What can be concluded from the example of the Greek bailout cited in the passage?
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Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
Politics is local but most problems are international. That is the fundamental problem for national governments caught between the twin forces of globalisation and voters' anger. Tfie European refugee crisis, for example, seems to cry out for a continentwide solution. But the tide of migrants has been vast and national governments have been tempted to put up barriers first, and answer questions later. The latest example saw Sweden introduce checks on those travelling from Denmark, leading the turn country, in turn, to impose temporary controls on its southern border with Germany. Antiimmigration parties have been gaining in the polls, with the exception of the German Chancellor; mainstream politicians want to head off the challenge. In a way, this looks like the same mismatch that has plagued the euro a single currency without a unitary fiscal and political authority.
Many economists have advocated much greater integration of the euro zone in the wake of the bloc's crisis. The European banking system. would be stronger if there was a comprehensive depositinsurance scheme, the economy would be more balanced if there were fiscal transfers from rich to poor countries. But such plans are unpopular with voters in rich countries (who perceive them as handouts) Fand in poor countries (who worry about the implied loss of local control that reforms would require). All that the European Union's (EU) leaders have managed so far is to cobble together solutions (such as the Greek bailouts) at the last minute. Gone is the pledge of unity of the G20's summit in London in 2009, when leaders agreed on a coordinated stimulus in response to the financial crisis. Central banks are now heading in different directions, the Federal Reserve has just tightened monetary policy while the European Central Bank and the. Bank of Japan are committed to easing. Trade creates tighter links between countries, but global trade growth has been sluggish in recent years. The OECD thinks that trade grew by only 2% in volume in 2015. No longer is trade rising faster than Global GDP, as it was before the crisis. International agreements require compromise, which leaves politicians vulnerable to criticism from inflexible
components. Voters are already dissatisfied with their lot after years of sluggish gains (or declines) in living standards. When populist politicians suggest that voters' woes are all the fault of foreigners, they find a ready audience. Furthermore, economic woes can lead to much more aggressive foreign policy. In the developed world, demographic constraints ( a static or shrinking workforce) may limit the scope for the kind of rapid growth needed to reduce the debt burden and make voters happier. Boosting that sluggish growth rate through domestic reforms (breaking up producer cartels, making labour markets more flexible) is very hard because such reforms arouse strong opposition from those affected. The danger is that a vicious cycle sets in. Global problems are not tackled because governments fail to cooperate, voters get angrier and push their leaders into more nationalistic positions and conflict which poses a threat to all.
Which of the following is the central idea of the passage?
Which of the following has/have been the outcome(s) of economic woes?
(A) Uncompromising or antagonistic foreign policy.
(B) An allpowerful single financial regulator for Europe.
(C) Drop in trade volumes.
Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?
Which of the following can be said about the G20 summit in London in 2009?
Which of the following best explains the phrase 'The danger is that a vicious cycle sets in' in the context of the passage?
Which of the following is the author's view of the refugee crisis?
Rearrange the given six sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) It also launched a policy to ban private cars one workday a week based on the last digit of the number plate and has put restrictions on the number of vehicles from outside the city and raised
parking fees in urban areas.
(B) Beijing's annual bill for traffic congestion amounts to 70 billion Yuan ($11.3 billion), a recent study has found.
(C) However, such measures have done little in reducing congestion.
(D) The study further states that 80 percent of the total loss related to time wasted waiting, 10 percent to gas and 10 percent to environmental damage.
(E) In 2011, it introduced a lottery system to rein in the number of vehicles people buy.
