1. Studies of fatal automobile accidents reveal that, in the majority of cases in which one occupant of an automobile is killed while another survives, it is the passenger, not the driver, who is killed. It is ironic that the innocent passenger should suffer for the driver's carelessness, while the driver often suffers only minor injuries or none at all.
A. In most fatal automobile accidents, the driver of a car in which an occupant is killed is at fault.
B. Drivers of automobiles are rarely killed in auto accidents.
C. Most deaths in fatal automobile accidents are suffered by occupants of cars rather than by pedestrians.
D. Auto safety experts should increase their efforts to provide protection for those in the passenger seats of automobiles.
E. Automobile passengers sometimes play a contributing role in causing auto accidents.
Ans : A
2. The editors of Business Today magazine conducted a poll of its readers regarding the proposed increase in the rate of income tax paid on profits from the sale of stocks. More than 60% of the readers opposed the proposed tax. The editors announced that the majority of Americans opposed any increase in the tax on profits from stock sales.
2. Which one of the following statements, if true, would most weaken the editor's conclusion?
A. Some readers of Business Today magazine are citizens of countries other than the United States.
B. Decisions concerning the income tax laws are made by the Congress rather than directly by the people.
C. Most of those who earn profits from stock sales are wealthy and can afford to pay higher taxes.
D. The viewpoints of the vast majority of the readers of Business Today magazine differ from the views of most Americans.
E. Not all readers of Business Today magazine responded to the editors' poll.
Ans : D
3. Several movie versions of Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities have been made. The original movie version made in 1939 is the best because it is closest in spirit to the original novel.
An underlying assumption of the argument above is that a movie based on a novel should:
A. reflect the director's original interpretation of the main themes of the novel.
B. accurately depict the time and place in which the novel is set.
C. feature actors and actresses who closely resemble the characters in the novel both in body and spirit.
D. faithfully render the details of the plot from the narrator's point of view.
E. capture the true meaning and intention of the novel.
Ans : E 4. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ANSWER each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English language?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Four
(4) Three
(5) None of these
5. Find the odd one out
(1) 2
(2) 7
(3) 11
(4) 13
(5) 9
Directions (6-10): The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below:
972 526 487 359 251
6. If the positions of the firs and second digits are interchanged which of the following will be third if they are arranged in ascending order?
(1) 359
(2) 972
(3) 526
(4) 487
(5) 251
7. If 2 is added to the sum of the digits of each of the above numbers how many will be multiples of 5?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) None of these
8. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the above numbers the sum of the digits of how many of them are prime numbers?
(1) None
(2) Two
(3) One
(4) Three
(5) All five
9. If the digits in each of the above numbers are written in reverse order which will be the second highest number?
(1) 251
(2) 359
(3) 487
(4) 526
(5) 972
10. If the positions of the digits of each of the numbers are interchanged such that the first becomes second, second becomes third and third becomes firs, which, of the following will be the highest?
(1) 972
(2) 526
(3) 487
(4) 251
(5) 359
Answer:
6. (1) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (5)
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