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351.

Statements: All desks are tables Some tables are drawers some drawers are big Conclusions: I. Some tables are big II. No desk is a drawer

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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
Discussion
352.

Statement : The sales of ballpoint pens manufactured by company Lixus have gone down considerably ever since the same company introduced a gel-ink pen in the market. Course of actionI. Ball point pens should not be manufactured by Lixus anymore. II. Lixus should immediately withdraw all gel-ink pens from the market so as to force people to buyball point pens.

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If only I follows
if only II follows
if either I or follows
if neither I nor II follow

Solution :Both of the course of action are not suitable because the company lixus does not a MANUFACTURE ball POINT pens it WOULD be an opportunity to some other company. Similarly , close competitor would introduce gel-into pens in the market.
Discussion
353.

Statement: A combination of factors have seen the sales volume of the top 25 listed real estate companies almost halve to about 11.8 million square feet in the quarter ended September 2013. It was 20.73 million square feet in the year ago period. Which of the following may be a probable reason for the' slump in the real estate business ?

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Housing is not a problem in India now-a-days and every family has got a DWELLING unit.
The real estate COMPANIES have increased the profit MARGIN and hence sales have come down.
High cost of funds have dried up liquidity for the CASH starved companies, which in turn log jammed the construction activity across India.
Residential and commercial units are being developed at the faster pace in comparison to actual demand.

Solution :Increase in material and labour cost is the main reason for slump in the real estate business which has affected net margin severly and higher interest RATES have affected cost of funds adversly.
Discussion
354.

Seven friends - L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same order. M sits fifth to the right of O. P sits third to the right of L. Both L and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the left of Q. Which of the following represents the friends sitting at the extreme ends of the line ?

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O,M
Q,O
N,M
Q,N

Solution :
N and M are sitting at the EXTREME ENDS of the line
Discussion
355.

Seven friends - L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same order. M sits fifth to the right of O. P sits third to the right of L. Both L and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the left of Q. If all the seven friends are made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many will remain unchanged ?

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Four
Three
One
None

Solution :
Discussion
356.

Seven friends - L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same order. M sits fifth to the right of O. P sits third to the right of L. Both L and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the left of Q. What is O's position with respect of R ?

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Second to the RIGHT
Third to the LEFT
Second to the left
Third to the right

SOLUTION :
O is third to the left of R
Discussion
357.

Seven friends - L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same order. M sits fifth to the right of O. P sits third to the right of L. Both L and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the left of Q. Who sits exactly in the middle of the row ?

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P
L
Q
R

Solution :
Q is SITTING EXACTLY in the MIDDLE of the ROW
Discussion
358.

Seven friends - L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in a straight line facing North, not necessarily in the same order. M sits fifth to the right of O. P sits third to the right of L. Both L and P do not sit at the extreme ends of the line. Q and R are immediate neighbours of each other. N sits third to the left of Q.Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?

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MP
RQ
ON
LN

Solution :
Except LN, in all others the FIRST person is to IMMEDIATE right of the SECOND person.L is second to the right of N
Discussion
359.

If a person reads a lot, he will increase his vocabulary. A. Strong vocabulary is important for writing and speaking. B. People should read books containing unfamiliar words. C. The books to be read should be entertaining.

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A only
B only
C only
A, B and C

SOLUTION :In the light of the passage only ASSUMPTION A is implicit. HENCE OPTION (a) is the correct option.
Discussion
360.

Nine boxes named A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I are placed on above other but not necessarily in the same order. Only five boxes are placed between A and C . E is placed immediate above C. Only three boxes are placed between E and D. as many boxes placed between A and D as between B and E . F is placed below B , but not a bottom . more than four boxes are placed between E and F . one box is placed between F and G. box I is placed above box H. How many boxes are placed between I and A ?

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ONE
TWO
three
four

SOLUTION :
Discussion
361.

Nine boxes named A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I are placed on above other but not necessarily in the same order. Only five boxes are placed between A and C . E is placed immediate above C. Only three boxes are placed between E and D. as many boxes placed between A and D as between B and E . F is placed below B , but not a bottom . more than four boxes are placed between E and F . one box is placed between F and G. box I is placed above box H. Which box is placed at bottom ?

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A
D
E
G

Solution :
Discussion
362.

Nine boxes named A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I are placed on above other but not necessarily in the same order. Only five boxes are placed between A and C . E is placed immediate above C. Only three boxes are placed between E and D. as many boxes placed between A and D as between B and E . F is placed below B , but not a bottom . more than four boxes are placed between E and F . one box is placed between F and G. box I is placed above box H. If in a certain way D is related to I and A is related to H then by which among the following B is related ?

