Question 1
Examine the statements given below:
No student is lazy.
All lazy people are unsuccessful.
Which of the following is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the above statements?
(A) No student is unsuccessful.
(B) No unsuccessful people are students.
(C) Some unsuccessful people are lazy.
(D) All unsuccessful people are lazy.
Question 2
Examine the information given below:
If the value of the Indian rupee goes on decreasing like this in the international markets, then India will face an economic crisis like Europe, and the person responsible for it will be the lazy and greedy politician.
Which of the following is a definite conclusion that can be drawn from the above information?
(A) International markets are facing an economic meltdown.
(B) Europe has recovered from an economic crisis.
(C) Consolidation of the Indian rupee will present an economic crisis.
(D) It is too late and even politicians cannot do anything about it now.
Question 3
Examine the statements given below:
All industries require intellectual.
Good institutions provide intellectuals.
Many famous personalities are alumni of good institutions.
Students of good institutions get good placements.
Which of the following is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the above statements?
(A) Institutions help industry to grow.
(B) Every famous personality studied at a good institution.
(C) All good placements come from good institutions.
(D) Studying at a good institution boosts one’s career.
Question 4
Examine the statements given below:
All books of X publications in a library have copyright.
Some of the library books are on history.
X publication started the copyright after year 2005.
Which of the following is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the above statements?
(A) Some copyright history books in the library belong to X publication.
(B) All history books covering events from 2006 onwards have copyright.
(C) Books other than X publication do not have copyright.
(D) None of these
Question 5
Consider the information given below:
If the US attacks Syria to prevent Syria from developing a chemical weapon, Syria might get spurred to actually develop one and attack the US with it, leading to an all-out war.
Which of the following is a definite conclusion that can be drawn from the above information?
(A) Syria will misuse a chemical weapon if it ever manages to develop one.
(B) Syria will stop the manufacture of a chemical weapon.
(C) Misuse of chemical weapons will lead to war.
(D) The US is going to attack Syria.
SOLUTIONS TO DAILY CSAT MISSION # 44
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B)
Explanations
1. Ashu does 42 pages in 7 hours; so he types at 6 pages per hour.
Mohan does 40 pages in 4 hours; so he types at 10 pages per hour.
Together on different computers, they will type 16 pages per hour. So, time taken for 240 pages = 240/16 = 15.
2. Distance travelled by the stuntman = 36 * 5/18 * 55 = 550 metres.
Circumference of the well = 2 * 22/7 * 3.5 = 22 metres.
So, number of rides = 550/22 = 25.
3. work backwards in these kinds of questions.
First there is Babu. Then there is Babu’s father. Babu’s father’s wife is Babu’s mother. Her daughter is Babu’s sister. The man pointed out is Babu’s sister’s brother. So, he is Babu’s brother.
Since Babu says that the man is the younger brother, and because Babu’s sister has two brothers (one of which is Babu himself), Babu is the elder of the two brothers. The man is thus his younger brother.
4. and 5. Draw table of each guy vs each attribute:
“Y” means “Yes” (obviously).
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