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551.

If 'P***Q' means ,P is the mother of Q' . If 'PxxQ' means 'P is the father of Q' . If 'P+Q means 'P is the sister of Q'. If 'P-Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'. If 'P gt Q' means 'P is the son of Q'. If 'P lt Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'. Which of the following means P is the father of S?

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`P xx Q lt R ***S`
`R xx P lt Q-S`
`R+S GT Q +P`
`S+Q-R ***P`

SOLUTION : (a) `Pxx Q to P ` is the FATHER of Q .
`Q lt R to Q ` is the father of R .
` R *** S to R ` is the MOTHER of S.
Therefore , P is the father of S .
552.

If 'P***Q' means ,P is the mother of Q' . If 'PxxQ' means 'P is the father of Q' . If 'P+Q means 'P is the sister of Q'. If 'P-Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'. If 'P gt Q' means 'P is the son of Q'. If 'P lt Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'. In the expression 'A xx B +R gt S' how is S related to A ?

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DAUGHTER-in-law
Daughter
WIFE
Sister

Solution :(c ) ` A XX B to` A is the father of B.
`B xx R to` b is the sister of R.
`R gt S to R ` ISTHE son of S .
Therefore , S is the wife of A .
553.

If 'P***Q' means ,P is the mother of Q' . If 'PxxQ' means 'P is the father of Q' . If 'P+Q means 'P is the sister of Q'. If 'P-Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'. If 'P gt Q' means 'P is the son of Q'. If 'P lt Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'. In the expression 'W gt X lt Y *** Z' how is W related to Z ?

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NEPHEW
Uncle
Son
Brother-in-law

Solution :(a) ` W gt X to W ` is the son of X .
`X lt Y to X ` is the daughterof Y .
`Y***Z to Y ` is themotherof Z.
Therefore , W is the FATHER of S.
554.

If 'P***Q' means ,P is the mother of Q' . If 'PxxQ' means 'P is the father of Q' . If 'P+Q means 'P is the sister of Q'. If 'P-Q' means 'P is the brother of Q'. If 'P gt Q' means 'P is the son of Q'. If 'P lt Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'. In the expression 'P +Q gt A-B' how is P related to B?

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Daughter
son
Niece
NEPHEW

Solution :(c ) ` P+Q to P ` is the sister of Q.
`Q GT ATO Q ` is the son A.
` A -Bto A ` is the brother of B.
Therefore , P is the niece of B.
555.

Statement : Should be private companies be allowed to operate passenger train services in india ? Arguments I. Yes, this will improve the quality of service in indian railways as it will have to face severe competition. II. No, the private companies may not agree to operate in the non-profitable sectors.

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Solution :Arguments I strong because competition increases the quality of service. From the ARGUMENT II it is not CLEAR that railways is a non-profitable sector and PRIVATE companies are also OPERATING in non-profitable sectors. So, arguments II is not strong.
556.

Statements: Some kites are birds No kite is an aeroplane Conclusions: I. Al aeroplanes are birds II. Some birds are definitely not kites.

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(a) If only CONCLUSION I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(d) if NEITHER conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, Neither I nor II follow
557.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. Which of the following stalls will be set up on Wednesday ?

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MEDICINE
ARCHITECTURE
Psychology
Social Science

Solution :
The STALL of Medicine will be SET up on WEDNESDAY
558.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. Which of the following stalls will be set up on Friday ?

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Commerce
Medicine
Psychology
None of these

Solution :
The STALL of ASTRONOMY will be SET up on FRIDAY
559.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. Which of the following pairs of stalls will be set up between the stalls on Computer Science and Psychology ?

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SOCIAL Science and Astronomy
MEDICINE and Astronomy
Social Science and Medicine
Medicine and COMMERCE

Solution :
The STALLS of Social Science and Medicine will be set up between the stalls of COMPUTER Science and Psychlology
560.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. On which of the following days of the week the stall on Architecture will be set up ?

