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Question 1581

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other to form a stack but not necessarily in the same order. More than three boxes are kept between A and E. Box E is kept above Box A.  Box G is kept below box B. Two boxes are kept between B and G. Box A is kept immediately below box G. Two boxes are kept between F and C. Box C is not kept above G.

How many boxes are kept above box D?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above given option is true

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Two

Why this answer is correct

  1. Two boxes are kept between B and G.

  2.  Box G is kept below box

  3. Box A is kept just below box G.

  4. More than three boxes are kept between A and E.

CASE 1CASE 2CASE 3
EE
EB
BB
G
GGA
AA
  1. Box C is not kept above G.  (This eliminates case 1 and case 2)

  2. Two boxes are kept between F and C.

CASE 3
E
B
D
F
G
A
C

Hence, two boxes are kept above ox D.

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Question 1582

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other to form a stack but not necessarily in the same order. More than three boxes are kept between A and E. Box E is kept above Box A.  Box G is kept below box B. Two boxes are kept between B and G. Box A is kept immediately below box G. Two boxes are kept between F and C. Box C is not kept above G.

Which among the following box is kept just above G?

  1. AOption (a)

    C

  2. BOption (b)

    D

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

F

Why this answer is correct

  1. Two boxes are kept between B and G.

  2.  Box G is kept below box

  3. Box A is kept just below box G.

  4. More than three boxes are kept between A and E.

CASE 1CASE 2CASE 3
EE
EB
BB
G
GGA
AA
  1. Box C is not kept above G.  (This eliminates case 1 and case 2)

  2. Two boxes are kept between F and C.

CASE 3
E
B
D
F
G
A
C

Hence, box F is kept just above G.

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Question 1583

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other to form a stack but not necessarily in the same order. More than three boxes are kept between A and E. Box E is kept above Box A.  Box G is kept below box B. Two boxes are kept between B and G. Box A is kept immediately below box G. Two boxes are kept between F and C. Box C is not kept above G.

Number of box above D is same as number of box below ________?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    G

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

G

Why this answer is correct

  1. Two boxes are kept between B and G.

  2.  Box G is kept below box

  3. Box A is kept just below box G.

  4. More than three boxes are kept between A and E.

CASE 1CASE 2CASE 3
EE
EB
BB
G
GGA
AA
  1. Box C is not kept above G.  (This eliminates case 1 and case 2)

  2. Two boxes are kept between F and C.

CASE 3
E
B
D
F
G
A
C

Hence, number of box above D is same as number of box below G.

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Question 1584

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other to form a stack but not necessarily in the same order. More than three boxes are kept between A and E. Box E is kept above Box A.  Box G is kept below box B. Two boxes are kept between B and G. Box A is kept immediately below box G. Two boxes are kept between F and C. Box C is not kept above G.

Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE regarding arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    Box F is kept below E. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Five boxes are kept between F and A

  3. COption (c)

    Box D is not kept above Box G

  4. DOption (d)

    Both 1) and 3)

  5. EOption (e)

    Both 2) and 3)

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both 2) and 3)

Why this answer is correct

  1. Two boxes are kept between B and G.

  2.  Box G is kept below box

  3. Box A is kept just below box G.

  4. More than three boxes are kept between A and E.

CASE 1CASE 2CASE 3
EE
EB
BB
G
GGA
AA
  1. Box C is not kept above G.  (This eliminates case 1 and case 2)

  2. Two boxes are kept between F and C.

CASE 3
E
B
D
F
G
A
C

Hence, Both 2) and 3) is not true is the correct answer.

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Question 1585

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Direction: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

Seven boxes A, B, C, D, E, F and G are kept one above the other to form a stack but not necessarily in the same order. More than three boxes are kept between A and E. Box E is kept above Box A.  Box G is kept below box B. Two boxes are kept between B and G. Box A is kept immediately below box G. Two boxes are kept between F and C. Box C is not kept above G.

Which of the following box is kept at the top?

  1. AOption (a)

    D

  2. BOption (b)

    E

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    F

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the given option is true

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

E

Why this answer is correct

  1. Two boxes are kept between B and G.

  2.  Box G is kept below box

  3. Box A is kept just below box G.

  4. More than three boxes are kept between A and E.

CASE 1CASE 2CASE 3
EE
EB
BB
G
GGA
AA
  1. Box C is not kept above G.  (This eliminates case 1 and case 2)

  2. Two boxes are kept between F and C.

CASE 3
E
B
D
F
G
A
C

Hence, E is kept at the top.