(F) As a result, owing to these losses, the city started tacking the problem years ago.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
Read the following sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical error in them. The error if any will in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
IIn a short span of time, this startup (a)/ website has entrenched itself as the (b)/ goto abode for cloth that are (c)/ well designed with care and attention. (d)/ No error (e)
The battery operated scooter (a)/ equipped on Lithiumion batteries that (b)/ provide it with a longer life (c)/ as compared to the convention aliones. (d)/ No error (e)
Despite being such a small (a)/ country, Japan have been gone on to conquer (b)/ southeast Asia almost entirely (c)/ during the midtwentieth century. (d)/ No error (e)
Scientists are increasingly concerned (a)/ about the potential longterm effects (b)/ of global warming on our (c)/ natural environment and on the planet. (d)/ No error (e)
The most powerful advantage (a)/ of the internet is that it (b)/ decentralises work centres and (c)/ therefore makes widespread empowerment. (d)/ No error (e)
The youngster has proven his ability as (a)/ an aggressive sportsperson and age being (b)/ on his sides, he has a huge (c)/ chance of succeeding in the near future. (d)/ No error (e)
Ever year in summer, many (a)/ tourists visit to Kumartuli in North (b)/ Kolkata to watch the artisans (c)/ prepare the idols of Goddess Durga. (d)/ No error (e)
A partnership has been signed by (a)/ an Indian pharmaceutical company with (b)/ a one from Japan in order to (c)/ develop a vaccine for the chikungunya virus. (d)/ No error (e)
The new government has repealed (a)/ the policy of free speech in (b)/ the country, which has invited (c)/ nationwide criticism from all and sundry. (d)/ No error (e)
Nothing can be built in this area since (a)/ its soil is saline and contains minerals that (b)/ would eat into any concrete structure (c)/ that coming into contact with this soil. (d)/ No error (e)
In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find the appropriate word in each case. According to a new study from an international consortium, ...(23)... up technology in the classroom doesn't always lead to better education for children. The report from the OECD tracked educational outcome among students based on their use of technology at home and in the classroom. ...(24)... student performance improved when they use technology in moderation, the group found, ...(25)... to computers and the internet caused educational outcomes to drop.
The report further stated that ...(26)... considerable investments in computers, internet connections and software for educational use, there is little solid evidence that greater computer use among students leads to better scores in mathematics and reading. Report results are based on an assessment in 2015 that tracked students in more than 40 countries and surveyed them on computer habits and conducted both written and digital tests. On average, seven out of 10 students in countries surveyed, use computers at school and students average at least 25 minutes a day online In some countries, like
Turkey and Mexico, about half of the students do not have ...(27)... to a computer at home. The
survey found that students with more exposure to computers do better, on average, than those with little exposure to computers, but the OECD ...(28)... against drawing conclusions based on that result. The data could simply ...(29)... that school systems that invest in technology also invest inbetter teachers and draw on students from a higher socioeconomic class, who ...(30)... to perform better in school.
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90.05 + 281 ÷ 4 -151.06 = $$\sqrt[3]{?}$$
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$$17.98^{2} + 4.05 \times 90.11 \div 4.98 = ?$$
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80.04% of 150.16 + 60.02% of 50.07 = ?
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$$\sqrt{628}\times17.996\div15.04=?$$
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$$\frac{1}{8}\times121+\frac{1}{5}\times76-?=25$$
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14, 8, 7, 11.5, 22, ?
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8, 14, 25, 46, 82, ?
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13, 14, 30, 93, ?, 1885
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65, 70, 63, 74, 61, ?
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9, 11, 16, 33, 98, ?
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Five years ago, Amit's age at that time was one-third of Somi's age at that time. The ratio of Amit's age six years hence and Somi's age ten years hence, will be 1 : 2. What was Somi's age three years ago? (in years)
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A bag contains 24 eggs out of which 8 are rotten. The remaining eggs are not rotten eggs. The two eggs are selected at random, What is the probability that one of the eggs is rotten?
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A, B and C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is :
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The ratio between speed of a boat downstream and speed of the boat upstream is 7 : 5 respectively. If the boat travels a distance of 63 km downstream in 3 hours, what is the speed of the boat in still water ? (in km/h)
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The circumference of the semicircle is 180 cm. If the side of a square is 60% more than the diameter of the circle, What is the perimeter of the square ?
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Cost price of two beds are equal. One bed is sold at a profit of 30% and the other one for Rs. 5,504/less than the first one. If the overall profit earned after selling both the beds is 14%, what is the cost price of each bed ?
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In Jar A, 180 litre milk was mix with 36 litre water. Some of this mixture was taken out from Jar A and put it in Jar B. If after adding 6 litres of water in the mixture, the respective ratio between milk and water in Jar B was 5 : 2 respectively, what was the amount of mixture that was taken out from Jar A ? (in litres)
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Refer to the graph and answer the given questions.
Data related to number of bags sold by two stores (M and N) during 5 years :
In 2008, 25% of the bags sold by store M and 30% of the bags sold by store N were leather bags. What was the total number of leather bags sold by store M and N together in 2008 ?
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What is the respective ratio between total number of bags sold by stores M and N together in 2009 and that in 2010?
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If the average number of bags sold by store M in 2011, 2012 and 2013 was 350, what was the number of bags sold by the same store in 2013?
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Number of bags sold by store M decreased by what percent from 2008 to 2012?
