Question # 1

Certain upgrades need to be made on each of the computers owned by Sami Publishers. The work of upgrading their 20 computers is mentally taxing. Employees are using the computers during the day, making it difficult for the computer technician to coordinate the block of time needed to work on each computer. Therefore, the most efficient time to upgrade the computers is between ten o'clock p.m. and eighto'clock a.m. when the computers are free.

Q:Which of the following, if true, argues most strongly against the view that upgrades could be done more efficiently by scheduling them at night?

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Energy costs in businesses are greatly lower at night than they are during the day

More blackouts occur between midnight and eight o'clock in the morning than at any other time

Over the course of a year, the company's computers will require periodical checks and upkeep

Mental alertness is lower in the late night than during the day, especially in people not accustomed to working at night

The length of a rectangle is twice its width. If the perimeter of a rectangle is the same as the perimeter of a square of size 9, what is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle ?

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180

3√5

36

6√5

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

5/√6

Column B

5√2/√12

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A

B

C

D

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2

4

2√2

4√2

If a = 1 and 1 > b > 0, then which of the following statement is true ?

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a = b

b > a

1/b > a

1/a < b

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

The number of primes between 40 and 50.

Column B

The number of primes between 60 and 70

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A

B

C

D

If 2x - 3 = 15, what is the value of (2x - 3)² ?

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81

227

±225

225

What is 10% of 30% of 40% ?

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0.12%

0.012%

12%

1.2%

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

(√7)² + (√7)³

Column B

1/√7

Choose an answer

A

B

C

D

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

p + .5

Column B

2p/4 + 1

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A

B

C

D

Many people especially the experts in the field of forestry are against all forest fires. They demand that all forest fires should be extinguished and let the forest die out by their own. The study of forest fires show that in the long run, forest fires may in fact, be beneficial to the ecology as a whole.

Q:Among the following, which statement would logically follow from one of the observations referred to in the passage above?

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The reason of almost all forest fires is natural

Human beings try to extinguish the fire for gaining heat

Studies indicate that forest fires regularly occurred in the times prior to human occupation of forest areas

The animal and plant life destroyed by forest fires seldom represents endangered species

Occasionally, the small fire prevents a large scale fire by the accumulation of flammable materials

From 2005 to 2006 the number of male earning PhD increased by s%, and the number of female earning PhD decreased by t%. What is the value of s-t?

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225

200

275

250

If the ratio of x and y is 11/3, what is the value of 2x to y ?

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11/6

22/6

22/3

11/5

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45^o

36^o

46^o

35^o

The surface area of a cube is 180, its volume is:

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125

30

164

30√30

There is clear evidence that the mandated vaccination to children under age four has resulted in fewer child fatalities over the past five years. Compared to the five-year period prior to the passage of laws requiring the vaccination, fatalities of children under age four have decreased by 30 percent.

Q:Which one of the following, it true, most substantially strengthens the argument above?

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The fatality rate for other age groups has remained steady over the past five years

Air pollution has been increased over the period of past five years

Government has implemented a malaria control campaign last year

Health conditions in the country are better than has been previously

The average of the polynomials, 2x² + 5x - 6, 5x² - 5x - 6 and 30 - 7x² is:

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14

18

6

5x

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54 cm²

24 cm²

96 cm²

59 cm²

If r, s and t are integers greater than 1, where rs = 15 and st = 33, which of the following must be true?

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t > r > s

s > t > r

r > t > s

s > r > t

In inequality y > 3x - 2 if a > b, then which of the following statement is true ?

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x = 1

x > 1

x < 1

x ≥ 1

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4

4.5

6

1.5

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