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Question 1586

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In a certain code language "FRIED" is written as "QEJCD", "PLANT" is written as "KOBSM" how is "SHOWN" written in that code language?

  1. AOption (a)

    RGPVM

  2. BOption (b)

    VMPRG

  3. COption (c)

    GRPMV

  4. DOption (d)

    TIPXO

  5. EOption (e)

    GRNMV

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

GRPMV

Why this answer is correct

Hence, "SHOWN" is written as "GRPMV".

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Question 1587

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Point A is 6 m north of B. Point C is 8 m west of B. Point D is 4 m north of point C. Point D is 5 m West of E, which is 4m south of point F. Point F is in which direction with respect to A?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    North East

  3. COption (c)

    South West

  4. DOption (d)

    North West

  5. EOption (e)

    South East

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

North West

Why this answer is correct

Hence, Point F is in north west direction with respect to point A.

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Question 1588

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by two 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 logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All Tiles are Floors

Only a few Floors are Paint

Conclusions:

I. Some Tiles are Paint

II. No Tiles are Paint

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Both I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Either I or II follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusions:

I. Some Tiles are Paint → False (It is possible but not definite, because no definite relation is given between the elements, therefore we will consider it as false.)

II. No Tiles are Paint → False (It is possible but not definite, because no definite relation is given between the elements, therefore we will consider it as false.)

Here in conclusions I and II, we have common elements and both the conclusions are false. The conclusions start with 'Some' and 'No'. Hence it is Either or case.

Hence, Either I or II follow, is the correct answer.

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Question 1589

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Directions

In the question below are given two statements followed by two 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 logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

I. Some tables are chairs

II. Only a few chairs are bed

Conclusions:

I. Some chairs are bed

II. Some chairs are not bed

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion i nor IIfollows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Both conclusion I and II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible venn diagram for the given statements is:

Conclusions:

I. Some chairs are bed → True (As the relation of “only a few” is given between the elements which implies that “some” and “some not” both are true)

II. Some chairs are not bed → True (As the relation of “only a few” is given between the elements which implies that “some” and “some not” both are true)

Hence, Both conclusion I and II follows.

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Question 1590

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few boy is girl.

Some girl is child.

Conclusions:

I. Some boy is not girl.

II. Some child is boy.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follow 

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follow 

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. Some boy is not girl → True (as only a few boy is girl which means some boy is girl and some boy is not girl. So, Some boy is not girl is true).

II. Some child is boy → False (as there is no relation between child and boy. So, it is possible but it is not definite. Hence, Some child is boy is false).

Hence, Only conclusion I Follows.

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Question 1591

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I, and II. 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 logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

Only a few shirts are pants

All pants are trousers

Conclusion :

I. Some trousers are shirts 

II. No shirts are trousers

  1. AOption (a)

    Only II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Both I and II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Only I follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusion :

I. Some trousers are shirts → True (As per the statement only a few shirts are pants and all pants are trousers then the portion of shirts inside pants will be trousers as well. So this is true)

II. No shirts are trousers → False (As per the statement only a few shirts are pants and all pants are trousers then the portion of shirts inside pants will be trousers as well. So this is false)

Hence, Only I follow.

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Question 1592

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Direction: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few Door is Fan.

No Fan is Book.

Conclusions:

I. Some Fan is not Book.

II. No Book is Door.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only conclusion I follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible diagram for the given statements is as follows;

Conclusions:

I. Some Fan is not Book → True (As No Fan is Book, some part of Fan will also not be Book. So, it is true)

II. No Book is Door → False (As there is no direct relation between Book and Door it is possible but not definite. So, it is false)

Hence, only conclusion I follows.

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Question 1593

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre. Two persons are sitting between P and Q. U is sitting immediately right of Q. Two persons are sitting between Q and R. T is sitting opposite to R. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Who is sitting second to the right of T?

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    V

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

U

Why this answer is correct

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre.