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C and H
I and F
F and D
D and I

SOLUTION :
Discussion
363.

Nine boxes named A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I are placed on above other but not necessarily in the same order. Only five boxes are placed between A and C . E is placed immediate above C. Only three boxes are placed between E and D. as many boxes placed between A and D as between B and E . F is placed below B , but not a bottom . more than four boxes are placed between E and F . one box is placed between F and G. box I is placed above box H. What is the position of H ?

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FOURTH from the TOP
FIFTH from the top
thirdfrom the BOTTOM
fourth from the bottom

SOLUTION :
Discussion
364.

Statement :Sugar mills have said that they will not be able to pay the minimum price fixed by the government for sugarcane for the next season. Courses of actionI. The government should appoint a committee to look into the matter II. A notice should be sent to all sugar mills owners to abide by the decision made by the government. III. Displinary action should be taken against all those augar mill owners who are ready to violate the government's decision.

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

Solution :I is necessary to SOLVE the PROBLEM. II and III are not ADVISABLE because the matter is very SENSITIVE . The problem is not of one or two sugar mills . All sugar mill owners are opposing the decision of the government .
Discussion
365.

Statements: No house is an apartment. Some bungalows are apartments. Conclusions: I. No house is a bungalow. II. All bunglows are houses.

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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
Conclusion II: False
Discussion
366.

Statement : Government has urged all the citizens to tuse electronic media for carrying out their daily activities, whenever possible instead of using paper asthe manufacture of paper requires the cutting down of a large number of trees causing severe damage to the ecosystem. Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement ? (A) Most people may be capable of using electronic media to carry out various routines. (B) Most people may have access to electronic media for carrying out their daily routine activities. (C) People at large may reject the Governments appeal ad continue using paper as before.

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Only (A) is IMPLICIT
Only (B) is implicit
Only (A) and (B) are implicit
Only (C) is implicit

SOLUTION :The URGING of the govt makes sense only when (A) and (B) are implicit.
Discussion
367.

Statements: Some dews are drops. All drops are stones Conclusions: I. Atleast some dews are stones II. Atleast some stones are drops

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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
Discussion
368.

Statement : The government airline has been making huge losses even as private airliners continues to prosper and make substantial profit. Courses of action. I. All the private airlines sould be banned from their operation in the country. II. The government airline should be instructed to increase passenger fare singnificantly in order to increase its profit.

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If only I follows
if only II follows
if either I or follows
if neither I nor II follow

Solution :Both of the COURSE of action are not feasible because PRIVATE airlines, if banned , would create further problems and government airlines cannot increase passenger FAR beyond certain LIMITS.
Discussion
369.

Statement : Many privates schools have been violating government directives and have been charging more fees than the specified limits. Courses of action I. The government should identify such schools and take stringent actions against them. II. The government should not limit school fees and keep it flexible for the schools to decide.

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If only I follows
if only II follows
if EITHER I or follows
if neither I nor II follow

Solution :II course of ACTION is not feasible because GOVERNMENT cannot limit school fees.
Discussion
370.

How many pairs of letter are there in the word 'SEQUENTIAL' (both backward and forwardy), each of which has as many letters between them as in the word as there are in the English alphabet?

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ONE
Three
four
FIVE

SOLUTION :
Discussion
371.

In each question below, detailed information of one candidate is provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in case of each candidate. All these cases are given to you as on 1.2.2013 Geeta Kothari was born on 10th September 1980. She has been working in the Finance Department of an organization for the past four years after completing her MBA with Finance specialisation. She has secured 50 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 General Manager-Finance.
If the case is to be referred to President-Finance

Solution :
Data inadequate
Discussion
372.

In each question below, detailed information of one candidate is provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in case of each candidate. All these cases are given to you as on 1.2.2013 Ravi Sharma has secured 60 percent marks in graduation. He has been working in the Finance Department of an or ganization for the past four years after completing his MBA in Finance with 75 percent marks. He was born on 25th May 1983. He has secured 39 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 General Manager-FINANCE.
If the case is to be referred to PRESIDENT-Finance

Solution :
Ravi Sharma satisfies conditions (i), (II), (iii), (iv) and (B). So his case should be referred to President Finance
Discussion
373.

In each question below, detailed information of one candidate is provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in case of each candidate. All these cases are given to you as on 1.2.2013 Ranjit Malhotra has secured 55 percent marks in graduation and 65 percent marks in MBA Finance. He has been working as Deputy Manager Finance in an organization for the past four years after completing his MBA. He was bom on 24th February 1985. He has secured 60 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 General Manager-Finance.
If the case is to be referred to President-Finance

Solution :
Ranjit MALHOTRA satisfies all the criteria. So he can be selected
Discussion
374.

