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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: B could be placed at any of the following places in the order of presenters EXCEPT

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First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

In a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches on the 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 B ON.

In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the default setting, then turn switch C ON. 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: Which of the following default settings leads to a second setting, where only one switch is OFF?

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A ON, B ON, C OFF.

A ON, B OFF, C ON.

A OFF, B ON, C ON.

A OFF, B ON, C OFF.

A OFF, B OFF, C OFF.

Four captains and the first mates of three of them were called to attend the annual meeting at head quarter. The captains were Luqman, Manzoor, Nauman and Osaf; the first 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 her captain. The first captain to speak was Manzoor, and captain Nauman spoke after him.

(Represent the person with first letter of his name)

Q: Among the following statements, which statement must be true?

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In case the second speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.

In case the second speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.

In case the third speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.

In case the third speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.

In case the seventh speaker was a first mate, the first & third speakers were captains.

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 of the above statements can be said to have been derived from two other statement?

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Statement 1

Statement 2

Statement 3

Statement 5

Statement 6

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 --------------.

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:

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There are no future contingent things.

It is not true that the king has knowledge of only necessary things.

The king has knowledge of no contingent future things.

It is not possible for us to know the king.

The king has knowledge of everything.

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 a passenger gets on the bus at O, rides past one of the stops and gets off at P, which of the following must be true?

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O is stop one.

Q is stop three.

P is stop four.

N is stop five.

L is stop six.

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: To fill the blank in the above passage, select one of the options from the below mentioned options:

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We are always trying to undermine other endeavors.

People always deceive one anther.

Even close friends are not trustworthy.

People want power to control others

There are many occasions when we graciously offer our assistance.

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: Professor Taimoor told his class that teacher's evaluation by students is not a valid measure of teaching quality. For this evaluation, students should fill out questionnaires at the end of the course. Which of the following, if true, supports professor Taimoor's suggestion?

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Students' evaluation of teachers is a wrong method.

Student's opinions against teachers are filtered during course.

Professor Taimoor had received low ratings from his students.

Teachers are not interested in any survey.

Students show interest in teacher evaluation.

Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only candidates, who can 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.

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 T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the total membership of committee C should be:

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Z and Y

Z and W

Y and V

Y and U

X and V

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?

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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.

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: In an examination, Rizwana has more marks than Fauzia. Shugufta has fewer marks than Zahid. Fauzia and Abid have more marks than Shugufta. If the above is ture, which of the following must also be true?

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Fauzia has fewer marks than Shugufta.

Rizwana has more marks than Shugufta

Fauzia has fewer marks than Zahid.

Zahid has more marks than Rizwana.

Zahid has more marks than Abid.

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 these exactly one position from through fifth in which it can be scheduled to be shown?

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A

B

C

D

E

Two or more tealeaves out of five varieties – Livana, Mathia, Novajana, Oxia, and Piask are used in making all branded by a marketer following the rues given below.

A brand containing Livana, should also contain Novajana twice that of Livana.

A brancd 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 tealeaves

Q: Among the below mentioned brands, which can be made agreeable by eliminating some or all of one type of tealeaves?

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One part Livana, one part Mathia, one part Novajana, four parts Piask

One part Livana, two parts Novajana, one part Oxia, four parts Piask

One part Livana, one part Mathia, one part Oxia, one part Piask

Two parts Livana, two parts Novajana, one part Oxia, two parts Piask

Two parts Mathia, one part Novajana, two parts Oxia, three parts Piask

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

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The general public has an interest in the free exchange of different political views.

Every person who uses wall chalking for the promotion of ideas is a radical or fanatic.

Radicals and fanatics prefer the use of public property while propagating their viewpoint.

Legal constraints should be equal for all.

Any promotional activity, which is against public interest, should be protected by law.

Nine Individuals – Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S AND R are the only candidates, who can 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.

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: 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

In a factory control room, there are three ON-OFF switches on the 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 B ON.

In case switches A and B are the only switches ON in the default setting, then turn switch C ON. 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, in default setting the switches A and B are ON and the switch C is OFF, then what could be the second setting?

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A ON, B ON, C ON.

A ON, B OFF, C ON.

A ON, B OFF, C OFF.

A OFF, B ON, C OFF.

A OFF, B OFF, C ON.

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