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SATURDAY
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday

Solution :
The STALL of ARCHITECTURE will be SET up on Saturday
561.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. Which of the following stalls will be set up immediately after the Computer Science stall ?

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MEDICINE
Commerce
PSYCHOLOGY
Social SCIENCE

Solution :
The stall of Social Science will be SET up immediately after the stall of Computer Science
562.

A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are-Social Science, Psychology, Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday. Which of the following stalls will be set up on Thursday ?

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Astronomy
PSYCHOLOGY
Medicine
ARCHITECTURE

SOLUTION :
The stall of Psychology will be set up on Tuesday
563.

Statement Should the admission to professional courses in India br given only on merit without any concession to any particular group of students ? Argument I.Yes, this will improve the quality of the professionals as they will be able to complete the courses successfully. IINo, this will keep large number of socially and economically backward students out of the reach of the professional courses.

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if only argument I is STRONG
if only argument II is strong
if EITHER L or ll strong
if neither I nor II is strong and

SOLUTION :Our country seaks to support educationally and economically backward classes for their OVERALL growth and development. Therefore, argument I is not strong, m Indian context.
564.

Statements: Some apartment are flats. Some flats are buildings . All buildings are bunglows. All bunglows are gardens Conclusions: I. All apartments being building is a possibility II. All bungalows are not building III. No flat is gardens.

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None FOLLOWS
Only I follows
Either I or III follows
II and III follow

Solution :According to QUESTION


Conclusion I. true, II, FALSE , III. False
Hence, only conclusion I follows
565.

Among A, B,C,D and E and each have different wieght. D is heaiver than only A and C is lighter than B and E ,Which among them isthe heaviest

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B
E
C
None of these

SOLUTION :`D gt A, B, E gt C`
566.

I. The standard of education in evening colleges of the State has been deteriorating. II. The standard of school education has been fast deteriorating in the State.

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If statement I is the CAUSE and the statement II is its effect
If statement II is the cause and the statement I is its effect
If both the statements I and II are independent causes
If both the statements I and II are EFFECTS of some common cause

Solution :There seems to be some common cause that is LEADING to both kinds of education.
567.

Statements: I. All teachers are professors II. All professors are reaserchers III. All reaserchers are consultants Conclusions: I . Some consultants are teachers II. All professors are consultants III. Some reserchers are teachers IV All professors are teachers

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Only I and II follow
Only I and III follow
Either I or IV follows
All of the above

SOLUTION :
CONCLUSION I : TRUE
I. True
III. True
IV . FALSE
568.

1 3 5 3 4 5 9 2 8 7 2 3 6 5 2 7 3 8 1 2 1 8 4 9 8 1 2 4 7 3 5 2 4 8 9 8 2 4 How many perfect squares are there to the right of the fouteenth element form the right end?

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TWO
ONE
three
more than FOUR

SOLUTION :`{:(3,5,6,4,1,8,7,2),(,,,"|",,,"|",),(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8):}`
569.

Farmers found using chemical fertilizers in the organic- farming area of their farms would be heavily fined. Which of the following statements is an assumption implicit in the given statement ? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.)

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Chemical FERTILISERS harm the crop.
A FARM's area for ORGANIC and chemical farming is different.
Farmers who do not use chemical FERTILIZERS in the chemical farming area would be penalized as WELL.
All farmers undertake both these kinds of farming ( chemical as well as organic) in their farms.

Solution :It is clear from the statement that a farm's areas for organic and chemical farming are different.
570.

If each of the vowels in the word HONESTLY is changed to the next of the letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the english alphabetical series, and then the alphabets so formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will be fifth from the left of the new arrangement thus formed ?

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S
R
M
P

Solution :
571.

Statements: All stars are planets. All planets are glaxies Conclusions: I. All galaxies are planets II. All starts are glaxies.

