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So, here we are with some tough New Pattern questions of puzzle and Logical reasoning.
Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
There are nine persons Anil, Balaji, Chaitu, Dinesh, Eswar, Feriq, Ganesh, Hari and Ishant stay on a nine floors building, but not necessarily in the same order. Only one person stays on each floor. All of them have either Bike or Car of different colours i.e. yellow, golden, red, orange, purple, black, white, silver and grey, but not necessarily in the same order. Only five of them have Car. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 9. There are two floors between the floors on which the persons having a black Bike and silver Car stay. Chaitu owns a red Bike. Feriq does not own a grey Bike. Anil stays on even numbered floor below the even numbered floor on which Hari stays. The one who owns a purple Car stays on the fourth floor. Dinesh stays on the second floor and owns the orange Car. The one who owns the golden Car stays on the topmost floor. Anil does not own a white Car. Feriq owns a black Bike and stays on an odd-numbered floor. There is only one floor between the floors on which Ferriq and Ganesh stay. Eswar stays immediate above the floor on which Ishant stay. Ganesh does not stay on the ground floor. Balaji stays immediate above the floor on which Hari stay. There are three floors between the floors on which Chaitu and Feriq stay. The one who owns the silver car stays immediate above Ganesh. Eswar stays on the fourth floor. The one who owns the grey Bike stays on the third floor.
Q1. What is the colour of the Car of the person who stays on the 4th floor?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Orange
(d) Purple
(e) Yellow
Q2. How many persons are in between the one who has a golden car and the one who stays on the 4th floor?
(a) Five
(b) Three
(c) Seven
(d) Four
(e) None of these
Q3. Who lives on the 7th floor?
(a) The one who has a white car
(b) Balaji
(c) Ganesh
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(e)The one who has a silver car
Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Golden
(d) Silver
(e) Grey
Q5. Which of the following coloured bike does Feriq have?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Purple
(d) Grey
(e) Black
Q6. Who lives between the one who have black bike and the one who have white car?
(a) Hari
(b) Anil
(c) Balaji
(d) Ishant
(e) Dinesh
Q7. Hari have which colour of car/bike?
(a) Red
(b) Silver
(c) Yellow
(d) Goldem
(e) None of these
Directions (8-15): Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Q8. Statement: Should the rule of wearing helmet for both driver and pillion rider while driving a motor bike be enforced strictly?
Arguments:
I. Yes, it is a rules and less should be followed strictly by all.
II. No, each individual knows how to protect his own life and it should be left to his discretion.
III. No, it does not ensure safety as only the head is protected and rest of the body is not.
IV. Yes, it is a necessity as head, being the most sensitive organ, is protected by all helmet.
(a) None is strong
(b) I and III are strong
(c) I and IV are strong
(d) II and IV are strong
(e) All are strong
Q9. Statement: Should be income generated out of agriculture activities be taxed?
Arguments:
I. No, farmers are otherwise suffering from natural calamities and low yield coupled with low procurement price and their income should not be taxed.
II. Yes, majority of the population is dependent on agriculture and hence their income should be taxed to augment the resources.
III. Yes, many big farmers earn much more than the majority of the service earners and they should be teased to remove the disparity.
(a) All are strong
(b) I and II are strong
(c) II and III are strong
(d) All are strong
(e) None of these
Q10. Statement: Should all the indirect taxes in India be combined into a single tax on all commodities?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will considerably simplify the tax collection mechanism and the cost of collecting tax will also reduce.
II. Yes, the manufacturers and traders will be benefited by this which is turn will boost tax collection.
III. No, no other country has adopted such system.
(a) None is strong
(b) I and II are strong
(c) Only II is strong
(d) II and III are strong
(e) None of these
Q11. Statement: Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control?
Arguments:
I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively.
II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
III. Yes, this will enable to have standardized education for all the students.
IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would be improved.
(a) None is strong
(b) I, II and III are strong
(c) I and II are strong
(d) All are strong
(e) Only III is strong
Q12. Statement: Should be consumption of aerated drinks be banned in India?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this is the only way to reduce the risk of exposing people to some diseases.
II. No, each individual should have right to choose what he wants.
III. No, there is no confirmed evidence that such products have adverse effects on human body.
IV. Yes, it is banned in many other countries also.
(a) Only I is strong
(b) I and II are strong
(c) Only III is strong
(d) I and IV are strong
(e) All are strong
Directions (13-15): In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to distinguish between ‘strong argument and weak argument. A strong argument must be ‘both’ important and directly relate to the question. A weak argument may not be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by three arguments, numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Q13. Statement: Should seniority be the only criterion for the promotion?
Arguments:
I. No, it would be an injustice to those juniors who are more deserving and suitable for higher positions than their senior counterparts.
II. Yes, otherwise senior employees do feel humiliated.
III. Yes, senior employees are more experienced and must be rewarded for same.
(a) None is strong
(b) I is strong
(c) I and III are strong
(d) I and II are strong
(e) All are strong
Q14. Statement: Is caste-based reservation policy in professional colleges justified?
Arguments:
I. Yes, the step is a must to bring the underprivileged at par with the privileged ones.
II. No, it obstructs the establishment of a classless society.
III. Yes, this will help the backward castes and classes of people to come out of the oppression of upper caste people.
(a) I and II are strong
(b) Only II is strong
(c) II and III are strong
(d) I and III are strong
(e) All are strong
Q15. Statement: Should Government established higher level Institutes of Technology (IITs) be privatized?
Arguments:
I. Yes, privatization will make these institutes financially healthy, competitive and quality conscious.
II. Yes, privatization is the key of the new era can we survive without it?
III. No, standard of education of these institutes will fall.
(a) None is strong
(b) All are strong
(c) Only I is strong
(d) I and III are strong
(e) II and III are strong
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