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What is the difference between total number of bags sold by stores M and N together in 2009 and that in 2011 ?
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The respective ratio between the monthly salary of Om and that of Pihu is 7 : 9. Om and Pihu, both save 20% and 40% of their monthly salary respectively. Om invest $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of his savings in PPF and Pihu invests $$\frac{7}{9}$$ th of his savings in PPF. If Om and Pihu together saved Rs.17,500/in PPF, what is Pihu's monthly salary?
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In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer. Give answer
I. $$4x^2 + 15x + 14 = 0$$
II. $$6y^2 + 10y = 0$$
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I. $$3x^{2} + 10x + 3 = 0$$
II. $$2y^{2} + 15y + 27 = 0$$
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I. $$7x^{2} + 12x + 5 = 0$$
II. $$3y^{2} + 7y + 2 = 0$$
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I. $$16x^{2} - 14x + 3 = 0$$
II. $$6y^{2} - 19y + 15 = 0$$
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I. $$x^{2}+11x+18=0$$
II. $$y^{2}-\sqrt{81}=0$$
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Ravi invested Rs.P in a scheme A offering simple interest at 10% p.a. for two years. He invested the whole amount he received from scheme A, in another scheme (B) offering simple interest at 12% p.a. for five years. If the difference between the interests earned from schemes A and B was Rs. 13,00/, what is the value of P ?
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Study the table and answer the given questions.
Data regarding number of students studying in various streams in various Universities
(St. Christ, P.D. and Kelly), in the year 2012
None: Total students = Female students + Male students
Total number of students studying in stream C, in St. Christ and P.D. together are what percent less than those studying in stream B in the same universities together ?
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Number of males studying in stream C is what percent of that studying in stream B in St. Christ ?
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What is the respective ratio between the total number of females studying in streams A and B together in P.D. University and the total number of females studying in the same streams together in Kelly ?
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Total number of males studying in stream D in all the universities together in 2013, were 1190 more than that in the year 2012. In 2013, what was the total number of students (Male + Female) studying in stream D in all the universities together, if the total number of male students in stream D in 2013, constituted $$\frac{4}{7}$$ of the total number of students ?
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What is the average number of male students studying in stream A in all the given universities?
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The distance between two cities (M and N) is 569 km. A train starts from city M at 8 a.m. and travel towards city N @ 53 km/h. Another train starts from city N at 9 am and travel towards city M @ 76 km/h. At what time will the trains meet ?
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Six books A,B, C, D, E and F, each of different thickness, are kept on a table. C is thicker than A, but thinner than E. A is thicker than both B and D. E is not the thickest. The third thinnest book is 9 cm thick and the thickest book is 16 cm thick. (Note the thickness of all the books are in whole numbers.)
If E is 5 cm thicker than A, then how thick is E ?
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With respect to the thickness of the given books, If C + F = 27, then A + C = ?
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If B is 8 cm thick, then which of the following is true about B ?
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Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.
A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the son of C. E is the brother of D. F is the mother of E. G is the granddaughter of A. H has only two childrenB and C.
How is F related to H ?
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How is C related to E ?
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Who is mother of G ?
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In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the statement and select the appropriate answer. Give answer :
a: If either conclusion I or II is true
b: If both conclusions I and II are true
c: If only conclusion I is true
d: If only conclusion II is true
e: If neither conclusion I nor II is true
Statements :
F ≤ U ≥ R; N ≤ U ≤
Conclusions :
I. L ≥ R
II. N ≥ F
Statements :
Q ≤ E ≥ U ≥ E ≥ N;
R > A ≥ E ;
T ≤ O ≤ N
Conclusions :
I. T ≤ E
II. R > N
Statements :I > A ≥ N ≥ T;
C ≤ I ≤ E
Conclusions :
I. A ≤ E
II. I ≥ N
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Statements : Q ≤ U = E ≥ N;
R > A ≥ E;
T ≤ O ≤ N
Conclusions :
I. Q = A
II. A > Q
Statements : R < A ≥ C ≥ E;
A > N ≥ T;
C ≤ I ≤ L:
Conclusions :
I. N > R
II. T ≤ E
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Seven athletes — M, N, 0, P, Q, R and S live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered seven. Each one of them runs for a different distance in marathon 850 m, on till the topmost floor is numbered seven. Each one of them runs for a different distance in marathon 850 m, 1300 m, 2200 m, 2800 m, 3300 m, 4000 m and 4700 m, but not necessarily in the same order. The one who runs for 2200 m lives on floor numbered 3. Only one person lives between 0 and the one who runs for 2200 m. The one who runs for 4000 m lives immediately above O. Only one person lives between the one who runs for 4000 m and the one who runs for 1300 m. The number of people living between O and the one who runs for 1300 m is same as that between the one who runs for 4000 m and R. N lives on an odd numbered floor. N ran for 2000 m more than the one who lives on floor number 4. Only two people live between Q and the one who runs for 3300 m. The one who runs for 2800 m lives on one of the floors below Q but not on the floor number 2, Only two people live between M and S. The one who runs for 850 m lives immediately below M.
