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REASONING

 106. Rahul : Once would have to be blind to the reality of moral obligation to deny

that people who believe a course of action to be morally obligatory for them have both the right and the duty to pursue that action, and that no one else has any right to stop them doing so.

Richa: But imagine an artist who feels morally obliged to do whatever she can to prevent works of art from being destroyed confronting a morally committed anti-pornography demonstrator engaged in destroying artworks he deems pornographic. According to your principle that artist has, simultaneously, both the right and duty to stop the destruction and no right whatsoever to stop it.

Which of the following, if substituted for the scenario invoked by Richa, would preserve the force of her argument?

(a)       a medical researcher who feels a moral obligation not to claim sole credit for work that was performed in part by someone else confronting another researcher who feels no such moral obligation.

(b)   a manufacturer who feels a moral obligation to recall potentially dangerous products confronting a consumer advocate who feels morally obliged to expose product defects.

(c)   an architect who feels a moral obligation to design only energy-efficient buildings confronting, as a potential client, a corporation that believes its primary moral obligation is to maximize shareholder profits.

(d)     a health inspector who feels morally obliged to enforce restrictions on the number of cats a householder may keep confronting a householder who, feeling morally obliged to keep every stray that comes along, has over twice that number of cats.

107. Between 1951 and 1963, it was illegal in the country of Geronia to manufacture, sell, or transport any alcoholic beverages. Despite this prohibition, however, the death rate from diseases related to excessive alcohol consumption was higher during the first five years of the period than it was during the five years prior to 1951. Therefore, the attempt to prevent alcohol use merely made people want and use alcohol more than they would have if it had not been forbidden.

Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument EXCEPT:

(a)     Many who died of alcohol-related diseases between 1951 and 1963 consumed illegally imported alcoholic beverages produced by the same methods as those used within Geronia.

(b)        Death from an alcohol-related disease generally does not occur until five to ten years after the onset of excessive alcohol consumption.

(c)     The death rate resulting from alcohol-related diseases increased just as sharply during the ten years before and ten years after the prohibition of alcohol as it did during the years of prohibition.

(d)     Between 1951 and 1963, among the people with pre-existing alcohol-related diseases, the percentage who obtained life-saving medical attention declined because of a social stigma attached to excessive alcohol consumption.

108. Unless they are used as strictly temporary measures, rent-control ordinances (municipal regulations placing limits on rent increase) have several negative effects for renters. One of these is that the controls will bring about a shortage of rental units. This disadvantage for renters occurs over the long run, but the advantage smaller rent increases – occurs immediately. In many municipalities, especially in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed, it is invariably the desire for short-term gain that guides those tenants in the exercise of that power.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?

(a)        It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.

(b)       In many municipalities, rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental units arise.

(c)        In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units.

(d)        in the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially

109. A government’s proposed 8 percent cut in all subsidies to art groups will be difficult for those groups to absorb. As can be seen, however, from their response to last year’s cut, it will not put them out of existence. Last year there was also an 8 percent cut, and though private fund-raising was very difficult for the art groups in the current recessionary economy, they did survive.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument.

(a)        Relies without warrant on the probability that the economy will improve.

(b)        Overlooks the possibility that the cumulative effect of the cuts will be more than the arts group can withstand.

(c)        Equates the mere survival of the arts groups with their flourishing.

(d)        Does not raise the issue of whether there should be any government subsidies to arts groups at all.

110. Health insurance insulates patients from the expense of medical care, giving doctors almost complete discretion in deciding the course of most medical treatments. Moreover, with doctors being paid for each procedure performed, they have an incentive to over-treat patients. It is thus clear that medical procedures administered by doctors are frequently prescribed only because these procedures lead to financial rewards.

The argument uses which one of the following questionable techniques?

(a)     Assigning responsibility for a certain result to someone whose involvement in the events leading to that result was purely coincidental.

(b)   Inferring the performance of certain actions on no basis other the existence of both incentive and opportunity for performing those actions.

(c)     Presenting as capricious and idiosyncratic decisions that are based on the rigorous application of well-defined principles.

(d)    Depicting choices as having been made arbitrarily by dismissing without argument reasons that have been given for these choices.

Directions (Q. 111 – 112): Each question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the combinations are logically related.

111.

1. Some buildings are not skyscrapers.
2. Some skyscrapers are not buildings.
3. No structure is a skyscraper.
4. All skyscrapers are structures.
5. Some skyscrapers are buildings.
6. Some structures are not buildings.

(a)        1, 3, 5

(b)        2, 4, 6

(c)        6, 4, 1

(d)        1, 3, 6

112.

1. All bins are buckets.
2. No bucket is a basket
3. No bin is a basket
4. Some baskets are buckets.
5. Some bins are baskets.
6. No basket is a bin.

