If vowels are arranged first, of a word 'YOURSELF' in alphabetical order from left to right, then consonant are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right. After this, each of these letter is replaced with next succeeding letter according to alphabetical order then what will be 4th element from right end?
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Answer: (C) M
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The vowels in 'YOURSELF' arranged alphabetically are E, O, U, followed by the consonants arranged alphabetically as F, L, R, S, Y, forming the sequence E, O, U, F, L, R, S, Y. Replacing each letter with the next letter in the alphabet gives F, P, V, G, M, S, T, Z. Counting four positions from the right end gives M.
2Reasoning Ability
From point B, Ramesh walks 18m in west to reach point P then turn left and walks 6m . After that he turns right and walks 16m and again turns left and walks 6m to reach point T. Shreya walks 10m in north direction to reach point A, then she turns left and walk 14m to reach point T, Then what is the direction of point B with respect to A?
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Answer: (A) North-east
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Taking B as the origin (0, 0), Ramesh moves 18 m West to (-18, 0), 6 m South to (-18, -6), 16 m West to (-34, -6), and 6 m South to reach T at (-34, -12). Since Shreya turns left from A and walks 14 m West to reach T, point A must be located 14 m East of T at (-20, -12). Point B (0, 0) lies north and east of point A (-20, -12), placing B in the North-East direction with respect to A.
3Reasoning Ability
O has only one child. P is the father of M and spouse of B. B has only one daughter. S who is son of O, is married to G. G and M are siblings and O has one grandchild V. E is the son of M. Now what is the relation of M with respect to V?
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Answer: (D) Uncle
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Since O has only one child S, S is the son of O. S is married to G, making G the mother of O's grandchild V. B has only one daughter G, so G's sibling M must be male. As M is the brother of V's mother G, M is the uncle of V.
4Reasoning Ability
If j is immediate neighbor of M, then how many persons sit between J and O? Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: Some persons are sitting in a row and facing towards North direction. S sits fourth left of M. A sits 2nd left of S. B is immediate right of A who sits at extreme end. There are 3 persons sit between M and O.
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Answer: (E) Can't be determined
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From the given arrangement facing North, A is at position 1 (extreme left), B is at 2, S is at 3, M is at 7, and O is at 11. An immediate neighbor J of M can sit either at position 6 or position 8. If J is at position 6, there are 4 persons between J and O; if J is at position 8, there are 2 persons between J and O. Without additional information specifying J's position relative to M, the answer cannot be determined.
5Reasoning Ability
If G sits in exactly middle between M and S, then what is the position of B with respect to G? Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
Some persons are sitting in a row and facing towards North direction. S sits fourth left of M. A sits 2nd left of S. B is immediate right of A who sits at extreme end. There are 3 persons sit between M and O.
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Answer: (A) 3rd left
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With S at position 3 and M at position 7, the exact middle position between them is position 5, where G sits. Since B sits at position 2, B is 3 positions to the left of G, which corresponds to 3rd left.
6Reasoning Ability
If there are two persons sit between O and D who sits at 2nd position from right end, then how many persons sit in a row?
Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below: Some persons are sitting in a row and facing towards North direction. S sits fourth left of M. A sits 2nd left of S. B is immediate right of A who sits at extreme end. There are 3 persons sit between M and O.
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Answer: (B) Fifteen
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O is at position 11 from the left. Placing two persons between O and D to the right puts D at position 14. Because D is the second person from the right end, there is one more person to the right of D at position 15, making the total number of persons in the row 15.
7Reasoning Ability
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given conclusions numbered I, and II is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement: A< B< C≤ D;C≥ E>T
Conclusions:
I. C< T
II. A > C
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Answer: (E) None is true.
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From the given inequalities C ≥ E > T, it follows directly that C > T, making Conclusion I false. From A < B < C, it follows that A < C, making Conclusion II false. Therefore, neither conclusion is true.
8Reasoning Ability
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given conclusions numbered I, and II is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement: P≥ Q< R< S;Q > Z< H;Z > E > V
Conclusions:
I. Q > V
II. S > E
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Answer: (C) Both I and II are true
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Statement: P>=Q<R<S; Q>Z<H; Z>E>V.
I. Q > V: from Q > Z and Z > E > V we get Q > Z > E > V, so Q > V is TRUE.
II. S > E: from Q < R < S we get S > Q, and Q > Z > E, so S > Q > E, hence S > E is TRUE.
Both conclusions are true.
9Reasoning Ability
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given conclusions numbered I, and II is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement: P≥ Q< R< S;Q > Z< H;Z > E > V
Conclusions:
I. P< Z
II. H > E
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Answer: (D) Only II is true.
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Statement: P>=Q<R<S; Q>Z<H; Z>E>V.
I. P < Z: P >= Q and Q > Z give P > Z, so P < Z is FALSE.
II. H > E: Z < H gives H > Z, and Z > E, so H > Z > E, hence H > E is TRUE.
Only conclusion II is true.
10Reasoning Ability
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given conclusions numbered I, and II is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement: A≤ B≥ C = D;F< G< A;B≤ M< T
Conclusions:
I. D = M
II. M > D
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Answer: (C) Either I or II are true.
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Statement: A<=B>=C=D; F<G<A; B<=M<T.
D = C and C <= B and B <= M, so D <= M. Neither D = M nor M > D can be established on its own, but together they are complementary and exhaust every case, so either I or II is true.
11Reasoning Ability
In the given questions, assuming the given statements to be true. Find which of the given conclusions numbered I, and II is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
Statement:
A ≤ B≥ C = D F<G<A;B≤M<T
Conclusions:
I.G<T
II.A>D
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Answer: (A) Only I is true.
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Combining the given inequality statements, we have F < G < A ≤ B ≤ M < T and B ≥ C = D. From F < G < A ≤ B ≤ M < T, it directly follows that G < T, making conclusion I definitely true. For conclusion II, since A ≤ B and B ≥ D, the relation between A and D cannot be uniquely determined, so conclusion II is not necessarily true.
12Reasoning Ability
Who is sitting third to right of D?
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight students and all of them are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside.
A sits third to left of H. F sits third to left of A. Three students sit between F and D. B sits second to right of G who is not immediate neighbor of A and H. Immediate neighbors of H faces opposite to center. C sits third to right of E. C and D faces same direction as H. Immediate neighbors of B faces opposite direction (Opposite direction means if one faces towards the center then other faces opposite to center and vice-versa). D sits second to right of C.
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Answer: (B) B
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Arranging the eight students around the circular table gives their positions in clockwise order as 1: H (facing inside), 2: E (facing outside), 3: D (facing inside), 4: A (facing inside), 5: C (facing inside), 6: G (facing outside), 7: F (facing outside), and 8: B (facing outside). Since D faces inside, its right side corresponds to the counter-clockwise direction. Moving three positions to the right of D leads to position 8, where B is seated.