How many people live between S and N?
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Who amongst the following live/s between P and the one who runs for 1300 m ?
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As per the given arrangement, four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
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Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given arrangement ?
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If the total distance covered by B and M is 5300 m, then how much did .B run alone ?
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Who amongst the following runs for 2200 m ?
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Eight friends — G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are seated in a straight line with equal distance between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing north while some are facing south.
• K is an immediate neighbour of the person sitting at an extreme end of the line. Only three people sit between K and M.
• J sits second to the right of M. J does not sit at an extreme end of the line.
• N sits to the immediate left of G. N is not an immediate neighbour of M. Immediate neighbours of G face opposite directions (i.e. if one neighbour faces north then the other faces south and viceversa.)
• Person sitting at the extreme ends face opposite directions (i.e. if one person faces north then the other faces south and viceversa.)
• H sits second to the left of L. L faces north. L is not an immediate neighbour of K.
• Immediate neighbours of L face the same direction (i.e. if one neighbour faces north then the other also faces north and viceversa.)
• Both K and H face a direction opposite to that of J (i.e. if J faces north then K and H faces south and viceversa.)
As per the given arrangement, which of the following statements is true with respect to I ?
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Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of J ?
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What is the position of K with respect to L ?
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Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of them does not belong to that group?
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How many persons sit to the left of G?.
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Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight different people viz. K, L,M, N, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them likes a different brand of clothes viz. Nautica, Chemistry, Zara, Mango, Puma, Adidas, Zodiac and Park Avenue but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people sit between X and the one who likes Zodiac. V sits second to the right of X. The one who likes Nautica sits third to the left of Y. Y does not like Zodiac. The one who likes Zodiac is not an immediate neighbour of Y. Only three people sit between Y and the one who likes Chemistry. W does not like Chemistry. The one who likes Puma sits to the immediate left of K. K is not an immediate neighbour of V. Only two people sit between the ones who like Puma and Zara. M is one of the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Zara. The one who likes Park Avenue sits to the immediate right of L. Only three people sit between L and the one who likes Adidas.
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
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Who amongst the following likes Mango ?
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Which of the following represents the brand which W likes ?
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Who amongst the following sits second to the left of the one likes Zodiac ?
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Who amongst the following sit exactly between the ones who like Puma and Zara when counted from the right of the one who likes Zara ?
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In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give Answer :
a: If only conclusion I follows
b: If only conclusions II follows
c: If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
d: If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
e: If both conclusions I and conclusion II follow.
Statements : All packets are envelopes. No envelop is a gift. Some gifts are boxes.
Conclusions :
I. All envelopes are packets.
II. All boxes can never be envelopes.
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Statements : All packets are envelopes. No envelop is a gift. Some gifts are boxes.
Conclusions :
I. All packets being boxes is a possibility.
II. No packet is a gift.
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Statements : All diaries are novels. All novels are biographies.Some biographies are scripts.
Conclusions :
I. Atleast some diaries are scripts.
II. No diary is a script.
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Statements : All diaries arenovels. All novels are biographies.Some biographies are scripts.
Conclusions :
I. All diaries are biographies.
II. Some scripts are definitely not novels.
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Statements : Some days are months. Some months are weeks.
Conclusions :
I. Some weeks are days.
II. No week is a day.
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Point E is 16 m to the south of Point C. Point F is 4 m to the west of Point E. Point H is 5 m to the south of Point F. Point J is 12 m to the east of Point H. Point Y is 27 m to the east of Point F. A person walks 15 m from Point Y towards west, reaches Point Z, takes a left turn and reaches Point J.
What is the difference of the distance between the points Z, J and points Y, F ?
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If a person walks 20m towards north from Point Z, takes a left turn and walks 8 m, how far will be from Point C ?
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In which direction is Point Z with respect to Point H?
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