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1001.

In each question below are given details of one candidate. You have to take one of the following courses of actions based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark the number of that course of action as your answer You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.03.2012. Swapan Ghosh has been working in the personnel Department of an organisation for the past five years after completing his post Graduate Degree in HR with 72 percent marks. He has secured 56 percent marks in Graduation. He was born on 12th May 1977. H. has secured 58 percent marks in the selection process.

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If the candidate is not to be selected
If the data PROVIDED are not adequate to take a decision.
If the case is to be referred to president-HR
If the case is to be referred to GM-HR

Solution :
Swapan Ghosh satisfies conditions (i), (a), (ii), (iv) and (V). THEREFORE, his case WOULD be referred to GM HR
Discussion
1002.

Statement : According to a report , 35-40 per cent of water supplied in city XYZ is lost due to transmission and distribution losses, pilferage and lack of accountability. Courses of action : I. Efforts should be made toreduce such losses through proper check and balance system. II. Efforts should be made toprocure sophisticated equipment for better leak detection and also a comprehensive programme be launched to repair and replace old and worn-outpipe lines. Disciplinary action should be taken against all those persons who are found guilty in pilferaging of water

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Only I and II
Only II
Only I and III
All I, II and III

Answer :D
Discussion
1003.

Statements: All boys are intelligent Very few girls are intelligent None girl is leader Some professor are leader as well as boys Conclusions: I. All leaders are professors II. There is a possibility that every girl can be professors III. All professors can be leaders

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NONE FOLLOWS
Only II follows
Both II and III follows
Only III follows

SOLUTION :
Discussion
1004.

Statements: All boys are intelligent Very few girls are intelligent None girl is leader Some professor are leader as well as boys Conclusions: I. Atleast some professors are girls II. No professors is intelligent III. 5% professors are leader

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Only I FOLLOWS
Only II follows
Only III follows
Both II and III follow

Solution :`(#REAS_SP_3D_C12_E01_167_S01.png" width="80%">
HENCE, only conclusion III follow.
Discussion
1005.

Statements: All boys are intelligent Very few girls are intelligent None girl is leader Some professor are leader as well as boys Conclusions: I. 36% of girls are intelligents II. 2% girls are intelligent III.Some boys can never be a girl

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Only II FOLLOWS
only III follow
Both I and II follow
None follows

SOLUTION :
Discussion
1006.

Eight friends Rajiv , Vikas ,Aman, gopal,Sumit,Rohit,Vijay and Kunal are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square of the square while of the other four sit in the middle of each sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face outside while those who sit in the middle of the sides face inside. Aman is an immediate neighbour of Rajiv, who faces centre. sumit sits second to the left of aman. vijay Gopal (either from left or right). aman is not an immediate neighbor of gopal. vikas sits second to the right of gapal . rohit sits second to the right of vikas. Who sits second to the right of Rajiv ?

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Rohit
Gopal
vijay
sumit

SOLUTION :
Discussion
1007.

Eight friends Rajiv , Vikas ,Aman, gopal,Sumit,Rohit,Vijay and Kunal are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square of the square while of the other four sit in the middle of each sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face outside while those who sit in the middle of the sides face inside. Aman is an immediate neighbour of Rajiv, who faces centre. sumit sits second to the left of aman. vijay Gopal (either from left or right). aman is not an immediate neighbor of gopal. vikas sits second to the right of gapal . rohit sits second to the right of vikas. How many persons sits between kunal and aman when counted from left of Kunal ?

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NONE
ONE
TWO
THREE

SOLUTION :
Discussion
1008.

Eight friends Rajiv , Vikas ,Aman, gopal,Sumit,Rohit,Vijay and Kunal are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square of the square while of the other four sit in the middle of each sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face outside while those who sit in the middle of the sides face inside. Aman is an immediate neighbour of Rajiv, who faces centre. sumit sits second to the left of aman. vijay Gopal (either from left or right). aman is not an immediate neighbor of gopal. vikas sits second to the right of gapal . rohit sits second to the right of vikas. What is the position of vijay with respect to gopal ?

