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LIC AAO (Assistant Administrative Officer) 2015 Exam Question paper
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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister for Mines and Steel is a Member of Parliament from the Indian State of
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has recently dedicated to the nation two units, each of 600 MW, of the Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in
The committee recently setup the Central government to interact with industry on tax laws to give recommendations to CBDT and CBEC for issuance of clarifications when necessary is headed by
According to the Public Enterprises Survey recently tabled in Parliament, the most profitable Public Sector Enterprise during 201314 was
In terms of the Motor Vehicle Agreement signed between the two countries during the recent 18th SAARC Summit at Nepal, a direct bus service has recently been launched in March 2015 between Varanasi and
The ‘Armed Forces Flag Day’ is observed every year on
Tishu’ is the New Year Day and a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian State of
Sushil Kumar is associated with the sports of
The `Shwedagon Pagoda’ also known as ‘Great Dagon Pagoda’ and the ‘Golden Pagoda’ is situated in
The Capital of the Myanmar is
The world’s largest and tallest Indian National Flag was recently unfurled in
As per 2011 census, the total number of children in the age group 06 years was
G. Karthikeyan, who recently passed away at Bengaluru was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of
In the Budget for 201516, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely has proposed to setup a centre for film production, animation and gaming in the State of
The Film ‘Ida’ named as the `Best Foreign Language Film’ at the 87th Academy Awards 2015 is
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India’s largest drug maker, has recently announced that it would acquire the opiates business of British drug maker Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK.) in
The first woman to be appointed as a Director on the Board of Reliance Industries—the nation’s largest private sector company is
The Lok Sabha recently passed the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015, that proposes to raise the foreign investment cap in the insurance sector from 26% to
Who amongst the following has recently been elected as the new President of the BCCI?
880 MW Kaiga Atomic Power plant is situated near the river Kali in the Indian State of
The currency of the ‘Republic of South Africa’ is
`Fugdi’ is a traditional folk dance popular in the Indian State of
The `CNSA is the national space agency of
In the recent Union Budget 2015, the Union Minister of Finance has proposed to support the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’ which aims to boost
The RBI has recently allowed Indians to carry high value denomination notes while travelling to Nepal and Bhutan within a limit of
Reliance Infrastructure with its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Defence Systems Private Limited has recently announced the acquisition of Pipavav Defence Company Limited based in
The abbreviation ‘CSR’ stands for
For highlighting women’s safety, the National Insurance of gender justice has recently honoured film actress
The global meet on countering Violent Extremism was recently held in
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What does the acronym PDF stand for ?
LSI in chip technology stands for
Which of the following best describes a network in which a company’s data and applications are stored at offsite data centers that are accessed over the Internet ?
Which of the following is not a binary number?
Micro Processor speed is measured in
………….is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to computer network.
A hard disk drive consists of several fixed, rotating disks called
Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer ?
What does the acronym PROM stand for ?
Which of the following is an electronic or paper log used to track computer activity ?
The largest unit of storage is
Which of the following devices sends and receives data over telephone lines to and from computers ?
How many bytes are there in a terabyte ?
Which is a pointing device ?
Checking whether a program functions correctly, and then correcting errors, is known as
This system conversion called ……………..involves running the old and new systems simultaneously before converting completely to the new system.
Programs such as Mozilla Firefox that serve as navigable windows into web are called
Which of the following protects the system from hackers ?
What is Linux ?
The cell reference for range D20 to H35 in MS Excel will be
The digital telecommunications term ISDN is an abbreviation for
Verification of login name and password is known as
If You change Windows 98 operating system to Windows XP, you are performing a (n)
While using MS Word, which key deletes text before, or to the left of, the insertion point?
The minimum number of rows and columns in MS Word document is
VoIP stands for
Which of the following place the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?
Which of the following is not an output device in computer organisation ?
The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
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In a 120 litre mixture of milk and water, water is only 25%. The milkman sold 20 litres of this mixture and then he added 16.2 litres of pure milk and 3.8 litres of pure water in the remaining mixture. What is the percentage of water in the final mixture?
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Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and
Give answer a: if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer b: if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer c: if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer d: if the data in both the Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer e: if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
After how many months (from the start of business) did C join the business?
(I) A and B started the business together by investing in the respective ratio of 7 : 6. After few months, from the start of the business, C joined them. The respective ratio of investment of B and C was 12 : 11.
(II) The annual profit earned by A, B and C from the business was Rs. 45,000. The sum of A’s share in the annual profit and B’s share in the annual profit was Rs. 35,100.
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What is the volume of the cylinder (in cubic metre)?
(I) The sum of height and radius of the cylinder is 24m. The total surface area of the cylinder is 2112 sq. m.
(II) LCM and HCF of the numerical values of the radius and height of the cylinder are 70 and 2 respectively. The square of numerical values of the radius of the cylinder is 96 more than the square of the numerical value of the height of the cylinder.
