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(#M40032173) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Questions - At a formal dinner for 8, the host and the hostess are seated at opposite ends of a rectangular table, with 3
persons along each side. Each man must be seated next to at least to 1 woman, and vice versa. Alan is opposite to
Diana, who is not the hostess. George has a woman on his right and is opposite to a woman. Helga is at the hostess's
right, next to Frank. One person is seated between Belinda and Carol.

Q1. The 8th person present, Eric must be
(a) the host
(b) seated to Diana's right
(c) seated opposite to Carol
Option
(a) a only
(b) c only
(c) b and c
(d) a, b and c

Q2. If each person is placed directly opposite to his or her spouse, which of the following pairs must be married.
Option
(a) George and Helga
(b) Belinda and Frank
(c) Carol and Frank
(d) George and Belinda

Q3. Which person is not seated next to a person of the same sex.?
Option
(a) Alan
(b) Belinda
(c) Carol
(d) Diana

Q4. George is bothered by the cigarette smoke of his neighbor and exchanges seats with the person 4 places to
his left. Which of the following must be true following the exchange?
(a) No one is seated between two persons of the opposite sex.
(b) one side of the table consists entirely of persons of the same sex.
(c) Either the host or hostess has changed seats
Option
(a) A only
(b) C only
(c) A and B
(d) B and C

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(#M40032160) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Q. Each floor of a 3 storeyed building is occupied and a total of 15 people live in the building. How many live on the first floor?
1) The no. of people living in the first floor is an odd number
2) The no. of people living on the first floor double the number living on the second floor

Hint - Each item has a question followed by two statements :
Mark a: If the question can be answered with the help of statement "1" alone
Mark b: If the question can be answered with the help of statement "2" alone
Mark c: If the question can be answered with the help of both the statements but not with the help of either
statement by itself
Mark d: If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the given statements

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(#M40032174) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Questions - The hotel Miramar has two wings, the east wing and the west wing. Some east wing rooms but not all, have an ocean view. All west wing rooms have a harbor view. The charge for all rooms is identical except for the following.
There is an extra charge for all harbor view rooms on or above third floor. There is an extra charge for all ocean
view rooms except those without balcony. Some harbor view rooms on the first two floors and some east wing rooms
without ocean view have kitchen facilities for which there is an extra charge. Only the ocean view and harbor view
rooms have balconies.

Q1. A guest may avoid an extra charge by requesting
Option
(a) A west wing room on one of the first two floors.
(b) A west wing room on the fourth floor without balcony.
(c) An East wing room without balcony.
(d)Any room without kitchen.

Q2. Which of the following must be true if all conditions are as stated?
(a) All rooms above the third floor involves extra charges.
(b) No room without an ocean or harbor view or kitchen facilities involves extra charge.
(c) There is no extra charge for an east wing room without ocean view.
(d) There is no extra charge for any room without Kitchen facilities.

Q3. which of the following must be false if all conditions are as stated?
(a) Some ocean viewing rooms do not involve an extra charge
(b) All rooms with kitchen facilities involve an extra charge
(c) Some west viewing rooms above the second floor do not involve an extra charge
(d) Some harbor viewing rooms do not involve an extra charge

Q4. Which of the following can not be determined on the basis of the information given?
(a) Whether there are any rooms without a balcony for which extra charge is imposed
(b) Whether any room without at kitchen or a view involves an extra charge
(c) Whether two extra charges are imposed for any room
(d) None of the above

