Read the following passage and then answer the question:
Successfully adjusting to one's environment leads to happiness. War at a universal level destroys the weaker people, who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed, which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number, war at a universal level should take place.
What response would the author of the above discussion come up with, in the case of the objection that the weaklings far exceed strong people?
I. He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling.
II. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens.
III. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed.
I. He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling.
II. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens.
III. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed.
Important Questions on Statement and Passage Based Reasoning
Read the instructions and answer the following question: Four couples decided to play Holi. Each couple has used three different colours. No two couples have used the same combination of colours. A, B, C & D are women whereas P, Q, R & S are men.
(a) They used red, green, yellow and black colours.
(b) 'C' who is not the wife of 'S', used red colour.
(c) Wife of 'P' used yellow and black colours, but the wife of 'Q' used only one colour.
(d) 'A' is not the wife of 'P' or 'S'.
(e) Wifes of 'R' and 'S', both used red and yellow colours.
Who among the following is the husband of 'A'?
(A)Q
(B) P
(C) S
(D) R
Question is wrong and has been corrected.
Read the instructions and answer the following question: Four couples decided to play Holi. Each couple has used three different colours. No two couples have used the same combination of colours. A, B, C & D are women whereas P, Q, R & S are men.
(a) They used red, green, yellow and black colours.
(b) 'C' who is not the wife of 'S', used red colour.
(c) Wife of 'P' used yellow and black colours, but the wife of 'Q' used only one colour.
(d) 'A' is not the wife of 'P' or 'S'.
(e) Wifes of 'R' and 'S', both used red and yellow colours.
Who is wife of Q?
(A) B
(B) D
(C) A
(D) C
Question is wrong and has been corrected.
Four women A, B, C and D and four men E, F, G and H are sitting around circular table facing the centre:
a) No two women or two men are sitting side by side.
b) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.
c) F is sitting between D and A and is facing G.
d) H is sitting to the right of B. Then who is facing E?
Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follow:
The agitated guardians of grade IX students of a high-profile school in North Carolina protested against the newly introduced audio-visual aid of teaching methodology.
According to them, it is of benefit to a handful of students only and the majority of students will not be getting any help because of this technology.
These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences given below labelled as I, II, III, IV, V.
I. Change is a gradual process, and it takes some time for people to adjust it.
II. Guardians are happy with the new teaching methodology, i.e. with the use of audio-visual techniques.
III. It is not the responsibility of the school to take care of the weaker students.
IV. This modern technology of teaching should be scrapped as soon as possible.
V. Guardians are unhappy with the new teaching methodology used by the school.
Which of the statements given above could be a possible statement that should be used by the school management to defend themselves?
() if conclusion is definitely true
() if conclusion is probably true
() if data given are inadequate true
() if conclusion is probably false
() if conclusion is definitely false
Passage:
In the absence of an integrated sugar field-to-sale policy, the Indian sugar industry has become a victim of surplus production and price mismatch of sugar cane and finished sugar. Despite a lower estimated sugar production at around million tonnes for against million tonnes in the previous year, the total availability is put to million tonnes including a carry overstock of million tonnes from the previous year. Of this, the domestic consumption may not exceed million tonnes. Though the industry could export million tonnes to different countries during , this year's export policy, existing norms and international market conditions may bring down the export quantity to half a million tonnes.
There may be a fall in the sugar price during .
I. The police authority has recently caught a group of housebreakers.
II. The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.
(1) If (A) is the effect and (B) is its immediate and principal cause.
(2) If (A) is the immediate and principal cause and (B) is its effect.
(3) If (B) and (A) is an individual effect.
(4) If (A) is an effect but (B) is not its immediate and principal cause.
(5) If (B) is an effect but (A) is not its immediate and principal cause.
Event (A): High inflation in India is not yet "the new normal" and RBI cannot afford to drop its guard.
Event (B): "Despite significant actions on policy rates and liquidity by the Reserve Bank of India, inflation remains high.
Read the following passage and then answer the question:
Successfully adjusting to one's environment leads to happiness. War at a universal level destroys the weaker people, who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed, which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number, war at a universal level should take place.
What response would the author of the above discussion come up with, in the case of the objection that the weaker section far exceeds strong people?
I. He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling.
II. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens.
III. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed.
Three persons were caught with drugs in the city. Which of the following can be an effective courses of action logically follows for pursuing?
ABC Country and XYZ Country make competing plans for the river Kango's precious water. The dams and hydropower projects planned are stated to have a potential of about MW. There is, however, apprehension in the ABC Country water and power ministries that XYZ Country's similar dam construction programs on the same river could adversely affect this potential.
A. Kango river passes through both the countries.
B. ABC Country should take the lead and begin construction of dams for hydropower projects before XYZ Country does.
C. Building cascades of dams at multiple locations in the river would have massive environmental impacts.
D. A dam built by XYZ Country on river Xang, close to ABC Country border, led to severe floods in ABC Country and some parts of XYZ Country last year.
E. Similar dams built on the river Xang which passes through both countries did not affect the power generating capacity of either dam.
Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E mentioned above would best represents a course of action which can be taken by the ABC country government to counter XYZ country's competing plans?
Which of the following, if true, ‘most strongly supports the Write Company's projection that its plan will lead to an increase in its sales of pencil leads?
Mark answer () if the inference is definitely true, ie, it properly follows from the statement of facts given.
Mark answer () if the inference is probably true though not definitely true in the light of the facts given.
Mark answer () if the data are inadequate ie, from the facts given you can not say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.
Mark answer () if the inference is 'probably false though not 'definitely false' in the light of the facts given.
Mark answer () if the inference is definitely false' ie, it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given Or it contradicts the given facts.
Passage
One of the promising features of the current market is that domestic institutions seem to have turned buyers after a very long time. They have been net buyers this month with inflows exceeding by Crore till early this month. That's admittedly a small amount, but its significance lies in the fact that domestic institutions have been net sellers every month this financial year except in September when their net purchase amounted to a microscopic Crore. This financial year's net sales by domestic institutions amounted to Crore, which has substantially offset the net inflows of Crore by Finis. The net purchase by domestic institutions could indicate that money is once again flowing into equity funds, eager not to miss the widely expected rally. Part of this reason could be a shift in investor portfolios, as people lighten up on debt and put that money into equity.
Domestic institutions have been consistently selling only in all the months in this financial year.
Mark your answer as:
(1) If the inference is definitely true.
(2) If the inference is probably true.
(3) If the data is inadequate.
(4) If the inference is probably false.
(5) If the inference is definitely false.
Passage:
The process of developmental planning in India is greatly dominated by the experts and technocrats. But, it was not always so. Among the initial stalwarts in the Indian planning process there were only a handful of economists. It was their political conviction and their pre-conceived political pattern of creating an economy and a society which gave them the specific stability in the path of development. Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, there was some change in the scenario, and the reflection of electoral manifesto of the congress party was continually enhanced in the plans.
Initially, the Indian Planning was free of the influence of ideology of the ruling party.
Which of the following option, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the researchers?
(1) If (A) is the effect and (B) is its immediate and principal cause.
(2) If (A) is the immediate and principal cause and (B) is its effect.
(3) If (B) and (A) is an individual effect.
(4) If (A) is an effect but (B) is not its immediate and principal cause.
(5) If (B) is an effect but (A) is not its immediate and principal cause.
Event (A): The Centre has rejected the greater autonomy resolution of State X.
Event (B): State X has decided to bring Centre-State relations for discussion in the parliament.
Mark your answer as:
() If the inference is definitely true.
() If the inference is probably true.
() If the data is inadequate.
() If the inference is probably false.
() If the inference is definitely false.
Passage:
The process of developmental planning in India is greatly dominated by experts and technocrats. But, it was not always so. Among the initial stalwarts in the Indian planning process, there were only a handful of economists. It was their political conviction and their pre-conceived political pattern of creating an economy and a society that gave them the specific stability in the path of development. Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, there was some change in the scenario, and the reflection of electoral manifesto of the congress party was continually enhanced in the plans.
In the planning procedure, the common man is primary.
In Swartkans territory, archaeologists discovered charred bone fragments dating back one million years. Analysis of the fragments, which came from a variety of animals, showed that they had been heated to temperatures no higher than those produced in experimental campfires made from branches of white, stinkwood, the most common tree around Swartkans.
Which of the following, if true, would, together with the information above, provide the best basis for the claim that the charred bone fragments are evidence of the use of fire by early hominids?
Directions: A passage is given below, followed by several possible inferences that can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately from the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.
Privatisation is no panacea when it comes to education. Nor can high-cost intervention at the tertiary stage produce quality talent. The backbone of quality education is primary schooling. And improving that is not a question of funding. The government has taken some steps to improve the situation by increasing the percentage of allocation in the budget. But it has done precious little to increase the efficacy of public spending in education for that is a political and administrative task. Teachers who do not turn up to teach at rural schools (absenteeism is about 30% according to one estimate) and teachers who are not equipped or motivated to teach but continue in service with challenges are part of India’s socio-political reality.
Motivating primary school teachers and improving the attendance of these teachers are major challenges in India.
ABC Country and XYZ Country make competing plans for the river Kango's precious water. The dams and hydropower projects planned are stated to have a potential of about MW. There is, however, apprehension in the ABC Country water and power ministries that XYZ Country's similar dam construction programs on the same river could adversely affect this potential.
A. Kango river passes through both the countries.
B. ABC Country should take the lead and begin construction of dams for hydropower projects before XYZ Country does.
C. Building cascades of dams at multiple locations in the river would have massive environmental impacts.
D. A dam built by XYZ Country on river Xang, close to ABC Country border, led to severe floods in ABC Country and some parts of XYZ Country last year.
E. Similar dams built on the river Xang which passes through both countries did not affect the power generating capacity of either dam.
Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E mentioned above would ease ABC Country's apprehensions regarding XYZ Country's similar dam construction projects?
India recently withdrew from an oil exploration block in the South China Sea. Which of the following statement is an assumption implicit in the given statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)