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There are 600 members in a club. Each of them likes either one or more of the given cuisines:
Chinese, Mexican and Italian. How many members like only Mexican cuisine?
(I) 57% of the members like Italian cuisine. 18% of the members like only Chinese cuisine and 15% of the members like only Chinese and Mexican cuisines.
(II) 58% of the members like either two or more of all the given cuisines. 43% of the members do not like Mexican cuisine.
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What is the total number of girls in the classroom?
(I) The respective ratio of number of boys and number of girls in the classroom is 9 : 7.
(II) The average weight of girls in the classroom is 4 kg less than the average weight of boys in the classroom. The average weight of all the students (both boys and girls) in the classroom is 44.25 kg.
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What is the marked price of the table which was sold at a discounted price?
(I) The marked price of the table is 40% above the cost price of the table. Two consecutive discounts were given while selling the table.
(II) The table was sold for Rs. 239.40. The percentage of discount given for second time while selling the table is double the percentage of discount given for the first time while selling the table,
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The speed of boat A in still water is 2km/h less than the speed of the boat B in still water. The time taken by boat A to travel a distance of 20km downstream is 30 minutes more than time taken by boat B to travel the same distance downstream. If the speed of the current is 1/3rd of the speed of the boat A in still water, what is the speed of boat B? (km/h)
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A and B started a business by investing Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 24,000 respectively. At the end of 4th month from the start of the business, C joins with Rs. 15,000. At the end of 8th month B quits at which time C invests Rs. 3000 more. At the end of 10th month B rejoins with the same investment. If profit at the end of the year is Rs. 12,005, what is B’s share in the profit?
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What is the difference between the total number of students who have enrolled for course C++ and SQL together from college S and the total number of students who have enrolled for the same courses together from college R?
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The total number of students who have enrolled for the course Coco SD from colleges P and R together is what percent more than the total number of students who have enrolled for the same course from college S?
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What is the respective ratio between the total number of students who have enrolled for course on Java and SQL together from college P and the total number of students who have enrolled for the same courses together from college S?
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Out of the total number of students who have enrolled for C++, 60% were able to pass the exam. If the respective ratio between the number of students from colleges P, Q, R and S who were able to pass the exam for C++ was 3 : 4 : 2 : 3, what is the number of students who were able to pass the exam for C++ from college Q?
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Out of the total number of students who have enrolled for course Linux, 42% are females. If out of the total number of female students, who have enrolled for course Linux, 20% are from college Q, how many male students from college Q have enrolled for the same course?
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What approximate value will come in place of question mark (?) in the given questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value)
$$\frac{1810}{24.05}\times7.95+11.02\times18.88=?-306$$
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$$2775\times\frac{160}{\sqrt{(?)}}=5550$$
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$$24.98^{2}\times\frac{16.02^{2}}{(7.98\times15.04)}\times38.93=130\times?^{2}$$
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71.98 % of 1200 + 35.06 % of 270 = ? % of 600
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$$\frac{7702}{43.96}+25.11\times45.88=?\times15$$
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A rectangular plot has a concrete path running in the middle of the plot parallel to the breadth of the plot. The rest of the plot is used as a lawn, which has an area of 240 sq. m. If the width of the path is 3m and the length of the plot is greater than its breadth by 2m, what is the area of the rectangular plot? (in sq. m.)
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Number of candidates who qualified in a given competitive examination from 6 states during two given years :
What is the average number of candidates who qualified in the given competitive exam from states Q, S, T and U in 2004?
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What is the respective ratio between total number of qualified candidates from state T in 2004 and 2005 together and total number of qualified students from state U in 2004 and 2005 together?
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Combining 2004 and 2005, if 75% of the appeared candidates from state R qualified in the given competitive exam, what was the total number of appeared candidates from state R in 2004 and 2005 together?
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The number of qualified candidates from state P increased by 15% from 2005 to 2006 and by 25% from 2006 to 2007. If the number of qualified candidates from state P in 2007 is 80% of appeared candidates from that particular state, how many candidates appeared from state P for the given competitive exam in 2007?
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The number of qualified candidates from state S in 2005 is what percent less than the number of qualified candidates from state Q in 2005?
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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given number series?
3, 5, 13, 49, 241, ?
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7, 13, 31, 85, 247, ?
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5, 7, 17, 47, 115, ?
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508, 256, 130, 67, 35.5, ?
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17, 9, 15, 40, 143.5, ?
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20 men can complete a piece of work in 16 days. After 5 days from the start of the work, some men left. If the remaining work was completed by the remaining men in 18 1/3 days, how many men left after 5 days from the start of the work?
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Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a significant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, a study by PWC, an accountancy firm, shows that on average companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1 percent of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given. Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Inland waterways, as quiet as a mouse, keep the nation’s economy flowing as they transport $180 billion of coal, steel, chemicals and other goods each year across 38 states. Yet, an antiquated system of locks and dams threatens the timely delivery of those goods daily.
