Jaikishan and Premkishan Solutions for Exercise 1: Let us Practice

Decision: The authorities of cricket team of country B decided to replace the captain of the team with a relatively new player for the upcoming series to be played against country G.

I. Most of the strategies of the old captain failed to help the team with the series held in the past two years.

II. The captain of the team was found guilty of ball-tampering in one of the major test series held during the recent time.

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the given question.

Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones are not allowed in the examination hall, three students were caught with their mobile phones.

A. Mobile phones now-a-days have a lot of features and it is easy to cheat with their help.

B. The invigilator must immediately confiscate the mobile phones and ask the students to leave the exam hall immediately.

C. Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in the bags outside the exam hall is not safe.

D. There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the bags of the student who were writing the exam.

Which of the following among A, B, C and D may be a strong argument in favour of the three students who were caught with mobile phones?

Directions: Read the following statements carefully and answer the given questions.

Cocoas and chocolate products have been used as medicine in many cultures for centuries. Chocolate is made from plants which means it contains many of the health benefits of leafy vegetables. Which of the following statements weakens the above arguments?

A. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants which Slowdowns the aging process.

B. A small study revealed that regular intake of chocolate increase insulin sensitivity thus, lowering the chances of diabetes.

C. Green leafy vegetables have flavonoids which protect skin from UV rays.

D. Chocolates have 3 types of fats one out of which increase the cholesterol level.

E. Cocoas increases blood flow to the retina thus giving a boost to Vision.

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the given question.

The convenience of online shopping is what I like best about it. Where else can you shop even at midnight wearing your night suit? You do not have to wait in a line or wait till the shop assistant is ready to help you with your purchases. It is a much better experience as compared to going to a retail store. $-$ A consumer's view

Which of the following can be a strong argument in favour of retail store owners?

Directions: The given information is followed by two statements. Read carefully and answer the questions.

Many parents have written a plea to the administration department of school X to discontinue the rule of wearing ties to school.

A. The School has kept different coloured ties for different academic scorers as part of the uniform. Thus, the low scoring children of the school feel discriminated.

B. The sport uniform of the school does not have a tie which is to be worn only on Wednesday.

Read the given information and answer the question.

Company Z and company F launched similar high end cars last year. However, Six months later it was found that the popularity of car manufactured by company Z sky-rocketed while the sales of the one manufactured by the company F did not pick up at all. Manager X: "The only reason our car did not succeed was the price of the car. Had our car been priced at a little lower value, the sales of our cars would also have been as good as the one manufactured by company Z".

Which of the following weakens the statement of manager X?