13Reasoning Ability
Who is facing towards the center?
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight students and all of them are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside.
A sits third to left of H. F sits third to left of A. Three students sit between F and D. B sits second to right of G who is not immediate neighbor of A and H. Immediate neighbors of H faces opposite to center. C sits third to right of E. C and D faces same direction as H. Immediate neighbors of B faces opposite direction (Opposite direction means if one faces towards the center then other faces opposite to center and vice-versa). D sits second to right of C.
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Answer: (D) ACHD
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From the seating arrangement analysis, the facing directions of all eight students are determined as follows: H, D, A, and C face towards the center (inside), while E, G, F, and B face away from the center (outside). Therefore, the set of students facing towards the center is A, C, H, and D.
14Reasoning Ability
Who sits opposite to C?
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight students and all of them are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside.
A sits third to left of H. F sits third to left of A. Three students sit between F and D. B sits second to right of G who is not immediate neighbor of A and H. Immediate neighbors of H faces opposite to center. C sits third to right of E. C and D faces same direction as H. Immediate neighbors of B faces opposite direction (Opposite direction means if one faces towards the center then other faces opposite to center and vice-versa). D sits second to right of C.
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Answer: (E) H
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In the circular arrangement of eight students, C is located at position 5. In an eight-person seating circle, the opposite position to position 5 is position 1, where H is seated. Thus, H sits directly opposite to C.
15Reasoning Ability
How many people are sitting between C and D, when counted from right of C?
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight students and all of them are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside.
A sits third to left of H. F sits third to left of A. Three students sit between F and D. B sits second to right of G who is not immediate neighbor of A and H. Immediate neighbors of H faces opposite to center. C sits third to right of E. C and D faces same direction as H. Immediate neighbors of B faces opposite direction (Opposite direction means if one faces towards the center then other faces opposite to center and vice-versa). D sits second to right of C.
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Answer: (C) One
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C is located at position 5 and faces inside, which means its right side goes in the counter-clockwise direction towards position 4 and position 3. D is at position 3. Counting from C to D along the right side of C covers position 4, where A is seated. Thus, exactly one person is sitting between C and D when counted from the right of C.
16Reasoning Ability
Who is sitting exactly between B and G when counted from right of G?
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are eight students and all of them are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in same order. Some of them are facing inside and some of them are facing outside.
A sits third to left of H. F sits third to left of A. Three students sit between F and D. B sits second to right of G who is not immediate neighbor of A and H. Immediate neighbors of H faces opposite to center. C sits third to right of E. C and D faces same direction as H. Immediate neighbors of B faces opposite direction (Opposite direction means if one faces towards the center then other faces opposite to center and vice-versa). D sits second to right of C.
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Answer: (C) F
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G is seated at position 6 and faces outside, meaning its right side goes in the clockwise direction towards position 7 and position 8. B is at position 8, and F is at position 7. Therefore, F sits exactly between B and G when counted from the right of G.
17Reasoning Ability
In which step 'nose Deer' comes together?
Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
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.
Input: 19 abuse 37 White 97 Eight 70 Zinc 46 book Step 1: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 White Eight 70 46 book Step 2: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 Eight 46 book 70 white Step 3: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 book 70 white
Step 5: 19 abuse 46 Eight 97 Zinc 70 white 37 book
And step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.
INPUT: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
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Answer: (D) Step 2
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The machine rule pairs the largest remaining number with the alphabetically highest remaining word and alternately shifts them to the front and end in successive steps.
Input: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
Step 1: 89 Pear 25 nose 77 Deer 15 43 owl Bed
Step 2: 89 Pear 25 nose Deer 15 43 Bed 77 owl
In Step 2, the words 'nose' and 'Deer' appear right next to each other.
18Reasoning Ability
What is the sum of 1st element of step 4 and 2nd last element of step 5? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 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. Input: 19 abuse 37 White 97 Eight 70 Zinc 46 book Step 1: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 White Eight 70 46 book Step 2: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 Eight 46 book 70 white Step 3: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 book 70 white Step 4: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 70 white 37 book Step 5: 19 abuse 46 Eight 97 Zinc 70 white 37 book And step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output. INPUT: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
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Answer: (B) 68
Explanation
Following the step-by-step rearrangement process:
Step 4: 43 nose 89 Pear 15 Bed 77 owl 25 Deer
Step 5: 15 Bed 43 nose 89 Pear 77 owl 25 Deer
The 1st element of Step 4 is 43. The 2nd last element of Step 5 is 25. Adding these two values gives 43 + 25 = 68.
19Reasoning Ability
If Nose is related to Pear and 77 is related to 25, then 89 is related to which element in step 4? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
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.
Input: 19 abuse 37 White 97 Eight 70 Zinc 46 book
Step 1: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 White Eight 70 46 book
Step 2: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 Eight 46 book 70 white
Step 3: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 book 70 white
Step 4: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 70 white 37 book
Step 5: 19 abuse 46 Eight 97 Zinc 70 white 37 book
And step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.
INPUT: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
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Answer: (E) 15
Explanation
In Step 4, the sequence of elements is: 1: 43, 2: nose, 3: 89, 4: Pear, 5: 15, 6: Bed, 7: 77, 8: owl, 9: 25, 10: Deer.
The pattern shows that 'nose' (2nd position) is related to 'Pear' (4th position) and '77' (7th position) is related to '25' (9th position), which means an element at position x maps to the element at position x + 2. Applying this rule to 89, which is at position 3, gives the element at position 5, which is 15.
20Reasoning Ability
Which step is penultimate step?
Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
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.
Input: 19 abuse 37 White 97 Eight 70 Zinc 46 book
Step 1: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 White Eight 70 46 book
Step 2: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 Eight 46 book 70 white
Step 3: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 book 70 white
Step 4: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 70 white 37 book
Step 5: 19 abuse 46 Eight 97 Zinc 70 white 37 book
And step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.
INPUT: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
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Answer: (C) 43 nose 89 Pear 15 Bed 77 owl 25 deer
Explanation
The input arrangement requires 5 steps to reach the final sorted sequence. The penultimate step refers to the second-to-last step, which is Step 4. The arrangement generated in Step 4 is: 43 nose 89 Pear 15 Bed 77 owl 25 deer.
21Reasoning Ability
How many steps are needed to complete this machine operation? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
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.