Locks and dams raise or lower ships from one water level to the next, but breakdown of these carriers are frequent. The outage, which began last July, and is expected to end this August, will cost the power generation company and its customers $5.5 million as the utility ferries coal and other supplies along the river for itself and other businesses. As the economy picks up, the nation’s creaking infrastructure will increasingly struggle to handle the load. That will make products more expensive as businesses pay more for shipping or maneuver around roadblocks and it will cause the nation to lose exports to other countries both of which are expected to hamper the recovery. `The good news is, that the economy is turning,” says Dan Murray, Vice President of the Transportation Research Institute.
“The bad news is we expect congestion to skyrocket,” he added. The ancient lockanddam system is perhaps the most egregious example of aging or congested transportation systems that are being outstripped by demand. Fourteen locks, out of the total twenty eight are expected to fail by 2020, costing the economy billions of dollars. Meanwhile, seaports cannot accommodate larger container ships, slowing exports and imports highways are too narrow. Bridges are overtaxed. The shortcomings were partly masked during the recession as fewer people worked and less freight was shipped, easing traffic on transportation corridors. But interviews with shippers and logistics companies showed that delays started lengthening along with the moderately growing economy. Yet there is little prospect for more infrastructure investment as a divided Government battles about how to cut the $1.3 trillion deficit and State and Local Governments face their own budget shortfalls. Government investment in highways, bridges, water systems, schools and other projects has fallen each year since 2008. IHS Global Insight expects such outlays to drop by 4.4% this year and 3% in the next year. According to experts, the country is spending about half of the $2.2 trillion that it should over a five year period to repair and expand overburdened infrastructure.
Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage and according to the author?
As mentioned in the passage, when the conomic condition of the author’s country begins to improve
The author in the passage can be seen as being
Which of the following is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word ‘SKYROCKET as used in the passage?
Which of the following correctly explains the meaning of the phrase, ‘as quiet as a mouse’ as used in the passage for the inland waterways?
Which of the following is the central theme of the passage with respect to the author’s country?
According to the passage, the possible unexpected benefit/s of recession is ______.
(A) Lowered expectation of traders.
(B) people can take more credit.
(C) easing traffic congestion.
Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning to the word ‘HAMPER’ as used in the passage?
Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning to the word ‘FERRIES’ as used in the passage?
Which of the following is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the word ‘ANTIQUATED’ as used in the passage?
In the following questions, each sentence has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
_____too much planning can hamper development we do need to plan our cities
______balancing environmental costs and public demand.
Owing to the slowdown in growth, real estate developers have _____different strategies from cutting their debts and repaying banks to _____new projects.
Though women currently_____ for 11 percent of mid to senior level management in Japan, they comprise only 1 percent of executive committee members, but these figures are gradually____.
At present mutual funds provide _____information to customers but if more data is provided customers will perhaps be able to make _____ decisions.
The working group _____that the priority sector lending target for all banks _______foreign banks should be 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit.
Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of the part with the error is your answer. If there is no error then ‘no error’ is your answer. Ignore the errors of punctuations if any.
As part of its efforts (a)/to strengthening its balance sheet, (b)/the banks plans to raise (c)/over $ 15,000 million through a share sale. (d)/No error (e)
The company will delay (a)/ announcing its fourth quarter results (b)/in order to fine tune a strategy (c)/to revive itself fortunes. (d)/No error (e)
Some experts have been suggested that (a)/mechanising farms and reforming (b)/land leasing are the steps which have (c)/ to be taken to increase agricultural productivity. (d)/No error (e)
It is usually during significant events (a)/such as the collapse of a country’s currency (b)/ or the sudden hike to inflation that (c)/the central bank will reduce policy rates. (d)/No error (e)
It is estimated that the government requires (a)/two trillion rupees over the next few year (b)/to fund the construction of 20,000 kilometres of road (c)/ under the national highways development project. (d)/No error (e)
Which of the phrases a, b, c and d given below should replace the word/ phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark e: as the answer.
In a breakthrough in postharvest preservation, researchers have developed an emulsion that provides an ecofriendly shield to perishable fruits and vegetables.
Strength of the upper, middle and lower back is integral to one’s health.
Karnataka is homing to students from various countries, but in the absence of a uniform admission process, these students find it tough to switch courses or shift colleges.
The ecofriendly packaging not increased shelf life of products by delaying the ageing process, but also increases nutrition.
While early mornings and late evenings are still a little chilly, it is quite warm throughout all day.
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2) term life insurance (whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3) for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5). People (6) with their finances in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7) money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something were to happen to them. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9) for the children to live (10).
