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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.

AArgument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement

BBoth arguments I and II weaken the statement

CBoth arguments I and II strengthen the statement

DArgument II weakens, while argument I strengthens the statement

Answer:

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

Read Explanation:

Argument I weakens, while argument II strengthens the statement


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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.

Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (Left) # 9 3 6 9 & & © 9 € 9 8 © 4 $ # 3 4 $ * € £ (Right) How many such symbols are there which are immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a symbol?
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Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit numbers only). (Left) 3 5 2 3 4 3 1 5 7 9 5 8 5 7 5 4 2 3 6 2 1 3 7 6 9 7 4 (Right) How many such even digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?