurately assesses the relationship
that exists between the two entities?
A) The quantities in
both rows are equal.
B) The quantity in Row
B is 1 percent less than the quantity in Row A.
C) The quantity in Row
B is 10 percent greater than the quantity in Row A.
D) The quantity
in Row A is 1 percent less than the quantity in Row B.
Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below:
Directions: In each
question below, a statement is given followed by two assumptions
numbered I and
II. An assumption is
something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the
statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the
assumptions is implicit in the statement.
21. Statement: "To
buy an X TV, contact Y, the sole agent of X TV." an
advertisement.
I People generally
prefer to buy TV through sole agent.
II. The TV-producing
companies do not sell their products directly.
A) Both I and II are
implicit;
B) Neither I nor II is
implicit;
C) Only assumption I is
implicit;
D) Only assumption II is implicit;
22. Statement: It is
through participative management policy alone that indiscipline in
our industries can be contained and a quality of life ensured to the
worker
I. Quality of life in
our industry is better. II. Indiscipline results in a poor quality.
A) Both I and II are
implicit; B) Neither I nor II is implicit;
C) Only assumption I is
implicit; D) Only assumption II is implicit;
End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below:
Directions: Each
question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II.
You have to decide whether the argument is a 'strong' argument or a
'weak' argument.
23. Statement: Should a
total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
I. Yes. Trappers are
making a lot of money.
II. No. Bans on hunting
and trapping are not effective.
A) Neither I nor II is strong;
B) Only argument I is
strong;
C) Only argument II is strong;
D) Both I and II are strong;
24. Statement: Should
military service be made compulsory in our country?
I. No. It is against
the policy of non-violence.
II. Yes. Every citizen
should protect his country
A) Neither I nor II is
strong
B) Only argument I is strong
C) Only argument II is strong
D)
Both I and II are strong
End of questions based
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Henry Ford grinned at
his wife Clara, while wiping his grease-stained hands on a piece of
cloth. His face was aglow with excitement. It seemed to tell his
dame, "I have it, dear. Ready to be tested-All that it needs is
your signal" Clara smiled while gently holding the cup with the
gasoline, steady at an angle, so that the fuel could flow in at a
regular pace. Ford whipped the engine out of its slumber by
triggering the mechanism. The engine seemed reluctant to start. But,
soon, it spluttered and as the fuel nudged, it roared loudly. The
noise was deafening. Yet, to Henry and Clara it was sweet music. As
soon as the engine was turned off, Henry ran into the outstretched
arms of Clara. The two stood hugging each other, savoring the moment
of success. Henry gently tilted Clara's face up and peered into her
eyes. For a long time, they stood, almost mesmerised. Then Clara
wriggled out, while gently reprimanding him for his dirty hands and
the smears they had left on her cheeks where they had run freely. Did
Henry cheer her, saying "These are the signs of my first
triumph."
At least, that was his
impression. Henry stood and admired the enigma which would
revolutionise travel. His mind flashed back to the days of childhood.
His father, a farmer at Michigan had eagerly looked forward to the
birth of a son. He had his plans. He would help his son learn every
thing about farming. He would direct the boy, equip him with the
skill to tend plants to eliminate pests and weeds, to plough the
field with the help of animals. He saw only one career for his son in
fact that lay in farming.
Parental expectations
have a distinct slant. Rarely ever do they provide for the natural
proclivities of the progeny. By and large, they manage to have their
way. In the process they stifle the child's basic talent. It is only
the exceptionally strong and the extremely confident among the
offspring's who fly against the set by their parents and streak their
path to glory. Henry Ford did just that. He showed even when he was
about five, that machines and tools were the playthings with which he
could spend hours. Time seemed to stand still for him when he played
with them. He would rip open a tool that, had a rusted nut; he would
tear apart a mechanism, which had a broken axle. He would look around
for a suitable replacement. He would oil the joints, get the stains
all over his clothes, run into trouble with his mother for spoiling
the clothes. But all the reprimands failed to mend his ways. He
occasionally went with his father around the hoe and the mechanical
plough, the tools of the trade. His father, often exasperated,
pleaded, cajoled, shouted and screamed. These had only temporary
impact. Henry's heart was not in farming.
Mechanical contraptions
fascinated him. He would pick up a watch, gently rise the lid on the
back, up with a thin wedge peer into it, watch the spring pulsating
with life, and notice the wheels, which ran into each other, rotating
at steady paces. The whole world for the little boy lay there. He
often dismantled the watch, checked each part, understood its role in
the complex assembly, got them together again after cleansing,
dusting and oiling them. Henry offered to repair clocks and watches
held by friends and neighbours. A neighbour joked, "Every clock
in the village shudders when it sees Henry coming". At the age
of 13, he went with his father to the neighbouring town of Detroit.