Input: 19 abuse 37 White 97 Eight 70 Zinc 46 book
Step 1: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 White Eight 70 46 book
Step 2: 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 Eight 46 book 70 white
Step 3: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 37 book 70 white
Step 4: 46 Eight 97 Zinc 19 abuse 70 white 37 book
Step 5: 19 abuse 46 Eight 97 Zinc 70 white 37 book
And step 5 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above step, find out the appropriate step for the given output.
INPUT: 25 nose 77 Deer 15 Pear 43 owl 89 Bed
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Answer: (B) 5
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The machine arranges pairs consisting of numbers in descending order (89, 77, 43, 25, 15) and words in reverse alphabetical order (Pear, owl, nose, Deer, Bed). In step 1, the highest pair (89 Pear) moves to the left. In step 2, the second pair (77 owl) moves to the right. In step 3, the third pair (43 nose) moves to the left. In step 4, the fourth pair (25 Deer) moves to the right. In step 5, the final pair (15 Bed) moves to the left, completing the full arrangement in 5 steps.
22Reasoning Ability
Who lives on second floor? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in a building having eight floors such that ground floor is numbered as 1 and second as 2. and top floor is numbered as 8. They all belong to different states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh but not necessarily in the same order. B lives on an even numbered floor but not above 5th floor. Only two persons live between B and D. F belongs to Odisha and lives immediately above C and lives on an odd number floor. The one who belongs to Bihar, lives on an even numbered floor. A lives below B and lives on an odd numbered floor. The one who lives on 6th floor belongs to Kerala. The one who lives on the lowermost floor belongs to Chhattisgarh. D lives below B, who belongs to Maharashtra. H belongs to Goa and lives on an odd numbered floor. Only two people live between the one who belongs to Goa and E. The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh live immediately above the one who belongs to Bihar. More than one person live below G.
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Answer: (C) E
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B lives on floor 4 and belongs to Maharashtra, while D lives on floor 1 and belongs to Chhattisgarh. A lives on floor 3. C lives on floor 6 and belongs to Kerala, while F belongs to Odisha and lives on floor 7. H belongs to Goa on floor 5. A belongs to Uttar Pradesh on floor 3, and E belongs to Bihar on floor 2. G lives on floor 8. Thus, E lives on the second floor.
23Reasoning Ability
C belongs to which of the following state? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in a building having eight floors such that ground floor is numbered as 1 and second as 2. and top floor is numbered as 8. They all belong to different states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh but not necessarily in the same order. B lives on an even numbered floor but not above 5th floor. Only two persons live between B and D. F belongs to Odisha and lives immediately above C and lives on an odd number floor. The one who belongs to Bihar, lives on an even numbered floor. A lives below B and lives on an odd numbered floor. The one who lives on 6th floor belongs to Kerala. The one who lives on the lowermost floor belongs to Chhattisgarh. D lives below B, who belongs to Maharashtra. H belongs to Goa and lives on an odd numbered floor. Only two people live between the one who belongs to Goa and E. The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh live immediately above the one who belongs to Bihar. More than one person live below G.
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Answer: (D) Kerala
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B lives on floor 4 and D lives on floor 1. A lives on floor 3. C lives on floor 6, immediately below F who lives on floor 7. As specified in the conditions, the person living on the 6th floor belongs to Kerala. Therefore, C belongs to Kerala.
24Reasoning Ability
Who belongs to Punjab? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in a building having eight floors such that ground floor is numbered as 1 and second as 2. and top floor is numbered as 8. They all belong to different states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh but not necessarily in the same order. B lives on an even numbered floor but not above 5th floor. Only two persons live between B and D. F belongs to Odisha and lives immediately above C and lives on an odd number floor. The one who belongs to Bihar, lives on an even numbered floor. A lives below B and lives on an odd numbered floor. The one who lives on 6th floor belongs to Kerala. The one who lives on the lowermost floor belongs to Chhattisgarh. D lives below B, who belongs to Maharashtra. H belongs to Goa and lives on an odd numbered floor. Only two people live between the one who belongs to Goa and E. The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh live immediately above the one who belongs to Bihar. More than one person live below G.
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Answer: (B) G
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Assigning all given persons to their respective floors places D on floor 1 (Chhattisgarh), E on floor 2 (Bihar), A on floor 3 (Uttar Pradesh), B on floor 4 (Maharashtra), H on floor 5 (Goa), C on floor 6 (Kerala), F on floor 7 (Odisha), and G on floor 8. Since Punjab is the only unassigned state, G belongs to Punjab.
25Reasoning Ability
The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh lives on which floor? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in a building having eight floors such that ground floor is numbered as 1 and second as 2.....and top floor is numbered as 8. They all belong to different states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh but not necessarily in the same order. B lives on an even numbered floor but not above 5th floor. Only two persons live between B and D. F belongs to Odisha and lives immediately above C and lives on an odd number floor. The one who belongs to Bihar, lives on an even numbered floor. A lives below B and lives on an odd numbered floor. The one who lives on 6th floor belongs to Kerala. The one who lives on the lowermost floor belongs to Chhattisgarh. D lives below B, who belongs to Maharashtra. H belongs to Goa and lives on an odd numbered floor. Only two people live between the one who belongs to Goa and E. The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh live immediately above the one who belongs to Bihar. More than one person live below G.
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Answer: (B) 3rd
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B lives on floor 4 and belongs to Maharashtra, and D lives on floor 1. A lives on an odd floor below B, placing A on floor 3. E lives on floor 2 and belongs to Bihar. Since Uttar Pradesh is immediately above Bihar, the person from Uttar Pradesh lives on floor 3.
26Reasoning Ability
If G is related to Kerala in a certain way and C is related to Maharashtra, in the same way B related to which of the following? Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live in a building having eight floors such that ground floor is numbered as 1 and second as 2.....and top floor is numbered as 8. They all belong to different states viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh but not necessarily in the same order. B lives on an even numbered floor but not above 5th floor. Only two persons live between B and D. F belongs to Odisha and lives immediately above C and lives on an odd number floor. The one who belongs to Bihar, lives on an even numbered floor. A lives below B and lives on an odd numbered floor. The one who lives on 6th floor belongs to Kerala. The one who lives on the lowermost floor belongs to Chhattisgarh. D lives below B, who belongs to Maharashtra. H belongs to Goa and lives on an odd numbered floor. Only two people live between the one who belongs to Goa and E. The one who belongs to Uttar Pradesh live immediately above the one who belongs to Bihar. More than one person live below G.
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Answer: (B) Bihar
Explanation
G lives on floor 8 and Kerala is on floor 6 (2 floors below G). C lives on floor 6 and Maharashtra is on floor 4 (2 floors below C). Following this pattern, B lives on floor 4, so B is related to the state on floor 2, which is Bihar.