In each question below, detailed information of one candidate is provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in case of each candidate. All these cases are given to you as on 1.2.2013 Deepak Banerjee was bom on 8th July 1977. He has secured 65 crcent marks in both graduation and MBA-Finance. He has also secured 70 percent marks in the selection process. He has been working in the Accounts Department of an organization for the past three years after completing his MBA.

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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 General Manager-Finance.
If the case is to be referred to President-Finance

Solution :
Deepak Banerjee does not satisfy CONDITION (iii). So he cannot be selected
Discussion
375.

In each question below, detailed information of one candidate is provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark your answer accordingly. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in case of each candidate. All these cases are given to you as on 1.2.2013 Sanket Chopra has been working as Deputy Manager-Finance in an organization for the past four years after completing graduation with 65 percent marks. He has also done a diploma in Finance Management. He has secured 55 percent marks in the selection process. He was born on 3rd April 1983.

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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 General Manager-Finance.
If the case is to be referred to President-Finance

Solution :
Sanket CHOPRA satisfies conditions (i), (A), (iii), (iv) and (V). So his case should be referred to General Manager Finance
Discussion
376.

Delhi metro commuters may face tough time from Saturday as Metro's 9,000-odd non-executive employees have threatened to go on a strike from june 30 after little headway during talks between the management and the workers. The non-executive workforce including train operators, station controllers, technicians, operations staff, maintenance staff, havebeen protesting since june 19 at various depots and control rooms of the Delhi metro for revision of salaries and other issues. The workforce play a critical role in in running the the metroand the strike totally cripple the services. last year too, metro services had come to the brink of a shutdown when the non-executive staff had threatened to go on strike on similar demands. the crisis was, however, averted at the last moment after the DMRC managements and staff council came to an agreement following a series of meetings. The employees are demanding pay hike, payments of arrears, right to form a union and fixed guidelines for sacking an employee only in extreme conditions.

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Both bold statement and underlined statement are CAUSE and Italic is the effect
Bold statement is the effect while Italic statement is cause
Underlined statementis effect while Bold statement is cause
Itallic statement is effect while underlined statement is cause.

Solution :The statement which is bold is the effect and the ONE which is italic is cause. As the demands of the employees of DELHI metro is the cause and thestrike is the effect.
Discussion
377.

"Makeup Pacing Fancy Oatmeal" is written as "N6Q6G5P6"Whatis the code for the word 'RabbitNature' in the given code language?

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S6O6
O5S6
O6S6
O5S5

Solution :
Discussion
378.

"Makeup Pacing Fancy Oatmeal" is written as "N6Q6G5Q7"If the code for the words ' fact facings ____________' is coded as 'U4 G7 T5' in the coded language then what will be the missing word ?

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South
Mount
Stone
Both (a) and (C)

SOLUTION :
Discussion
379.

"Makeup Pacing Fancy Oatmeal" is written as "N6Q6G5P7"What is the code for 'Radar' in the given code language ?

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S5
R5
S4
R6

Solution :
Discussion
380.

"Makeup Pacing Fancy Oatmeal" is written as "N6Q6G5P7"What is the code for 'Earings' in the given code language?

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G7
D7
F6
F7

Solution :
Discussion
381.

If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the third, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word STEADFAST, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be formed, give 'X' as the asnwer and if more than one such word can be formed, give 'Y' as the answer.

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E
A
T
Y

Solution :The specified LETTERS are T, E, A and S respectively, MEANINGFUL WORDS are SEAT and EAST
Discussion
382.

Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

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5 A 7
6 E 4
2 B 6
11 D 10

Solution :In all others GROUPS except (d) the sum of first and third digit are EVEN no. 12, 10, 8, 21, 12
Discussion
383.

How many such digits are there in the number 836257 419, each of which is at the same position as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order within the number?

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NONE
ONE
TWO
THREE

SOLUTION :
Discussion
384.

Statements: No colour is a paint, No paint is a brush. Conclusions: I. No colour is a brush II. All brushes are colours.

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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
385.

Statement : A heavy unseasonal downpour during the last two days has paralysed the normal life in the state in which five persons were killed but this has provided a huge relief to the problem of acute water crisis in the state. Courses of action : (A) The state government should set up a committee to review the alarming situation. (B) The state government should immediately remove all the restrictions on use of potable water in all the major cities in the state. (C) The state government should send relief supplies to all the affected areas in the states.

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

Solution :Immediate COURSE of ACTION to avert the DIFFICULT situation is to send relief rupplies in affected areas courses of action I is a long termaction plan which is TIME consuming and course of action II is not feasible practically.
Discussion
386.