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Third to the RIGHT
SECOND to the right
fourth to the LEFT
third to the left

SOLUTION :
Discussion
1009.

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'VIRTUAL', each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward direction) is they have between them in the English alphabetical series ?

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None
One
Two
Three

Solution :
Discussion
1010.

ERID' id related to 'DIRE' in the same way as 'RIPE' id related to

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EPIR
PERI
EPRI
PEIR

Solution :`ERID to DIRE`. ALPHABETS are WRITTEN in reverse order. Thus, `RIPE to EPIR`
Discussion
1011.

P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is third to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is second to the left of M. In which of the following pairs of first person is sitting to the immediate right of the second person ?

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DM
BT
RA
PA

Solution :SITTING ARRANGEMENTS of 8 persons would be as follows :

From the above arrangements, in the following PAIRS , P is IMMEDIATE to the right of A
Discussion
1012.

P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is third to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is second to the left of M. Who is second to the left of D ?

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A
Q
B
P

Solution :Sitting ARRANGEMENTS of 8 persons WOULD be as FOLLOWS :

From the above arrangement , P is second to the LEFT of D
Discussion
1013.

P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is third to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is second to the left of M. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of A ?

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PT
PB
TQ
PR

Solution :Sitting arrangements of 8 PERSONS would be as FOLLOWS :

From the above arrangements, P and R are the IMMEDIATE neighbours of A
Discussion
1014.

P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is third to the right of B who is second to the right of D. Q is second to the left of M. Who is the immediate right of D ?(a) M(b) Q(c) B(d) Data inadequate

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M
Q
B
Data inadequate

Solution :Sitting ARRANGEMENTS of 8 persons WOULD be as FOLLOWS :

From the above arrangements , M is to the immediate RIGHT of D
Discussion
1015.

P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is third to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is second to the left of M. Who is second to the right of M ?(a) B(b) R(c) T(d) Q

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B
R
T
Q

Solution :Sitting ARRANGEMENTS of 8 persons would be as FOLLOWS :

From the above arrangements, T is second to the RIGHT of M
Discussion
1016.

StatementThe cenral Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to . Courses of Action : ICBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter II. CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict actiion against him

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If only I FOLLOWS
if only II follows
if either I or II follows
if NEITHER I nor II follow

Solution :Only II follows because ONE complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the officer red-handed and then strick ACTION taken against him.
Discussion
1017.

Statements: All stars are bottles. Some bottles are paper. No paper is a calender Conclusions: I. All stars being papers is a possibility II. No calender is a bottle

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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 FOLLOW
Discussion
1018.

Statement - Thousands of farmers in drought -hit western Madhya pradesh have been protesting for over a week demanding that authorities increase the minimum price for their crops and waive their bank loans. Madhya pradesh is one of several states that have suffered droughts and crop failures in recent years. Which of the following courses of action will help to improve the current scenario ? (i)Government should punish those involved in the protests. (ii) Cloud seeding should be used in such situations. (iii) Government should constitute a team to assess the severity of drought and convince that appropriate compensation will be paid.

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only (i)
both (i) and (ii)
onlu (iii)
both (ii) and (iii)

Solution :(i) Is not an APPROPRIATE course of action as it not KNOWN from the statement weather the protest are violent or peaceful. (ii) is preventive measure not a corrective action. As it is mentioned in the statement that the GIVEN state has faced several DROUGHT like situations over the recent YEARS, so (iii) is an appropriate course of action.
Discussion
1019.

Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards North of town D. Town H is towards South of town B. Towards which direction is town H from F?

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East
South-east
North-east
Data inadequate

Solution :
Now, H MAY LIE anywhere on the DOTTED LINE.
Discussion
1020.

