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1. Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in a company. They work in three different departments i.e., HR, Management and Finance. They belong to seven different cities such as Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Noida, Gurugram, Solan, and Mandi. At least two persons work in the same departments.
D belongs to Mandi and works in HR department. The one who belongs to Dehradun does not work in Finance department. G belongs to Solan and works in Management department with only B. A neither belongs to Gurugram nor works in HR department. E belongs to Delhi but does not work in HR department. F belongs to Meerut but does not work in HR department. No one from the HR department belongs to either Noida or Gurugram.


Who among the following works in the same department as C?

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2. Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in a company. They work in three different departments i.e., HR, Management and Finance. They belong to seven different cities such as Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Noida, Gurugram, Solan, and Mandi. At least two persons work in the same departments.
D belongs to Mandi and works in HR department. The one who belongs to Dehradun does not work in Finance department. G belongs to Solan and works in Management department with only B. A neither belongs to Gurugram nor works in HR department. E belongs to Delhi but does not work in HR department. F belongs to Meerut but does not work in HR department. No one from the HR department belongs to either Noida or Gurugram.


Who among the following doesn’t works in Finance department?

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3. Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in a company. They work in three different departments i.e., HR, Management and Finance. They belong to seven different cities such as Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Noida, Gurugram, Solan, and Mandi. At least two persons work in the same departments.
D belongs to Mandi and works in HR department. The one who belongs to Dehradun does not work in Finance department. G belongs to Solan and works in Management department with only B. A neither belongs to Gurugram nor works in HR department. E belongs to Delhi but does not work in HR department. F belongs to Meerut but does not work in HR department. No one from the HR department belongs to either Noida or Gurugram.


Who among the following belongs to Noida?

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4. Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in a company. They work in three different departments i.e., HR, Management and Finance. They belong to seven different cities such as Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Noida, Gurugram, Solan, and Mandi. At least two persons work in the same departments.
D belongs to Mandi and works in HR department. The one who belongs to Dehradun does not work in Finance department. G belongs to Solan and works in Management department with only B. A neither belongs to Gurugram nor works in HR department. E belongs to Delhi but does not work in HR department. F belongs to Meerut but does not work in HR department. No one from the HR department belongs to either Noida or Gurugram.


C belongs to which of the following city?

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5. Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in a company. They work in three different departments i.e., HR, Management and Finance. They belong to seven different cities such as Delhi, Dehradun, Meerut, Noida, Gurugram, Solan, and Mandi. At least two persons work in the same departments.
D belongs to Mandi and works in HR department. The one who belongs to Dehradun does not work in Finance department. G belongs to Solan and works in Management department with only B. A neither belongs to Gurugram nor works in HR department. E belongs to Delhi but does not work in HR department. F belongs to Meerut but does not work in HR department. No one from the HR department belongs to either Noida or Gurugram.


Which of the following combination is true?

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6. Statements : The average number of persons per household is 5 in cities whereas it is 7 in villages. The national average is 6.

Conclusions :
I. The population per unit area in the villages is higher than in the cities.
II. More persons live in the same household in the villages as compared to those in the cities.

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The population per household and not the population per unit area is being talked about in the statement. So, only II follows while I does not.
7. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

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Jake damaged Leslie's camera while it was in his possession and he has agreed to compensate Leslie for the cost of the repair.
8. Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:

Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are: Last Stand, Mile City, New Town, Olliopolis, and Polberg. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were: 12 inches, 27 inches, 32 inches, 44 inches, and 65 inches.

* The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain.
* New Town is in the mountains.
* Last Stand got more rain than Olliopolis.
* Mile City got more rain than Polberg, but less rain than New Town.
* Olliopolis got 44 inches of rain.
* The city in the mountains got 32 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 27 inches of rain.

Which city got the most rain?

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Olliopolis got 44 inches of rain. Last Stand got more rain than that, so it got 65 inches, which is the most.
9. Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:

Five cities all got more rain than usual this year. The five cities are: Last Stand, Mile City, New Town, Olliopolis, and Polberg. The cities are located in five different areas of the country: the mountains, the forest, the coast, the desert, and in a valley. The rainfall amounts were: 12 inches, 27 inches, 32 inches, 44 inches, and 65 inches.

* The city in the desert got the least rain; the city in the forest got the most rain.
* New Town is in the mountains.
* Last Stand got more rain than Olliopolis.
* Mile City got more rain than Polberg, but less rain than New Town.
* Olliopolis got 44 inches of rain.
* The city in the mountains got 32 inches of rain; the city on the coast got 27 inches of rain.

Where is Olliopolis located?

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10. Statements:

I. The university authority has instructed all the colleges under its jurisdiction to ban use of all phones inside the college permises.

II. Majority of the teachers of the colleges signed a joint petition to the university complaining the disturbances caused by cell phone ring-tones inside the classrooms.

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