Question # 1
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 paper in the
morning session before the lunch break whereas the other three will present in
the afternoon session. The lectures have to be scheduled in such a way that
they comply with the following restrictions:
B should present his paper immediately before C’s
presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break. D
must be either the first or the last scientist to present his paper.
Q: In case F and E are the fifth and sixth presenters respectively then which of the following must be true?
Question # 2
A group of dog lovers declare that the principal virtue of the dog is its general friendliness towards all people. But, another group of cat lovers declare that the principal virtue of the cat is its peculiar friendliness towards its provider.
Which of the following is true of the claims of both dogs and cats lovers?
Question # 3
A railway track from Lahore to Islamabad consists of six
main stations, P, Q, R, X, Y, and Z. Trains run only according to the following
condition:
(i) Frm P to Q
(ii) From Q to P and from Q to R
(iii) From R to X
(iv) From X to Q and from X to Y
(v) From Z to P, from Z to Y and from Z to R
(vi) From Y to X
(vii) It is possible to transfer a station for another
train.
Q. The greatest
number of stations that can be visited without visiting any station more than
once, is:
Question # 4
In an in vitro study, 160 white cars were injected with Salt
X. 160 other white cats injected with placebo. In two weeks, 39% of the white
cats, who were injected with Salt X showed symptoms of Kay fever. Hence, it can
be concluded that Kay fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements
in Salt X.
Q: Which of the following would most strengthen the argument above?
Question # 5
Six candidates …. Ali, Amin, Omer,
Hamza, Saleem and Osama are being interviewed for a job. The interview will
take place over four consecutive days, starting on Thursday, Each candidate will
have only one interview. The day on which the different candidates will
interview must confirm to the following conditions:
(i) At least one interview will
take place each day
(ii) No more than two interviews
will take place on any day
(iii) No more than three interviews
will take place on any two consecutive days
(iv) Ali’s interview must take
place on Saturday.
(v) Amin’s interview must place on
the same with another interview.
(vi) Saleem’s interview must take
place on the day before Osama’s interview
(vii) Omer’s interview must take
place on a day after Hamza’s interview.
Q: If the director decides to take two interviews on Thursday and two on
Sunday, how many candidates would be eligible to interview on Friday?
Question # 6
Six candidates …. Ali, Amin, Omer,
Hamza, Saleem and Osama are being interviewed for a job. The interview will
take place over four consecutive days, starting on Thursday, Each candidate will
have only one interview. The day on which the different candidates will
interview must confirm to the following conditions:
(i) At least one interview will
take place each day
(ii) No more than two interviews
will take place on any day
(iii) No more than three interviews
will take place on any two consecutive days
(iv) Ali’s interview must take
place on Saturday.
(v) Amin’s interview must place on
the same with another interview.
(vi) Saleem’s interview must take
place on the day before Osama’s interview
(vii) Omer’s interview must take
place on a day after Hamza’s interview.
Q: If only one interview takes place on Thursday
which candidate could have that interview?
Question # 7
In an in vitro study, 160 white cars were injected with Salt
X. 160 other white cats injected with placebo. In two weeks, 39% of the white
cats, who were injected with Salt X showed symptoms of Kay fever. Hence, it can
be concluded that Kay fever is caused by some elements similar to the elements
in Salt X.
Q: Wall chalking on public property should be outlawed. Radicals and fanatics have no right to use public property when promoting their unsavory views. The argument above is based on the idea
Question # 8
An observatory is setting up a schedule for school children to view a returning comet. Five school classes K, L, N, O, and P-will each view the comet exactly once during the four nights. Monday through Thursday, of its maximum brightness. Excellent viewing conditions ‘are predicated for all four nights. The scheduling is subject to the following constraints:
At most two classes can view the comet on any given night.
Class K cannot view the comet on the same night that Class N does.
Class L must view the comet on a night prior to the night when Class P views the comet.
Class O must view the comet on the same night that Class P does.
Q: If Class N Views the comet on Thursday, which of the following could be true?
Question # 9
Follow us to the real Pakistan leaving behind the
disturbances of civilization. Real Pakistan is still inhabited by the eagle,
the cow, the black deer, and tigers; it is still spacious, sprawling, and
majestic. Experience the freedom and serenity still to be found in
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Question # 10
An Internal Services Manager at a large corporation has been
assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices
are titled A through F.
Mrs. Ruby needs to use the telephone quite often throughout
the day. Mr. Mujahid and Mr. Zahid need adjacent offices as they need to
consult each other often while working. Mrs. Fauzia is a senior employee and
has to be allotted the office marked E, having the biggest window. Mr. Abid
requires silence in the offices next to his. Mr. Shahid, Mr. Mujahid and Mr.
Abid are all smokers. Mrs. Fauzia requires non-smoker neighbors.
Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere
of silence during office hours.
Q: The idea candidate to occupy the office farthest from Mr. Zahid would be.
Question # 11
Follow us to the real Pakistan leaving behind the
disturbances of civilization. Real Pakistan is still inhabited by the eagle,
the cow, the black deer, and tigers; it is still spacious, sprawling, and
majestic. Experience the freedom and serenity still to be found in
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Q: Everything that the king knows necessarily is, because even what we ourselves know necessarily is; and, of course, our knowledge is not as certain as Kng's knowledge is. However, no future contingent thing necessarily is. Among the following statements, which naturally follows from the above:
Question # 12
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 the pair of films that CANNOT be shown right before E?
Question # 13
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 on living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of cottages.
1. Ayesha, Tahir and Javed do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.
2. Elena and Ayesha ar unwilling to stay besides my occupied cottage.
3. Kiran is next to Pervaiz and Javed.
4. Between Ayesha and Javed’s cottage there is just one vacant house.
5. None of the girls occupies adjacent cottages.
6. The house occupied by Tahir is next to an end cottage.
Q: Which among these statement(s) are true?
a. Ayesha is between Elena and Javed.
b. At the most four persons can have ocupied cottages on either side of them.
c. Tahir stays besides Pervaiz
Question # 14
A bus has exactly six stops on its route. The bus first
stops at stop one and then at stops two, three, four, five and six
respectively. After the bus leaves stop six, the bus turns and returns to stop
one and repeats the cycle. The stops are at six buildings that are, in
alphabetical order L, M, N, O, P and Q.
P is the third stop. M is the sixth stop. The stop O is the
stop immediately before Q. N is the stop immediately before L.
Q: In case L is the second stop, which among the following must be the stop immediately before M?
Question # 15
Selfishness is a principal evil in our society. Every person
is concerned with only himself. Personal advancement is the only motivating
force in the world today. This does not mean that individuals are not willing
to help one another, on the contrary, -------------. However, these are only
short-term occurrences, which ultimately serve our long-term goal of personal
gain.
Q: Many people especially the experts in the field of forestry are against all forest fires. They demand that all forest fires show that in the long run, forest fires may in fact, be beneficial to the ecology as a whole. Among the following, which statement would logically follow from one of the observations referred to in the passage above?