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Assertion (A): Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
Reason (R): Atmospheric pressure affects the boiling point of water.
Assertion (A): Plants conduct photosynthesis.
Reason (R): Photosynthesis is essential for plant growth.
Statements:
Rural and semi-urban areas in the country have been suffering due to load shedding for quite some time.
If the Government is not able to overcome the power crisis, load shedding will be extended even to the urban areas.
Statements:
India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for quality tea in the European market.
There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.
Statements:
All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.
Statements:
The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained unchanged for the past few months.
The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially in the last few months.
Statement :
Exporters in the capital are alleging that commercial banks are violating a Reserve Bank of India directive to operate a post shipment export credit denominated in foreign currency at international rates from January this year.
Courses of action :
I. The officers concerned in the commercial banks are to be suspended.
II. The RBI should be asked to stop giving such directives to commercial banks.
Statement :
The cinema halls are incurring heavy losses these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls.
Courses of action :
I. The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multi storey buildings should be constructed there.
II. The cinema halls should be converted into the shopping malls.
Statement :
Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have agreed in principle to set up a joint control board for better control, management and productivity of several inter state multipurpose projects.
Courses of action :
I. Other neighbouring states should set up such control boards.
II. The proposed control board should not be allowed to function as such joint boards are always ineffective.
Statement: Should articles of only deserving authors be allowed to be published?
Arguments:
Yes. It will save a lot of paper which is in short supply.
No. It is not possible to draw a line between the deserving and the undeserving.
Statement: Should India give away Kashmir to Pakistan?
Arguments:
No. Kashmir is a beautiful state. It earns a lot of foreign exchange for India.
Yes. This would help settle conflicts.
Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself?
Arguments:
Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports.
No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages.
Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:
With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
All children are basically naughty.
Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions:
There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
Statements: Money plays a vital role in politics.
Conclusions:
The poor can never become politicians.
All the rich men take part in politics.
Statements: Our securities investments carry market risk. Consult your investment advisor or agent before investing.
Conclusions:
One should not invest in securities.
The investment advisor calculates the market risk with certainty.
Statements: The national norm is 100 beds per thousand populations but in this state, 150 beds per thousand are available in the hospitals.
Conclusions:
Our national norm is appropriate.
The state's health system is taking adequate care in this regard.
Statements: People who speak too much against dowry are those who had taken it themselves.
Conclusions:
It is easier said than done.
People have double standards.
Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single-digit numbers only and counting to be done from left to right only).
(Left) 6 7 6 5 2 2 7 3 1 2 8 8 1 2 7 6 8 9 7 1 4 8 2 (Right)
How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single digit numbers only). Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) 3 2 4 9 1 8 7 6 3 2 1 5 6 4 7 8 3 9 4 6 5 7 4 1 5 7 2 (Right)
How many such even digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square and immediately followed by an odd digit? (NOTE: 1 is also a perfect square.)
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 568 329 746 183 275 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the third digit of the second highest number is added to the third digit of the second lowest number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 768 712 783 825 874 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is multiplied with the third digit of the lowest number?
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) $ $ 3 7 3 @ * 4 > 5 & < 9 # 4 / ^ ? / > + (Right)
How many such numbers are there, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another number?
Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit numbers only).
(Left) 1 8 7 2 2 4 9 5 3 2 3 3 8 4 7 2 5 6 7 4 9 (Right)
How many such even digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by a perfect square?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 458 652 748 351 591 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right. What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is multiplied with the third digit of the lowest number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 318 136 253 713 572 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.)
What will be the resultant if the third digit of the lowest number is added to the second digit of the highest number?
Refer to the given number, symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.)
(Left) 9 7 * 8 6 4 = 3 1 4 @ 5 8 # 2 9 % 3 6 8 7 & 1 3 + 4 5 (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an even number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 135 746 328 245 679 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.)
If 2 is added to the first digit of every number, in how many numbers will the first digit be exactly divisible by the second digit?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 271 415 612 872 547 (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?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 359 725 422 627 435 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9, and third digit = 7) (Note: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the second digit of the highest number is added to the third digit of the lowest number?
Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows (all numbers are single-digit numbers only and counting to be done from left to right only).
(Left) 4 4 5 1 4 6 2 1 9 3 3 7 9 3 7 3 4 6 5 7 7 9 6 (Right)
How many such even digits are there, each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) Ω 9 2 # 1 8 $ 7 3 6 * £ + 5 4 @ % & (Right)
How many such numbers are there each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and also immediately followed by another symbol?
Refer to the given number series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) 4 3 5 6 2 1 5 5 7 1 5 2 3 6 9 7 4 7 9 5 8 5 3 7 4 2 1 (Right) .
How many such odd digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) @ 8 $ 7 3 6 & Ω 9 % + 5 4 2 # 1 * £ (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by another symbol?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 543 984 836 478 627 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 741 583 735 495 657 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) NOTE - All operations to be done from left to right.
What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is multiplied with the second digit of the lowest number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 169 837 576 268 715 (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 ascending order, the position(s) of how many numbers will remain unchanged?
Refer to the following number and symbol series and answer the question that follows. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) & + + % 5 / 6 % 2 / 1 9 * $ @ 4 / / & 7 < (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by a number?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 284 452 371 372 763 (Right)
(Example- 697 – First digit = 6, second digit = 9 and third digit = 7) (NOTE: All operations to be done from left to right.) What will be the resultant if the third digit of the highest number is added to the second digit of the lowest number?
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?
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) Ω 9 % 3 1 * £ 5 4 2 & 6 # @ 8 $ 7 + (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by another symbol and also immediately followed by a number?
Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit numbers only).
(Left) 6 4 5 7 8 4 6 3 1 4 1 2 7 4 9 1 5 3 6 1 1 (Right)
How many such odd digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit numbers only).
(Left) 1 5 7 9 5 8 1 3 7 6 9 7 4 5 7 5 4 2 3 5 2 3 4 5 3 6 2 (Right)
How many such even digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an even digit?
Refer to the following number, symbol series and answer the question. Counting to be done from left to right only.
(Left) # 1 * £ 3 6 & @ 8 $ 7 + 5 4 2 Ω 9 % (Right)
How many such symbols are there each of which is immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by another symbol?
Refer to the following series and answer the question (all numbers are single digit numbers only).
(Left) 6 2 1 3 7 6 9 7 4 3 5 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 5 7 9 5 8 5 7 5 (Right)
How many such even digits are there each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and also immediately followed by an odd digit?
This question is based on the five, three-digit numbers given below.
(Left) 721 145 342 372 547 (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?