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Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Which word is the odd man out?
Which word does NOT belong with the others?
CUP : LIP :: BIRD : ?
Paw : Cat :: Hoof :?
The ‘A’ state government has chalked out a plan for the underdeveloped ‘B’ district where 66% of the funds will be placed in the hands of a committee of local representatives.
Courses of action:
I. The ‘A’ state government should decide guidelines and norms for the functioning of the committee.
II. Other state government may follow similar plan if directed by the Central government.
The car dealer found that there was a tremendous response for the new XYZ’s car booking with long queues of people complaining about the duration of business hours and arrangements. Courses of action:
I. People should make their arrangement of lunch and snacks while going for car XYZ’s booking and be ready to spend several hours.
II. Arrangement should be made for more booking desks and increase business hours to serve more people in less time.
The ‘M’ state government has decided hence forth to award the road construction contracts through open tenders only. Courses of action:
I. The ‘M’ state will not be able to get the work done swiftly as it will have to go through tender and other procedures.
II. Hence forth the quality of roads constructed may be far better.
Alert villagers nabbed a group of bandits armed with murderous weapons. Courses of action:
I. The villagers should be provided sophisticated weapons.
II. The villagers should be rewarded for their courage and unity.
10 coaches of a passenger train have got derailed and have blocked the railway track from both ends. Courses of action:
I. The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment and clear the spot
II. All the trains running in both directions should be diverted immediately via other routes.
Statements: No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions:
Male athletes can play.
Some athletes can play.
Statements: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions:
I. Some lamps are bags.
II. No lamp is bag.
Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions:
I. All mangoes are cheap.
II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
Statements: Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. All kings are beautiful.
II. All queens are kings.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Some fools are rich.
Conclusions:
Some doctors are rich
Some rich are doctors.
Statements: All roads are waters. Some waters are boats.
Conclusions:
Some boats are roads.
All waters are boats.
Statements: No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.
Conclusions:
No bat is wicket.
All wickets are bats.
Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.
Conclusions:
No fruit is flower.
Some trees are flowers.
Statement: Should India encourage exports, when most things are insufficient for internal use itself?
Arguments:
Yes. We have to earn foreign exchange to pay for our imports.
No. Even selective encouragement would lead to shortages.
Statement: Should all the drugs patented and manufactured in Western countries be first tried out on sample basis before giving licence for sale to general public in India?
Arguments:
Yes. Many such drugs require different doses and duration for Indian population and hence it is necessary.
No. This is just not feasible and hence cannot be implemented.
Statement: Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements?
Arguments:
Yes, Most of the energy sources used at present is exhaustible.
No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.
Statement: Should there be students union in college/university?
Arguments:
No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus.
Yes, it is very necessary Students are future political leaders.
Statement: Should young entrepreneurs be encouraged?
Arguments:
Yes. They will help in industrial development of the country.
Yes. They will reduce the burden on employment market.
Statement: “You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation.” – A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
I. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.
Assumptions: I.There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.
II. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large number of primary school teachers.
Statement: A warning in a train compartment – “To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500.”
Assumptions:
I. Some people misuse the alarm chain.
II.On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.
Statement: If it is easy to become an engineer, I don’t want to be an engineer.
Assumptions:
An individual aspires to be professional.
One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned
Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who can spend their holidays there.
Assumptions:
Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.
Statement: “The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilizing it, what a pity to see it grossly underutilized.” – A citizen’s view on a new flyover linking east and west sides of a suburb.
Assumptions:
I. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
II. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.
Statement: The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for funding drought relief programmes.
Assumptions:
The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes.
The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes.
Statement: Detergents should be used to clean clothes.
Assumptions:
Detergents form more lather.
Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.
Statement: It will be a substantial achievement in the field of education if one provides one school for every village in our country and enforce attendance.
Assumptions:
Children in villages do not attend school regularly.
Providing school to every village is desirable.
Statement: The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal management.
Assumptions:
I.The amount generated out of the disinvestment process may reduce substantially the mounting fiscal deficits.
II. There will be enough demand in the market for the shares of these undertakings.
Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic.
Assumptions:
Some other books were available on this topic.
You can write lucid books on very few topics.
Statement: Please do not use lift while going down – an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building.
Assumptions:
While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.
Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.
Statement: “I have not received telephone bills for nine months inspite of several complaints” – A telephone customer’s letter to the editor of a daily
Assumptions:
I. Every customer has a right to get bills regularly from the telephone company.
II. The customer’s complaints point to defect in the services which are expected to be corrected.
Statement: “This drink can be had either as it is, or after adding ice to it.” – An advertisement.
Assumptions:
People differ in their preferences.
Some people will get attracted to the drink as it can be had as it is.
Statement: Government has permitted unaided colleges to increase their fees.
Assumptions:
Unaided colleges are in financial difficulties.
Aided colleges do not need to increase fees.
Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.
Assumptions:
Many people are humble after being victorious.
Generally people are not humble.