27Reasoning Ability
Which of the following code is used for "pen"? Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language, "book pen mouse laptop" is coded as "er gh iu cv" "keypad pen book bottle" is coded as "gh ty iu kl" "laptop pen bottle paper" is coded as "cv kl io gh"
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Answer: (B) gh
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Comparing "book pen mouse laptop" (er gh iu cv) and "keypad pen book bottle" (gh ty iu kl) shows that book and pen correspond to gh and iu. Comparing "laptop pen bottle paper" (cv kl io gh) with these reveals that gh is common to all three statements containing pen, establishing gh as the code for pen.
28Reasoning Ability
Which of the following word is coded as 'io'? Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language, "book pen mouse laptop" is coded as "er gh iu cv" "keypad pen book bottle" is coded as "gh ty iu kl" "laptop pen bottle paper" is coded as "cv kl io gh"
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Answer: (D) paper
Explanation
Comparing the code sentences reveals pen is gh, laptop is cv, and bottle is kl. In the third sentence "laptop pen bottle paper" coded as "cv kl io gh", eliminating cv (laptop), gh (pen), and kl (bottle) leaves io as the code for paper.
29Reasoning Ability
What would be the code of 'keypad paper bottle'? Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language, "book pen mouse laptop" is coded as "er gh iu cv" "keypad pen book bottle" is coded as "gh ty iu kl" "laptop pen bottle paper" is coded as "cv kl io gh"
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Answer: (D) io kl ty
Explanation
From the given statements, comparing common words establishes that keypad is coded as ty, paper is coded as io, and bottle is coded as kl. Combining these codes gives io kl ty.
30Reasoning Ability
Which of the following word is coded as 'ty'? Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In a certain code language, "book pen mouse laptop" is coded as "er gh iu cv" "keypad pen book bottle" is coded as "gh ty iu kl" "laptop pen bottle paper" is coded as "cv kl io gh"
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Answer: (A) Keypad
Explanation
In the second sentence "keypad pen book bottle" (gh ty iu kl), pen is gh, book is iu, and bottle is kl. Removing these three leaves ty as the unique code for Keypad.
31Reasoning Ability
Who will attend the meeting in December? Study the information and answer the given questions:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H have to attend the meeting in the months of March, April, November and December. In each month, the meeting will be conducted on either 15th or 24th of the month. Not more than two have a meeting on same month. B will attend the meeting on 15th of the month which has only 30 days. Three persons will attend the meeting between B and C. No one is attended the meeting after F. Two persons will attend the meeting between C and H. A and D will attend the meeting in the same month. Only one person will attend the meeting between B and G. G will not attend the meeting on 15th of March. A will attend the meeting after D.
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Answer: (E) F,C
Explanation
Arranging the schedule chronologically yields: D on March 15, A on March 24, B on April 15, H on April 24, G on November 15, E on November 24, C on December 15, and F on December 24. Therefore, C and F attend the meeting in December.
32Reasoning Ability
How many person(s) will attend the meeting between F and B? Study the information and answer the given questions: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H have to attend the meeting in the months of March, April, November and December. In each month, the meeting will be conducted on either 15th or 24th of the month. Not more than two have a meeting on same month. B will attend the meeting on 15th of the month which has only 30 days. Three persons will attend the meeting between B and C. No one is attended the meeting after F. Two persons will attend the meeting between C and H. A and D will attend the meeting in the same month. Only one person will attend the meeting between B and G. G will not attend the meeting on 15th of March. A will attend the meeting after D.
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Answer: (E) More than three
Explanation
The chronological order of meetings is D (March 15), A (March 24), B (April 15), H (April 24), G (November 15), E (November 24), C (December 15), and F (December 24). Between B on April 15 and F on December 24, exactly four persons attend the meeting, which is more than three.
33Reasoning Ability
B will attend the meeting on which date and month? Study the information and answer the given questions: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H have to attend the meeting in the months of March, April, November and December. In each month, the meeting will be conducted on either 15th or 24th of the month. Not more than two have a meeting on same month. B will attend the meeting on 15th of the month which has only 30 days. Three persons will attend the meeting between B and C. No one is attended the meeting after F. Two persons will attend the meeting between C and H. A and D will attend the meeting in the same month. Only one person will attend the meeting between B and G. G will not attend the meeting on 15th of March. A will attend the meeting after D.
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Answer: (A) 15th-April
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Since B attends on the 15th of a month with 30 days and three persons attend between B and C while no one attends after F (December 24), B must be scheduled on April 15.
34Reasoning Ability
Who among the following will attend the meeting immediately before F?
Study the information and answer the given questions:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H have to attend the meeting in the months of March, April, November and December. In each month, the meeting will be conducted on either 15th or 24th of the month. Not more than two have a meeting on same month.
B will attend the meeting on 15th of the month which has only 30 days. Three persons will attend the meeting between B and C. No one is attended the meeting after F. Two persons will attend the meeting between C and H. A and D will attend the meeting in the same month. Only one person will attend the meeting between B and G. G will not attend the meeting on 15th of March. A will attend the meeting after D.
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Answer: (B) C
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The final schedule places C on December 15 and F on December 24. Since no meeting occurs between these two dates, C attends the meeting immediately before F.
35Reasoning Ability
Who among the following will attend the meeting on November?
Study the information and answer the given questions:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H have to attend the meeting in the months of March, April, November and December. In each month, the meeting will be conducted on either 15th or 24th of the month. Not more than two have a meeting on same month.
B will attend the meeting on 15th of the month which has only 30 days. Three persons will attend the meeting between B and C. No one is attended the meeting after F. Two persons will attend the meeting between C and H. A and D will attend the meeting in the same month. Only one person will attend the meeting between B and G. G will not attend the meeting on 15th of March. A will attend the meeting after D.
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Answer: (B) G,E
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In the chronological sequence, the two slots for November (15th and 24th) are filled by G and E respectively.
36Quantitative Aptitude
What is the total students who participate in Quiz from class B, C and E together Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note : Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (B) 394
Explanation
For Class B, participating students = 330 − 88 = 242; Quiz participants = 242 × 7/11 = 154.
For Class C, participating students = 240 − 110 = 130; Quiz participants = 130 × 8/13 = 80.
For Class E, participating students = 390 − 130 = 260; Quiz participants = 260 × 8/13 = 160.
Total Quiz participants from B, C, and E = 154 + 80 + 160 = 394.
37Quantitative Aptitude
What is the ratio of students who participate in Painting from class B and C together to the students who participate in Quiz from class A and D together.
Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note : Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (C) 23:34
Explanation
Painting participants in B = (330 − 88) × 4/11 = 88.
Painting participants in C = (240 − 110) × 5/13 = 50.
