Arihant Expert Team Solutions for Exercise 2: PRACTICE QUESTIONS for Phase I

Statement: Most of the companies in IT and ITES sectors in India have started hiring from engineering college campuses this year and are likely to recruit much more than yearly recruitment of the early years.

Which of the following substantiates the facts stated in the above statement?

Statement: Many students were caught while using unfair means during the final examinations by the special team of the university.
Which of the following can be a possible consequence of the facts stated in the above statement?
A. The teacher responsible for invigilation in all such examination halls in where the students were caught are to be suspended from their services.
B. All those students who were caught while using unfair means are to be debarred from appearing in these examinations for a year.
C. The college should be blacklisted by the university for holding final examinations at least for a year.

Statement: Based on the findings of a recent study, it has been reported that regular consumption of ripe mango helps in controlling blood pressure as it increases the level of potassium in the blood stream.

Which of the following contradicts the findings reported in the above statement?

Statement: Most part of the boundary walls of the local school collapsed completely last night.

Which of the following can be a possible consequence of the facts stated in the above statement?
A. The local school authority will close down the school till the boundary walls are erected 
B. The government will levy penalty to the school management for their negligence. 
C. The management of the school will erect temporary fences till the boundary walls are erected. 

Statement: Many persons in the locality are diagnosed to be suffering from gastro-intestinal diseases after consuming poor quality drinking water supplied by the municipal authority.
Which of the following substantiates the facts stated in the above statement? 

Statement: The prices of foodgrains and other essential commodities have decreased for the second consecutive week. 

Which of the following can be a possible consequence of the facts stated in the above statement? 

A. The consumer price index will come down considerably.
B. People will increase their purchase of a quantity of essential commodities and foodgrains.
C. Govt. will increase its taxes on essential commodities and foodgrains.

Statement: There was a slow decline in the number of patients with flu-like symptoms visiting various health facilities in the city during the last fortnight.

Which of the following substantiates the facts mentioned in the above statement?