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1. Questions

The question below has a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. On the
basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything to be true and find
the best possible answer.

Statement:

Long before scientists were called scientists, people all over the world had been wondering who left all
those enormous skeletons and footprints. At Flag Point in southern Utah, for example, Native Americans
chiseled pictographs of three- toed footprints, inspired by dinosaur tracks in the surrounding Jurassic rock.
And even by the time the naturalist William Buckland christene Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur to be
named, in 1824, early geologists were in the dark as to what these animals were like.

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Which of the following can be inferred from the argument above?

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a. People ate dinosaur meat in the past.

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b. Dinosaurs were good swimmers.

c. Dinosaurs never existed.

d. Dinosaurs had large bones.

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Statement: Old Major was a high-quality boar who a couple days before he died held a meeting, where he
told everyone about his vision of a farm where animals could be free with no humans to torment them.
From this meeting came the seven commandments of animalism by which all animals should live with the
most important one being 'All animals are equal'. It soon came to be, due to passing of power into the
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wrong hands, that the command had been changed into 'All animals are equal, but some are more equal
than others.
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Which of the following can be inferred as a view that the author will most definitely agree with?

Inferences:
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a. Equality is a flawed concept

b. Even though it may appear that there is equality, but on the ground level there is discrimination

c. All animals are not equal

d. Humans torment animal

e. none of the above

3. Questions

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

The once-off experience at Casa Vicens' includes an exclusive tour of the Unesco-listed building and its
summer garden; a Gaudí-inspired, Michelin-star menu in the dining room; a nightcap in the smoking room;

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accommodation in the master bedroom; and a full Mediterranean breakfast in the gardens the following
morning. Doors will be closed to the public on the day.

Which of the following can be a possible inference that can be drawn on the basis of the information
given above?

a. The food that would be served here would be an attraction as the menu has been curated by a
Michelin-star chef

b. Casa Vicens' was closed for the visitors since the last 36 years and it is reopening now with a once in
a lifetime offer

c. For the first time in Casa Vicens' 136-year history, guests will be treated to an overnight stay

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d. Casa Batlló and La Padrera, draw millions of visitors each year.

e. Both (a) and (b)

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4. Questions

Ever since the new community center with recreational facilities has become operational, the

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number of visits to the hospital has been considerably reduced among the local population". Which
of the following can be inferred from the given statement?
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a. As only the hospital was there in the local area, so the local population could only go there and not to
the recreational center as it did not exist

b. The local population was not interested in a healthy lifestyle and so, was prone to falling ill more
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often to justify their visits to the local hospital

c. Earlier, the local population was unhealthy and suffered from incurable diseases for which they
required regular visits to the hospital
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d. The local population now leads a healthy lifestyle by engaging in recreational activities so the
incidence of ill health has gone down
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e. Recreational facilities go along way to ensure a healthy life style among people

5. Questions
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Statement: The solidity of bridge piers built on pilings depends largely on how deep the pilings are driven.
Prior to 1700, pilings were driven to “refusal,” that is, to the point at which they refused to go any deeper.
In a 1588 inquiry into the solidity of piers for Venice’s Rialto Bridge, it was determined that the bridge’s
builder, Antonio Da Ponte, had met the contemporary standard for refusal: he had caused the pilings to be
driven until additional penetration into the ground was no greater than two inches after twenty-four
hammer blows.

Which one of the following can properly be inferred from the passage?

a. The Rialto Bridge was built on unsafe pilings.

b. The standard of refusal was not sufficient to ensure the safety of a bridge.

c. Da Ponte’s standard of refusal was less strict than that of other bridge builders of his day.

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d. After 1588, no bridges were built on pilings that were driven to the point of refusal.

e. It is possible that the pilings of the Rialto Bridge could have been driven deeper even after the
standard of refusal had been met.

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Statement: “Poor growth in corporate tax collection pulled down overall rise in gross direct tax
mobilization in the first half of the current year, ruling out any pickup in growth in the first half of the
year, indicating that the government will find it difficult to meet its tax target for the year.”

Inferences:

(I) Corporate tax collection rose only in the first quarter of the current year.

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(II) Industrial production slowed down in the first half of the year.

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(III) The government has achieved the target of corporate tax collection in comparison to previous year.

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(IV) Poor tax collection in the corporate pulled down the economy.
(V) The government is likely to face difficulties in achieving the target of collection of corporate tax due to

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slowdown in production and the government has forecast a growth in corporate tax.

Which of the inferences numbered (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V) can be concluded from the
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fact/information given in the statement?

a. Only II
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b. Only II and V

c. Only III and IV

d. Only IV
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e. Only III
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7. Questions

In the question below is given a statement followed by two inferences numbered I and II. An
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inference is something that can be deduced or found out on the basis of the given facts. You have to
consider the statement and the following inferences and decide which of them is implicit from the
statement.

