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Question 701

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In each question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give an answer:

Statements:

Some 5 are not 9.
Only a few 7 is 9.
Some 5 are 1.

Conclusions:

I. All 9 are 5 is a possibility.

II. Some 1 are 7.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Answer: (b)B.

Only conclusion I follows

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Question 702

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In each question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give an answer:

Statements:

Only a few Toronto are Vancouver.

Every Vancouver are Calgary.

No Calgary are Montreal.

Conclusions:

I. No Toronto are Calgary.

II. Some Vancouver can be Montreal.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Question 703

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In each question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give an answer:

Statements:

Only Mat are Cat.

No Mat is Rat.
A few Rat are Bat.

Conclusions:

I. Some Cat can be Bat.

II. No Cat is Rat.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion II follows

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Question 704

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In each question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give an answer:

Statements:

Some Sunflower are Marigold.

Only Hibiscus are Pink roses.
A few Marigold are Hibiscus.

Conclusions:

I. All Hibiscus can be Sunflower.

II. Some Pink Roses are Marigold.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both conclusions I and II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Answer: (e)E.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Question 705

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Fourteen persons sit in two rows where A, C, E, G, I, K and M sit in row-1 and face north and B, D, F, H, J, L and O sit in row-2 and face south, but not necessarily in that order.

All persons of both rows face each other.
F sits fourth to the right of the one who faces E. D is not an immediate neighbor of F and the one who faces A. D does not face A. Two persons sit between E and K. K sits four places away from A. Three persons sit between M and E. More than three persons sit between F and O. The one who faces O sits third to the right of G. J sits three places away from O. One person sits between D and H who doesn’t face E. L sits two places away from H and face I.

Who among the following persons sits opposite to the person who sits fourth to the right of D?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    K

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    G

  5. EOption (e)

    I

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

I

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Question 706

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Fourteen persons sit in two rows where A, C, E, G, I, K and M sit in row-1 and face north and B, D, F, H, J, L and O sit in row-2 and face south, but not necessarily in that order.

All persons of both rows face each other.
F sits fourth to the right of the one who faces E. D is not an immediate neighbor of F and the one who faces A. D does not face A. Two persons sit between E and K. K sits four places away from A. Three persons sit between M and E. More than three persons sit between F and O. The one who faces O sits third to the right of G. J sits three places away from O. One person sits between D and H who doesn’t face E. L sits two places away from H and face I.

Who among the following persons sits to the third to left of C?

  1. AOption (a)

    The one who faces B.

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who faces O.

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who faces F.

  5. EOption (e)

    K

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Answer: (d)D.

The one who faces F.

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Question 707

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Fourteen persons sit in two rows where A, C, E, G, I, K and M sit in row-1 and face north and B, D, F, H, J, L and O sit in row-2 and face south, but not necessarily in that order.

All persons of both rows face each other.
F sits fourth to the right of the one who faces E. D is not an immediate neighbor of F and the one who faces A. D does not face A. Two persons sit between E and K. K sits four places away from A. Three persons sit between M and E. More than three persons sit between F and O. The one who faces O sits third to the right of G. J sits three places away from O. One person sits between D and H who doesn’t face E. L sits two places away from H and face I.

Which among the following pairs of persons are immediate neighbors in row 2?

  1. AOption (a)

    B, H

  2. BOption (b)

    J, L

  3. COption (c)

    F, D

  4. DOption (d)

    L, H

  5. EOption (e)

    B, D

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

B, D

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Question 708

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Fourteen persons sit in two rows where A, C, E, G, I, K and M sit in row-1 and face north and B, D, F, H, J, L and O sit in row-2 and face south, but not necessarily in that order.

All persons of both rows face each other.
F sits fourth to the right of the one who faces E. D is not an immediate neighbor of F and the one who faces A. D does not face A. Two persons sit between E and K. K sits four places away from A. Three persons sit between M and E. More than three persons sit between F and O. The one who faces O sits third to the right of G. J sits three places away from O. One person sits between D and H who doesn’t face E. L sits two places away from H and face I.

What is the position of the persons who sits opposite to A with respect to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Third to the left

  2. BOption (b)

    Fourth to the left

  3. COption (c)

    Third to the right

  4. DOption (d)

    Fourth to the right

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Fourth to the left

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Question 709

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Fourteen persons sit in two rows where A, C, E, G, I, K and M sit in row-1 and face north and B, D, F, H, J, L and O sit in row-2 and face south, but not necessarily in that order.

All persons of both rows face each other.
F sits fourth to the right of the one who faces E. D is not an immediate neighbor of F and the one who faces A. D does not face A. Two persons sit between E and K. K sits four places away from A. Three persons sit between M and E. More than three persons sit between F and O. The one who faces O sits third to the right of G. J sits three places away from O. One person sits between D and H who doesn’t face E. L sits two places away from H and face I.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    I

  4. DOption (d)

    O

  5. EOption (e)

    A

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

F

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Question 710

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How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “EXAMINATION”, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet (both in forward and backward directions)?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Two

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Question 711

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In a family of eight persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X. No single parent is in the three-generation family. V is the daughter of U and is the sibling of T who is the female member of the family. W is the daughter of Q who is brother-in-law of V. S is the son-in-law of R who is the brother of X. S is not married to Q.

