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Before the arrival of Asim,a new partner,sales output in Bilal's company Minhas In Reverse Ltd.had been raising by 10% per year on average.Innovations by Asim included computerization of technical process and reduction in the work force,but annual sales output has only risen by 5% per year.It appears that Asim's innovations have caused the reduction in the annual growth rate.Q:Which of the following if true would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?
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A. Asim's innovations were intended as long-term investment and not made for short-term profit growth.
B. General demand for the product manufactured by the company has declined.
C. The investment in new machinery entails a provision for depreciation of the cost of the fixed assets,which causes a reduction in profit.
D. Workers laid off by Minhas in Reverse Ltd.have been hired by a competitor,who is taking an increasing share of the market.
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Four captains and the first mates of three of them were to attend the annual meeting at head quarters. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman, and Osaf, the mates were Ayesha, Durya, and Gia. Each person in turn delivered a report to the chairperson as follows: Each of the first mates delivered their report exactly after captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and in Nauman spoke after him. . present the person with first letter of his name) Q:In case A is the third of the first mates to speak, and L is the captain whose first mate is not present, which among the following statements must be true?
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A. A spoke sometime before L
B. D spoke sometime before O
C. L spoke sometime before O
D. O spoke sometime before L
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Two or more tealeaves out of five varieties-- Livana, Mathia, Novajana, Oxia, and Piask are used in making all branded blends by a marketer following the rules given below. A brand containing Livana should also contain Novajana twice that of Livana. A brand containing Mathia must also have equal quantity of Oxia. A single brand never contains Novajana as well as Oxia. Oxia and Piask should not be used together. A blend containing Piask should contain it in such a proportion that the total amount of Piask present should be greater than the total amount of the other tea leaves. Q:Among the following which is an acceptable brand in accordance with the rules?
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A. One part Livana, one part Piask
B. Two parts Mathia, two parts Livana
C. Three parts Novajana, three parts Livana
D. Four parts Oxia, four parts Mathia
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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. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
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A home furniture dealer has seven laxury sofas in his showroom: a Z, a Y, a X, a W, a V, a U and a T. The dealer must.place the sofas in one of seven showroom spaces that are numbered 1-7 from left to right. Each showroom space must be filled with exactly one sofa. The following conditions apply to the placement of the sofas in the showroom: 1 X must not be placed in a space adjacent to W. 2 Z must be placed in a space adjacent to T. 3 Y must be placed in the first or the last space. 11V is placed in the third space, then W must be placed in the fifth space Q:Which of the following is an acceptable placement of the sofas in the showroom spaces from one to seven?
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A. Z, T, V, X, W, U, Y
B. Y, X, V, U, W, Z, T
C. X, Y, U, W, T, Z, V
D. Y, Z, V, U, W, T, X
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Two or more tealeaves out of five varieties-- Livana, Mathia, Novajana, Oxia, and Piask are used in making all branded blends by a marketer following the rules given below. A brand containing Livana should also contain Novajana twice that of Livana. A brand containing Mathia must also have equal quantity of Oxia. A single brand never contains Novajana as well as Oxia. Oxia and Piask should not be used together. A blend containing Piask should contain it in such a proportion that the total amount of Piask present should be greater than the total amount of the other tea leaves. Q: Adding more amount of Novajana will make which of the following brands conformable with the conditions?
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A. One part Livana, one part Novajana, five parts Piask
B. Two parts Mathia, two parts Novajana, two parts Piask
C. One part Mathia, one part Novajana, one part Piask
D. Two parts Mathia, one part Novajana, four parts Piask
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The principal of a college is forming a committee.There are to be five members:three teachers,chosen from Mr A,Mr C, Mr.D, Mr E; and two students,chosen from L,M,N and O. The composition of the committee must conform the following conditions:Q-If N and O are both on the committee who else must be on the committee?
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A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
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A builder will build five houses in New Housing Scheme on a street that currently has no house.The builder will select from seven different models of houses--L,M,N,O,P,Q and R The Development Authority has placed the following restrictions on the builder: No model can be selected for more than one house.Either model O must be select or model R must be selected,but both cannot be selected,If model Q is selected then model N cannot be selected.If model M is selected then model O cannot be selected.Q-If model M is one of the models selected for the street,then which of the following models must also be selected?
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A. L
B. O
C. P
D. Q
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A school is introducing a new testing system.To test the system,three trainers (Latif,Mehak and Osaf) and three dogs (Lottie,Muts and Ony) are assigned to three different rooms,one trainer,and one dog per room.The Initial assignment is as follows:Room1 : Latif and LottieRoom2 : Mehak and MutsRoom3 : Osaf and OnyThe participants have learned five different commands,each of which they will execute as soon as the command is given.Command A requires the trainer in Room 1 to move to Room 2,the trainer in Room 2 to move to Room 3,and the trainer in Room 3 to move to Room 1.Command B requires the dogs in Room 1 and 2 to change places.Command C requires the dogs in Room 2 and 3 to change places.Command D requires the dogs in Room 3 and 1 to change places.Command E requires each of the dogs to go to the room containing the trainer it was matched with in the initial assignment.Q.Which of the following commands or series of commands will yield a final arrangement in which Ony is in Room 2?
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A. One call of A.
B. Two calls of B.
C. Two calls of A followed by one call of E.
D. Two calls of A followed by one call of D.
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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 each scout has learned to follow at least one of th,(wo,commands, all of the following must tote EXCEPT:
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A. All defenders have learned to attack
B. All strikers have learned to attack
C. All helpers have learned to revert
D. No defender has learned to revert
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