Aptitude Contest-131

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1.In country X, democratic, conservative and justice parties have fought three civil wars in twenty years. TO restore stability an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices President, Prime Minister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. The three top office holders must each have two deputies, one from each of the other parties. Each deputy must choose a staff composed of equally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party.
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(a) When Justice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be true

(a) Some of the staff members within that office are justice party members

(b) Some of the staff members within that office are democratic party
members

(c) Two of the deputies within the other offices are justice party members

(d) Two of the deputies within the other offices are conservative party members

(e) Some of the staff members within the other offices are justice party members.

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(b) When the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime minister's deputies are composed

I. One-fourth of democratic party members

II. One-half of justice party members and one-fourth of conservative party members

III. One-half of conservative party members and one-fourth of justice party members.

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II or III but not both

(d) I and II or I and III

(e) None of these

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(c) Which of the following is allowable under the rules as stated:

(a) More than half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party

(b) Half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party

(c) Any person having a member of the same party as his or her immediate superior

(d) Half the total number of staff members in all three offices belonging to a single party

(e) Half the staff members in a given office belonging to parties different from the party of the top office holder in that office.

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(d) The office of the Army Chief passes from Conservative to Justice party. Which of the following must be fired.

(a) The democratic deputy and all staff members belonging to Justice party

(b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staff members

(c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservative staff members in the chief of staff office

(d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or her staff members belonging to Conservative party

(e) No deputies and all staff members belonging to conservative parties.

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(e) In recommendations to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the president of the university said "There were no student demonstrations over the previous increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before". If the president's statement is accurate then which of the following can be validly inferred from the information given:

I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases were justified because of increased operating costs.

II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of students to protest the previous tuition increases.

III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over new tuition increases.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I or II but not both

(d) I, II and III

(e) None


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[WISDOM]

excellent!!!! telll me the place from where u have taken that problem or put more such problems from that place.
i'll post the answer later on. 1 should be (a)