13Okay, here are the answers-
Passage-I - Q5- A, Q6- B, Q7- A
Passage-II- Q8- C, Q9- B
1) i.All donkeys are humans
ii.Some humans are not tigers
From above statements we can conclude that-
A- Some donkeys are Tigers
B- Some tigers are donkeys
C- Some humans are donkeys
D- Some tigers are not humans
2) Fran: I want to stay out of Professor T's classes if i can. I've heard se's verystrictwhen it comes to giving out the grades.
Sid: That's not true. My friend Phil took her class last yr, and she gave gave him an A.
From the conversation above, it can be inferred that SId interpreted Fran's statement to mean that Professor T-
A- makes unfair demands on her students.
B- only gives good grades to a few favoured students.
C- has become increasingly strict in her grading over the past year.
D- gives out fewer good grades than most teachers in the department.
E- never gives out grades of A.
3) 31 17 58 87
68 19 61 56
91 22 70 50
10 142 11 ?
The missing no. is-
A- 30 B-70 C- 7 D- 60
4) How many such letter-pairs are there in the word SMUGGLER having the same number of alphabet between them as in the original alphabet sequence?
A-0 B-1 C-2 D-3
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24 Answers
1How many such letter-pairs are there in the word SMUGGLER having the same number of alphabet between them as in the original alphabet sequence?
READ THE QUESTION ALL OF YOU...IT SAYS "the same number of alphabet between them as in the original alphabet sequence"
SO BETWEEN S AND U (IN SMUGGLER) THERES 1 LETTER WHICH IS SAME AS IN THE CASE OF THE ALPHABETS.
SAME FOR G AND E...BETWEEN THEM 1 LETTER
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13@Uttara... Let some more trials come up ; will post the answers in the evening.
ALso, fr Q4) the two pairs are- GE & SU.
13Ooh...
First of all i need to rectify, the minor errors i made while typing in a rush... (haven't got the patience to edit #16 'coz it will jumble up & i'll have to rearrange it all over again. )
Errors to be rectified-
Passage-I
iv) Since D & F have been competing for promotion, they should not be a team.
5) *combinations
Passage-II
8) A- *greatly
9) B- *controls
47) B must go to the new office since the only 2 combinations of Bkkeepers possible r A n B and B n C
4Passage I
5) I think 1 coz
BC ---> Bk
DFH ---> secr
6) G cannot go
Reason : The ans for (5) is the only possible case and it doesnt include A and G( A not in given options So G)
4@Abhirup : How 2 pairs ??
1 is S M U
What's the other one??
and ya I too feel Abhirup's method is the r8 one for des type of qs
13PASSAGE-BASED QUESTIONS (Q-5 to Q-9)
Passage-I
Management of XYZ corporation (which has 3 bookkeepers A,B,C & 5 secretaries D,E,F,G,H) is planning to open a new office using 3 sectretaries & 2 bookkeepers.
To do so, they plan to separate individuals who do not function well together.
The following guidelines were established-
i) A & C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not be sent as a team.
ii) C & E function well alone but not as a team. They should be separated.
iii) D & G have not been on speaking terms for a long time, hence must be separated.
iv) Since D & F have been competing for promotion, they should be a team.
5) If C & F are moved to the new office, how many combinnations are possible ?
A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 E-5
6) If C is sent to the new office which member of the staff cannot go ?
A- B B- D C- F D- G E-H
7) Which of the following must go to the new office ?
A- B B- D C -E D-G E- H
(IS the A,B,C a bit confusing with the options? :P)
Passage-II
During Mayor J's term in office, the price of gasoline in this area has increased by 95%.
If J is re-elected, more price increases will surely follow. Don't vote for J!
8) The argument above is most like which of the following-?
A- Air pollution from auto fumes has graetly worsenedsince the new expressway has opened. To prevent even worse of it, we should oppose construction of new highways.
B-Strip mining has destroyed the environment in this area.Vote for the proposed law prohibiting strip mining.
C-Ever since the country seat was moved to Rockville, public school services have deteriorated. Save our schools---vote to move the country seat back to basin city.
D-Congress has failed to take decisive steps to solve the energy crisis.Its time to elect a new body of representatives who will deal with this problem effectively.
9) The argument would be strengthened if it could be shown that-
A- gas prices are determined by forces beyond the control of any 1 person.
B Mayor J fought efforts to impose statewide contros on gas prices.
C- price of gas inceased by an average of 150% nationwide during Major J's term.
D- Major J owns 100 shares of oil company stock.
13Hmm... so #13 approach 1 seems to be right then.
Tht way answer is indeed 2.
392) is D. We will eliminate all the other options.
A - Nowhere is it indicated that she makes unfair demands.
B - Nowhere is it indicated that she indulges in favouritism.
C - Fran did say that she has become strict with the grading, but did not mention any time.
E - It is not given that Fran craves straight A's. He may simply want a decent B.
13NOw, the latest confusion is ki iska kya matlab hai-
"between them as in the original alphabet sequence.."
Can mean 2 (maybe 3) things-
1- Full sequence ABCD... & the order therein (without caring about the word given)...WHt Abhirup did.
2- Alphabetical sequence of the letters of "the given word"....WHt i thought.
3- Wht Uttara did. (which i don't know abhi.)
Ab which one is it...?!
1ya avik...ur method mayb r8... but wat it did
S M U G G L E R ---------------------(1)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z-------(2)
NOW SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LETTERS S AND U IN (1) AND (2) ARE THE SAME AND SO IS FOR G AND E. BY THAT WAY I GOT 2 PAIRS. DONT KNOW THE EXACT WAY OF SOLVING THIS TYPE OF QUESTIONS.
39Avik....Fran did not mention the A grade....the A grade was just an example given by Sid. We do not know what Fran wants.
13Wht i did (used to do)....
S M U G G L E R
If we 2 G's as a single "G"
Word- S M U G L E R
As in Alphabet List- E G L M R S
GL (0 alphabet in b/w)
GM ( 1in b/w)
GR (2 in b/w)
LR (1 in b/w)
SO, this way there are 4 pairs, hai naa...?
If we consider both G's different
Word- S M U G G L E R
Alphabet listing- E G L M R S
GL (wrt 2nd G)
GM (wrt 1st G)
GR (wrt 2nd G)
GS (wrt 2nd G)
LR
5 pairs this way then...!!
Ye sab kya hai...... ;O
13Uttara.....Thnx fr 3rd :) ...(my brain ;O)
4)th i don't understand :(...Cud u plz explain fr some other example, take MONKEY fr instance.
131) I agree with C. (don't have the official answer)
2) Answer is -E.
Thts rite i think, 'coz we have to track it dwn frm Sid's point of view....& he specifically mentions the A grade,,, tht too of only one student; implying tht he just wants to prove tht A grade is not an impossibility.
Don't have the answers fr 3) and 4) either.
...But am getting more than 3 pairs fr 4) (!)...& no click fr Qn 3) as of now.
41) C
2) D
4) 0
3) 7
For 1 and 2 I agree with Pritish's and Madhu's explanations
For4 its obvious like for example A P Z wud be one such letter-pairs having the same number of alphabet between them as in the original alphabet sequence
Another example is D H J
For 3rd sum of all no.s of a column = 200
