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Visit for more papers 1. Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners. Conclusions: I. II. 80% of the team consists of spinners. The opening batsmen were spinners. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: According to the statement, 80% of the total runs were made by spinners. So, I does not follow. Nothing about the opening batsmen is mentioned in the statement. So, II also does not follow. 2. Statements: The old order changed yielding place to new. Conclusions: I. II. Change is the law of nature. Discard old ideas because they are old. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Download More Aptitude Questions,Reasoning questions,Puzzles
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Clearly, I directly follows from the given statement. Also, it is mentioned that old ideas are replaced by new ones, as thinking changes with the progressing time. So, II does not follow. 3. Statements: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions. Conclusions: I. II. Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Answer: Option E Explanation: According to the statement, Government has spoiled financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors. This means that only those persons should be appointed as Directors who are experts in finance and are acquainted with the financial work of the institute. So, both I and II follow. 4. Statements: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come. Conclusions: I. II. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future. It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its Download More Aptitude Questions,Reasoning questions,Puzzles
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people decent quality of life. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: The fact given in I is quite contrary to the given statement. So, I does not follow. II mentions the direct implications of the state discussed in the statement. Thus, II follows. 5. Statements: Prime age school-going children in urban India have now become avid as well as more regular viewers of television, even in households without a TV. As a result there has been an alarming decline in the extent of readership of newspapers. Conclusions: I. II. Method of increasing the readership of newspapers should be devised. A team of experts should be sent to other countries to study the impact of TV. on the readership of newspapers. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: Download More Aptitude Questions,Reasoning questions,Puzzles
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6. The statement concentrates on the increasing viewership of TV. and does not stress either on increasing the readership of newspapers or making studies regarding the same. So, neither I nor II follows. Statements: In Japan, the incidence of stomach cancer is very high, while that of bowel cancer is very low. But Japanese immigrate to Hawaii, this is reversed - the rate of bowel cancer increases but the rate of stomach cancer is reduced in the next generation. All this is related to nutrition - the diets of Japanese in Hawaii are different than those in Japan. Conclusions: I. II. The same diet as in Hawaii should be propagated in Japan also. Bowel cancer is less severe than stomach cancer. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows D. Neither I nor II follows E. Both I and II follow Answer & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: The statement neither propagates the diet of any of the countries nor compares the two types of cancer. So, neither I nor II follows. 7. Statements: The Government run company had asked its employees to declare their income and assets but it has been strongly resisted by employees union and no employee is going to declare his income. Conclusions: I. II. The employees of this company do not seem to have any additional undisclosed income besides their salary. The employees union wants all senior officers to declare their income first. A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows C. Either I or II follows Download More Aptitude Questions,Reasoning questions,Puzzles
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