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(#M40032182) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Directions for question Q1-Q10:
Each question comprises four scattered segments of a sentence. Identify from among the four choices the sequences that correctly assembles the segments and completes the sentence.
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Q1. A. Anniversaries can be dicey things.
B. As long as the dead are being commemorated on a particular day, it is fine.
C. The opposition could keep its gun powder dry and ready as well.
D. But when it comes to a government celebrating a year or two in office, there can be trouble.
(a) DACB
(b) CADB
(c) ABDC
(d) BCDA
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Q2. A. It is less concerned with telling a tale.
B. As with so much Huxley's later fiction, one is not sure whether or not to call this book a true novel.
C. It is also weak on characterization but strong on alk.
D. Than with presenting an attitude of life.
(a) CBDA
(b) BADC
(c) ABDC
(d) DCBA
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Q3. A. While the above is true for private sector companies, it is not so in the public limited companies.
B. But with the removal of control over premia, the premia at which issues are marked has gone up quite sharply.
C. So the cost of capital at even a lower debt equity ratio comes out lower.
D. Traditionally, the cost of equity is higher than the cost of debt.
(a) DBCA
(b) BADC
(c) ACDB
(d) CDAB
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Q4. A. Compiling and debugging.
B. Testing.
C. Writing the code.
D. Thinking of the algorithm.
E. Understanding the problem
(a) DBECA
(b) CDABE
(c) ACDBE
(d) EDCAB
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Q5. A. Such alliances are shaky from the start.
B. In this manner parties which are not able to get a mandate from the electorate are able to come to power.
C. We have seen the unique spectacle of political forming alliance just to form a government.
D. Indian democracy continues to amaze.
(a) ADBC
(b) BADC
(c) DCBA
(d) BDCA
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Q6. A. They are the three faces of dysphoria - bad feeling.
B. Anxiety, Depression and Anger.
C. When the three combine and get out of control, we get what is called mental illness.
D. All of us experience three emotions almost daily.
(a) ACDB
(b) CBDA
(c) CADB
(d) DBAC
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Q7. A. This is the key to tap the creative power inside us.
B. It is difficult to control our thinking and feelings.
C . That is, unless we work at it conciously and persistently.
D. We are influenced and limited by attitudes, prejudices by other individuals and by external conditions
to such an extent that few can control mental and emotional processes.
(a) ACDB
(b) BDCA
(c) CADB
(d) DBAC
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Q8. A. Two vital facts must be understood.
B. The subconscious mind has the power to create.
C. The second is that it obeys the orders given to it by the conscious mind.
D. Its function is to bring to full expression whatever is desired by the conscious mind.
(a)ABCD
(b) CBDA
(c) ADBC
(d) DBAC
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Q9. A. But what is not often understood is that this flash is outcome of long periods of incubation.
B. The layman thinks that it is a spell of divine flash which illuminates the dark and the hidden.
C. True, it does.
D. Inspiration is much misunderstood term.
(a) DBAC
(b) ACBD
(c) DBCA
(d) CADB
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Q10. A. As a result, the world has undergone a transformation.
B. Science and civilization have made rapid strides especially in recent times.
C. This constitutes the basic factor in the use of productive resources.
D. But behind all the progress of mankind is the human factor which is invaluable and irreplaceable.
(a) ABDC
(b) BADC
(c) DCAB
(d) CBDA

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(#M40032159) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Q. Does winking improve eye sight?
1) During the process of winking the focal power of eyes improves
2) Experiments have shown that eye exercise lead to an improvement in eye sight

Answer: d because neither 1 or 2 is adequate.

Hint - Each item has a question followed by two statements :
Mark a: If the question can be answered with the help of statement "1" alone
Mark b: If the question can be answered with the help of statement "2" alone
Mark c: If the question can be answered with the help of both the statements but not with the help of either
statement by itself
Mark d: If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the given statements

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(#M40032177) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Questions are based on the following: In a magical temple there are 3 doorways each leading to the interior of the temple. Every door way has an idol just inside. The magical powers of the temple doubles the flowers a devotee carries every time he/she passes under a doorway. Each devotee has to pass on straight through the doorway and cannot retrace his steps till he comes to the innermost idol.

Q1. Ram carries X flowers at each idol he places an identical number of flowers Y. He returns from the temple
without a single flower. X was most probably
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

Q2. In the situation above Y was most probably
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

Q3. If Sita took 8 flowers to the temple and offered 4 flowers each to the first two idols then by the time she faces the third idol she has
(a) 40 flowers
(b) 36 flowers
(c) 52 flowers
(d) 56 flowers

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(#M40032152) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

(a) Bob is older than Dinku and Ismer
(b) Rahul is oldet than Dinku
(c) Rahul is younger than Bob
(d) Rahul is older than Ismer
(e) Dinku is older than Ismer
(a)edb (b)bcd (c)dab (d)abc
Q. Each of the following series of statements is followed by four sets. Identify the set that is logically consistent.

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(#M40032154) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

(a) In the last six months the number of robberies at gun point in the city has dropped by 18%
(b) Guns are necessary protection against robbers
(c) Strict gun control causes a decrease in violent crime
(d) Most crimes are committed with guns and knives
(e) Six months ago this city's council passed a gun control law
Option
(a) bda
(b) acb
(c) ebc
(d) eac
Q. Each of the following series of statements is followed by four sets. Identify the set that is logically consistent.

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(#M40032158) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

(a) The quickly came back with pots laden with water
(b) The water gurgled out and the dying embers hissed and send up little curls of vapour
(c) The poured it on the glowing bed of charcoal
(d) The men jumped up and rushed to the river
Option
(a) acdb
(b) bacb
(c) dabc
(d) dcba
Q. Each of the following series of statements is followed by four sets. Identify the set that is logically consistent.

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(#M40032125) ADITI QUESTION Keep an EYE

Q. Each of the following series of statements is followed by four sets. Identify the set that is logically consistent.
(a) The gap between the average starting salaries of teachers and those of other professionals has shrunk in recent years.
(b) The average age of first year teachers is same as it was in 1975.
(c) Starting teachers are no longer underpaid.
(d) The extent of a persons formal education is a measure by which to determine his level of salary.
(e) Over the last few years, the average starting salaries of other professionals have increased by 20%
Option
(a)ebd
(b)bad
(c)abc
(d)aec
Answer is d; the statement a,e,c are logically sequenced.

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