Practice Question and answers set 2 - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
Read the following information and five statements given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Since 2008, migration to urban areas in search of employement has increased several times, surpassing marriage as the biggest reason for migration in India.
- The wages and employment opportunities in rural parts of India have been at part with those in urban areas for last five years.
- The government and foreign MNCs have concentrated on development of job opportunities only in urban parts of the country.
- Marriage was once the biggest reason for migration in India.
- More skilled professionals than manual laborers migrate to urban area in search of employment.
- The urban areas attracting migrants are already facing and will further face a severe challenge accommodating increased population while the resources need to do so remain the same.
Q-1) Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above can be a reason/cause for increased migration to urban areas?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Directions:
Read the following information and five statements given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Since 2008, migration to urban areas in search of employement has increased several times, surpassing marriage as the biggest reason for migration in India.
- The wages and employment opportunities in rural parts of India have been at part with those in urban areas for last five years.
- The government and foreign MNCs have concentrated on development of job opportunities only in urban parts of the country.
- Marriage was once the biggest reason for migration in India.
- More skilled professionals than manual laborers migrate to urban area in search of employment.
- The urban areas attracting migrants are already facing and will further face a severe challenge accommodating increased population while the resources need to do so remain the same.
Q-2) Which of the following represents a result repercussion of the increased migration to urban areas?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Directions:
Read the following information and five statements given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Since 2008, migration to urban areas in search of employement has increased several times, surpassing marriage as the biggest reason for migration in India.
- The wages and employment opportunities in rural parts of India have been at part with those in urban areas for last five years.
- The government and foreign MNCs have concentrated on development of job opportunities only in urban parts of the country.
- Marriage was once the biggest reason for migration in India.
- More skilled professionals than manual laborers migrate to urban area in search of employment.
- The urban areas attracting migrants are already facing and will further face a severe challenge accommodating increased population while the resources need to do so remain the same.
Q-3) Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above would weaken/contradict the facts presented in the given statement?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Directions:
Read the following information and five statements given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Since 2008, migration to urban areas in search of employement has increased several times, surpassing marriage as the biggest reason for migration in India.
- The wages and employment opportunities in rural parts of India have been at part with those in urban areas for last five years.
- The government and foreign MNCs have concentrated on development of job opportunities only in urban parts of the country.
- Marriage was once the biggest reason for migration in India.
- More skilled professionals than manual laborers migrate to urban area in search of employment.
- The urban areas attracting migrants are already facing and will further face a severe challenge accommodating increased population while the resources need to do so remain the same.
Q-4) Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C),(D) and (E) directly follow/s from the given statement?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones were allowed in the examination hall, three students were caught with their mobile phones.
- Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and it is very easy to cheat with their help.
- The invigilator must immediateluy confiscate the mobile phones and ask the students to leave the exam hall immediately.
- Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in bags outside the exam hall is not safe.
- There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the bags of the students who were writing the exam.
- The school authorities must ask the students to leave their phones in the custody of the inviliator before the exam in order to avoid thefts of mobile phones.
- None of the other students were carrying their exam hall.
Q-5) Which of the following among (A), (B), (C) and (D) may be a strong argument in favour of the three students who were caught with their mobile phones?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Both (C) and (D). Suggest that to prevent the theft of their permissions.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones were allowed in the examination hall, three students were caught with their mobile phones.
- Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and it is very easy to cheat with their help.
- The invigilator must immediateluy confiscate the mobile phones and ask the students to leave the exam hall immediately.
- Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in bags outside the exam hall is not safe.
- There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the bags of the students who were writing the exam.
- The school authorities must ask the students to leave their phones in the custody of the inviliator before the exam in order to avoid thefts of mobile phones.
- None of the other students were carrying their exam hall.
Q-6) Which of the following among (A), (B), (D) and (F) can be an immediate course of action for the invigilator?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
This is the only choice where "the invigilator" is the subject of the sentence.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones were allowed in the examination hall, three students were caught with their mobile phones.
- Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and it is very easy to cheat with their help.
- The invigilator must immediateluy confiscate the mobile phones and ask the students to leave the exam hall immediately.
- Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in bags outside the exam hall is not safe.
- There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the bags of the students who were writing the exam.
- The school authorities must ask the students to leave their phones in the custody of the inviliator before the exam in order to avoid thefts of mobile phones.
- None of the other students were carrying their exam hall.
Q-7) Which of the following among (A), (B), (E) and (F) may be the reason behind the school making such announcements before the exam?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The announcement is measure taken to stop cheating in exams.
Directions:
According to recent reports, CEOs of large organisations are paid more than CEOs of small organisations. It does not seem fair that just because a CEO is heading a big organisation she/he should be paid more. CEOs' salary should be related to performance, especially growth in terms of sales and profits.
Of course, big organisations are more complex than 'the small, but all CEOs require significant amount of energy and time in managing organisations. There is no proof that CEOs of big organisations are more stressed than CEOs of small organisations. All CEOs should be paid according to their performance.
Q-8) A person seeking to refute the argument might argue that
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
A person seeking to refute the argument might argue that managing big organization is more challenging than small.
The reason being the CEO of any organization whether it is big or small has similar kind of duties and responsibilities but the CEO of big organization has more complex nature of work.
Q-9) Ten new TV shows started in January — 5 sitcoms, 3 drama and 2 news magazines. By April, only seven of the new shows were still on, five of them being sitcoms. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-10) During the last summer vacation. Ankit went to a summer camp where he took part in hiking, swimming and boating. This summer, he is looking forward to a music camp where he hopes to sing, dance and learn to play the guitar. Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ankit's last summer camp's events in which is took part-hiking, swimming boating. Ankit's this summer camp's events sing, dance and learn to play the guitar.