Inference Test - 1
| Description: Inference Test - 1 | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Shaka Gupte | |
| Tags: Inference Test - 1 Inference Parallel Reasoning |
In 1985 country X earned $I00 million from its steel exports. By 2005 revenue from steel exports doubled and in 2008 it reached an amount of $300 million.
Each of the following explains the increase in revenue except that:
The education ministry recently came up with the idea of abolishing the class 10 Board Exams. According to the experts, it will take needless burden off the minds of the learners and exams conducted at the school level will produce better results. Questioning the move, an expert said, “How do you expect the students to perform better when they have no fear of failing at a national level exam?”
Which of the following statements would best answer the question posed by the expert?
I. Bosses who have a moustache are polite. II. Just a few bosses have a moustache.
If the above statements are true, which of the following statements must be true?
Roger is very poor in Mathematics. This year he has failed 3 tests.
Which of the following is true?
Some medical students avoid eating fried food. Therefore, some medical students are not overweight. I. Some medical students are underweight. II. People who eat less fried food are seldom overweight. III. Some medical students are cautious about their diets.
If the argument given above is true, which of the three statements should also be true?
China has been able to attract substantial amounts of Foreign Direct Investment based on its aggressive policies, strict enforcement and an investment-friendly climate in general. This investment and its consequences have greatly contributed to China’s pre-dominance as an economic superpower and its economic progress ever since the Red Revolution in the late 40s.
Which of the following, if true, could not have been offered as a logical reason for foreign investors to invest their money in China?
Brian was fired from his last job on the grounds of showing disrespect towards his boss. Later on, his boss called him and told him to rejoin the office if he wished to. Brian refused saying “I won't ever go back even if it was the last place left to work”.
What probably did Brian mean to say when he said “I won't ever…..work.”?
Columbia is the leading producer and supplier of coffee in the world. However, its current position in trade is in danger as other countries, using the Columbian coffee bean and modern cultivation methods, are increasing production, supplying at lower prices.
Columbia should be able to maintain its position in the world market by
TV ad: Sign up for our Guaranteed Placement Program! Our students averaged annual package of $ 100000 last year.
Which of the following would be least useful in assessing the validity of the above claim?
Whenever Jay goes jogging, he jogs early in the morning. He jogs only on the Joggers Path, and the Joggers Path is where he jogs early in the morning.
Which of the following must be true, if the above statements are true?
Teenagers in the city of Glendale regularly switch on to the Quickmeet channel at 4.00 pm. By communicating on the Quickmeet radio channel teenagers in the city can unfailingly contact each other.
The statement above logically conveys which of the following?
Countries care deeply about their economic ranking as sports fans do about their team's status in a sports league. The year 2007 saw much drum-beating with China leapfrogging in league tables, leaving the US behind on the charts. China's exports exceeded the US figures for the first time ever last year. Yet more table-topping is expected in 2008.
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the above-cited passage?
To calculate the GDP growth across the globe, individual countries' growth rates are weighted in terms of their share of global output. Using Purchasing Power Parity, as the IMF does, the global economy has grown by an average of 5% over the past five years, its strongest pace since the early 1970s. This is primarily due to the emerging economies growing by 7.5% a year (as against only 2.3% witnessed in the developed economies), and they account for around 45% of global GDP.
Given the above information, which of the following would be definitely false?
Lopez: Google is one of the most task-oriented companies I have seen so far. Angelica: I'll go with you on that. So many ex-Googlians are now entrepreneurs and are running their own companies.
It can be interpreted from Angelica's comment that she misinterprets Lopez's words to imply
�Anne goes out alone during day-light hours, but goes out after dark, only if both Fruity and Cherry are with her.�
Which of the following conclusions can be logically inferred from the statements above?