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Travelling by cars is safer than travelling by planes.About 80% of plane accidents result in death of all passengers,while about 1% of car accidents result in death.Q.Which of the following if true would most seriously weaken in the argument above?

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Pilots are more trained than car drivers are.

Speed of car is lesser than that of planes.

The number of car accidents is several thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents.

Car carriers less number of passengers.

Planes are inspected by experienced engineers before flying.

The accounts staff of the Mark corporation presently consists of three book-keepers (X,Y and Z) and five Data Entry Operators (M,N,O,P and Q) Management is planning to open a new office in another city sending three Data Entry Operators and two book-keepers from the present staff.To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who do not function well together.The following guidelines were established to set up the new office:(i) Book-keepers X and Z are constantly finding faults with one another therefore should not be sent together to the new office.(ii) Z and N function well alone but not as a team.They should be separated.(iii) M and P have not been on speaking terms for many months they should not go together.(iv) Since M and O have been competing for a promotion they should not be in one team.Based on the above information find the correct answers to the following questions:Q-If X is to be moved as one of the book-keepers,which of the following CANNOT be a possible working unit?

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X Y M N Q

X Y N O Q

X Y M P Q

X Y N P Q

Six scientists A,B,C,D,E and F are to present a paper each at a one-day conference. Three of them will present their papers in the morning session before the lunch break whereas the other three will be presented in the afternoon session. The presentations have to be scheduled in such a way that they comply with the following conditions:

B should present his paper immediately before C's presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break. D must be the first or the last scientist to present his paper.

Q: If F and E are the fifth and sixth presenters respectively then which of the following must be true?

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A is first in the order of presenters

A is third in the order of presenters

A is fourth in the order of presenters

B is first in the order of presenters

C is fourth in the order of presenters

Seven children--M,N,O,P,Q,X and Y eligible to enter a drawing contest.From these seven,two teams must be formed,a blue team and a yellow team,each item consisting of exactly three of the children.No child can be selected for more than one team.Team selection is subject to the following restrictions: If P is on the blue team,O must be selected for the yellow team.If M is on the blue team.If M is on the blue team.Q,if selected must be on the yellow team.Q cannot be on the same team as X.N cannot be on the same team as O.Q-If P and M are both on the blue team,the yellow team can consist of which of the following?

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N,O and Q

N,X and Y

O,Q and X

O,Q and Y

Q,X and Y

Individual members from animal species are to be chosen from a special exhibit habitat.The eight species are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.Because of the way these animals interact,certain guidelines must be followed.Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together.Members of species G will fight with members of species D,E and F.A member of species C will fight with a member of species B,but only if a member of species G is present.If a member of species H is present,a member if species A will not fight with any animal.If a member of species No fights other than those described above will occur.Q-If D,A and C are chosen for the habitat,which of the following must also be chosen?

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H

G

F

E

B

All R's are either P's or Q's.All P's are R's.All Q's are R's.No Y's are Z's.Some Q's are Z's.Not all Z's are R's.Q-If all X's are either P's or Q's,then which of the following is necessarily false?

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All X's are R's

All P's are X's

Some Q's are X's

All X's are H's

All Z's are X's

Which of the following can be logically deduced from the stated conditions

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No F's are B's

No B's are F's

Some F's are B's

No G's are A's

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R are to serve on three committees labeled A, B and C. Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees. Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committee B. It is possible that there are no members of committee C Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.

Among the following combinations which could constitute the membership of committee C?

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Y and T

X and U

Y, X and W

W, V and U

Z,X,U and R

The office staff of a firm engaged in marketing of innovative gimmicks consists of three accountants--A, B, C and five secretaries-- D, E, F, G, H. The top management is planning to expand its market by opening a new setup in another city using two accountants and three secretaries of the present staff. To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new office

I Accountants A and C cannot work together happily as A is a chain smoker and C is allergic to smoking and should not be sent together to the new office as a team

II C and E function well alone but quarrel when work together so, they should be sent to the new office as a team

Ill D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go together

IV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team.

Q: Which of the following must switched to the new office

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B

D

E

G

Individual members from animal species are to be chosen from a special exhibit habitat.The eight species are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.Because of the way these animals interact,certain guidelines must be followed.Animals that will fight cannot be placed in the habitat together.Members of species G will fight with members of species D,E and F.A member of species C will fight with a member of species B,but only if a member of species G is present.If a member of species H is present,a member if species A will not fight with any animal.If a member of species No fights other than those described above will occur.Q-If G is chosen for the habitat,which of the following CANNOT also be chosen?

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A

B

E

C

H

Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five educational films A, B, C, D, and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:

A must be shown earlier than C.

B must be shown earlier than D.

E should be the fifth film shown.

Q:In case exactly one film is shown between A and C, and exactly one film is shown between B and D, which among the following will hold true?

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B is the film shown between A and C

C is the film shown between B and E

E is the film shown between A and C

D is the last film shown

E is the first film shown

Three men (Tahir, Pervaiz, and Javed) and three women (Elena, Ayesha, and Kiran) are spending a few months at Abbottabad. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each one living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of houses.

I Ayesha, Tahir, and Javed do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.

II Elena and Ayesha are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage.

III Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.

IV Between Ayesha and Javed's cottage there is just one vacant house.

V None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.

VI The house occupied by Tahir is nest to an end cottage.

Q: Which of the above statements can be derived from two other statements?

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Statement 1

Statement 2

Statement 3

Statement 5

Statement 6

Six scientists A,B,C,D,E and F are to present a paper each at a one-day conference. Three of them will present their papers in the morning session before the lunch break whereas the other three will be presented in the afternoon session. The presentations have to be scheduled in such a way that they comply with the following conditions:

B should present his paper immediately before C's presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break. D must be the first or the last scientist to present his paper.

Q: In case C is to be fifth scientist to present his paper, then B must be

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First

Second

Third

Fourth

Sixth

Many people do not read the books they purchase.For example seventeen percent of college students in Pakistan have textbooks,but only forty-five percent of them read more than once a year and only seventeen percent read more than once a week.Q-Which of the following if true costs doubt on the claim that most people read the books they purchase?

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Readers often exaggerate about their book reading.

The sale of novels is more than that of other types.

Many people buy books to pretend themselves as a scholar.

Regular book readers are most susceptible to eye diseases.

Reading speed is increased by frequent readings.

In a scout training institute, there are three categories strikers, defenders, and helpers. Eight scouts are selected from these categories for learning to follow two commands—"attack" And "revert." At least one scout is selected from one category. All female scouts in the group are defenders. The results of the first lesson are as follows: At least: two of the scouts have learned to follow the "attack': command, but not the "revert" command. At least two of the.scouts have. learned to follow the "revert" command, but not the "attack" command. At least one of the scouts has learned to follow both commands. Among the eight scouts, only helpers have learned to follow the "revert" command.

Q:If four of the scouts are male and four of the scouts are female, all of the following must be true EXCEPT:

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One of the scouts is a striker

Four of the scouts are defenders

Three of the scouts are helpers

Three of the scouts have learned to revert

Four of the scouts have learned to attack

Each of the following problems has a question and two statements which labeled 1 and 2.Use the data given in 1 and 2 together with other information given in the statement,and find a correct answer by using basic mathematics and and everyday facts.Q-Can there be more than 150 pictures in a 30-page book?1.There is at least two pictures in cash page.2. There are no more than 4 pictures in any page.

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Statement 1.ALONE is sufficient but 2. ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.

Statement 2.ALONE is sufficient but 1.ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question,

Statements 1 and 2.TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question but NEITHER of them is sufficient ALONE.

Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED are not sufficient to answer the question and additional information is needed to find the correct answer.

The customer complaint department of a chain of departmental stores firm employs exactly six people who answer letters: A,B,C,D,E and F.Every complaint letter received by the departmental is classified as either Red or Blue,The procedures for answering the letter are:Red letters are given first to A or B.Blue letters are given first to anyone of the following:A,D or C.If a letter raises a problem that cannot be resolved by the person to whom it is given,it must be forwarded until it reaches someone who can resolve the problem and answer the letter.A letter must be forwarded as follows:By A to C if the letter is Red,but to D if the letter is Blue;By B to either A to C;By C to D if the letter is Red,but to E if the letter is Blue;By D to either C or E whether the letter is Red or Blue;By E to F whether the letter is Red or Blue.F answer every letter given to him.Any letter that reaches F must have been previously given to?

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A

B

C

D

E

A Government College sports president wishes to select four members of a sports-wing committee as special representatives to meet the requirements of college's sports activities.The committee consists of eight members four of which (K,L,M and M) are sports teachers whereas the other four (P,Q,R andS) are students.The four representatives must consist of exactly two sports teachers and two students.Either K or L must be one of the representatives but K and L both cannot be the representatives.If P is a If R is a representative then L cannot be a representative.Q-If neither Q nor S is a representative then which of the following is a pair of teachers representatives?

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K and L

K and M

K and N

L and M

Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five educational films A, B, C, D, and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:

A must be shown earlier than C.

B must be shown earlier than D.

E should be the fifth film shown.

Q:In case, D is to be shown earlier than A, then for which of the following is exactly the one position from first through fifth in which it can be scheduled to be shown?

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A

B

C

D

E

On a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches on central control panel, labeled A,B, and C. They are changed from default setting to a required setting based on the following rules:

In case only switch A is ON in the default setting, then turn switch BON..

In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the default setting, then turn switch CON. In case all the three switches are ON,in default setting, then turn the switch C OFF. For any other default setting turn ON all switches that are OFF and turn OFF all switches,if any, that are ON.

