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:Students have complained that questions outside the prescribed syllabus were asked in the X standard board exams this year.Arguments:I The pass percentage in the X standard board exams has declined by 8 percent this year.II. The number of students scoring over 60 percent in the X standard board exams has shown an increase of 15 per cent this year.

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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:

Students have complained that questions outside the prescribed syllabus were asked in the X standard board exams this year.

Arguments:

I The pass percentage in the X standard board exams has declined by 8 percent this year.

II. The number of students scoring over 60 percent in the X standard board exams has shown an increase of 15 per cent this year.

ABoth arguments I and II weaken the statement

BArgument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

CBoth arguments I and II strengthen the statement

DArgument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

Answer:

B. Argument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

Read Explanation:

Argument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

Conditions:

(i) If the first element is a vowel and the last, a consonant, the codes for these two (the first and the last elements) are to be interchanged.
(ii) If the first element is a consonant and the last, an vowel, the first and last elements are to be coded as 0.
(iii) If both the second and the fifth elements are vowels, the fifth element is to be coded as the code for the second element and vice-versa.

Question:

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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:

In spite of all apartments having the same square foot area, rents of the apartments above the 6th floor are higher in most high-rise apartment buildings.

Arguments:

I. It is riskier to live on higher floors, since the dependence on lifts is much more critical than the lower floors which can be accessed by stairs.

II. Air pollution is several times lower on higher floors than on the lower floors.

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.

(Left) > 7 \ 9 + ? 5 # % * 2 2 + + 7 6 % 2 < ^ 7 (Right)

How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by a symbol?

Each of the digits in the number 813924765 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. The position of how many digits will remain unchanged as compared to that in the original number?

In a certain code language, 'put tir fin' means 'delicious juicy fruit', 'tie dip sig' means 'beautiful white lily', 'sig lon fin' means 'lily and fruit'. Which of the following stands for 'and' in that language?