Total Painting (B + C) = 88 + 50 = 138.
Quiz participants in A = (420 − 119) × 4/7 = 172.
Quiz participants in D = (125 − 45) × 2/5 = 32.
Total Quiz (A + D) = 172 + 32 = 204.
Ratio = 138 : 204 = 23 : 34.
38Quantitative Aptitude
Students who participate in Quiz from class B are what percent of students who participate in Painting from Class D
Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note : Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (A) 1925/6%
Explanation
Quiz participants in Class B = (330 − 88) × 7/11 = 154.
Painting participants in Class D = (125 − 45) × 3/5 = 48.
Percentage = (154 / 48) × 100% = (77 / 24) × 100% = 1925 / 6 %.
39Quantitative Aptitude
What is the average number of students who participate in Quiz from class A, B and C together Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note : Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (E) (135^⅓)/(3)
Explanation
Quiz participants in Class A = (420 − 119) × 4/7 = 172.
Quiz participants in Class B = (330 − 88) × 7/11 = 154.
Quiz participants in Class C = (240 − 110) × 8/13 = 80.
Total Quiz participants from A, B, and C = 172 + 154 + 80 = 406.
Average = 406 / 3 = 135 ⅓.
40Quantitative Aptitude
Students who participate in both cultural activities from class E is what percent more or less than the students who participate in Quiz from class C and D together. Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note : Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (B) (132^⅐)/(7)%
Explanation
Total participating students in Class E = 390 − 130 = 260.
Quiz participants in C and D together = 80 + 32 = 112.
Difference = 260 − 112 = 148.
Percentage increase = (148 / 112) × 100% = (37 / 28) × 100% = 925 / 7 % = 132 ⅐ %.
41Quantitative Aptitude
If students who do not participate in cultural activities from class A is increased by ³⁰⁰⁄₁₇% then students who participate in Quiz from class A is decreased by what percent. Ratio of students who participate in Quiz and Painting remains same. Given below is the table which shows the total students in 5 classes from which some participate in two cultural activities i.e. Quiz and Painting. It also shows the students who do not participates in cultural activities and ratio of students who participate in Quiz and painting.
Note:Students participate only in these two activities.
Class Total students Students who do not participate Ratio of students in Quiz and Painting
A 420 119 4:3
B 330 88 7:4
C 240 110 8:5
D 125 45 2:3
E 390 130 8:5
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Answer: (C) ³⁰⁰⁄₄₃%
Explanation
Initial non-participating students = 119 out of 420. Total participating students = 420 - 119 = 301.
Ratio of Quiz to Painting participants = 4:3, so initial Quiz participants = (4/7) × 301 = 172.
The non-participating students increase by (300/17)%, which is 119 × (300/1700) = 21.
New non-participating students = 119 + 21 = 140.
New total participating students = 420 - 140 = 280.
With the ratio remaining 4:3, new Quiz participants = (4/7) × 280 = 160.
Average of present age of A, B, C and D is 19. After 6 years C age will be 18 years more than the sum of present age of A and B. If D's present age is 12 years then find present age of C.
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Answer: (C) 38
Explanation
The sum of present ages of A, B, C, and D = 19 × 4 = 76 years.
Given D's present age = 12 years, the sum of present ages of A, B, and C = 76 - 12 = 64 years.
Thus, A + B = 64 - C.
After 6 years, C's age is C + 6.
According to the condition, C + 6 = (A + B) + 18.
Substitute A + B = 64 - C into the equation:
C + 6 = (64 - C) + 18
2C = 76
C = 38 years.
43Quantitative Aptitude
Sum of length of two train is 540m and ratio of speed of two trains A and B is 1 : 2. If train A covers 90m in 5 sec/ Then in what time they will cross each other when they travel in opposite direction.
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Answer: (D) 10 s
Explanation
Speed of train A = 90 / 5 = 18 m/s.
Since the ratio of speeds of train A and B is 1:2, speed of train B = 2 × 18 = 36 m/s.
When traveling in opposite directions, relative speed = 18 + 36 = 54 m/s.
Total distance to cover when crossing = sum of lengths of both trains = 540 m.
Time taken to cross each other = Total distance / Relative speed = 540 / 54 = 10 seconds.
44Quantitative Aptitude
The distance between two trains is 350km and they approach towards each other on parallel tracks. If speed of one train is 80% of speed of other train and they take 10 hours to meet each other then find the speed of slower train.
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Answer: (A) ¹⁴⁰⁄₉ km/hr
Explanation
Relative speed of two trains moving towards each other = Distance / Time = 350 / 10 = 35 km/hr.
Let the speed of the faster train be v km/hr.
Speed of the slower train = 80% of v = 0.8v km/hr.
Speed of the slower train = 0.8 × (175 / 9) = 140/9 km/hr.
45Quantitative Aptitude
From a mixture of 100 litre of milk and water which contain 70% milk and 30% water some amount is taken out and replaced with water. The resultant mixture contains equal amount of milk and water. Find the amount of mixture taken out in first step.
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Answer: (B) ²⁰⁰⁄₇ litre
Explanation
Initial milk volume in 100 litres mixture = 70% of 100 = 70 litres.
When x litres of mixture is removed, milk removed = 0.7x litres.
Replacing x litres with pure water keeps the total volume at 100 litres.
For the final mixture to contain equal amounts of milk and water, final milk volume must be 50 litres.
70 - 0.7x = 50
0.7x = 20
x = 200/7 litres.
46Quantitative Aptitude
Some quantity of Wheat costing 25 Rs./kg is mixed with some quantity of wheat costing 30 Rs./kg. If final mixture costs Rs. 28/kg then find the ratio of quantity in which they are mixed.
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Answer: (A) 2:3
Explanation
By applying the rule of alligation:
Ratio of cheaper wheat to dearer wheat = (Dearer price - Mixture price) : (Mixture price - Cheaper price)
Ratio = (30 - 28) : (28 - 25) = 2 : 3.
47Quantitative Aptitude
A can complete a work in 10 days. B can complete it in 15 days and C in 20 days. A worked alone for 2 days and then left the work remaining work is complete by B and C together in y days. Find the value y.
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Answer: (A) 48/7
Explanation
Let total work = LCM(10, 15, 20) = 60 units.
Daily work by A = 6 units, B = 4 units, C = 3 units.
Work done by A in 2 days = 2 × 6 = 12 units.
Remaining work = 60 - 12 = 48 units.
Combined daily efficiency of B and C = 4 + 3 = 7 units.
Time taken y = Remaining work / Combined rate = 48/7 days.
48Quantitative Aptitude
Ratio of diameter and height of a cylinder is 4:5. If diameter is increased by 50% then it curved surface area is increased by 160π . Find the volume of cylinder.