Statement: Despite our nation being very populous, the Covid-19 situation is under control because every
household is consuming immunity boosters like turmeric milk, the ashwagandha herb, kaadha etc

Inferences:

I). Demand for Ayurvedic products went up during Covid-19

a. if only inference I is implicit.

b. if only inference II is implicit.

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c. if either I or II is implicit.

d. if neither I nor II is implicit.

e. if both I and II are implicit.

8. Questions

Statement: Flavonoids are a common component of almost all plants, but a specific variety of flavonoid
in apples has been found to be an antioxidant. Antioxidants are known to be a factor in the prevention of
heart disease.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

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a. A diet composed largely of fruits and vegetables will help to prevent heart disease.

b. Flavonoids are essential to preventing heart disease.

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c. Eating at least one apple each day will prevent heart disease.

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d. At least one type of flavonoid helps to prevent heart disease.

e. A diet deficient in antioxidants is a common cause of heart disease.

9. Questions
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Statement : Excessive amounts of lead in drinking water, associated with certain types of industrial
pollution, have been shown to cause lung cancer. Ajanta Island has an economy based completely on
subsistence level agriculture. there are no industries in the island. The inhabitants of Ajanta island have in
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the last 50 years shown high incidence of lung cancer.

Which of the following can be validly inferred from the above statement?
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Inferences:

I). Lead in drinking water is absolutely safe

II). Lung cancer must have causes other than lead in drinking water

III. Lead in drinking water must have sources other than industrial pollution
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a. II only

b. III only

c. II or III

d. II or III or both

e. none of the above

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Statement: In an experiment, two-year-old boys and their fathers made pie dough together using rolling
pins and other utensils. Each father-son pair used a rolling pin that was distinctively different from those
used by the other father son pairs, and each father repeated the phrase “rolling pin” each time his son used

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it. But when the children were asked to identify all of the rolling pins among a group of kitchen utensils
that included several rolling pins, each child picked only the one that he had used.

Which one of the following inferences is most supported by the information above?

Inferences:

a. The children did not grasp the function of a rolling pin.

b. No two children understood the name “rolling pin” to apply to the same object

c. The children understood that all rolling pins have the same general shape

d. Each child was able to identify correctly only the utensils that he had used

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e. The children were not able to distinguish the rolling pins they used from other rolling pins

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Explanations:
1. Questions

Answer: D
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It can be inferred that Dinosaurs were gigantic creatures with large bones from the fact that people all over
the world had been wondering who left all those enormous skeletons and footprints. Hence, (d).

2. Questions
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Answer: B

The statement implies that real equality may not operate on the ground level despite claiming it, and laws
can be manipulated by those who are in power. Other options don't have a direct connection with what is
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being said by the author.

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Answer: C

(a) → is already given in the paragraph.

(b) → is wrong as the last line says the doors would be closed for the public for that day which means the
place wasn’t closed for the visitors

(d) → Casa Batlló and La Padrera are new places that don’t find a place in the given paragraph

(c) → is an obvious inference as the paragraph describes the stay that is being talked about in (c). So this is
the best choice

4. Questions

Answer: D

With recreational facilities easily available, the local population now led a healthy lifestyle. This has
reduced their being prone to ill health. Option (a) is absurd as no one goes to the hospital just like that.
Option (b) is wrong as the population may have been interested in a better lifestyle but did not have access

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to recreational facilities. A direct link has been established with the opening up of the new community
center and decrease in the visits to the hospitals by the use of the word ‘ever since’. In option (c), the word
‘incurable diseases’ is wrong.

5. Questions

Answer: E

This is the correct answer. As stated in the stimulus, “he had caused the pilings to be driven until additional
penetration into the ground was no greater than two inches after twenty-four hammer blows.” The
statement indicates that additional penetration was possible with a sufficient number of hammer blows.

6. Questions

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Answer: B

Only inference (II) and (V) can be concluded. Inference (III) talks about the positive aspect, which is

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contrary to the details given in the passage. Nothing has been directly and in detail mentioned about

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inference(IV). Hence option (b) is correct.

7. Questions

Answer: A
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The statement clearly talks about the way in which our Ayurvedic products are being accepted during the
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COVID times. On the basis of this fact only statement I can be inferred as; if every household has started
consuming the same the obvious result will be an increase in the demand.

We can rule out statement II as nothing specific about Allopathy has been discussed.
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8. Questions

Answer: D
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This answer is the closest to our pre-phrase, and this is the correct answer. Notice how the language of this
answer choice—“helps to prevent”—matches the stimulus language—“factor in the prevention.”
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9. Questions

Answer: D
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The statement portrays about the impact of lead in drinking water, in causing cancer. Inference I – states
that lead is safe, which contradicts the statement, hence this option can be omitted. Other inferences II and
III talks about the impacts of lead causing cancer, hence option D is the correct choice.

10. Questions

Answer: B

This is the correct answer choice. The answer must be true because we know that despite being asked to
identify all the rolling pins, each child selected only the rolling pin he had used. No two children picked
the same rolling pin and therefore no two children understood the name “rolling pin” to apply to the same
object.

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