Q.8911·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyConsider the given statement and the two conclusions that follow: Statement: Morning walk is good for health. Conclusions: 1. All healthy people go for morning walk. 2. Morning walk is essential for maintaining good health. What is/are the valid conclusion/ conclusions?View question
Q.8912·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyA clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock and thrice at 3 o'clock, and soon. If it takes 12 seconds to strike at 5 o'clock, what is the time taken by it to strike at 10 o'clock?View question
Q.8913·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn a city, 12% of households earn less than 30,000 per year, 6% households earn more than 2,00,000 per year,22% households earn more than1,00,000 per year and 990 households earn between 30,000 and 1,00,000 per year. How many households earn between 1,00,000and 2,00,000 per year?View question
Q.8914·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyA watch loses 2 minutes in every 24 hours while another watch gains 2 minutes in every 24 hours. At a particular instant, the two watches showed an identical time. Which of the following statements is correct if 24-bour clock is followed?View question
Q.8915·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyP = (40% of A) + (65% of B) and Q = (50% of A) + (50% of B), where A is greater than B. In this context, which of the following statements is correct?View question
Q.8916·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn a group of six women, there are four tennis players, four postgraduates in Sociology, one postgraduate in Commerce and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the tennis players. Amala, каппа, Romala ala are postgraduates in Sociology of whom two are bank employees. If Shyamala is a postgraduate in Commerce, who among the following is both a tennis player and a bank employee?View question
Q.8917·Miscellaneous·2017·EasySuppose the average weight of 9 persons is 50 kg. The average weight of the first5 persons is 45 kg, whereas the average weight of the last 5 persons is 55 kg. Then the weight of the 5th person will beView question
Q.8918·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyThere is more than a modicum of truth in the assertion that "a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events". But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying particularly the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win-and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same pattern recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. A study of the famous battles of history would help us understand the modern warfare. 2. Studying the history is essential for anyone who aspires to be a leader. Which of these assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.8919·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyThe greatest blessing that technological progress has in store for mankind is not, of course, an accumulation of material possessions. The amount of these that can be effectively enjoyed by one individual in one lifetime is not great. But there is not the same narrow limit to the possibilities of the enjoyment of leisure. The gift of leisure may be abused by people who have had no experience of making use of it. Yet the creative use of leisure by a minority in societies has been the mainspring of all human progress beyond the primitive level. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use it for acquiring more material possessions. 2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and original things has been the chief source of human progress. Which of these assumptions is/are valid?View question
Q.8920·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. Moreover, it is usually possible to foresee that he will reach such а position, since early in life one can see his qualities of character. But this is not always true in the case of a dictator; often he reaches his position of power through chance, very often through the unhappy state of his country. The passage seems to suggest thatView question
Q.8921·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyA successful democracy depends upon widespread interest and participation in politics, in which voting is an essential part. To deliberately refrain from taking such an interest, and from voting, is a kind of implied anarchy; it is to refuse one's political responsibility while enjoying the benefits of а free political society. This passage relates toView question
Q.8922·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyIn a democratic State, where a high degree of political maturity of the people obtains, the conflict between the will of the sovereign law making body and the organized will of the people seldom occurs. What does the above passage imply?View question
Q.8923·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy"The individual, according to Rousseau, puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the General Will and in our corporate capacity we receive each member as an indivisible part of the whole." In the light of the above passage, the nature of General Will is best described asView question
Q.8924·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyWe have hard work ahead There is no resting for any of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intends them to be. We are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. All of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of India with equal rights, privileges and obligations. We cannot encourage communalism or narrowmindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or action. The challenge the author of the above passage throws to the public is to achieveView question
Q.8925·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyGopal bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram at 10% profit. Then Ram wanted to sell it back to Gopal at 10% loss. What will be Gopal's position if he agreed?View question
Q.8926·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of failed students, a merit order list has been prepared in which the position of Ramesh is 22ndfrom the top. What is his position from the bottom?View question
Q.8927·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy"Rights are certain advantageous conditions of social well-being indispensable to the true development of the citizen." In the light of this statement, which one of the following is the correct understanding of rights?View question
Q.8928·Miscellaneous·2017·EasyConsider the following: Statement : Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music. Conclusions : I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care. II. Even though one's voice is not good, one can keep practising. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statement and conclusions?View question