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Answer: (B) 1280π
Explanation
Let diameter D = 4x and height h = 5x, so radius r = 2x.
Initial curved surface area (CSA) = 2πrh = πDh = π(4x)(5x) = 20πx².
When diameter increases by 50%, new diameter D' = 6x, so new radius r' = 3x.
New CSA = πD'h = π(6x)(5x) = 30πx².
Increase in CSA = 30πx² - 20πx² = 10πx² = 160π.
x² = 16, so x = 4.
Radius r = 2(4) = 8, Height h = 5(4) = 20.
Volume of cylinder = πr²h = π × 8² × 20 = 1280π.
49Quantitative Aptitude
Tens digit of a three digit number is 6. If the number is written in reverse order then the number formed is 198 less than the original number. The sum of unit digit and hundredth digit is 12. Find the number
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Answer: (C) 765
Explanation
Let the number be 100a + 10b + c.
Tens digit b = 6, and a + c = 12.
Reversed number = 100c + 60 + a.
Original number - Reversed number = 99(a - c) = 198.
a - c = 2.
Solving a + c = 12 and a - c = 2:
2a = 14 gives a = 7, and c = 5.
The original number is 765.
50Quantitative Aptitude
There are 4 consecutive odd number and difference between the reciprocal of first odd number and reciprocal of the third is ⁴⁄₅₂₅ Find the sum of last two odd number.
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Answer: (E) 52
Explanation
Let four consecutive odd numbers be x, x+2, x+4, x+6.
1/x - 1/(x+4) = 4 / [x(x+4)] = 4/525.
x(x+4) = 525.
Solving x² + 4x - 525 = 0 gives x = 21.
The four consecutive odd numbers are 21, 23, 25, 27.
Sum of last two odd numbers = 25 + 27 = 52.
51Quantitative Aptitude
A sum of money is divided among P, R, T and Z in the ratio 4:7:9:14. If the share of P and R is Rs 4604 more That T, then what is the total amount of T and Z together.
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Answer: (A) 52946
Explanation
Let the ratio multiplier be x, making the shares of P, R, T, and Z equal to 4x, 7x, 9x, and 14x respectively.
Combined share of P and R = 4x + 7x = 11x.
Given that (P + R) - T = 4604, we have:
11x - 9x = 4604
2x = 4604
x = 2302.
The combined amount of T and Z = 9x + 14x = 23x.
Total amount = 23 × 2302 = 52946.
52Quantitative Aptitude
A boat while travelling upstream covers a distance of 18km at the speed of 3km / h , whereas while travelling downstream it covers the same distance at a speed of 9km / h . What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Answer: (E) None of these
Explanation
Speed in still water v = (Downstream speed + Upstream speed) / 2.
Given upstream speed = 3 km/h and downstream speed = 9 km/h:
v = (9 + 3) / 2 = 6 km/h.
53Quantitative Aptitude
A started some business with Rs. 26,000. After 3 months B joined him with Rs. 16,000. After some more time C joined them with Rs. 25,000. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of Rs. 15,453, C gets Rs. 3825 as his share. How many months after B joined the business, did C join?
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Answer: (A) 3
Explanation
A invested Rs 26,000 for 12 months, giving 26000 × 12 = 312,000 unit-months.
B invested Rs 16,000 for 9 months (12 - 3), giving 16000 × 9 = 144,000 unit-months.
Let C invest Rs 25,000 for t months, giving 25000 × t unit-months.
Ratio of profit sharing = 312 : 144 : 25t.
Total ratio sum = 456 + 25t.
11 × 23.12 + 625.11 + 24.98 × 7.99 = x³
What approximate value will come in place of (x) in the following questions?
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Answer: (E) 11
Explanation
Approximating the given values:
22 × 23 + 625 + 25 × 8 = x³
506 + 625 + 200 = x³
1331 = x³
x = 1331⁽1/3) = 11.
57Quantitative Aptitude
√x + (6.01)³ = (14.98)² + 30.92
What approximate value will come in place of (x) in the following questions?
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Answer: (C) 1600
Explanation
Approximating the terms in the given relation:
√x + 6³ = 15² + 31
√x + 216 = 225 + 31
√x + 216 = 256
√x = 256 - 216 = 40
x = 40² = 1600.
58Quantitative Aptitude
12% of 2399 + 95.99 ÷ 3.97 = (?)²
What approximate value will come in place of (x) in the following questions?
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Answer: (A) 24
Explanation
Approximating the values in the expression:
23% of 2400 + 96 ÷ 4 = x²
0.23 × 2400 + 24 = x²
552 + 24 = x²
x² = 576
x = √576 = 24.
59Quantitative Aptitude
(24.97) × (9.98) + (43.01)(42.99) = ?
What approximate value will come in place of (x) in the following questions?
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Answer: (E) 2100
Explanation
Approximating each term to its nearest integer:
25 × 10 + 43 × 43 = ?
250 + 1849 = 2099
Rounding 2099 to the nearest hundred gives 2100.
60Quantitative Aptitude
0 10 24 68 120 ?
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
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Answer: (A) 222
Explanation
The given number series follows the rule of n³ - n for odd terms and n³ + n for even terms:
1³ - 1 = 0
2³ + 2 = 10
3³ - 3 = 24
4³ + 4 = 68
5³ - 5 = 120
6³ + 6 = 216 + 6 = 222.
61Quantitative Aptitude
12, 26, 81, 328, 1645, ?
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
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Answer: (D) 9876
Explanation
The given number series follows the pattern xₙ₊₁ = xₙ × k + k, where the multiplier k starts at 2 and increases by 1 for each subsequent step. Applying this pattern to the terms of the series yields:
12 × 2 + 2 = 26
26 × 3 + 3 = 81
81 × 4 + 4 = 328
328 × 5 + 5 = 1645
To find the next term in the sequence, multiply 1645 by 6 and add 6:
1645 × 6 + 6 = 9870 + 6 = 9876
62Quantitative Aptitude
1, 2, 6, ?, 88, 445
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
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Answer: (C) 21
Explanation
The series follows the mathematical rule xₙ₊₁ = xₙ × k + k, where k increases sequentially starting from 1. Calculating each term according to this rule gives:
1 × 1 + 1 = 2
2 × 2 + 2 = 6
6 × 3 + 3 = 21
21 × 4 + 4 = 88
88 × 5 + 5 = 445
Thus, substituting k = 3 yields the missing term 21.
63Quantitative Aptitude
3, 8, 16, 33, 57, ?