How is the wife of R related to Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Daughter

  3. COption (c)

    Mother-in-law

  4. DOption (d)

    Daughter-in-law

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Mother-in-law

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Question 712

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a family of eight persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X. No single parent is in the three-generation family. V is the daughter of U and is the sibling of T who is the female member of the family. W is the daughter of Q who is brother-in-law of V. S is the son-in-law of R who is the brother of X. S is not married to Q.

If X is the husband of Y, then how is Y related to R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mother

  2. BOption (b)

    Neice

  3. COption (c)

    Daughter

  4. DOption (d)

    Sister-in-law

  5. EOption (e)

    Grandmother

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Sister-in-law

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Question 713

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a family of eight persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X. No single parent is in the three-generation family. V is the daughter of U and is the sibling of T who is the female member of the family. W is the daughter of Q who is brother-in-law of V. S is the son-in-law of R who is the brother of X. S is not married to Q.

How many female members are there in the family, if X is the male member of the family?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 714

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In the given word “THINKING” the vowels are changed to their preceding letter and consonants are changed to their succeeding letter then how many letters are repeating more than twice?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

One

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Question 715

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T - are working at a company , but not necessarily in the same order. Their designations are President, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager , Team Leader and Executive Operations. The designations follow a hierarchical sequence with President being the senior-most and Executive Operations being the junior-most.
S is designated either two persons junior or two persons senior to the Assistant Manager. There are four persons designated between T and O. Less than three persons are designated between O and N. T is designated two persons senior to S. Q is designated three persons senior to S. The number of persons designated senior to N is two less than the number of persons designated junior to P. Two persons were designated between N and R.

How many persons are designated junior to N?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    Either Five or Four

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 716

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T - are working at a company , but not necessarily in the same order. Their designations are President, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager , Team Leader and Executive Operations. The designations follow a hierarchical sequence with President being the senior-most and Executive Operations being the junior-most.
S is designated either two persons junior or two persons senior to the Assistant Manager. There are four persons designated between T and O. Less than three persons are designated between O and N. T is designated two persons senior to S. Q is designated three persons senior to S. The number of persons designated senior to N is two less than the number of persons designated junior to P. Two persons were designated between N and R.

Who among the following persons is designated as Team Leader?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    S

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

R

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Question 717

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T - are working at a company , but not necessarily in the same order. Their designations are President, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager , Team Leader and Executive Operations. The designations follow a hierarchical sequence with President being the senior-most and Executive Operations being the junior-most.
S is designated either two persons junior or two persons senior to the Assistant Manager. There are four persons designated between T and O. Less than three persons are designated between O and N. T is designated two persons senior to S. Q is designated three persons senior to S. The number of persons designated senior to N is two less than the number of persons designated junior to P. Two persons were designated between N and R.

The number of persons designated senior to M is four less than the number of persons designated junior to ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    P

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

P

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 718

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T - are working at a company , but not necessarily in the same order. Their designations are President, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager , Team Leader and Executive Operations. The designations follow a hierarchical sequence with President being the senior-most and Executive Operations being the junior-most.
S is designated either two persons junior or two persons senior to the Assistant Manager. There are four persons designated between T and O. Less than three persons are designated between O and N. T is designated two persons senior to S. Q is designated three persons senior to S. The number of persons designated senior to N is two less than the number of persons designated junior to P. Two persons were designated between N and R.

How many persons are designated between P and S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Five

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Four

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 719

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons - M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T - are working at a company , but not necessarily in the same order. Their designations are President, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager , Team Leader and Executive Operations. The designations follow a hierarchical sequence with President being the senior-most and Executive Operations being the junior-most.
S is designated either two persons junior or two persons senior to the Assistant Manager. There are four persons designated between T and O. Less than three persons are designated between O and N. T is designated two persons senior to S. Q is designated three persons senior to S. The number of persons designated senior to N is two less than the number of persons designated junior to P. Two persons were designated between N and R.

Which among the following combination is/are correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Senior Manager - P

  2. BOption (b)

    General Manager - N

  3. COption (c)

    Vice President - M

  4. DOption (d)

    Manager - Q

  5. EOption (e)

    Both (C) and (D)

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both (C) and (D)

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Question 720

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th letters of the word “ROSEMARY” using each letter only once, then what is the fourth letter of the meaningful word from the left end? If no such meaningful word can be formed, the answer is “Y” and if more than one such meaningful word can be formed, the answer will be “Z” .

  1. AOption (a)

    O

  2. BOption (b)

    Y

  3. COption (c)

    Z

  4. DOption (d)

    A

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Y

Explanation not yet available.

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