On the way, he noticed- the steam locomotive. This was in 1876. Henry
could not take his eyes off the machine. How smoothly did the
locomotive chug along? Could he not try his hand at producing
something that would move on roads? Something that won't need rails
to glide along. He pleaded with the locomotive driver to wait for a
few minutes. He ran over, waved his hand to the driver of the
locomotive, which had come to a halt a little away at the station.
The driver glared at the boy-Henry hailed him, politely requested him
to explain how the locomotive worked. The driver did not know much.
Yet, he decided he wou1d amuse the boy. Henry heard with rapt
attention, while the driver explained to him the main parts-the
boiler, the pressure created in the boner by water, heated by
coal, the steam
pressing the axles to turn the wheels. Henry sought some
clarifications. The driver found it rather beyond him to answer the
boy. He shooed the boy aside, and got into the engine. Henry rushed
back to his father. The two moved on, Henry still wondering about the
machine he would produce once he grew up, that would help people move
fast on roads.
For making that dream
come true, he had to fly against his father's desire. That pained
him. He loved his father, but he was not willing to mortgage his
future. His mind was not in farming. He told his father bluntly that
he was moving to Detroit to learn the trade of a mechanic. His father
was aghast at the suggestion. Had the boy lost his head? The two
stood their grounds. Fiery words flew around. The sparks of angry
exchanges boomed. Then came the truce. The father gave his son
reluctantly, the permission to go. There was a tiny ray of
hope that the boy would come back to the sylvan settings, finally
settle down at the farm. This hope
sustained the old man. It was at Detroit that Henry sharpened his
native talent. He would spend hours to understand the intricacies of
every machine, which was assigned to him by the small firm where he
was employed. Soon, he gained a reputation as a boy who could repair
any machine. His reputation was matched by hard work. Henry knew that
he was getting the insight into machines. He would soon break off,
start work on the 'horse-less carriage' that he wanted to produce. He
was finally earning enough to live in reasonable comfort. He fell in
love with Clara Byrant. He was 25. Youthful desires
were coursing through him. Yet he did not want to enter wedlock
unless he was sure that Clara would share his dream. The two sat together in
a lonely place, while Henry detailed his future plans. He hinted that
life would not be a bed of roses. His first love would always be
machines. If she could share his enthusiasm, the two together could
target for fame, wealth, and recognition. In other words, what he
wanted of Clara was a multiple role. Not only should Clara be his
wife, but his friend, critic, associate, my Woman Friday. That was
not an easy role to play. However, Clara did not bat an eyelid. She
responded with warmth to his proposal. The two decided to go through
life hand in hand, creating a path that had never been trekked by
others. It was hard work for Henry. During the day, he worked at the
Edison llluminating Company. At night, he huddled along with Clara,
at the workshop, at the rear of their humble house. Henry would have
an assortment of old parts-many of them partly worn out, brought by
him from the pile of discards-from which he wanted to fabricate an
engine that would work on gasoline. He had read about a gasoline
engine developed by Dr Nicolaus A Otto, of Germany. Henry did not
miss the clue. If he could develop such an engine, he would have the
horse less carriage. He shared his excitement with Clara.
25. "Every clock
in the village shudders when it sees Henry coming." Why did
Henry's neighbour make this joke?
A) None of the options
mentioned
B) Mechanical
contraptions fascinated Henry.
C) The whole world of
the protagonist lay around machines
D) Henry had no
interest in farming, as every other villager did.
26. The example of the
engine driver is given by the author to elucidate which of the
following character traits of Henry Ford?
B) Contemplative.
C)
Challenging
27. The role of Clara
in the success of Henry Ford can best be described in the following
words:
A) She was with him as
a great support and a great friend
B) She was not exactly
a part of his success
C) She should be given
equal accolades for Ford's success.
D) Cannot be derived from the
passage
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questions based on the information given below:
Ask an American
schoolchild what he or she is learning in school these days and you
might even get a reply, provided you ask it in Spanish. But don't
bother, here's the answer: Americans nowadays are not learning any of
the things that we learned in our day, like reading and writing.
Apparently, these are considered fusty old subjects, invented by
white males to oppress women and minorities. What are they learning?