(a)        2, 4, 5

(b)        1, 3, 2

(c)        3, 4, 6

(d)        1, 2, 6

Directions (Q. 113 – 114): From the alternatives, choose the one which correctly classifies the four sentences as a

F: Fact: If it relates to known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.

J: Judgment: If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.

I: Inference: If it is a logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of facts.

113. (1) If democracy is to survive, the people must develop a sense of consumerism.

(2) Consumerism has helped improve the quality of goods in certain countries.

(3) The protected environment in our country is helping the local manufacturers.

(4) The quality of goods suffers if the manufacturers take undue advantage of this.

(a)        IJFJ

(b)        JFJI

(c)        IJJF

(d)        IFJJ

114. (1) Everyday social life is impossible without interpersonal relationships.

(2) The roots of many misunderstandings have been cited in poor relations among individuals.

(3) Assuming the above to be true, social life will be much better if people understand the importance of good interpersonal relations.

(4) A study reveals that interpersonal relations and hence life in general can be improved with a little effort on the part of individuals.

(a)        FJIJ

(b)        JFIF

(c)        FIFJ

(d)        IFFJ

Directions (Q. 115 – 120): Each group of questions is based on a set of conditions. Choose the response that most accurately and completely answers each question.

There are five flagpoles lined up next to each other in a straight row in front of a school. Each flagpole files one flag (red, white, or blue) and one pennant (green, white, or blue). The following are conditions that affect the placement of flags and pennants on the poles:

On a given flagpole, the pennant and the flag cannot be the same colour.

Two adjacent flagpoles cannot fly the same colour flags.

Two adjacent flagpoles cannot fly the same colour pennants.

No more than two of any colour flag or pennant may fly at one time.

115. If the 2^nd and 5^th pennants are blue, the 2^nd and 5^th flags are red, and the 3^rd flag is white, then which one of the following must be true?

(a)        Two of the flags are white.

(b)        Two of the pennants are white.

(c)        The 4^th pennant is green.

(d)        If the 1^st flag is white, then the 1^st pennant is green.

116. If the 1^st flag is red and the 2^nd pennant is blue, then which one of the following is NOT necessarily true?

(a)        The second flag is white.

(b)        If the 5^th flag is red, then the 3^rd flag is blue.

(c)        If the 4^th pennant is green, then the 1^st pennant is white.

(d)        If the 1^st and 5^th flags are the same colour, then the 3^rd flag is blue.

117. If the 1^st and 3^rd flags are white and the 2^nd and 4^th pennants are blue, then which one of the following is false?

(a)        The 4^th flag is red.

(b)        the 1^st pennant is green.

(c)        The 3^rd pennant is not red.

(d)        The 5^th pennant is green

118. If the 1^st and 4^th flags are blue, and the 3^rd pennant is white, then which one of the following is must be true?

(a)        If the 1^st pennant is green, then the 5^th pennant is white.

(b)        If the 5^th pennant is white, then the 1^st pennant is green.

(c)        The 2^nd flag is red.

(d)        the 5^th flag is red.

119. If the 2^nd flag is red and the 3^rd flag is white, and the 4^th pennant is blue, then which one of the following must be true?

(a)        if the 5^th flag is white, then the two of the pennants are blue.

(b)        If the 1^st flag is white, then the 2^nd flag is white.

(c)        If the 1^st pennant is blue, then the 5^th pennant is green.

(d)        If the 1^st pennant is green, then the 5^th flag is not blue.

120. If the 1^st flag and the 2^nd pennant are the same colour, the 2^nd flag and the 3^rd pennant are the same colour, the 3^rd flag and the 4^th pennant are the same colour, and the 4^th flag and the 5^th pennant are the same colour, then which one of the following must be true?

(a)        The 1^st pennant is white.

(b)        The 2^nd flag is not white.

(c)        The 5^th flag is red

(d)        The 3^rd pennant is blue.

121. Nicky, who is Ronald’s daughter, says to Irene, “Your mother Rita is the youngest sister of my father, who is the third child of Sylvester”. How is Sylvester related to Irene?

(a)        Maternal uncle

(b)        Father

(c)        Grandfather

(d)        Father-in-law

122. Pointing to a lady, a person says to his friends, She is the grandmother of the elder brother of my father”. How is the girl in the photograph related to the man?

(a)        Niece

(b)        Sister

(c)        Aunt

(d)        Sister-in-law

123. Pointing towards a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa, “The mother of his father is the wife of your grandfather (mother’s father)”. How is Pushpa related to that boy?

(a)        Sister

(b)        Niece

(c)        Cousin

(d)        Wife.

124. The front door of Kiran house is towards the south. From the backside of her house she walks 50 meters straight then turns towards the left land walks 100 meters and after that turns right and stops after walking 100 meters. Now Kiran is facing which direction?

(a)        East

(b)        South

(c)        West

(d)        North

125. If Northwest becomes south and southwest becomes east and all the other directions change in the similar manner, then what will be the direction for north?