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If only CONCLUSION I FOLLOWS
If only conclusion II follows
If EITHER conclusion I or conclusion II follows
if NEITHER conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, Only II follows
572.

R @ 29 T V A Y 5 © # J I P 8 Q $ E 3 * H % How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a symbol

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One
TWO
Three
FOUR

Solution :Required SEQUENCE

This sequence occurs once which is Y 5©
573.

I. The prices of fruits have dropped substantially during the last few days. II. The prices of food grains have increased substantially during the last few days.

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if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect
if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect
if both the statement (A) and (B) are independent causes
if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes

Solution :Statement (I) has HAPPENED because of increased supply of fruits.
Statement (II) has happened because of decreased supply of FOOD grains.
Both are the effects of independent causes
574.

517 325 639 841 792.What will be lastdigit of the third number from top when the descending order after reversing the position of the digits within each number?

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7
3
5
2

Solution :Here, the GIVEN numbers are:
517 325 639 841 792
After reversing the numbers become as follows:
715 523 936 148 297
When arranged in descending order the numbers become as follows:
936 715 523 297 148
Now, the third number from top is 1523. HENCE, the last digit of523 is 3.
575.

Six boxes A,B,C,D,E and F are placed in a stack one above other. Each contains different number of chocolates viz. 300,240,169,225,330 and 260 . Box A is placed immediately above box C. Three boxes placed between C and the box which contains 300 chocolates. box whcih have 225 chocolates is just above the box which have 300 chocolates. one box placed between box E and the box which have 225 chocolates. F contains 260 chocolates. the box which contain 169 chocolates is placed below box F. three boxes placed between box E and the box which have 169 chocolates. one box is placed between box B and the box which have 240 chocolates. How many boxes are placed between box B and the box which have 169 chocolates ?

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ONE
TWO
three
four

SOLUTION :
576.

Six boxes A,B,C,D,E and F are placed in a stack one above other. Each contains different number of chocolates viz. 300,240,169,225,330 and 260 . Box A is placed immediately above box C. Three boxes placed between C and the box which contains 300 chocolates. box whcih have 225 chocolates is just above the box which have 300 chocolates. one box placed between box E and the box which have 225 chocolates. F contains 260 chocolates. the box which contain 169 chocolates is placed below box F. three boxes placed between box E and the box which have 169 chocolates. one box is placed between box B and the box which have 240 chocolates. Box C and E together contains how many chocolates ?

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499
469
394
409

Solution :
577.

Six boxes A,B,C,D,E and F are placed in a stack one above other. Each contains different number of chocolates viz. 300,240,169,225,330 and 260 . Box A is placed immediately above box C. Three boxes placed between C and the box which contains 300 chocolates. box whcih have 225 chocolates is just above the box which have 300 chocolates. one box placed between box E and the box which have 225 chocolates. F contains 260 chocolates. the box which contain 169 chocolates is placed below box F. three boxes placed between box E and the box which have 169 chocolates. one box is placed between box B and the box which have 240 chocolates. Which box is placed at topmost position ?

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F
B
C
D

Solution :
578.

Six boxes A,B,C,D,E and F are placed in a stack one above other. Each contains different number of chocolates viz. 300,240,169,225,330 and 260 . Box A is placed immediately above box C. Three boxes placed between C and the box which contains 300 chocolates. box whcih have 225 chocolates is just above the box which have 300 chocolates. one box placed between box E and the box which have 225 chocolates. F contains 260 chocolates. the box which contain 169 chocolates is placed below box F. three boxes placed between box E and the box which have 169 chocolates. one box is placed between box B and the box which have 240 chocolates. which box contains 260 chocolates ?

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F
B
C
D

SOLUTION :
579.

R @ 29 T V A Y 5 © # J I P 8 Q $ E 3 * H % Which of the following is the fifth to the right of the nineteenth element from the right end

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JP©
v
W
None of these

Solution :5th to the RIGHT of the 19TH element from the right end means (19-5=) 14TH from the right end i.e,Q
580.