R 4 $ M E 7 T # A 2 J @ U K 9 P I % 1 8 Q W 3 D Z 5 H N 6 F© V G How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and also immediatelyfollowed by a vowel?

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None
One
TWO
Three

Solution :T # A ,J @ U
Discussion
1021.

"Tableware facelift iconic" is coded as -'9S 8E 6H'What can be the code of 'Pumkin autumn'?

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7P 7FN
7R 6FN
7O 6Z
7R6EM

Solution :Let US understand the LOGIC behind the given coding decoding
case-1 : IF the FIRST letter of the CODE is consonant
Discussion
1022.

"Tableware facelift iconic" is coded as -'9S 8E 6HWhat can be the code of 'Impulse Report'?

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7H 6Q
6R7NR
7F7MT
7NT6G

Solution :Let us UNDERSTAND the LOGIC behind the given coding decoding
case-1 : IF the first LETTER of the CODE is consonant
Discussion
1023.

"Tableware facelift iconic" is coded as -'8S 9G 6XJ' "aesthetic reactive recreate Vamp" is coded as -'8E 9V j4L' "Cableway emerging Table" is coded as -'8NO5M 8X' What can be the code of 'Question Ocean'?

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6NF5G
6D 5S
6MF5I
6MH5R

Solution :Let us understand the logic behind the GIVEN CODING decoding
case-1 : IF the FIRST letter of the code is consonant
Discussion
1024.

"Tableware facelift iconic" is coded as -''9S 8E 6H What can be the code of 'Question Ocean'?

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8P 5N
5XB8J
5XZ8J
5YB8L

Solution :Let US understand the logic behind the GIVEN coding DECODING
case-1 : IF the FIRST letter of the CODE is consonant
Discussion
1025.

"Tableware facelift iconic" is coded as -'8S 9G 6XJ' "aesthetic reactive recreate Vamp" is coded as -'8E 9V j4L' "Cableway emerging Table" is coded as -'8NO5M 8X' What can be the code of 'Pumkin autumn'?

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5WC7T
5FB7T
5WC7V
5H 7I

Solution :Let US understand the logic BEHIND the GIVEN coding DECODING
case-1 : IF the first letter of the code is consonant
Discussion
1026.

Statements: Some countries are towns All countries are districts All districts are villages Conclusions: I. At least some towns are villages II. All countries are villages

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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 :
Conclusion
I. True
II. True
So both conclusion I and II FOLLOW
Discussion
1027.

Statements:Some countries are townsAll countries are districtsAll districts are villagesConclusions:I. At least some districts are townsII. All towns are villages.

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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 :
Conclusion
I. TRUE
II. FALSE
So, only conclusion I follows
Discussion
1028.

Statements: All zebra are cows All camels are cows All tigers are zebra. Conclusions: All tigers are cows II. All camels being tigers 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 both conclusion I and conclusion II follows

Solution :
So, Both I and II FOLLOW
Discussion
1029.

Statements:All watches are cardsSome cards are clipsAll clips are chairs.Conclusions:I. All chairs being cards is a possibilityII.All clips being watches 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, Only I FOLLOW
Discussion
1030.

Statements: All trucks are flier Some scooter are flier Conclusions: I. All the trucks are scooters II. Some scooters are trucks

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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 :
Conclusion I: FALSE
II: False
Discussion
1031.

Based on the above criteria and information provided below, make a decision in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data given are not enough to take a decision mark your answer as 'data inadequate'. These cases are given to you as on 31.10.2012. Rajesh Chopra is a Postgraduate in Management with 60 per cent marks and has been working since June 2011. He was bom on 13th September, 1988. He is ready to work on probation of one year

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If candidate is to be REFERRED to AGM-PA.
If data GIVEN is not sufficient to TAKE any decision.
If candidate is to be selected
if candidate is to be referred to GM-PA

Solution :
No information is given regarding the criterion (a)
Discussion
1032.

