For the following questions answer them individually
In a certain code ‘RAIL’ is written as ‘KCTN and ‘SPEAK’ is written as ‘CGRUM’. How will ‘AVOID’ be written in that code ?
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘APPREHENSION’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet ?
Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions.
CAUTION: Do Not mark your answer unless you consider both the statements carefully.
How is M related to N ?
I. P, who has only two kids, M & N, is the mother-in-law of Q, who is sister-in-law of N.
II. R, the sister-in-law of M, is the daughter-in-law of S, who has only two kids, M & N.
How many students from the class secured First Class ?
I. The number of students securing First Class was equal to the number of students failed and was one-third of the number of students passed in the class of 120 students.
II. $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the girls, i.e., 10 and $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the boys secured 1st class in the class of 120 students.
What is the code for ‘mangoes’ in a code language ?
I. In that code language ‘Te Le Pa Na’ means ‘You eat many mangoes’ and ‘Le Na Da’ means ‘You sell mangoes.
II. In the code language ‘Ge Na Se La Le’ means ‘They eat bananas and mangoes’ and ‘Ne De Le La’ means ‘Who others eat bananas’
In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ argument and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.
Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong argument’ and which of them is ‘weak argument’.
Should the income generated out of agricultural activities be taxed ?
Arguments:
I. No, farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
II. Yes, majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the Government resources.
Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.
II. Yes, the manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which in turn will boost tax collection.
III. No, no other country has adopted such system.
Should all the students graduating in any discipline desirous of pursuing post graduation of the subjects of their choice be allowed to enroll in the post graduate courses ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the students are best judge of their capabilities and there should not be restricted for joining post graduation courses.
II. No, the students need to study relevant subjects in graduate courses to enroll in post graduate courses and the students must fulfill such conditions.
III. No, there are not enough institutes offering post graduates courses which can accommodation date all the graduates desirous of seeking post graduate education of their own choice.
Should there be complete ban on India professionals seeking jobs elsewhere after getting their education in India ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this is the only way to sustain present rate of technological development India.
II. No, the Indian settled abroad send huge amount of foreign exchange and this constitute a significant part of foreign exchange reserve.
III. No, the practical knowledge gained by Indians by working in other countries help India develops its economy.
Should there be only few banks in place of numerous smaller banks in India ?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will help secure the investor’s money as these big banks will be able to withstand intermittent market related shocks
II. No, large number of people will lose their jobs as after the merger many employees will be redundant.
III. Yes, this will help consolidate the entire banking industry and will lead to healthy competition.