Statement: Should the prestigious people who have committed crime unknowingly, be met with special treatment? Arguments:
Yes. The prestigious people do not commit crime intentionally.
No. It is our policy that everybody is equal before the law.
Statement: Can pollution be controlled?
Arguments:
Yes. If everyone realizes the hazards it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled.
No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever-growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.
Statement: Should the railways in India be privatized in a phased manner like other public sector enterprises?
Arguments:
Yes. This is the only way to bring in competitiveness and provide better services to the public.
No. This will pose a threat to the national security of our country as multinationals will enter into the fray.
Statement: Should internal assessment in colleges be abolished?
Arguments:
Yes. This will help in reducing the possibility of favouritism.
No, teaching faculty will lose control over students.
Statement: Should all the unauthorized structures in the city be demolished?
Arguments:
No. Where will the people residing in such houses live?
Yes. This will give a clear message to general public and they will refrain from constructing unauthorized buildings.
Statement: Should there be a maximum limit for the number of ministers in the Central Government?
Arguments:
No. The political party in power should have the freedom to decide the number of ministers to be appointed.
Yes. The number of ministers should be restricted to a certain percentage of the total number of seats in the parliament to avoid unnecessary expenditure.
Statement: Should foreign films be banned in India?
Arguments:
Yes. They depict an alien culture which adversely affects our values.
No. Foreign films are of a high artistic standard.
Statement: Is buying things on instalments profitable to the customer?
Arguments:
Yes. He has to pay less.
No, paying instalments upsets the family budget.
Statement: Should adult education programme be given priority over compulsory education programme?
Arguments:
I. No. It will also help in success of compulsory education programme.
II. Yes. It will help to eliminate the adult illiteracy.
Statement: Should new universities be established in India?
Arguments:
I. No. We have still not achieved the target for literacy.
II. No. We will have to face the problem of unemployed but highly qualified people.
Statement: Should non-vegetarian food be totally banned in our country?
Arguments:
Yes. It is expensive and therefore it is beyond the means of most people in our country.
No. Nothing should be banned in a democratic country like ours.
Statement: Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?
Arguments:
Yes. Trappers are making a lot of money;
No. Bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
Statement: Should Government close down loss-making public sector enterprises?
Arguments:
No. All employees will lose their jobs, security and earning, what would they do?
Yes. In a competitive world the rule is ‘survival of the fittest’.
Statement: Should there be a cap on maximum number of contestants for parliamentary elections in any constituency?
Arguments:
Yes. This will make the parliamentary elections more meaningful as the voters can make a considered judgement for casting their vote.
No. In a democracy any person fulfilling the eligibility criteria can contest parliamentary elections and there should be no restrictions.
Statement: Should so much money be spent on advertisements?
Arguments:
Yes. It is an essential concomitant in a capitalist economy.
No. It leads to wastage of resources.
Statement: Should all the legislators be forced to resign from their profession?
Arguments:
Yes. They will be able to devote more time for the country.
No, nobody will contest election.
Statement: Should ‘computer knowledge’ be made a compulsory subject for all the students at secondary school level?
Arguments:
No, our need is ‘bread’ for everyone, we cannot follow western models.
Yes. We cannot compete in the international market without equipping our children with computers.
Statement: Should there be uniforms for students in the colleges in India as in the schools?
Arguments:
Yes, this will improve the ambience of the colleges as all the students will be decently dressed.
No. The college students should not be regimented and they should be left to choose their clothes for coming to the college.
Statement: Should India engage into a dialogue with neighbouring countries to stop cross border tension?
Arguments:
Yes. This is the only way to reduce the cross border terrorism and stop loss of innocent lives.
No. Neighbouring countries cannot be relied upon in such matters, they may still engage in subversive activities.
Statement: Should there be a world government?
Arguments:
Yes. It will help in eliminating tensions among the nations.
No. Then, only the developed countries will dominate in the government.
Statement: Should the practice of transfers of clerical cadre employees from government offices of one city to those of another be stopped?
Arguments:
No. Transfer of employees is a routine administrative matter and we must continue it.
Yes. It involves lot of governmental expenditure and inconvenience too many compared to the benefits it yields.
Statement: Is paying ransom or agreeing to the conditions of kidnappers of political figures, a proper course of action?
Arguments:
Yes. The victims must be saved at all cost.
No. It encourages the kidnappers to continue their sinister activities.
Tanya is older than Eric.
Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Blueberries cost more than strawberries.
Blueberries cost less than raspberries.
Raspberries cost more than strawberries and blueberries.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
All the trees in the park are flowering trees.
Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Mara runs faster than Gail.
Lily runs faster than Mara.
Gail runs faster than Lily.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Apartments in the Riverdale Manor cost less than apartments in The Gaslight Commons.
Apartments in the Livingston Gate cost more than apartments in the The Gaslight Commons.
Of the three apartment buildings, the Livingston Gate costs the most.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
The Kingston Mall has more stores than the Galleria.