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight persons — K, L, M, N, 0, P, Q and R — are seated in a straight line facing North but
not necessarily in the same order. L sits third from the left end of the line. Only three
persons sit between L and R.
0 sits to the immediate left of Q. Only one person sits between
M and Q. P sits third to the left of N. L is not an immediate neighbour of K.
What is the position of Q with respect to P?
Which of the following pairs represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the
line?
How many persons are seated between M and R?
Who amongst the following sits exactly between L and 0?
If each of the persons is made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right the positions
of how many will remain unchanged as compared to the original seating arrangement?
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below :
B is the father of W and T. R is the son of W. R is the only brother of C. M is the mother
of C. M is the daughterinlaw
of Z. Z has only one daughter and only one son.
Which of the following is definitely true based upon the given relationships?
Which of the following is/are required to establish that C is the daughter of M?
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This question consists of an information and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements weaken (s) or strengthen (s) the information and decide the appropriate answer Information:
I. According to a report naval ship `AquaEmp’ met with the fatal accident owing to the fact that it was ageing and nearly two decades old.
II.The accident took place when the seaman at the artillery section accidently misfired the missile hitting certain crucial engine machinery. Average age of all ships, battleships or cargo ships, is 3035 years, before which these can be operated safely.
This question consists of a statement and two assumptions numbered I and II given below it. An assumption is something which is not directly given but can be assumed from the given information. You have to find out which of the given assumptions, numbered I and II are implicit in the given statement?
Statement : Exercising does not necessarily mean gymnasium with high technology machines. After all people living in villages are well maintained and are hardly overweight.
I. Gymnasiums are not very readily available or used in villages.
II. People living in villages do not believe in the use of high technology gymnasiums.
Study the following information carefully and answer the question.
“Although the State government has been funding College XYZ for the past 10 years, it has decided not to do so this year.” Local news report. Which of the following may NOT be a reason for the decision of the government to discontinue the funding of the said college this year?
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
(All the numbers are two digit numbers)
Input : 24 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 12 specified now
Step I : 12 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 specified now 24
Step II : 34 12 method 87 67 of data collection specified now 24 45
Step III: 67 34 12 method of data collection specified now 24 45 87
Step IV : collection 67 34 12 method of specified now 24 45 87 data
Step V : method collection 67 34 12 of specified 24 45 87 data now
Step VI: of method collection 67 34 12 24 45 87 data now specified
Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : chemical 68 11 reaction 87 is 21 hard to 53 92 detect
In which step are the elements to 92 detect 21′ found in the same order?
What is the position of ’21’ from the right end in the last step?
In which step are the elements ’87 53 11 reaction’ found in the same order?
Which element is fifth to the left of the element which is ninth from the left end of the
fourth step?
Which element is exactly between ‘chemical’ and ’87’ in the second step of the given
arrangement?
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Who sits exactly between N and M, when counted from the right of M?
Which of the following statements is TRUE as per the given arrangement?
Who amongst the following is a Designer?
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 that group ?
What does R work as ?
In each of the questions given below two/ three statements
followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the
given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known
facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer a: if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Give answer b: if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
Give answer c: if only Conclusion II follows
Give answer d: if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
Give answer e: if only Conclusion I follows
Statements:
Some rooms are stores.
All stores are godowns.
All godowns are warehouses.
Conclusions :
I. All rooms are godowns.
II. All stores are warehouses.
Statements:
Some rooms are stores.
All stores are godowns.
All godowns are warehouses.
Conclusions :
I. All warehouses being rooms is a possibility.
II. Atleast some godowns are rooms.
Statements:
All kittens are cubs.
No kitten is a puppy.
Conclusions :
I. All puppies being cubs is a possibility.
II. All cubs are kittens.
Statements:
No sea is a lake.
Some lakes are rivers.
All rivers are oceans.
Conclusions :
I. No sea is a river.
II. All oceans are lakes.
Statements:
No sea is a lake.
Some lakes are rivers.
All rivers are oceans.
Conclusions :
I. Atleast some oceans are lakes
II. All rivers are lakes.
In each of the following questions, relationship between different
elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two Conclusions
numbered I and II. Study the Conclusions based on the given statement and select the
appropriate answer.
Give answer a: if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true
Give answer b: if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer c: if only Conclusion II is true
Give answer d: if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer e: if only Conclusion I is true
Statements :
B > E ≥ A < L; T ≥ A > S
Conclusions :
I. T ≥ B
II. L > T
Statements :
B > E ≥ A < L; T ≥ A > S
Conclusions :
I. B > S
II. L > S
Statements :
L = I ≥ N < E ; N ≥ S
Conclusions :
I. S < E
II. E > L
Statements :
L = I ≥ N < E ; N ≥ S
Conclusions :
I. S = L
II. L > S
Statements :
V < E > B = H ≥ N ; B ≤ T
Conclusions :
I. T > V
II. N ≤ T