Q: In case, all the three switches are ON in the second setting, which among the following could have been the default setting?

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AON,BON,CON

AON,BON,COFF

AON,BOFF,CON

AON,BOFF,COFF

AOFF,BON,COFF

During practice matches,before a major tournament,in a football ground,one team can practice at a time.There are seven teams-- the Argentine,the Brazil the Senegal,the Dubai,the England,the France and the Germany,The football ground is open seven evenings a week from Monday to Sunday (Sunday being considered the last day of the week),and the allocation of the practice times is governed by the following rules:i.On any evening only one team can play.ii.The Argentine must practice on Monday.iii.The Dubai practice exactly one day before the France practice.iv,The France practice exactly one day before the Germany practice.v.The Senegal and the Brazil must practice earlier in the week than the England.Q-On week,the Senegal practiced on Wednesday and the Dubai practiced the next day,That week,the Brazil must have practiced on?

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Monday

Tuesday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Four computer operators (Ali,Babar,Cheema and Dar) each have to perform duties at the NADRA on four different days Thursday through Sunday.The following is their duty schedule: Cheema has his duty day before Ali.Dar has his duty day later than Babar.Q-If Cheema has his duty day on Saturday, who must have his duty day on Thursday?

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Either Ali or Dar

Dar

Ali

Either Babar or Dar

Babar

Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Iqbal Stadium,Lahore.Three of the athletes--A,B and C--are varsity football players,two of the athletes---D and E--are varsity basketball players.The other four athletes--L,M,N,and O --belong to the hockey club.All nine athletes will be seated at three small tables,each seating three athletes.The athletes must be seated according to the following rules:L and A do not sit at the same table.M sits together with at least one of B or D.There can be at most only one football player at a table.There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.Q-A and D are seated at one table.which of the following are possible seating arrangements for the remaining two tables?

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B with L and O, C with E and M

B with M and N, C with L and O

B with O and D, E with N and O

C with E and L, B with N and O

L with M and N, B with E and O

If Fatima was born in NWFP,then the she is a citizen of Pakistan.The statement above can be deduced from which of the following statements?

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Fatima was born either in NWFP or in Punjab.

Some people born in NWFP are citizen of Pakistan.

Everyone born in Pakistan is a citizen of Pakistan.

Every citizen of Pakistan is resident either of one have the province or of one of the tribal area.

Fatima is a citizen either of Pakistan or of any other Country.

A carrier must deliver mail by making a stop at each of six buildings: S,T,U,V,W and X,Mail to be delivered are of two types,ordinary mail and priority mail.The delivery of both types of mail is subject to the following conditions:Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered mail to W and mail to X must be delivered,mail to W and mail to X must be delivered before mail to U is delivered,Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered,mail to T and mail to S must be delivered before mail to X is delivered.Mail to buildings receiving some priority mail must be delivered,as far as the above conditions permit,before mail to buildings receiving only ordinary mail.Q-If the sequence of buildings to which mail is delivered is V,W,T,S,X,U and if X is receiving priority mail,which of the following is a complete and accurate list of buildings that must also be receiving priority mail?

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V,T

V,W

W,T

W,U

V,W,T,S

All good athletes want to win,and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet,therefore,all athletes who do not eat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.Q-If the assumptions of the preceding argument are true,then which of the following statements must be true?

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No bad athlete wants to win.

No athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.

Every athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.

All athletes who want to win are good athletes.

Two statements,labeled (1) and (2),follow each of the following given questions.The statements contain certain information in the question you do not actually have to compute an answer,rather than you have to decide whether the information given in the statements (1) and (2) is sufficient to find a correct answer by using basic mathematics and everyday fact?Q-What day of the week is today?1.Today is December 25.2 Amjad left Pakistan on Monday.

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Statement 1.Alone is sufficient but 2. ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.

Statement 2.ALONE is sufficient but 1.ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.

Statements 1 and 2.TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question but NEITHER of them is sufficient ALONE.

Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED are not sufficient to answer the question and additional information is needed to find the correct answer.

In a city, police commissioner planed to educate the citizens the traffic rules. He arranged a separate department and appointed senior staff members as instructors. Students in this class are required to meet the chief instructor once per term. The chief instructor offers meeting times on one day, one meeting time in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. The students in the class this term are Farid, Gia, Hamid, Javed, Kamran, Lubna, Majeed, and Nargis. The meetings with the chief instructor must conform to the following conditions: The chief instructor will not meet with only one student at a time. The chief instructor must meet with at least one student in each of the available meeting times. ',arid and Javed cannot attend the same meeting. Kamran and Majced cannot attend the same meeting. If Gia attends the morning meeting, then Kamran must attend the evening meeting. If Javed attends the afternoon meeting, then Hamid must attend the afternoon meeting. The number of students who meet in the morning must be the same as the number of students who meet in the evening.

