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A statement is given followed by two arguments I and II. Read the statement and the arguments carefully and select the appropriate answer from the given options.

Statement:

Apartment complexes have decided to charge a heavy penalty on residents who do not segregate their dry waste and wet waste.

Arguments:

I. The government has mandated segregation of wet waste and dry waste by all homeowners.

II. All apartments have been provided with separate bins for dry waste and wet waste to facilitate garbage segregation.

ABoth arguments I and II strengthen the statement

BBoth arguments I and II weaken the statement

CArgument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

DArgument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

Answer:

A. Both arguments I and II strengthen the statement

Read Explanation:

Both arguments I and II strengthen the statement


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This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.

(Left) 271 145 432 372 457 (Right)

(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.)

If all the numbers are arranged in descending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?

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Three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that does NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their positions in the letter-cluster.)
The following question is based on the given six, 4-digit numbers. (Left) 8347, 5486, 9627, 4913, 8721, 6418 (Right) (For example, 2456: 6 digit in unit's place, 5-digit in ten's place, 4 digit in hundred's place, 2 = digit in thousand's place) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the digit in hundred's place of the largest number is added to the digit in thousand's place of the smallest number?

A statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:

Due to the failure of the main grid, power supply to many parts of the city was affected.

Assumptions:

I. The main grid is responsible for transmission of power to different parts of the city.

II. Most people have backup power installations at their homes to manage during times when power supply is disrupted.