Statements: Some trees are jungles Some jungles are flowers All flowers are streets Conclusions: I. Some streets are jungles II. Some streets are trees. III. Some flowers are trees.

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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. False
III. False
So, only conclusion I follows
Discussion
387.

Statements: No stone is metal Some metals are papers All papers are glass. Conclusions: I. No glass is a metal . II. Atleast some glass is metal.

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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
Discussion
388.

Statements: Some casual are formal. All formal are expensive All expensive are elegant Conclusions: I. All formal are elegant II. Some casual are expensive.

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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
389.

Statements: Some pencils are pens No pen is eraser. All sharpeners are erasers. Conclusions: I. No erassers is a pencil II. All pencils can never be sharpeners.

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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
So neither conclusion I nor conclusion II FOLLOW
Discussion
390.

Statement : A nationalised bank issued an advertisement in the national dailies asking the eligible candidates for applying for 100 posts of chartered accountants. Assumptions : I. The eligible chartered accountants may respond to the advertisement II. There may be adequate number of eligible chartered accountants who may want to join a nationalized bank.

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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 :Both the assumptions are implicit because daily newspapers provide instant reach. Again 100 vacancies of CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS were announced assuming SUFFICIENT eligible CANDIDATES may join the nationalised bank.
Discussion
391.

Pole P is 13 Km towards the east of pole Q. Siddharth , starts from pole Q, travels 8Km towards West and takes a right turn. After taking the right turn, he travels 5Km and reaches pole B .From pole B, Siddharth takes a right turn again, travel 21Km aand reaches pole C . How far and towards which direction must the Siddharth travel to reach pole P ?

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<P>5 km towards SOUTH
5 km towards west
21 km towards south
13 km towards south

Solution :
SIDHARTH TRAVELS 5 km towards South to reach Pole P.
Discussion
392.

Statement : The number of dropouts in government schools has significantly increased in the urban area over the past few years Courses of action I. The government should immediately close down all such schools in the urban areas where the dropoutgoes beyond 20 per cent. II. The parents of all the students who dropped out of the govenment schools in urban areas should be punished.

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If only COURSE of ACTION I follows
if only coruse of action II follows
if EITHER course of action I or II follows.
if neither course of action I nor II follows.

Solution :Both the course of action, are not practically possible because government cannot close down all such schools and ALSO parents of such children cannot be punished because there may be GENUINE reason for dropouts.
Discussion
393.

Statements: All terrorists are human All humans are bad Conclusions: I. All terrorists are bad II. No human can be a terrorist.

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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
394.

c Which of the following is the third to the right of the twelfth from the left end?·

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J
A
B
@

SOLUTION :THIRD to rightof twelfth means 15th from left and which is A.
Discussion
395.

How many meaningful English words can be formed, starting with S, with the second, the fourth, the fifith and the eighth letters of the word PERISHED, using each letter only once in each word ? (To be counted from left)

Answer»

None
One
Two
Three

Solution :Specified LETTERS are E, I, S and D respectively. The meaningful word that can be formed USING these letters once is SIDE.
Discussion
396.

Among five persons - P, Q, R, S and T- each has different height. Only two persons are shorter than S. T is shorter than S but taller than R. The one who is the second tallestamong them is of 158 centimetre Which of the following is possibly the height of Q ?

Answer»

<P>148 CM
156 cm
152 cm
158 cm

Solution :Pgt Q GT S gt T gt R or Q gt P gt S gt T gt R
Q is either 158 cm HIGH or more than 158 cm
Discussion
397.

Among five persons - P, Q, R, S and T- each has different height. Only two persons are shorter than S. T is shorter than S but taller than R. The one who is the second tallestamong them is of 158 centimetre How many persons are shorter than Q ?

Answer»

TWO
Three
Four
Cannot be determined

Solution :PGT Q GT S gt T gt R or Q gt P gt S gt T gt R
EITHER three of four PERSONS are shorter than Q
P gt Q gt S gt T gt T or Q gt P gt S gt Tgt R
Discussion
398.

Among five persons - P, Q, R, S and T- each has different height. Only two persons are shorter than S. T is shorter than S but taller than R. The one who is the second tallestamong them is of 158 centimetre Which of the following statement is definitely true with respect to the given information ?

Answer»

R is definitely 150 cm
None of the given statements is true
T is shorter than S
Q is shorter than S

Solution :Pgt Q gt S gt T gt R or Q gt P gt S gt T gt R
It is CLEAR that T is shorter than S .
Discussion
399.

Statements: Some rings are cicles. No circle is a square Conclusions: I. No ring is a squre II. All rings are squres

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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
400.

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FORMATION 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 ?

Answer»

NONE
One
Two
Three

Solution :
Discussion