Reasoning PYQ — Page 17

Consider the following argument: In order to be a teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some Mathematicians are poets. No college graduate is poor. Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument?

The question below consists of four statements. Of these four statements, two cannot both be true, but both can be false. Study the statements carefully and identify the two that satisfy the above condition. Select the correct answer using the codes given below each set of statements: Examine the following statements: 1. All animals are carnivorous. 2. Some animals are not carnivorous. 3. Animals are not carnivorous. 4. Some animals are carnivorous.

You have been asked to give an explanation for not attending an important official meeting. Your immediate boss who has not informed you about the meeting is now putting pressure on you not to place an allegation against him/her. You would:

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows: [Image: Question Image] What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given above such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?

The houses of A and B face each other on a road going north south, A's being on the western side. A comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km to the front of D's house. B does exactly the same and reaches the front of C's house. In this context, which one of the following, Statements is correct?

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows: [Image: Question Image] What is total number of triangles in the above grid?

You have been made responsible to hire boats at short notice to be used for an area under flood. On seeing the price mentioned by the boat owners, you find that the lowest price is approximately three times more than the approved rate of the Government. You would:

In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between - Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is a head of Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are there between Mr. X and Mr. Z?

You have taken up a project to create night-shelters for homeless people during the winter season. Within a week of establishing the shelters, you have received complaints from the residents of the area about an increase in theft cases with a demand to remove the shelters. You would: