Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement ?
SBI PO 27 June 2015
Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the given questions.
(A) When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5 percent of all Indian children were malnourished.
(B) This would still be below that target of reducing malnourishment to 28.6 percent.
(C) India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
(D) Since then, progress has been slow.
(E) Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40 percent by the end of 2015.
(F) However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium Development Goals.
Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the last (sixth) sentence after 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
From a technical and economic perspective, many assessments have highlighted the presence of cost-effective opportunities to reduce energy use in buildings. However several bodies note the significance of multiple barriers that prevent the take-up of energy efficiency measures in buildings. These include lack of awareness and concern, limited access to reliable information from trusted sources, fear about risk, disruption and other ‘transaction costs’ concerns about up-front costs and inadequate access to suitably priced finance, a lack of confidence in suppliers and technologies and the presence of split incentives between landlords and tenants. The widespread presence of these barriers led experts to predict thatwithout a concerted push from policy, two-thirds of the economically viable potential to improve energy efficiency will remain unexploited by 2035. These barriers are albatross around the neck that represent a classic market failure and a basis for governmental intervention. While these measurements focus on the technical, financial or economic barriers preventing the take-up of energy efficiency options in buildings, others emphasise the significance of the often deeply embedded social practices that shape energy use in buildings. These analyses focus not on the preferences and rationalities that might shape individual behaviours, but on the ‘entangled’ cultural practices, norms, values and routines that underpin domestic energy use. Focusing on the practice-related aspects of consumption generates very different conceptual framings and policy prescriptions than those that emerge from more traditional or mainstream perspectives. But the underlying case for government intervention to help to promote retrofit and the diffusion of more energy efficient particles is still apparent, even though the forms of intervention advocated are often very different to those that emerge from a more technical or economic perspective. Based on the recognition of the multiple barriers to change and the social, economic and environmental benefits that could be realised if they were overcome, government support for retrofit (renovating existing infrastructure to make it more energy efficient) has been widespread. Retrofit programmes have been supported and adopted in diverse forms in many setting and their ability to recruit householders and then to impact their energy use has been discussed quite extensively. Frequently, these discussions have criticised the extent to which retrofit schemes rely on incentives and the provision of new technologies to change behaviour whilst ignoring the many other factors that might limit either participation in the schemes or their impact on the behaviours and prac-tices that shape domestic energy use. These factors are obviously central to the success of retrofit schemes, but evaluations of different schemes have found that despite these they can still have significant impacts. Few experts that the best estimate of the gap between the technical potential and the actual in-situ performance of energy efficiency measures is 50%, with 35% coming from performance gaps and 15% coming from ‘comfort taking’ or direct rebound effects. They further suggest that the direct rebound effect of energy efficiency measures related to household heating is Ilkley to be less than 30% while rebound effects for various domestic energy efficiency measures vary from 5 to 15% and arise mostly from indirect effects (i.e., where savings from energy efficiency lead to increased demand for goods and services). Other analyses also note that the gap between technical potential and actual performance is likely to vary by measure, with the range extending from 0% for measures such as solar water heating to 50% for measures such as improved heating controls. And others note that levels of comfort taking are likely to vary according to the levels of consumption and fuel poverty in the sample of homes where insulation is installed, with the range extending from 30% when considering homes across all income groups to around 60% when considering only lower income homes. The scale of these gapsis significant because it materially affects the impacts of retrofit schemes and expectations and perceptions of these impacts go on to influence levels of political, financial and public support for these schemes. The literature on retrofit highlights the presence of multiple barriers to change and the need for government support, if these are to be overcome. Although much has been written on the extent to which different forms of support enable the wider take-up of domestic energy efficiency measures, behaviours and practices, various areas of contestation remain and there is still an absence of robust ex-post evidence on the extent to which these schemes actually do lead to the social, economic and environmental benefits that are widely claimed.
Which of the following is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘CONCERTED’ as used in the passage ?
Which of the following is most nearly the OPPOSITE; in meaning to the word ‘ROBUST as used in the passage ?
Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning to the word ‘UNEXPLOITED’ as used in the passage ?
The title for the given passage could be................
According to the author, to make programmes for conserving energy more successful..............
(A) only latest technology must be employed.
(B) the author’s country must adhere to norms followed in countries where such programmes have been successful.
(C) change must be brought in the attitudes of people with respect to efficient usage of energy.
Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning to word ‘UNDERPIN’ as used in the passage ?
Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
What is the author trying to convey through the phrase ‘albatross around the neck‘ as used in the passage ?
The author in the given passage is ..................
(A) of the view that no amount of efforts can bring about in employing energy efficiency schemes in his country.
(B) positive that more evidence on retrofit schemes is essential to make people more aware and sensitive towards them.
(C) cynical about the present state of energy efficiency measures taken in his country.
As mentioned in this passage and according to the experts. in order to exploit potential to better energy afficiency measures
Each of the following questions has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Owners of private hostels located in residential areas are not only............... taxes but are also functioning whimsically in the.................. of any regulatory body.
Contractors across the State have ...........to stop work on the scheme after the Minister failed to give them concrete.....................of timely payment.
Every third person visiting a doctor happens to............... from a clinical or psychological disorder............... with ternblors.
.......................makes the actress trip to the country different this year is................. that she is to raise funds for the biopic of a literary icon.
.................to out in vehicles while remaining stuck in a traffic snarl for hours, has become a.................... matter for commuters.
Read each 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. Select the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, select ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)
He identified the most important machines required (a)/ for modern life and worked in making a prototype (b)/ ‘do it yourself version of each because he believed that if people (c)/ could build these themselves, it would improve their way of life (d)/ No error (e).
Natural disasters will not turn into a catastrophe (a)/ if we invest in building infrastructure that (b)/ can withstand the devastating impacts of storm (c)/ which have became more severe (d)/ No error (e).
Many goods are being manufactured quickly without (a)/ any regard for quality and as consumers we must be (b)/ aware of our rights and the government (c)/ should penalise them who indulge in unscrupulous business practices (d)/ No error (e).
The European Central Bank has said that if all (a)/ Eurozone nation continue to carry out (b)/ economic reforms as Portugal and Ireland have (c)/ Central Bank will guarantee future bailouts (d)/ No error (e).
While farmers are struggling (a)/ to cope with severe drought (b)/ crop companies are researched (c)/ ways to breed crops that thrive in drought (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 out the appropriate word in each case.
One World Trade Centre is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was since constructed and the delays kept mounting. Americans began to _____1_____ what’s taking so long ? Have we lost the capacity to rebuild ? The answer in part was the sheer _____2_____ of the project – 10000 workers at-tempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth _____3_____ the funds allotted for the project were estimated as $ 1.5 billion when he design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other _____4_____ included the weather in the harsh sun of summer the steel beams could reach temperatures that were not enough to singe skin added to which a hurricane _____5_____ the construction site. The monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.
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Refer to the graph and answer the given questions.
Data related to number of books purchased for two libraries (A and B) during 6 years
What is the respective ratio between total number of books purchased for libraries A and B together in 2003 and total number of books purchased for the same libraries together in 2007 ?
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What is the average number of books purchased for library A during 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 ?
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Out of the total number of books purchased by libraries A and B together in 2008, only 20% are graphic novels. What is the total number of graphic novels purchased for libraries A and B together in 2008 ?
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The number of books purchased for library B increased by what percent from 2003 to 2006 ?
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The number of books purchased for library B in 2003 is what percent of the number of books purchased for library A in 2006 ?
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In these questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer
a: if x < y
b: if x > y
c: if x = y
d: if x = y
e: if x= y or relationship between x and y cannot be established
I. $$2x^{2} + 23x + 63 = 0$$
II. $$4y^{2} + 19y + 21 = 0$$
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I. $$3x^{2}+ 29x + 56 = 0$$
II. $$2y^{2} + 15y + 25 = 0$$
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I. $$3x^{2} + 23x+ 44 = 0$$
II. $$3y^{2} + 20y + 33 = 0$$
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I. $$4x^{2} - 29x + 45 = 0$$
II. $$3y^{2} - 19y + 28 = 0$$
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I. $$2x^{2} - 13x + 21 = 0$$
II. $$5y^{2} - 22y + 21 =0$$
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A, B and C start a small business. A contributes 1/5th of the total capital invested in the business. B contributes as much as A and C together. Total profit at the end of the year was Rs. 5,200. What was C’s profit share ? (in Rupees)
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What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given number series ?
17, 19, 25, 37, ?, 87
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61, 82, 124, 187, ?, 376
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23, 30, 46, 80, 141, ?
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179, 180, 172, 199, 135, ?
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14, 6, 5, 6.5, 12, ?
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A project manager hired 16 men to complete a project in 38 days. However, after 30 days, he realized that only 5/9th of the work is complete. How many more men does he need to hire to complete the project on time ?
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A took a certain sum as loan from bank at a rate of 8% simple interest per annum. A lends the same amount to B at 12% simple interest per annum. If at the end of five years, A made profit of Rs. 800 from the deal, how much was the original sum ?
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A wholesaler blends two varieties of tea, one costing Rs. 60 per kilogram and another costing Rs. 105 per kilogram. The respective ratio of quantities they were mixed in was 7 : 2. If he sold the mixed variety at Rs. 100 per kilogram, how much was his profit percentage ?
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Joe’s present age is 2/7 th of his father’s present age. Joe’s brother is 3 years older than Joe. The respective ratio between present ages of Joe’s father and Joe’s brother is 14 : 5. What is Joe’s present age ?
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In a 90 litres mixture of milk and water, percentage of water is only 30%. The milkman gave 18 litres of this mixture to a customer and then added 18 litres of water to the remaining mixture. What is the percentage of milk in the final mixture ?
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A bag contains 4 red balls, 6 green balls and 5 blue balls. If three balls are picked at random, what is the probability that two of them are green and one of them is blue in colour ?
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A rectangular plot 55 m long and 45 m broad, has two concrete crossroads (of equal width) running in the middle of it - one parallel to the length and the other parallel to the breadth. The rest of the plot is used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is 1911 m2, what is the width of each of the crossroads ? (in m)
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Two stations, A and B are 850 km apart from each other. One train starts from station A at 5 am and travels towards station at 62 kmph. Another train starts from station B at 7 am and travels towards station A at 59 kmph. At what time will they meet
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Abhay gave 30% of his money 2 to Vijay. Vijay gave 2/3rd of what he received to his mother. Vijay’s mother gave 5/8th of the money she received from Vijay, to the grocer. Vijay s mother is now left with Rs. 600. How much money did Abhay have initially ?
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Data regarding number of candidates appearing for Civil Services (CS) and Engineering Services (ES) Examinations in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 in the country XYZ
Total number of candidates who appeared for CS and ES together in 2011 was 25% more than the total number of candidates who appeared for the same together in 2010. How many female candidates appeared for both the exams together in 2011 if they formed 2/5th of the total number of candidates appearing for both CS and ES exam that year ?
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What is the respective ratio between the number of graduates who had appeared for ES in 2010 and the number of graduates who appeared for CS in 2010?
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Total number of graduates who appeared for ES in 2008 is what percent of the total number of graduates who appeared for CS in the same year ?
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What is the difference between the average number of candidates who appeared for CS in the year 2007 and 2008 together and average number of candidates who appeared for ES in the same years together ?
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What is the total number of graduates who appeared for both CS and ES together in the year 2009 ?
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What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given questions ? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value)
$$1439 \div 16 \times 14.99 + \sqrt{(288)} = ?$$
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$$11.92^{2}+ 16.01^{2} = ?^{2} \times 3.85^{2}$$
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(19.97% of 781) + ? + (30% of 87) = 252
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$$820.01 - 21 \times 32.99 + ? = 240$$
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$$299 \div 12 \times 13.95 + ? = 24.02^{2}$$
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In each of the following questions, 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 only Conclusion I follows
Give answer (b) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Give answer (c) if only Conclusion II follows
Give answer (d) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
Give answer (e) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
Statements
No factory is an industry.
All workshops are industries.
Some plants are workshops.
Conclusions
I. No workshop is a factory.
II. Atleast some plants are in’ dustries.
Statements
Some sands are particles.
Some particles are glasses.
Conclusions
I. Some glasses are definitely not particles.
II. Some glasses being sands is a possibility.
Statements
Some movies are films.
No film is a show.
All shows are pictures.
Conclusions
I. Atleast some pictures are films.
II. No show is a movie.
Statements:
Some actors are singers.
All singers are dancers.
Some dancers are players.
Conclusions
I. All actors being dancers is a possibility.
II. All dancers are singers.
Statements:
Some actors are singers.
All singers are dancers.
Some dancers are players.
Conclusions
I. Atleast some dancers are actors.
II. No player is an actor.
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends G, H, I, J, N, O, P and Q are seated in a straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order.
• H sits second to right of O. O sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
• Only three people sit between H and N.
• I sits third to the left of J. Only two people sit between J and G.