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
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Answer: (C) 94
Explanation
The successive differences between consecutive numbers in the series are calculated as follows:
8 - 3 = 5 = 2² + 1
16 - 8 = 8 = 3² - 1
33 - 16 = 17 = 4² + 1
57 - 33 = 24 = 5² - 1
The pattern of differences consists of alternating expressions n² + 1 and n² - 1 for integer values of n starting from 2. For the next term, n = 6, giving a difference of 6² + 1 = 37. Adding 37 to the last term 57 results in 57 + 37 = 94.
64Quantitative Aptitude
15, 7.5, 7.5, 15, 60, ?
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series?
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Answer: (A) 480
Explanation
The relationship between successive terms in the series is based on exponential multiplication, where each multiplier is twice the previous multiplier:
15 × 0.5 = 7.5
7.5 × 1 = 7.5
7.5 × 2 = 15
15 × 4 = 60
The multipliers follow the geometric sequence 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8. To find the next number in the series, multiply 60 by the next multiplier 8:
60 × 8 = 480
65English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
The author contrasts the 1930's with the present in order to show that
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Answer: (B) unemployment now has less severe effects
Explanation
In the first paragraph, the author highlights that joblessness in the 1930s had far more severe ramifications because most unemployed individuals were primary breadwinners living near subsistence levels without welfare programs. In contrast, modern social safety nets, increased family affluence, and the presence of secondary wage earners mitigate the modern impact of joblessness, demonstrating that being unemployed currently produces less severe hardships than it did in the 1930s.
66English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple-earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Which of the following proposals best responds to the issues raised by the author?
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Answer: (C) New statistical indices should be developed to measure the degree to which unemployment and inadequately paid employment cause suffering.
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The author demonstrates throughout the text that current employment and poverty data both exaggerate and understate the true extent of labor market hardship. The passage emphasizes in its conclusion that there is consensus on only one point: existing statistical measures fail to accurately assess the real consequences and suffering caused by joblessness and low wages. Therefore, creating improved statistical indicators directly addresses the fundamental flaw highlighted by the author.
67English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
The author's purpose in citing those who are repeatedly unemployed during a twelve-month period is most probably to show that
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Answer: (B) unemployment statistics can underestimate the hardship resulting from joblessness
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In the second paragraph, the author discusses factors that lead social statistics to underestimate suffering. By noting that the total number of people experiencing joblessness across a full year is multiple times higher than the figure captured in any single month, the author illustrates how standard monthly counts fail to capture the true cumulative impact of unemployment, thereby undercounting the actual hardship experienced by workers over time.
68English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
According to the passage, one factor that causes unemployment and earnings figures to overpredict the amount of economic hardship is the
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Answer: (E) Prevalence, among low-wage workers and the unemployed, of members of families in which other are employed
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The passage explains that social statistics overstate economic suffering because many individuals earning minimum wage or experiencing unemployment belong to relatively affluent households with multiple wage earners. Since these individuals are often secondary earners rather than sole breadwinners, standard unemployment and low-wage figures overpredict the degree of actual financial hardship experienced by their families.
69English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
The author uses 'labour market problems' in passage to refer to which of the following?
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Answer: (D) Shortage of jobs providing adequate income
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Throughout the text, the discussion of labor market issues centers on conditions such as unemployment, low-wage full-time employment that leaves families in poverty, and involuntary part-time work. These problems all refer to the economic hardship resulting when the economy fails to provide a sufficient number of jobs that yield adequate income for workers and their families.
70English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Which of the following is the principle topic of the passage?
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Answer: (E) How social statistics give an unclear picture of the degree of hardship caused by low wages and insufficient employment
Explanation
The entire text is structured around analyzing why social statistics provide an ambiguous and misleading measure of economic suffering. The author details how standard metrics overstate hardship in some contexts while underestimating it in others due to uncounted low-wage workers and part-time workers, concluding that current statistics fail to accurately represent the actual hardship resulting from low wages and insufficient employment.
71English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Dire
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Answer: (B) terrible
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In the passage, "dire consequences" refers to extremely serious, severe, or disastrous outcomes resulting from unemployment. The word "terrible" directly matches this meaning of causing great suffering, hardship, or distress.
72English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Mitigate
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Answer: (A) alleviate
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In the given context, "mitigated the consequences of joblessness" means reducing or lessening the severity of hardship caused by unemployment. The word "alleviate" precisely means to make suffering or a problem less severe.
73English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple- earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.
Inability
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Answer: (C) competence
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In the passage, "inability" refers to the lack of capacity, power, or skill to accomplish something, specifically finding full-time work. The word "competence" signifies having the necessary ability, skill, or capacity to do something successfully, making it the direct antonym.
74English Language
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help out locate them while answering some of the questions.
How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship. Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple-earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor- market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self- support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part- time because of the inability to find full- time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in- kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of labor market problems number in the hundreds of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate—that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.
Contentious
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Answer: (A) agreeable
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In the passage, a "contentious social policy question" refers to a subject that creates controversy, dispute, or disagreement. The word "agreeable" means pleasant, harmonious, or open to agreement, serving as the exact opposite in meaning.
75English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) If Rajeshwari /(A) would have come (B)/ to me I would have/(C) given her the/(D) help she needed./ (E) No error.
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Answer: (A) A
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In conditional sentences expressing an unreal condition in the past (third conditional), the conditional clause starting with "if" uses the past perfect tense ("had + past participle"), while the main clause uses "would have + past participle". Replacing "would have come" with "had come" restores correct grammatical structure.
76English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) I bade him /(A) to submit all (B)/ the important documents/ (C) before he left /(D) for the meeting./(E) No error.
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Answer: (A) A
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The verb "bid" (past tense "bade") when used in the sense of ordering or commanding someone to do something is followed by an object and a bare infinitive (infinitive without "to"). Removing "to" before "submit" corrects the infinitival structure.
77English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) When we /(A)reached the station /(B) we found /(C) that there was /(D) no place to stand./ (E) No error.
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Answer: (D) D
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In English grammar, "room" refers to physical space or capacity required for a specific function or standing, whereas "place" refers to a specific geographic location or position. Substituting "place" with "room" creates the standard idiom "no room to stand".
78English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) All the pupils /(A) stood up respectively/(B) as soon as /(C) the guru /(D) entered the room/ (E) No error.
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Answer: (A) A
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The word "respectively" means separately and in the order mentioned, whereas "respectfully" means with deference and respect. Since the pupils stood up to show respect to their guru, "respectfully" is the correct word choice.
79English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) When the father /(A) in him/ (B) took charge of the/(C) situation, all the children /(D) shook in their shoes./(E) No error
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Answer: (E) No error
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Using the definite article before a common noun ("the father in him") correctly represents an abstract paternal trait or feeling present in a person. Furthermore, "shook in their shoes" is a standard idiomatic expression meaning to tremble with fear, making the entire sentence grammatically sound.