(a)        Southeast

(b)        Northeast

(c)        North

(d)        Southwest

126. A policeman goes 20 km east and then turning to the south he goes 30 km and then again turns to his left and goes 10 km. How far is he from his starting point?

(a)        30 km

(b)        20 km

(c)        10 km

(d)        40 km

Directions (Q. 127 – 130): In the following number series, find out the missing number:

127. 31, 32, 36, 45 ?

(a)        55

(b)        56

(c)        62

(d)        61

128. 1, 3, 2, 5, 3, 7, 4,9,5, 11, 6, ?

(a)        10

(b)        11

(c)        13

(d)        9

129. 300, 296, 287, 271, ?, 210

(a)        246

(b)        250

(c)        244

(d)        261

130. 12, 15, 19, ?, 30, 37

(a)        25

(b)        21

(c)        23

(d)        24

Directions (Q. 131 – 132): Each question is followed by two statements, I and II. Answer each question using the following instructions.

131. In a cricket match the ‘man of the match’ award is given to the player scoring the highest number of runs. In case of tie, the player (out of those locked in the tie) who has taken the higher number of catches is chosen. Even thereafter, if there is a tie, the player (out of those locked in the tie) who has dropped fewer catches is selected. Aakash, Biplab and Chirag who were contenders for the award dropped at least one catch each. Biplab dropped 2 catches more than Aakash did, scored 50, and took 2 catches. Chirag got two chances to catch and dropped both. Who was the ‘man of the match’?

1. Chirag made 15 runs less than both Aakash and Biplab.
2. The catches dropped by Biplab are 1 more thanj the catches taken by Aakash.

(a): If the question can be answered by using statement I alone but not by using II alone.

(b): If the question can be answered by using Statement II alone but not by using I alone.

(c): If the question can be answered by using either statement alone.

(d): If the question can be answered by using both the statements together but not by either statement.

132. Four friends, A,B,C and D got the top four ranks in a competitive examination, but A did not get the first, B did not get the second, C did not get the third, and D did not get the fourth rank, Who secured which rank?

1. Neither A nor D were among the first 2.
2. Neither B nor C was third or fourth.

(a): If the question can be answered by using statement I alone but not by using II alone.

(b): If the question can be answered by using Statement II alone but not by using I alone.

(c): If the question can be answered by using either statement alone.

(d): If the question can be answered by using both the statements together but not by either statement.

Directions (Q. 133 – 134):  These four (4) items consist of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’ you are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

133. Assertion (A): The phenomenon of nuclear fission generates great energy.

Reason (R): The process in which a nucleus is broken into two parts is called nuclear fission.

(a) Both A and r are individually true and r is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

134. Assertion (A): The price of a stock is determined on the basis of demand and supply of the stock.

Reason (R): The value of the Sensex increases whenever there is a heavy demand for the stocks which form the Sensex.

(a) Both A and r are individually true and r is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

Directions (Q. 135 – 136): The question given below has a statement followed by two conclusion I and II. Consider the statement and the following conclusions. Decided which of the conclusion follow from the statement. Mark the answer as:

135. Statement:

A degree in law is of the most wanted degrees by youth in India.

Conclusions:

1. A degree in law guarantees a good profession.
2. A degree in law is the first choice for youth in India.

(a) If conclusion I follows

(b) If conclusion II follows

(c) If both conclusions I and II follows

(d) If neither conclusion I follows nor II follows.

136. Statements:

Any student who is caught red-handed using unfair means discredits his parents and teachers.

Conclusions:

1. Such students try to show that their teacher don’t teach properly in the class.
2. Stringent actions must be taken against such students.

(a) If conclusion I follows

(b) If conclusion II follows

(c) If both conclusions I and II follows

(d) If neither conclusion I follows nor II follows.

Directions (Q. 0137 – 140):  In the following set of analogies, one word is missing. Find it out from the given options.

137. Errata : ? : : Flaws : Jewels

(a)        Manuscripts

(b)        Books

(c)        Literature

(d)        Prints

138. Inoculation : ? : : Exposure : Toughening

(a)        Immunity

(b)        Punctuality

(c)        Vulnerability

(d)        Contagious

139. Steel : Rails : : Alnico : ?

(a)        Aircraft

(b)        Machinery

(c)        Silverware

(d)        Magnets

140. Conscience : Wrong : : Police : ?

(a)        Thief

(b)        Law

(c)        Discipline

(d)        Crime

Answers:

106.d, 107.a, 108.c, 109.b, 110.b, 111.b, 112.d, 113.b, 114.b, 115.d, 116.c, 117.d, 118.b, 119.a, 120.c, 121.c, 122.a, 123.c, 124.d, 125.d, 126.c, 127.d, 128.c, 129.a, 130.d, 131.d, 132.c, 133.b, 134.b, 135.d, 136.b, 137.b, 138.a, 139.d, 140.d

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