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Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F play a game of cards. Each has a pack of 10 cards. F borrows 2 cards from A and gives away 5 to C who in turn gives 3 to B while B gives 6 to D who passes 1 to E. Then the number of cards possessed by D and E is equal to the number of cards possessed by 

(a) A, B and C 

(b) B, C and F 

(c) A, B and F 

(d) A, C and F

A freight train left Delhi for Mumbai at an average speed of 40 km/hr. Two hours later, an express train left Delhi for Mumbai, following the freight train on a parallel track at an average speed of 60 km/hr. How far from Delhi would the express train meet the freight train? 

(a) 480 km 

(b) 260 km 

(c) 240 km 

(d) 120 km

P = (40% of A) + (65% of B) and Q = (50% of A) + (50% of B),where A is greater than B. In this context, which of the following statements is correct? 

(a) P is greater than Q. 

(b) Q is greater than P. 

(c) P is equal to Q. 

(d) None of the above can be concluded with certainty.

In a group of six women, there are four tennis players,four postgraduates in Sociology,one postgraduate in Commerce and three bank employees. Vimala and Kamla are the bank employees while Amala and Komala are unemployed. Komala and Nirmala are among the tennis players.Amala,Kamla,Komala and Nirmala are postgraduates in Sociology of whom two are bank employees. If Shyamala is a postgraduate in Commerce, who among the following is both a tennis player and a bank employee? 

(a) Amala 

(b) Komala 

(c) Nirmala 

(d) Shyamala

The greatest blessing that technological progress has in store for mankind is not, of course, an accumulation of material possessions.The amount of these that can be effectively enjoyed by one individual in one lifetime is not great.But there is not the same narrow limit to the possibilities of the enjoyment of leisure.The gift of leisure may be abused by people who have had no experience of making use of it. Yet the creative use of leisure by a minority in societies has been the mainspring of all human progress beyond the primitive level.

With reference to the above passage,the following assumptions have been made : 

1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use it for acquiring more material possessions. 

2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and original things has been the chief source of human progress. 

Which of these assumptions is/are valid? 

(a) 1 only 

(b) 2 only 

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Suppose the average weight of 9 persons is 50 kg. The average weight of the first 5 persons is 45 kg, whereas the average weight of the last 5 persons is 55 kg. Then the weight of the 5th person will be 

(a) 45 kg 

(b) 47.5 kg 

(c) 50 kg 

(d) 52.5 Kg

In a democratic State, where a high degree of Political maturity of the people obtains, the conflict between the will of the sovereign law-making body and the organized will of the people seldom occurs.

What does the above passage imply? 

(a) In a democracy, force is the main phenomenon in the actual exercise of sovereignty. 

(b) In a mature democracy, force to a great extent is the main phenomenon in the actual exercise of sovereignty. 

(c) In a mature democracy, use of force is irrelevant in the actual exercise of sovereignty.

(d) In a mature democracy, force is narrowed down to a marginal phenomenon in the actual exercise of sovereignty.

Examine the following statements: 

1. All colours are pleasant. 

2. Some colours are pleasant. 

3. No colour is pleasant. 

4. Some colours are not pleasant. 

Given that statement 4 is true, what can be definitely concluded? 

(a) 1 and 2 are true 

(b) 3 is true 

(c) 2 is false 

(d) 1 is false

There is more than a modicum of truth in the assertion that “a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events”. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying particularly the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win—and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose and the student will see that the same pattern recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries.

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 

1. A study of the famous battles it history would help us understand the modern warfare. 

2. Studying the history is essential fin anyone who aspires to be a leader. 

Which of these assumptions is/are valid? 

(a) 1 only 

(b) 2 only 

(c) Both 1 and 2 

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

“The individual, according to Rousseau, puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the General Will and in our corporate capacity we receive each member as an indivisible part of the whole.”

In the light of the above passage, the nature of General Will is best described as 

(a) the sum total of the private wills of the individuals 

(b) what is articulated by the elected representatives of the individuals 

(c) the collective good as distinct from private wills of the individuals 

(d) the material interests of the community