Analytical Abilities

Read the following passage and select the most appropriate answer.
1. A construction company is building a pre-fabricated structure, which requires specialized
crane operators for five different parts of the job. 6 operators are available R, S, T, U, V and
W and each phase will take one day and will be done by a single operator. Though an
operator may do more than one phase of the job, no operator will work 2 days in a row.
Both R and S can handle any phase of the job.
T can work only on days immediately following days on which S has worked.
U can work only the days that T can.
V can only work on the 3rd and 5th day of the job.
W can only work on the 4th day of the job.
Question: If S works on the 1st day of the job, which of the following are true?
I. Only T or U can work on the 2nd day
II. T,U or R could work on the 2nd day
III. R,S or W could work on the 3rd day
a. I only b.II only c. III only d. I and III only e. I,II and III
2. K, L, M, N, O and P were the finalist in a spelling contest. There were exactly twenty
words to be spelled. Each of the contestants attempted to spell all twenty words. For each of
the twenty words a contestant spelled correctly, the contestant obtained one point. For each
word a contestant spelled incorrectly, one point was deducted from contestants score. (It was
thus possible for a contestant to have a negative final score)
No two contestants obtained the same final score.
a. K obtained a higher score than L did and a lower score than M did.
b. P obtained a higher score than K did and a lower score than O did.
c. N obtained a higher score than M did.
Question: Which of the following must be the contestant with the lowest final score?
a. M b. O

c. P d. K

e. L

3. A manager who has exactly four projects- F,G,H and I to undertake in a given month has
made the following determinations.

F has priority over G

H has priority over I

If one project has priority over another, the project with priority must be started earlier
than the other one:
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Question: Given only the determinats above, each of the following is a possible sequence in
which the four projects could be started EXCEPT-a. F,G,H,I b. F,H,G,I c. F,H,I,G

d. H,F,I,G e. None of these

4. Six arms negotiators-M, O, P, R, S and T- are to be seated at a round table to discuss

disarmament. There are exactly six chairs around the table. Each negotiator sits facing the
centre of the table and is directly opposite a negotiator across the table. The seating
arrangement is subject to the following restrictions:
b. T cannot sit next to P.
c. S cannot sit next to M.
d. R must sit next to M.
Question: If T sits directly across the table from O, who must sit on either side of P?
a. O and R b. O and S

c. R and T d. M and O e. M and S

5. Each question or group of questions is based on a passage and a set of conditions. In

answering some of the questions, it may be useful to draw a rough diagram. For, each
question, select the best answer choice given. A shopkeeper is preparing gift boxes of candy.
Each box will contain exactly two kinds of hard candy to be selected from F, G and H and
exactly three kinds of soft candy to be selected from P, Q, R, S and T with the following
restrictions:
a. G cannot be in the same gift box as T.
b. P cannot be in the same gift box as S.
c. Q cannot be in the same gift box as T.
Question: If T is included in a gift box, the box must also include which of the following
kinds of candy?
a. F and G b. F and H

c. G and H d. P and R e. R and S

6. Question: Among the options which does not match with others?
a. Maize b. Potato c. Bread d. Rice e. Wheat
7. Question: Our shcool district should not spend its money on the new Verbal Advantage
reading programme. After all, our students get all the reading practice then by studying
history and science. The argument about depends on which of the following assumptions?
a. The Verbal Advantage programme would not help the students learn history and
science.
b. Other reading programmes are just as effective but less expensive than the Verbal
Advantage programme.
c. The Verbal Advantage programme involves only reading practice.
d. Teaching students history and science is more important than teaching them reading
skills.
e. The students can already read well enough to study history and science.

1. b

2. e

3. None of these 4.b

5. b

6. c

7. d