Statements: All beadsare rings All rings are bangles All bangles are tyres All tyres are pendants Conclusions: I. Some pendants are beads II. Some tyres are rings III. Some bangles are beads IV. Some pendants are rings

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All FOLLOWS
Only I, II and III FOLLOW
Only II, III and IV follow
Only I, III and IV follow

Solution :
Conclusion I: TRUE
II. True
III true
IV . True
Hence All FOUR follows
581.

Statement "Beware ! Recycled coloured plastic bags contain harmful colour pigments, which on coming in contact with food particles, make food unfit for consumption, resulting in severe food poison, allergies and in extreme cases even death " -A scientist. Assumption i. Non-biodegradability nature makes plastic bags an environmental hazard. ii.Use of recycled coloured plastic bags is harmful and has cascading effects on human life

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only (i)
both (i) and (II)
only (ii)
Either (i) or (ii)

SOLUTION :Non-biodegradable nature of plastic BAG can't be correlated with the statement because the statement does not say wheather plastic is biodegradable nor non-biodegradable. Hence, I is not implicit. But II is obviosly implicit. That is why the scientist uses the word 'Beware' in this statement before ASSERTING the negative feature of plastic
582.

There has been a spate of rail accidents in Indian in the recent months killing large numbers of passengers and injuring many more. This has raised serious doubts about the railway's capability of providing safety to travellers. Which of the following statements substantiates the views expressed in the above statement?

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Indian RAILWAYS has come to be known to PROVIDE best passenger comfort in the RECENT year
People have no option other than travelling by rail over long distances
The railway tracks at many places have been found to be stressed due to wear and tear in the recent times
Local RESIDENTS are ALWAYS the first to provide a helping hand to the passengers in the event of such disasters

Solution :Only statement in option (c ) provides reason of spate of rail accident in Indian in the recent month.
583.

How many meaningful words can be made by using letters 'M', 'T', 'A' and 'E', keeping M as the first letter of the word?

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TWO
ONE
Three
Four

Solution :MATE,MEAT,META
584.

Statement: All letters are alphabets. Some letters are words. Some words are images.Conclusion: I Some words are alphabetsII. All images being letters is a possibility.

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only I follows
only II follows
Either I or II follows
Both I and II FOLLOW

SOLUTION :
585.

Statements: Some questions are answer All questions are issues Conclusions: I. At least some answer are issues II. Some answer are definitely not question

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If only CONCLUSION I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If EITHER conclusion I or conclusion II follows
If both conclusion I and conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, Both I and II FOLLOW
586.

H @ F ! 3U 6 % G I T * P L 8 $ ^ 9 S 2 7 & A M K + J ©D 4 # 5 & E How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol ?

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None
One
Two
THREE

SOLUTION :
Such combinations are :
587.

Statements : Some chairs are handles. All handles are pots All pots are mats. Some mats are buses. Conclusions: I. Some buses are handles. II . Some mats are chairs. III. No bus is handle. IV. Some mats are handles.

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Only I,II and IV follows
Only II, III and IV FOLLOW
Only EITHER I or III and II follow
Only either I or III and II and IV follow

Solution :
588.

Twelve persons sitting in two rows. D,A,F,K,L and M sitting in row -1 and facing north . S,T,R,X,Y and Z sitting in row -2 and facing south direction. A sits third from one of the extreme ends. S sit between S and T. K sits somewhere right of M. More than three persons sit between X and T. F faces one of the immediate neighbours of T. Z sits second to the right of Y. The one who faces L sits third to the left of R . D faces S . Who among the following faces K ?

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T
S
X
Y

SOLUTION :
589.

Statements: Some cities are towns Some villages are cities Conclusions: I. Atleast some villages are towns II. No village is a town

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If only CONCLUSION I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If EITHER conclusion I or conclusion II follows
if NEITHER conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, Either I or II FOLLOW
590.