Q:If Gia and Lubna are the only students who meet in the morning, then which of the following CANNOT be true?

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Farid meets in the evening

Hamid meets in the afternoon

Javed meets in the afternoon

Nargis meets in the evening

Majeed meets in the afternoon

Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Iqbal Stadium,Lahore.Three of the athletes--A,B and C--are varsity football players,two of the athletes---D and E--are varsity basketball players.The other four athletes--L,M,N,and O --belong to the hockey club.All nine athletes will be seated at three small tables,each seating three athletes.The athletes must be seated according to the following rules:L and A do not sit at the same table.M sits together with at least one of B or D.There can be at most only one football player at a table.There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.Q-Which of the following pairs will not sit with P?

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A,D

B,C

B,D

B,L

C,D

The accounts staff of the Mark corporation presently consists of three book-keepers (X,Y and Z) and five Data Entry Operators (M,N,O,P and Q) Management is planning to open a new office in another city sending three Data Entry Operators and two book-keepers from the present staff.To do so they plan to separate certain individuals who do not function well together.The following guidelines were established to set up the new office:(i) Book-keepers X and Z are constantly finding faults with one another therefore should not be sent together to the new office.(ii) Z and N function well alone but not as a team.They should be separated.(iii) M and P have not been on speaking terms for many months they should not go together.(iv) Since M and O have been competing for a promotion they should not be in one team.Based on the above information find the correct answers to the following questions:Q-If M is sent to the new office then which of the following is a possible team?

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X Y M N P

Y Z M O Q

Y Z M N Q

X Y M N Q

Two statements,labeled (1) and (2),follow each of the following given questions.The statements contain certain information in the question you do not actually have to compute an answer,rather than you have to decide whether the information given in the statements (1) and (2) is sufficient to find a correct answer by using basic mathematics and everyday fact?Q-If it is raining then there must be clouds.Are there clouds?1. Today is Saturday.It is not raining2. It rained Friday.

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Statement 1.Alone is sufficient but 2. ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.

Statement 2.ALONE is sufficient but 1.ALONE is not sufficient to answer this question.

Statements 1 and 2.TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question but NEITHER of them is sufficient ALONE.

Statements 1 and 2 COMBINED are not sufficient to answer the question and additional information is needed to find the correct answer.

Multan Institute of Higher Studies plans to show five educational films A, B, C, D, and E to a group of students. The film shows are planned in an order, which conforms to the following conditions:

A must be shown earlier than C.

B must be shown earlier than D.

E should be the fifth film shown.

Q:Which among the following is a pair of films that CANNOT both be shown earlier than E?

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A and B

A and D

B and C

B and D

C and D

A carrier must deliver mail by making a stop at each of six buildings: S,T,U,V,W and X,Mail to be delivered are of two types,ordinary mail and priority mail.The delivery of both types of mail is subject to the following conditions:Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered mail to W and mail to X must be delivered,mail to W and mail to X must be delivered before mail to U is delivered,Regardless of the type of mail to be delivered,mail to T and mail to S must be delivered before mail to X is delivered.Mail to buildings receiving some priority mail must be delivered,as far as the above conditions permit,before mail to buildings receiving only ordinary mail.Q-If S is the only building receiving priority mail,which of the following lists the buildings in an order,from first through sixth,in which they can receive their mail?

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T,S,W,X,V,U

S,T,W,U,X,V

S,W,T,X,V,U

V,S,T,W,X,U

In a room,six people,P,Q,R,S,M and N are seated about a round table.Every chair is placed equidistant from adjacent chairs.1.M is seated next to R.2.S is seated 3 seats from R.3.P is seated 2 seats from N.Q-Which of the following must be true?I.P must be seated next to Q.II.P must be seated next to S.III.M and Q are separated by one seat.

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I only

II only

III only

II and III only

Neither I,II or III

During 2006, from january through june,the Chairman of Physics Department will be on Sabbath.The Dean of college has asked each of the college six professors int he department---Akhter,Bilal,Chohan,Fraz,Hamid and Noman--to serve as acting chairman during one of these months.The physicists can decide the order in which they will serve,subject only to the following criteria established by the dean.i. Chohan will serve as chairman in February.ii.Akhter will serve as chairman before Hamid does.iii.Bilal and Fraz will serve as chairman in consecutive months.Q-If Noman serve in April,all of the following could be true except?

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Akhter serves in January

Hamid serves in March

BIlal serves in May

Bilal serves in June

Hamid serves in June

Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R are to serve on three committees labeled A, B and C. Each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees. Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than that of committee B. It is possible that there are no members of committee C Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A. Among W, V and U none can serve on committee C. Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.

Q:In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the following should serve on committee A?

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W and S

V and U

V and T

U and S

Tand S

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