In a Vermont college town, I found the answer sitting in a toy store
book rack, next to typical kids' books like 'Heather Has Two Mommies
and Daddy Is Dysfunctional'. It's a teacher's guide called 'Happy To
Be Me', subtitled 'Building Self Esteem'.
Self-esteem, as it
turns out, is a big subject in American classrooms. Many American
schools see building it as important as teaching reading and writing.
They call it "whole language" teaching, borrowing
terminology from the granola people to compete in the education marketplace. No one ever spent a
moment building my self-esteem when I was in school. In fact, from
the day I first stepped inside a classroom, my self-esteem was one
big demolition site. All that mattered was "the subject,"
be it geography, history, or mathematics. I was praised when I
remembered that "near", "fit", "friendly",
"pleasing", "like" and their opposites took the
dative case in Latin. I was reviled when I forgot
what a cosine was good for. Generally, I lived my school years
beneath a torrent of castigation so consistent 1 eventually ceased to
hear it, as people who live near the sea eventually stop hearing the
waves. Schools have changed.
Reviling is out, for one thing. More important, subjects have
changed. Whereas I learned English, modern kids learn something
called "language skills." Whereas I learned writing, modern
kids learn something called "communication". Communication,
the book tells us, is seven per cent words, 23 per cent facial
expression, 20 per cent tone of voice, and 50 per cent body language.
So this column, with its carefully chosen words, would earn me at
most, a grade of seven per cent. That is, if the school even gave out
something as oppressive and demanding as grades. The result is that, in
place of English classes; American children are getting a course in
How to 'Win Friends and Influence People'. Consider the new attitude
toward journal writing: I remember one high school English class when
we were required to keep a journal. The idea was to emulate those
great writers who confided in diaries, searching their souls and
honing their critical thinking on paper. 'Happy to Be Me' states
that journals are a great way for students to get in touch with their
feelings. Tell students they can write one sentence or a whole page.
Reassure them that no one, not even you, will read what they write.
After the unit, hopefully, all students will be feeling good about
themselves and will want to share some of their entries with the
class. There was a time when
no self-respecting book for English teachers would use "great"
or "hopefully" that way. Moreover, back then, the purpose
of English courses (an antique term for "Unit") was not to
help students "feel good about themselves." Which is good,
because all that reviling didn't make me feel particularly good about
anything.
28. According to the
passage, the author implies that
A) self-criticism has
gone too far.
B) Evaluating criteria
are inappropriate nowadays.
C) Communication is a
more comprehensive category than language skills. D) This column does
not meet the demanding evaluating criteria of today.
29. According to the
author, all of the following are true except
A) Subjects are no
longer taught seriously.
B) Academic standards
in schools nowadays are no longer high enough
C) Kids nowadays are
encouraged to be self-critical.
D) The use of language has changed
for the worse.
30. The style of the
author can be best described as
A) academic.
B)
Critical.
End of questions based
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Answer the next
3 questions based on the information given below:
GRAPH SHOWING
PRODUCTION VOLUMES, COST OF PRODUCTION AND SELLING INCOME OF A
MANUFACTURING UNIT FROM 1981 TO 1986
31. In which year
was the tonnage output lowest, but turnover in rupees the maximum?
A)
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1985
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B)
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1984
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C)
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1983
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D)
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1986
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32. In which year
maximum profit was generated ?
A)
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1982
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B)
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1983
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C)
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1981
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D)
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1985
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33. Which year
registered maximum growth in tonnage turnover?
A)
|
1983
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B)
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1984
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C)
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1986
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D)
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1985
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End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below:
The symbols below are
used in a letter manipulation process. Each symbol stands for an
operation. (+A) means Insert A in position 1 and shift all other
letters one position to the right
(3-) means Delete the
letter in position 3 and shift characters on the right, one position
to the left
(3/2) means Swap
character in position 3 with character in position 2
(4*R) mean Insert R in
position 4 and shift all other letters one position to the right
(5#T) means replace the
letter in position 5 with T Note: 1st position on left is position 1
34. SENTENCE -->
(+T) --> (3/7) --> (4#S) --> (6-) --> (4/1) -->(2#C)
--> ??
Which series of letters
should be substituted for "??," in the above letter
manipulation process? A) SCNTTECE
B) SCECETECE C)
SCETENCE D) SECETECE
35. RNTDOA --> ??
--> (3-) -->(2/5) --> (2*E) --> REASON
Which process
manipulation symbol should be substituted for "??," in the
above letter manipulation process?