If it possible to make only one meaningful word from the first the fifth, the seventh, the eighth and the eleventh letters of the word DEPARTMENTAL, first letter of the word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer is 'X' and if no such word can be formed, your answers is 'Y'

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X
Y
U
K

Solution :
Specified LETTERS `rArr` D, R, M, E, A
MEANINGFUL WORD `rArr` DREAM
591.

There are six Electric poles all are of different height. T is taller than M and N shorter than R. The one who is third shortest is 102 cm in height. X is taller than T. R is not the tallest . The one who is second tallest is 119 cm in height. Neither T nor M is the third shortest person among all . M is not the shortest among all. Y is taller than N What will be the possible height of T ?

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25 y
20y
27y
22y

Solution :
592.

There are six Electric poles all are of different height. T is taller than M and N shorter than R. The one who is third shortest is 102 cm in height. X is taller than T. R is not the tallest . The one who is second tallest is 119 cm in height. Neither T nor M is the third shortest person among all . M is not the shortest among all. Y is taller than N Who among the following is the second tallest ?

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P
S
R
T

SOLUTION :
593.

P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a straight line facing North. P sits next to S but not to T. Q is sitting next to R who sits on the extreme left corner. Who sits to the left of S if T does not sit next to Q?

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THIRD to the LEFT
SECOND to the right
Second to the left
Both (a) and (e)

SOLUTION :
594.

Statements : All spheres are cones Some cubes are cones All circles are cubes Conclusions: (i) No cube is sphere (ii) All spheres may be cubes (iii) Some cones are not circles (iv) At least some cubes are circles (v) Some cones which are cubes may be circles

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(i) & (ii) does not follow
(i) & (iii) does not follow
(ii)& (v) does not follow
(iii) & (IV) does not follow

SOLUTION :
595.

StatementI-TCS , among india's largest software services companies, said it plans to hire 10,000 Europian workers over the next two years. Statement II-In filling these jobs, TCS will hire experinced technology professionals and recent graduates from major universitities, and local and community colleges, and the talent pools will be created in the future.

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if statement I is the CAUSE and statement II is its effect
If statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.
If both the statement I and II are independent causes.
If both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

Solution :It is clear from the above that statement I is the cause the II is it's effect as this will be the cause that TCS is planning to hire workers and for that it will hire graduats and will CREATE talent POOLS will be it’s effect.
596.

Statements: Some tables are machines. Some flats are books. All books are tents. All tents are walls.Conclusions:I. All tables being books is a possibilityII. All tents are not booksII. No machine is wall

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NONE FOLLOWS
Only I follows
Either I or III follows
II and III follow

Solution :
597.

Statements: Some penciles are blankets. All blankets are erasers. Conclusions: I. No eraser is a pencil II. All blankets being pencils is a possibility

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If only CONCLUSION I FOLLOWS
If only conclusion II follows
If EITHER conclusion I or conclusion II follows
if NEITHER conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, neither I nor II follows
598.

A-B means A is wife of B A div B means A is brother of B A+B means A is daughter of B A xx B means A is son of B Which of the following symbol will come in place of ? To make the expression Q is daughter -in-law of T true ? P+Q-R? S-T

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`XX`
`+`
`-`
`DIV`

ANSWER :A
599.

A-B means A is wife of B A div B means A is brother of B A+B means A is daughter of B A xx B means A is son of B How is A related to D in the give expression ? A+B -C xxD

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GRAND SON
GRANDDAUGHTER
DAUGHTER
Mother

Answer :B
600.

A-B means A is wife of B A div B means A is brother of B A+B means A is daughter of B A xx B means A is son of B In which of the following exprsssions N is the father of M ?

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<P>`M XX N DIV O-P`
`N-O xx P div M `
`P div O xx M-N`
`P-M div N div O `

ANSWER :A