  1. Two persons are sitting between P and Q.
  2. U is sitting immediately right of Q.
  3. Two persons are sitting between Q and R
  4. T is sitting opposite to R.

Case II got eliminated.

)

  1. V is sitting to the immediate right of P.
  2. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Hence, U is sitting second to the right of T.

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Question 1594

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre. Two persons are sitting between P and Q. U is sitting immediately right of Q. Two persons are sitting between Q and R. T is sitting opposite to R. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Who is sitting opposite to P?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    V

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

U

Why this answer is correct

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre.

  1. Two persons are sitting between P and Q.
  2. U is sitting immediately right of Q.
  3. Two persons are sitting between Q and R
  4. T is sitting opposite to R.

Case II got eliminated. 5. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. 6. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Hence U is sitting opposite to P.

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Question 1595

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre. Two persons are sitting between P and Q. U is sitting immediately right of Q. Two persons are sitting between Q and R. T is sitting opposite to R. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Who is sitting fourth to the left of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Q

Why this answer is correct

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre.

  1. Two persons are sitting between P and Q.
  2. U is sitting immediately right of Q.
  3. Two persons are sitting between Q and R
  4. T is sitting opposite to R.

Case II got eliminated.

  1. V is sitting to the immediate right of P.
  2. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Hence, Q is sitting fourth to the left of S.

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Question 1596

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre. Two persons are sitting between P and Q. U is sitting immediately right of Q. Two persons are sitting between Q and R. T is sitting opposite to R. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. S is sitting second to the right of W.

How many persons are sitting between P and U?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre.

  1. Two persons are sitting between P and Q.
  2. U is sitting immediately right of Q.
  3. Two persons are sitting between Q and R
  4. T is sitting opposite to R.

Case II got eliminated.

  1. V is sitting to the immediate right of P.
  2. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Hence, Three persons are sitting between P and U.

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Question 1597

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Directions: Study the following information and answer the given questions.

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre. Two persons are sitting between P and Q. U is sitting immediately right of Q. Two persons are sitting between Q and R. T is sitting opposite to R. V is sitting to the immediate right of P. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Who is sitting third to the right of Q?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    U

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

R

Why this answer is correct

There are eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V sitting around a circular table all are facing toward the centre.

  1. Two persons are sitting between P and Q.
  2. U is sitting immediately right of Q.
  3. Two persons are sitting between Q and R
  4. T is sitting opposite to R.

Case II got eliminated.

  1. V is sitting to the immediate right of P.
  2. S is sitting second to the right of W.

Hence, R is sitting third to the right of Q.

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Question 1598

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If the letters in the word "BROWNIE" are rearranged as they appear in the English alphabetical series from left to right then the position of how many letters will remain unchanged after the rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

One

Why this answer is correct

WordBROWNIE
Alphabetically arrangedBEINORW

Hence, Only one such alphabet is there that is remain at the same position.

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Question 1599

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Directions: These questions are based on the following information.

There are 8 member A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a family. A is grandfather of F and father of C. B is mother of G. E is mother of F, and wife of C. G is sister of C. D is mother of E. F is sister of H.

How G is related to H?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aunt

  2. BOption (b)

    Mother

  3. COption (c)

    Sister

  4. DOption (d)

    Mother-in-law

  5. EOption (e)

    Father

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Aunt

Why this answer is correct

From the given information, 

1. A is grandfather of F and father of C. 2. E is mother of F and wife of C. 3. B is mother of G. 4. G is sister of C. 5. D is mother of E. 6. F is sister of H.

Hence, G is Aunt of H.

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Question 1600

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Directions: These questions are based on the following information.

There are 8 member A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a family. A is grandfather of F and father of C. B is mother of G. E is mother of F, and wife of C. G is sister of C. D is mother of E. F is sister of H.

How C is related to D?

  1. AOption (a)

    Son

  2. BOption (b)

    Son-in-law

  3. COption (c)

    Brother

  4. DOption (d)

    Father

  5. EOption (e)

    Husband

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Son-in-law

Why this answer is correct

From the given information, 

1. A is grandfather of F and father of C. 2. E is mother of F and wife of C. 3. B is mother of G. 4. G is sister of C. 5. D is mother of E.. 6. F is sister of H.

Hence, C is Son-in-law of D.

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