Based on the above criteria and information provided below, make a decision in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data given are not enough to take a decision mark your answer as 'data inadequate'. These cases are given to you as on 31.10.2012. Vanitha Mittal is Commerce graduate with 68 per cent marks and she has completed her MBA with 70 per cent marks in 2011. Her date of birth is 30th August, 1988 and she is ready to work on probation for one year

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If candidate is to be REFERRED to AGM-PA.
If data given is not sufficient to take any decision.
If candidate is to be selected
if candidate is to be referred to GM-PA

Solution :
Vanitha MITTAL does satisfy (a), (B), (c ), (II) and (e).
Discussion
1033.

Based on the above criteria and information provided below, make a decision in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data given are not enough to take a decision mark your answer as 'data inadequate'. These cases are given to you as on 31.10.2012. Indira Narayan is a Commerce graduate and postgraduate in finance both with 68 per cent marks, She was bom on 26th September, 1983. She has been working from April 2011,

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If candidate is to be referred to AGM-PA.
If DATA given is not SUFFICIENT to take any decision.
If candidate is to be selected
if candidate is to be referred to GM-PA

Solution :
No INFORMATION is given regarding the CRITERION (E).
Discussion
1034.

Based on the above criteria and information provided below, make a decision in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data given are not enough to take a decision mark your answer as 'data inadequate'. These cases are given to you as on 31.10.2012. Darshan Patil is Commerce graduate and postgraduate in finance both with 60 per cent marks. He is 26 years old and has been working from November 2011. He is ready to join on probation for one year.

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If candidate is to be referred to AGM-PA.
If DATA GIVEN is not sufficient to take any decision.
If candidate is to be selected
if candidate is to be referred to GM-PA

Solution :
DARSHAN Patil does not satisfy criterion (a).
Discussion
1035.

Based on the above criteria and information provided below, make a decision in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data given are not enough to take a decision mark your answer as 'data inadequate'. These cases are given to you as on 31.10.2012. Roop Kamal is an Arts graduate and C.A. both with 66 per cent marks. He has been working from January 2012 and is ready to join on probation of one year. His date of birth is 3rd January, 1988.

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If candidate is to be REFERRED to AGM-PA.
If data given is not SUFFICIENT to TAKE any decision.
If candidate is to be selected
if candidate is to be referred to GM-PA

Solution :
Roop Kamal does satisfy all the CRITERIA
Discussion
1036.

P 7 3 G # R E $ 4 F K 1 U % W H 2 N I 5 B Q Y 6 @ H M beta 8 V DWhat will come in place of question mark in the following series based upon the given arrangement?7#G, EF4, 1W%, 251, ?

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YH@
Q@6
52N
YBQ

Solution :
Discussion
1037.

Statements: All roads are streets No streets is a highway Conclusions: I. No highway is a road II. All streets are roads

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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 I follows
Discussion
1038.

R 4 T M 7 W % J 9 5 1 # 1 P B 2 T A 3 D $ 6 E N F 8 U H @ How mahy such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol but not immediately preceded by another consonant ?

Answer»

NONE
ONE
Two
Three

SOLUTION :
such COMBINATIONS are:
Discussion
1039.

Statements: some saints are balls All balls are bats Some tigers are balls Conclusions: I. Some bats are tigers II. Some saints are bats III. All bats are balls.

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Only I follows
Only II follows
Only I and III follows
Only I and II FOLLOW

SOLUTION :
Conclusion
I. TRUE
II. True
III. False
So only conclusion I and II follow
Discussion
1040.

R 2 % M 3 E J # P 4 A * 9 6 @ U T 7 © 1 1 Q 5 $ W 8 V N B How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a consonant

Answer»

None
ONE
TWO
Three

Solution :
Such COMBINATIONS are :
Discussion
1041.

How many such pairs of letters are there in the words DISPLACED each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical order ?

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One
Two
Three
Four

Solution :
There are three such PAIRS of LETTERS i.e., IL, AD and DE. Which has as many letters between them in the word.
Discussion
1042.

Statement : A large private bank has decided to retrench one-third of its employees in view of the huge losses incurred by it during the past three quarters. Courses of action : (A) The government should issue a notification to general public to immediately stop all transactions with the bank . (B) The government should direct the bank to refrain from retreching its employees. (C) The government should ask the central bank of the country to initiate an enquiry into the bank's activities and submit its report.

Answer»

None
only (A)
only (B)
only (C)

Solution :None of COURSE of ACTION is FEASIBLE because the governmentcannot interfere in bank's interal matter but the governement can componsate the huge losser INCURRED by bank.
Discussion
1043.

517 325 639 841 792.What will be the middle digit of the second lowest number after the position of only the first and the second digits within each number are interchanged

Answer»

5
2
7
3

Solution :After interchanging the first and the second digits, numbers BECOME as follows,
157 235 369 481 972
When ARRANGED in descending order the numbers become as follows,
972 481 369 235 157
Here, the second LOWEST number is 235. Hence, middle DIGIT of 235 is 3.
Discussion
1044.

R 4 $ M E 7 T # A 2 J @ U K 9 P I % 1 8 Q W 3 D Z 5 H N 6 F© V G How many such numbers a.re there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a consonant but not immediately preceded by a letter?

Answer»

NONE
ONE
Two
Three

SOLUTION :1 8 Q
Discussion
1045.

Statement : The prices of essential commodities have gone up substantially during the past few weeks. Courses of action : I. The governmentshould sep up an expert committee to study the trend of prices. II. The government should immediately abolish taxes on essential commodities. III. The government should advise the general public to refrain from purchasing essential commodities for few days.

Answer»

Only I follows
Only I and II follow
Only I and III follow
Only I and IIfollow

Solution :I and II Course of ACTION should be followed because course of action III opposes the NEED for ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES
Discussion
1046.

R 4 $ M E 7 T # A 2 J @ U K 9 P I % 1 8 Q W 3 D Z 5 H N 6 F© V GIf the positions of twenty five elements from the right end are reversed, which of the following will be the sixteenth element from the left end?

Answer»

Z
P
W
None of these

Solution :There are total 33 ELEMENTS . If the positions of 25 elements from the RIGHT end are reversed , the eight elements from the left end will remain unchanged Now , 16th elements from the left end would be (16-8=) 8th elements from the right in the ooriginal SEQUENCE is 5
Discussion
1047.

If in the number 39682147, 1 is added to each of the digit which is less than five and 1 is subtracted from each of the digit which is greather than five then how many digits are repeating in the number thus formed?

Answer»

two
ONE
NONE
thee

Solution :The given NUMBER is -39682147
After applied operation -48573256
So, only digit 5 is repeatedin the number thus formed.
Discussion
1048.

$: LgtM =N geOgeP,SltRleQltP !: I LgtS II JgeP

Answer»

<P>if only conclusion I is TRUE
if only conclusion II is true
If either conclusion I or II is true
If NEITHER conclusion I nor IIis true

Solution :I. L gtS (True)II. J`ge`P (True)
Discussion
1049.

Statement : A warning in a train compartment -"To stop train, pull chain . Penalty for improper use Rs 500 . " Assumption I. Some people may misuse the chain. II. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

Answer»

if only assumption I is IMPLICIT
if only assumption II is implicit
if either I or II is implicit
if both I and II are implicit

Solution :It is clear that train can be stopped by PULLING the chain. There is a penalty for improper USE. So, some people MAY misuse that chain. So , assumption I and II both are implicit.
Discussion
1050.

If it is possible to form word with the first, fourth, seventh and tenth letters in the word 'SPHERVLODS' write the second letter of that word. Otherwise, X is the answer ?

Answer»

S
E
L
O

Solution :The FIRST, fourth, seventh and eleventh LETTERS of the WORD 'SPHERVLODS'
The word formed is LESS
The SECOND letter is E.
Discussion