The Four Corners Mall has fewer stores than the Galleria.
The Kingston Mall has more stores than the Four Corners Mall.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
All the tulips in Zoe’s garden are white.
All the pansies in Zoe’s garden are yellow.
All the flowers in Zoe’s garden are either white or yellow
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
During the past year, Josh saw more movies than Stephen.
Stephen saw fewer movies than Darren.
Darren saw more movies than Josh.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Rover weighs less than Fido.
Rover weighs more than Boomer.
Of the three dogs, Boomer weighs the least.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
If no wall-to-wall carpeting is pink and all the offices have wall-to-wall carpeting, none of the offices has pink wall-to-wall carpeting.
Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B.
Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B.
Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
Statement: A large number of engineering graduates in the country are not in a position to have gainful employment at present and the number of such engineers is likely to grow in the future.
Courses of Action:
The government should launch attractive employment generation schemes and encourage these graduates to opt for such schemes to use their expertise and knowledge effectively.
This happened due to proliferation of engineering colleges in the country and thereby lowered the quality of the engineering graduates. Those colleges which are not equipped to impart quality education should be closed down.
Statement: Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years.
Courses of Action:
I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic.
II.People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season.
Statement: Every year large number of devotees dies due to severe cold on their way to the shrine located at the top of the mountain range.
Courses of Action:
The devotees should be discouraged to visit the shrine without having proper warm clothes and other amenities.
The government should provide warm clothes and shelter to all the devotees visiting the shrine.
Statement: The Finance Minister submits his resignation a month before the new budget is to be presented in the Parliament.
Courses of Action:
The resignation should be accepted and another person should be appointed as the Finance Minister.
The resignation should not be accepted.
Statement: A large number of people visiting India from country X have been tested positive for carrying viruses of a killer disease.
Courses of Action:
The government of India should immediately put a complete ban on people coming to India from country X including those Indians who are settled in country X.
The government of India should immediately set up detection centres at all its airports and seaports to identify and quarantine those who are tested positive.
Statement: There has been less than forty percent voter turnout in the recent assembly elections.
Courses of Action:
The election commission should cancel the entire election process as the votes cast are not adequate to represent people.
The election commission should take away the voting rights of those who did not exercise their rights.
Statement: Most of the development plans develop in papers only.
Courses of Action:
The in-charges should be instructed to supervise the field-work regularly.
The supply of paper to such departments should be cut short.
Statement: The vegetable traders feel that the prices of onion will again go up shortly in the State ‘P’
Courses of Action:
The ‘P’ State Government should purchase and store sufficient quantity of onion in advance to control prices.
The ‘F’ State Government should make available network of fair price shops for the sale of onions during the period of shortage.
Statement: It is reported that though Vitamin E present in fresh fruits and vegetables is beneficial for human body, capsule Vitamin E does not have the same effect on human body.
Courses of Action:
The sale of capsule Vitamin E should be banned.
People should be encouraged to take fresh fruits and vegetables to meet the body’s requirement of Vitamin E.
Statement: Youngsters are often found staring at obscene posters.
Courses of Action:
Children should be punished and penalized if they are found doing so.
Any display of such material should be banned.
Statement: One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price.
Courses of Action:
The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also.
The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.
Statement: The Committee has criticized the Institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and research.
Courses of Action:
The broad objectives of the Institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan.
The Institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.
Statement: India has been continuously experiencing military threats from its neighbouring countries.
Courses of Action:
India should engage into an all out war to stop the nagging threats.
India should get the neighbours into a serious dialogue to reduce the tension at its borders.
Statement: As many as ten coaches of a passenger train have derailed and blocked both pairs of the railway tracks.
Courses of Action:
The railway authorities should immediately send men and equipment to the spot to clear the railway tracks.
All the trains running in both the directions should be diverted to other routes.
Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.
Courses of Action:
The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.
The government should appeal to all the residents through mass media for minimal use of water.
Statement: The police department has come under a cloud with recent revelations that at least two senior police officials are suspected to have been involved in the illegal sale of a large quantity of weapons from the state police armoury.
Courses of Action:
A thorough investigation should be ordered by the State Government to bring out all those who are involved into the illegal sale of arms.
State police armoury should be kept under Central Government’s control.
Statement: Financial stringency prevented the State Government from paying salaries to its employees since April this year.
Courses of Action:
The State Government should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%.
The State Government should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its employees.
Statement: The cinema halls are incurring heavy losses these days as people prefer to watch movies in home on TV than to visit cinema halls.
Courses of Action:
The cinema halls should be demolished and residential multi-storey buildings should be constructed there.
The cinema halls should be converted into shopping malls.
Statement: Duty free technology parks where foreign firms can manufacture electronic hardware components are proposed to be established at various places in the country.
Courses of Action:
Government should immediately implement the proposal to augment the foreign currency reserve by exporting the products.
Government should not implement the proposal as it will hinder indigenous production of hardware components.
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