Kanbay Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
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All animals have
A. Eyes
B. Four legs
C. Horns
D. Instincts Answer: Option D
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We, at Comfort Stationers, have always been striving to provide stationery items that would make your work more enjoyable and less strenuous. Our latest innovations are a smooth-flow pen and gradual-friction paper. A combination of these two reduces strain on your fingers and allows faster writing which causes lesser fatigue. Therefore, replacement of your pen and paper with our innovative products reduces cost of clerical jobs.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion drawn in the above argument?
A. Those who are already using the above new products report greater difficulty in transition from new products to regular ones than from the regular ones to the new ones.
B. The cost of manufacturing these new products is not more than the cost of manufacturing the regular ones and the new products last longer than the regular ones.
C. The number of offices using the new products is increasing month by month.
D. These products need to be purchased in huge lots and need to be stored in special conditions. The cost of procurement and storage is quite high. Answer: Option D
- Solution: The passage talks about the advantages in writing by using the new kind of pen and paper and arrives at a conclusion about the cost of clerical job. We have to show that the new products do not lead to decrease in cost of clerical job. None of the choices (a), (c), and (e) have anything about the cost. Hence, none of them weakens the conclusion. Choice (b) states that the new products can be manufactured and they also last longer. This information strengthens the conclusion. According to choice (d) the procurement and storage costs are very high. This casts a doubt on the conclusion that the cost of clerical job can be decreased by using these new products. Hence, (d) weakens the conclusion.
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Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, (....), 17
A. 12
B. 13 Answer: Option B
C. 14
D. 15
- Solution: Clearly, the given series consists of prime numbers starting from 2. The prime number after 11 is 13. So, 13 is the missing number.
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(A) The Archaeological Survey of India has submitted a report for the Supreme Court that there is no evidence to prove that the Rama Sethu is man-made.
(B) Mr. Kailash which is a natural formation, is considered holy and is revered by Hindus and Buddhists the world over.
A. if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
B. if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
C. if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
D. if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes. Answer: Option D
- Solution: The cause for ASI's report and the cause for Hindus and Buddhists considering Kailash as a holy mountain are different.