• P is not an immediate neighbour of N.
Who amongst the following represents the person seated at the extreme right end of the line ?
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Who amongst the following sit exactly between J and G ?
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What is the position of P with respect to N ?
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Based on the given arrangement, which of the following is true with respect to Q ?
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How many persons are seated between P and G ?
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight persons N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular area at equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre while some face outside (i.e. in a direction opposite to the centre).
(NOTE : Same direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person also faces the centre and vice-versa. Opposite direction means that if one person is facing the centre then the other person faces outside and vice-versa.)
R sits second to the right of T. T face the centre. O sits third to the left of R. R and O face opposite directions. Immediate neighbours of O face the centre. P sits second to the right of O. U sits to the immediate left of P. N sits second to the left of Q. Q faces the same direction as O. Q is not an immediate neighbour of T. Immediate neighbours of R face opposite directions. (i.e. if one neighbour faces the centre the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa.)
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
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Who sits second to the left of U?
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Which of the following is true regarding S as per the given seating arrangement ?
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What is P’s position with respect to N ?
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How many persons in the given arrangement face outside ?
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Seven persons J, K, L, M, N, O and P live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them also likes a different subject namely-English, History, Commerce, Biology, Accounts, Geography and Computer (but not necessarily in the same order.)
• J lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the floor numbered 3. The one who likes Accounts lives immediately above J. Only two persons live between M and the one who likes Accounts.
• The one who likes History lives on one of the odd numbered floors above M. Only three persons live between L and the one who likes History. The one who likes Commerce lives immediately above L.
• The one who likes English lives immediately above the one who likes Computer. P lives on an odd numbered floor.
• Only one person lives between K and N. K lives on one of the floors above N. Neither L nor J likes Biology. N does not like Commerce.
Which of the following subjects does J like ?
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Which of the following combinations is true with respect to the given arrangement ?
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If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order from top to bottom, the positions of how many persons will remain unchanged ?
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Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given arrangement ?
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Who amongst the following lives on the floor numbered 2?
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Point A is 30m to the South of point B. Point C is 20 m to the East of point A. Point D is 15m to the south of point C. Point D is exactly midway between points E and F
in such a manner that point E, D and F form a horizontal straight line of 40m. Point E is to west of point D. How far and in which direction is point E from point B ?
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
• T is the sister of D. D is married to P. P is the son of M.
• T is the mother of J. Y is the father of U.
• Y has only one son and only one daughter.
• U is the daughter of T. Q is the son of D.
How is P related to T ?
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How is J related to D ?
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How is Q related to M ?
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A person starts walking from his home towards his friend’s place. He walks for 25m towards West. He takes a 90° right turn and walks for 20m. He again takes a 90° right turn, and walks for 10m. He then walks for another 10m after taking a 90° left turn. Turning 90° towards his right, he walks for 15m to reach his friend’s place. How far and in which direction is the friend’s place from his home ?
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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 statements and select the appropriate answer.
Give answer (a) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer (b) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true
Give answer (c) if only Conclusion II is true
Give answer (d) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer (e) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Statements
M > A ≥ B = Q ≤ P < J ≤ Y = Z ≥ A > X
Conclusions:
I. B < Y
II. X ≥ J
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Statements
M > A ≥ B = Q ≤ P < J ≤ Y = Z ≥ A > X
Conclusions
I. Z = Q
II. Z > Q
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Statements
G < R = A ≤ S ; T < R
Conclusions
I. G < S
II. S > T
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Statements
P = U < M < K ≤ I > N ; D ≥ P ; I ≥ C
Conclusions
I. M < C
II. N > U
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Statements
P = U < M < K ≤ I > N ; D ≥ P ; I ≥ C
Conclusions
I. D ≥ K
II. I > P
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the questions given below:
In a certain code language, ‘Cinderella shouted for rescue’ is written as ‘pr co ly bu’
‘rescue all the bugs’ is written as ‘ke mt co rx
‘bugs ate all carrots’ is written as `vg rx ke sh’
‘carrots for pretty Cinderella’ is written as ‘ly pr vg as’
(All codes are two letter codes only)
In the given code language, what does the code ‘pr’ stand for ?
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What will be the code for ‘the pretty’ in the given code language ?
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What is the code for ‘bugs’ in the given code language ?
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What may be the possible code for ‘shouted and ate’ in the given code language ?
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What is the code for ‘carrots’ in the given code language ?
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