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A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. Some pens are pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are erasers.
II. No pens are erasers.
III. Some erasers are pencils

A) Only conclusion (II) follows. B) Only conclusion (I) and (II) follow
C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow D) No conclusion follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only conclusion (I) and (III) follow

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A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

NOA, PQB, RSC, ?

A) TUD B) TVD
C) TUE D) TVE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TUD

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Select the missing numbers from the given alternatives

A) 30 B) 35
C) 20 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35

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In the following figure, rectangle represents brand managers, circle represents cartoonist, triangle represents sculptors and square represents fathers. Which set of letters represents fathers who are either brand managers or cartoonists?

A) GDF B) FDB
C) BCG D) FDH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FDB

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Find the total Simple Interest on Rs. 500 at 7% per annum, on Rs. 700 at 10% per annum and on Rs. 1000 at 4% per annum for 3 years.

A) 435 B) 500
C) 700 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 435

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The HR department of an MNC prepared a report. The pie chart from this report represents all the employees of the MNC and the languages that they speak. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

 

 

What is the language the most number of employees speak?

 

 

A) F B) C
C) D D) G
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) D

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

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The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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