Logical Reasoning

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Logical Reasoning


1.
(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%
(a) ebd (b) bad (c) abc (d) aec
Answer is d; the statement a,e,c are logically sequenced.


1.
(a) Japan now produces more semiconductors, than US.
(b) Semiconductors are one of the fastest growing industry segments.
(c) A decade ago Japan was producing 24% and the US was producing 22% of the worlds semiconductors, respectively.
(d) 10 years ago Japan ranked third in semiconductor production.
(e) During the last 10 years Japans production of semiconductors has increased by 500% while that of the us has increased by 200%
(a) abd (b) cea (c) edc (d) bcd

2.
(a) Coding program 1 (b) Writing specifications for program 1
(c) Integrating program 1 with other programs (d) Testing program 1
(e) Collecting cheque from the client of the program
(a) edcba (b) abcde (c) badce (d) abdce

3.
(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

4.
(a) Defining the data type of the variable (b) Using the variable (c) Declaring the variable
(d) Initializing the variable (e) Remove the variable from the memory
(a) cadbe (b) abcde (c) cdb (d) acdbe

5.
(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
(a) bda (b) acb (c) ebc (d) eac

6.
(a) All missiles follow a fixed trajectory (b) The boomerang requires a high degree of skill
(c) A boomerang is a missile (d) The boomerang is used by Australian aborigines to hunt
(e) A boomerang normally has an elliptical flight path

(a) adc (b) aec (c) cba (d) ebd

7.
(a) Saving the source file (b) Compiler execution (c) Pre-processor execution
(d) Bug fixing (e) Reading the error file
(a) eabcd (b) acbed (c) abced (d) cbeda

8.
(a) But if powers that be, extended any, how will be the first one to take might claim
(b) I don't believe in seeking special privileges because I'm a woman
(c) Let me explain this in context of what happened the other
(a) bac (b) acb (c) bca (d) abc

9.
(a) A long search produce a comprehensive list of 203 manufacturing firms
(b) The number of workers employed by the firms in the area ranged from a dozen to approximately 3500
(c) Those concerned with mining and quarrying, construction ,transport, trade and commerce were excluded
(d) The investigation was confined to manufacturing firms in the area
(a) bcda (b) bcab (c) abcd (d) dabc

10.
(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
(a) acdb (b) bacb (c) dabc (d) dcba


Data Sufficiency
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

Example:

1. 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.

Questions :

11. 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

12. Program 1 can be implemented
1) Program 1 is tested and error free
2) The implementation site is ready

13. The sum of digits of a 5 digit no. is 10. The digit in the ten thousandth place is cube of that of units place. what is the number.
1) The digits in the thousandth, hundredth and tenth place are equal
2) The digit in the units and tenth place are not equal

14. If I deposit Rs.1000 in the bank now and withdraw the amount only at the end of the year how much will I get?
1) The rate of compound interest is 12% per year
2) The interest is deposited in the account at the end of every six months

15. Variable "X" is an address variable.
1) The value of variable "X" is "adbcf"
2) Program has a statement X =&Y

16. Is white color the best reflector of light?
1) The lower a color's reflection index the better its power of reflection
2) White has a reflection index of 0.28

17. Does Mehta work in an advertising agency?
1) Mehta begins work at 9 am in the morning and works till 9 in the night
2) Mehta is a copywriter

18. Is it true that Maggi Noodles success was largely due to its ability to satisfy a latent consumer need?
1) Before the entry of Maggi Noodles, Others did not have access to a food item which was convenient to prepare and could be consumed between meals.
2) Maggi Noodles was an instant hit with ladies who had children in the range of 10 to 12 years

19. Sachin wrote Program 1
1) It is found in the directory c:usersachin
2) Sachin tested Program 1

20. Are all Argots also Knicks?
1) All Argots are Drones
2) All Drones are Knicks

21. Does classical music aid plant growth?
1) Music aids in the development of sugar in plants.
2) In an experiment conducted, its was observed that plants exposed to classical music grew by 5cm more than plants not exposed to classical music in the same period.

22. Are cheques the safest method of making a payment.
1) Cheques are more convenient than cash in making and resolving payments.
2) Payment by cheques eliminate the risk involved in handling cash.

23. Networking is working fine.
1) Computer A is able to talk to Computer B
2) Both Computer A & B are Pentium Machines.

24. Is it true that smiling is easier than frowning?
1) Smiling requires the movement of 14 facial muscles while frowning requires the movement of 24 facial muscles.
2) Moving every facial muscles requires the same amount of effort.

25. Is it true that the Carpenter lives on the first floor.?
1) the Barber lives two floors above the black smith who in turn stays one floor above the carpenter.
2) the blacksmith lives two floors above the weaver who lives one floor below the carpenter in a three storeyed building.

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