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1) Statement 1: Competition Act provides for, keeping in view of the economic development ofthe country, the establishment of a Commission to prevent practices having adverse effect oncompetition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect the interests of consumersand to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India.
Statement 2: Anti–competitive agreements are void.
A.Statement 1 is the cause and statement 2 is its effect.
B.Statement 2 is the cause and statement 1 is its effect.
C.Statement 1 and statement 2 are independent effects of independent causes.
D.Statement 1 and statement 2 are independent effects of a common cause.
E.Statement 1 and statement 2 are independent causes.
2) Statement: Flavonoids are a common component of almost all plants, but a specific variety of flavonoid in apples has been found to be an antioxidant. Antioxidants are known to be a factor in the prevention of heart disease.
Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
A.A diet composed largely of fruits and vegetables will help to prevent heart disease.
B.Flavonoids are essential to preventing heart disease.
C.Eating at least one apple each day will prevent heart disease.
D.At least one type of flavonoid helps to prevent heart disease.
E.A diet deficient in antioxidants is a common cause of heart disease.
3) STATEMENT: Higher disposal costs encourage those who produce waste to look for cheaper way to get rid of it. The term cost of disposal is used to describe the incremental expense directly attributed to the disposal of an asset, contract, or cash-generating entity. Cost of disposal is oftentimes a future liability that flows as an expense to the income statement as it is incurred.
Course of Action:
1) The disposal cost should be made higher.
2) The disposal cost should be brought down.
3) A committee should be set up to study the details in this respect.
A.Only 1 follows
B.Only 2 follows
C.Only 2 & 3 follow
D.None follows
E.All follow
4) Statement: Despite India agreeing in Rules to buy bomber aircraft from France, as the contract with France has not yet been finalised, the British wants to carry on making the case for their bombers.
Which of the following is the assumption implicit in the above statement?
A.The British bombers are better than the French ones.
B.The British bombers are cheaper than the French ones.
C.The French bombers are technically inferior to the British bombers.
D.India may change its mind regarding purchasing French bombers.
E.none of the above
5) Statement 1: India had decided to pull out of a Memorandum of Understanding on the return of illegal migrants
Statement 2: There is exclusion of Indian students from a relaxation of visa rules – that was extended to 10 other countries, including China and the Maldives
A.Statement 1 is the cause; statement 2 is the effect
B.Statement 2 is the cause; statement 1 is the effect
C.Statement 1 is the cause but statement 2 is not effect
D.Statement 1 and 2 are independent statements
E.Statement 1 and statement 2 are independent effects of independent causes.
6) Statement : Excessive amounts of lead in drinking water, associated with certain types of industrial pollution, have been shown to cause lung cancer. Ajanta Island has an economy based completely on subsistence level agriculture. there are no industries in the island. The inhabitants of Ajanta island have in the last 50 years shown high incidence of lung cancer.
Which of the following can be validly inferred from the above statement?
Inferences:
I)Lead in drinking water is absolutely safe
II)Lung cancer must have causes other than lead in drinking water
III) Lead in drinking water must have sources other than industrial pollution
A.II only
B.III only
C.II or III
D.II or III or both
E.none of the above
7) Statement: A large number of employees have gone on a mass casual leave in protest against the company’s new recruitment policy. The company’s new recruitment policy has created numerous chaos and doubts among the employees as it is framed in a context that it will be favorable to the management and it is against the employees’ welfare.
Courses of action:
I)The company should immediately withdraw the recruitment policy.
II)All these employees should immediately be suspended from their service.
A.only course of action I follows.
B.only course of action II follows.
C.either course of action I or II follows.
D.neither course of action I nor II follows.
E.both course of action I and II follow.
8) Statement: On a cursory inspection of a vehicle, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) first reported that it was a taxi. However, on being told to carry out a proper check, he discovered the correct identity of the vehicle.
Which of the following can be concluded from the above statement?
A.The ACP is not properly trained.
B.The car was not a taxi.
C.The Commissioner of Police asked the ACP to carry out a proper check.
D.The ACP does not know the difference between a taxi and a private car.
E.none of the above
9) Statement: University officials have tried to suppress the amount of drugs used by students. However, one has to only look at the decline in the success rate of students during the last decade to realize the full extent of the drug problem in campuses.
Which of the following assumptions, if true, weakens the statement above for decline in success rate of students independent of drug use by students?
A.Present day students are far less able than their counterparts a decade ago.
B.Abstention from classes has increased during the decade.
C.Students are not motivated as before.
D.There is a general decline in standards everywhere.
E.none of these
10) Statement 1: The law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir is deteriorating.
Statement 2: BJP pulled out from the coalition government in J&K to pave the way for Governor’srule to ensure the restoration of peace and normalcy.
A.Statement 1 is the cause; statement 2 is the effect
B.Statement 2 is the cause; statement 1 is the effect
C.Statement 1 is the cause but statement 2 is not effect
D.Statement 1 and 2 are independent statements
E.Statement 1 and statement 2 are independent effects of independent causes.
Answers :
1) Answer: A
It is obvious that due to the cause in statement 1 , the effect in statement 2 occurs.
2) Answer: D
This answer is the closest to our pre-phrase, and this is the correct answer. Notice how the language of this answer choice—“helps to prevent”—matches the stimulus language—“factor in the prevention.”
3) Answer: C
Course of action 2nd and 3rd are feasible and effective to combat the problem.
4) Answer: D
India may change its mind regarding purchasing French bombers.
5) Answer: B
It is obvious that due to the cause in statement 2 , the effect in statement 1 occurs.
6) Answer: D
The statement portrays about the impact of lead in drinking water, in causing cancer. Inference I – states that lead is safe, which contradicts the statement, hence this option can be omitted. Other inferences II and III talks about the impacts of lead causing cancer, hence option D is the correct choice.
7) Answer: D
Neither course of action I nor II follows. Here, the problem is one of mutual disagreement. So, extreme measures as getting rid of the policy or employees protesting against it, won’t help. It can best be solved by finding a middle path via mutual talks. Thus, neither I nor II follows.
8) Answer: B
The car was not a taxi.
9) Answer: A
Present day students are far less able than their counterparts a decade ago.
This is the exact assumption for the given statement.
10) Answer: A
It is obvious that due to the cause in statement 1 , the effect in statement 2 occurs.
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