A) (4#S ) B) (2/4) C)
(4*T) D) (3-)
End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below: Consider the
following six step process:
Step 2: If less than
10, go to Step 3 and continue from there; otherwise proceed to Step 4
36. Which starting
value produces the largest result for the above process?
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37. Which starting
value produces the smallest result for the above process?
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End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below: Read the following
and answer the questions that follow.
If Sachin Tendulkar
walks into bat after the fall of the fifth wicket and has to share
partnerships with Ganguly, Kumble, Harbhajan, Srinath and Yohannan,
who have batted normally, defensively, defensively, defensively and
defensively respectively while Tendulkar has batted normally,
aggressively, aggressively, aggresively and aggressively respectively
in each of the five partnership that lasted for 12, 10, 8, 5 and 10
overs respectively, sharing strike equally with Ganguly and keeping
two-thirds of the strike in his other four partnerships, then answer
the following questions :
38. The above
partnership was shared with
A) Ganguly B) Yohannan
C) Kumble
39. If India proceeded
to win the match based on the runs scored by these lat five
partnerships (assuming the last wicket pair remained unbeaten), what
could be the maximum score at which Tendulkar could have come into
bat :
End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below:
A question is given
below followed by two statements numbered I and II. The question may
or may not be answered with the help of these statements. You have to
decide if these statements are sufficient to answer the question.
40. Are all pens
flowers?
I. All pens are
potatoes.
II. All flowers are
potatoes.
A) The two statements
are not sufficient and more data is needed to answer the question. B)
Statement I is sufficient to answer the question but statement II is
not.
C) Statement II is
sufficient to answer the question but statement I is not.
D) Both statements I
and II are together sufficient to answer the question although
neither statement suffices by itself.
41. Are some books
chocolates?
II. All ducks are
chocolates.
A) Statement I and
statement II are sufficient to answer the question
Independently and
separately.
B) Statement I is
sufficient to answer the question but statement II is not. C)
Statement II is sufficient to answer the question but statement I is
not. D) Both statements I and II are together sufficient to answer
the question
although neither
statement suffices by itself. End of questions based on the
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Answer the next 4
questions based on the information given below:
Eight dogs in an
obedience class are learning to follow two commands "heel"
and "stay." Each dog is a shepherd, or a retriever, or a
terrier, and each of these three breeds is represented at least once
among the group. All female dogs in the group are retrievers. The
results of the first lesson are as follows:
- At least two of the
dogs have learned to follow the "heel" command, but not the
"stay" command.
- At least two of the
dogs have learned to follow the "stay" command, but not the
"heel" command.
- At least one of the
dogs has learned to follow both commands.
- Among the eight dogs,
only terriers have learned to follow the "stay" command.
42. Which of the
following statements CANNOT be true?
A) The group includes
more females than males.
B) The group includes
fewer terriers than shepherds.
C) The group includes
more shepherds than retrievers. D) More of the dogs have learned to
stay than to heel.
43. If each dog has
learned to follow at least one of the two commands, all of the
following must true
A) All retrievers have
learned to heel. B) All shepherds have learned to heel. C) All
terriers have learned to stay.
D) No retriever has
learned to stay.
44. If four of the dogs
are male and four of the dogs are female, all of the following must
be true
A) One of the dogs is a
shepherd. B) Four of the dogs are retrievers. C) Three of the dogs
are terriers.
D) Four of the dogs
have learned to heel.
45. If the group
includes more shepherds than terriers, the minimum number of male
dogs among the group that have learned to heel is:
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End of questions based
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Answer the next 2
questions based on the information given below:
In each of the
following questions, two statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered 1 and 2. You are to take the two statements to
be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts
and then decide which one of the conclusions logically follows from
the two statements.
46. Statement: Smoking
is dangerous. Rash driving is dangerous.
1. Rash driving is
smoking.
2. Smoking is rash
driving. A) only conclusion 1 follows B) only conclusion 2 follows C)
both 1 and 2 follows
D) neither 1 nor 2
follows
47. Statement: Some
cooks are young. All boys are young.
2. Some cooks are boys.
A) neither 1 or 2 follows
B) only conclusion 1
follows C) only conclusion 2 follows D) both 1 and 2 follows
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Answer the next 3
questions based on the information given below:
The word 'D I S I N T E
R E S T E D N E S S' is re-written by reversing the order of first
seven and last six letter. Answer the following questions based on
this
48. If all vowels are
removed, which letter will have one preceding and one following
letter in the same order as in the English alphabet?
49. Which letter will
be the tenth letter towards right?
50. Which consonant
will be exactly in the middle
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