Reasoning-3

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Reasoning – 3

In the following sentences a part of the same is underlined. Beneath are given four alternate phrasing of the underlined part. Choose the one that is the best among the four.

1.      

1.           1.  It was us who had left before he arrived.

(a)     We who had left before time he had arrived.

(b)     Us who has went before he arrived.

(c)     Us who had went before he had arrived.

(d)     We who had left before he arrived.

2.          2.   Many of these environmentalists proclaim to save nothing less than the planet itself.

(a)     To save nothing lesser than

(b)     That they are saving nothing less than

(c)     That they save nothing less than

(d)     To have saved nothing less than

Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given word (Synonym))

3.        3.  CLANDESTINE

(a)     Abortive                        (b) Secret                               (c) Tangible                           (d) Doomed

4.        4.     CLEMENCY

(a)     Empathy                       (b) Kindness                          (c) Sympathy                       (d) Forgiveness

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word (Antonym)

5.       5.     COMPOSE

(a)     Disturb                           (b) Reveal                             (c) Strengthen                       (d) Isolate

6.       6.     FLAMBOYANT

(a)     Quiet                              (b) Excited                            (c) Disturbed                         (d) Distressed

7.       7.     Re-arrange the following sentences in a cohesive order so as to form a meaningful paragraph.

(P) Surrendered, or captured combatants cannot be incarcerated in razor wire cages; this ‘war’ has dubious legality.

(Q) How can then one characterize a conflict to be waged against a phenomenon as war?

(R) The phrase ‘war against terror’ which has passed into common lexicon, is a huge misnomer.

(S) Besides, who has a juridical meaning in international law, which has confided the laws of war, imbuing them with a humanitarian content.

(T) Terror is a phenomenon, not an entity- either State or non-State.

(a) TRSQP                             (b) QTRSP                             (c) TQRPS                             (d) RTQSP

8.      

        8.    In the following statements the word BUNDLE is used in four different ways. Identify the statement in which         the usage of the word is inappropriate.

(a)     The new born baby was a bundle of joy for the family.

(b)     Mobile operators are offering a bundle of additional benefits.

(c)     He made a bundle in the share market.

(d)     It was sheer luck that brought a bundle of Boy-Scouts to where I was lying wounded.

9.   In the following select one alternative in which the third statement is implied by the first two statements.

9.                                (a) All elephants are wild. All lions are wild. So all lions are elephants.

(b)     All mangoes are red. Some apples are mangoes. So all apples are red.

(c)     All roads are boxes. All foxes are roads. So all boxes are foxes.

(d)     All XYZ can run. All ABC are XYZ. So, all ABC can run.

1     10.                  (a) All dogs are mad. All sick persons are mad. So, all sick persons are dogs.

(b)     All oranges are black. All figs are oranges. So, all figs are black.

(c)     All windows are dogs. Some doors are dogs. So, all windows are doors.

(d)     No man can fly. No kite can fly. So, all men are kites.

Answers:

1.                    1.    (d)                              2. (b)                      3. (b)                       4. (b)                       5. (d)

      6.   (a)                             7. (d)                      8. (d)                       9. (d)                      10. (b)