80English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) I had just /(A)reached a hotel which/(B) was inaugurated by the Prime Minister /(C) when my mother called me to bring some mangoes/(D) while coming back home./ (E) No error
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Answer: (A) A
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When a noun is made specific by a defining relative clause ("which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister"), it requires the definite article "the" rather than the indefinite article "a". Changing "a hotel" to "the hotel" ensures correct article usage.
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In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) If people get /(A)recurring opportunities for /(B)independent thinking they /(C)would better /(D) prepare for it. /(E)No Error
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Answer: (C) C
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In conditional sentences where the conditional clause contains a present tense verb, the main clause expresses a consequence using modal auxiliary verbs such as will or can. The use of the past conditional modal would is grammatically inconsistent with the present tense condition. Replacing would with will or can corrects the conditional harmony.
82English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) When I first visited Mexicali, /(A)I had heard/(B) rumors about "La Chinesca," a network of basement tunnels/(C) where the city's Chinese immigrants had/(D) created their own underground Chinatown./(E) No error.
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Answer: (A) A
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When describing two events that occur concurrently in the past, simple past tense is required for both actions. The visiting of Mexicali and the hearing of rumors happened at the same time, so the past perfect had heard is unnecessary. Simple past tense heard provides proper temporal alignment with visited.
83English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) The deepest ocean blue/ (A) rolls with earth green, /(B) each hue primordial /(C) in the force they /(D) exerts on the other./(E) No error.
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Answer: (C) C
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The subject pronoun in the relative clause must agree in number with its antecedent. Here, the phrase each hue specifies a singular antecedent, which requires the singular pronoun it. Using the plural pronoun they creates a subject-pronoun agreement error.
84English Language
In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part which is numbered (1) and is grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (E) as your choice.
(1) The school district's policy change /(A) comes at a time when the state isn't really sure/ (B) how it can enforce the /(C)bathroom law, which requires people to use the bathroom /(D) according to the gender of their birth certificate./ (E) No error
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Answer: (D) D
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The preposition indicating that information is recorded on a document or certificate is on. Saying gender of a birth certificate is idiomatically incorrect because a certificate does not possess gender; rather, gender is specified on the certificate.
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We should realize that the chance of accident in a train or on the road.
(I) may be at least as great in our home as
(II) was at least as great as in homes
(III) may be as great or greater in our homes than
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (A) Only (I) is correct
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Phrase (I) correctly completes the sentence by maintaining proper tense consistency and idiomatic comparative structure. The modal verb "may be" aligns with the present-modal context established by "should realize" in the main clause. Furthermore, the construction "at least as great... as" forms a grammatically complete comparison between the probability of accidents occurring during travel and those occurring at home, ensuring proper parallelism throughout the statement.
86English Language
Primitive man an imbalance which could be rectified only by punishing the wrongdoer.
(I) believes that a crime created
(II) believed that a crime created
(III) believed that a criminal created
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (B) Only (II) is correct
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The sentence describes a historical belief held by primitive man, requiring the past tense verb believed to align with the past modal could in the relative clause. Present tense believes in phrase (I) creates an improper tense shift. Furthermore, crime represents the abstract act that disrupts balance, making phrase (II) the logically and syntactically correct fit.
87English Language
Calamities and indigence in the past than at present.
(I) was afflicted more
(II) were more afflict
(III) may afflict more
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (E) None is correct
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Phrase (I) uses the singular verb was with the plural compound subject Calamities and indigence. Phrase (II) uses the ungrammatical verb construction were more afflict instead of a proper participle or adjective. Phrase (III) uses the present modal may, which contradicts the past temporal marker in the past.
88English Language
to keep his promise, he will earn the distrust of all the voters.
(I) If the candidate has failed
(II) Since the candidate has failed
(III) If the candidate fails
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (E) All are correct
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Phrase (I) uses the present perfect in the conditional clause to indicate a completed action with future consequences, which pairs correctly with the simple future will earn. Phrase (II) uses since as a causal conjunction, forming a valid cause-and-effect sentence. Phrase (III) uses simple present in a standard first conditional structure.
89English Language
It is difficult to prevent assault against environment as ________ animals.
(I) those against
(II) it is against
(III) preventing those against
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (B) Only (II) is correct
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The singular noun phrase assault requires a singular comparative construction. Phrase (I) uses the plural pronoun those, causing a number mismatch. Phrase (III) introduces an ungrammatical gerund placement after as. Phrase (II) correctly supplies the subordinate clause it is, completing the comparison as it is against animals.
90English Language
Top managers are often stymied by the ________ conflict.
(I) difficulties of managing
(II) difficulty for managing
(III) management of difficult
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (C) Both (I) and (III) are correct
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(I) "the difficulties of managing conflict" - grammatically correct.
(II) "the difficulty for managing conflict" - incorrect; the idiom takes "of", not "for".
(III) "the management of difficult conflict" - grammatically correct.
Both (I) and (III) fit the blank, so both are correct.
91English Language
Reaching collective decisions ________ individual preferences is an imperfect science.
(I) belonging to
(II) based on
(III) concerning
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (D) Both (II) and (III) are correct
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Prepositional and participial expressions indicating foundation or subject matter seamlessly join the main clause. Stating that collective decisions depend upon individual preferences provides clear logical connection, while using a participle denoting topic or subject matter creates a syntactically correct and meaningful statement.
92English Language
________, I could not accept his statement that supernatural beings had caused the disturbance.
(I) A realist that I am
(II) Being a realist
(III) Being that I am a realist
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (C) Both (I) and (II) are correct
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An emphatic noun phrase followed by a relative clause functions as an adverbial construction expressing cause or reason. Similarly, a present participial phrase acting as an adverbial modifier directly modifies the subject of the main clause, establishing a clear cause for the action described.
93English Language
Taking good decisions and are the hallmarks of high performing companies.
(I) implement those quickly
(II) implementing those quickly
(III) quick implementing those
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (B) Only (II) is correct
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The sentence features a compound subject joined by a coordinating conjunction, requiring grammatical parallelism. Because the first part of the compound subject begins with a gerund phrase, the second part must also use a gerund phrase modified by an appropriate adverb to maintain structural balance and clarity.
94English Language
Innovation the top corporate agenda.
(I) has always been
(II) is
(III) have been
Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence will fit into the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence.
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Answer: (D) Both (I) and (II) are correct
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The subject is an uncountable singular noun that requires a singular verb. Both a simple present singular verb and a present perfect singular verb phrase agree grammatically with the subject and complete the predicate logically.
