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Directions to Solve
1.In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Give answer (A) If only I follows (B) If only II follows (C) If either I or II follows (D) If neither I nor II follows (E) If both I and II follow => 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. 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 2.Statement: As stated in the recent census report the female to male ratio is alarmingly low. Courses of Action: The government should conduct another census to verify the results. The government should immediately issue orders to all the departments to encourage people to improve the ratio. 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 Directions to Solve 3.In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in each question and mark your answer as (A) If statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect; (B) If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect; (C) If both the statements I and II are independent causes; (D) If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes; and (E) If both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause. =>Statements: India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years. 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 4. Statements: There is unprecedented increase in the number of young unemployed in comparison to the previous year. A large number of candidates submitted applications against an advertisement for the post of manager issued by a bank. 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 Directions to Solve 5.Three of the words will be in the same classification, the remaining one will not be. Your answer will be the one word that does NOT belong in the same classification as the others. =>Which word does NOT belong with the others? A. rye B. sourdough C. pumpernickel D. loaf 6. Which word does NOT belong with the others? A. guitar B. flute C. violin D. cello Directions to Solve 7. First, you will be given a list of three "nonsense" words and their English word meanings. The question(s) that follow will ask you to reverse the process and translate an English word into the artificial language. =>Here are some words translated from an artificial language. migenlasan means cupboard lasanpoen means boardwalk cuopdansa means pullman Which word could mean "walkway"? A. poenmigen B. cuopeisel C. lasandansa D. poenforc 8. =>Here are some words translated from an artificial language. godabim means kidney stones romzbim means kidney beans romzbako means wax beans Which word could mean "wax statue"? A. godaromz B. lazbim C. wasibako D. romzpeo 9. When they heard news of the hurricane, Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans. Instead of traveling to the island beach resort, they booked a room at a fancy new spa in the mountains. Their plans were a bit more expensive, but they'd heard wonderful things about the spa and they were relieved to find availability on such short notice. A. Maya and Julian take beach vacations every year. B. The spa is overpriced. C. It is usually necessary to book at least six months in advance at the spa. D. Maya and Julian decided to change their vacation plans because of the hurricane. 10. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms. A. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air. B. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air. C. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama. D. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas. |