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News Reporter: There are rumours that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reshuffle his cabinet in the next few days. But, all the previous reshuffles took place only after a high level meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. No such meeting has occurred or is planned. Therefore, the rumours are false. Which of the following most clearly states the logical flaw in the argument?
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  1. The news reporter has mistakenly considered the mandatory condition as a sufficient condition and has based his/her conclusion on that.

  2. The news reporter, instead of providing adequate support to his conclusion, concludes on the basis of popular perception.

  3. The news reporter assumes if one event leads to another, then if the first does not take place it would mean that the second event would also not happen.

  4. The news reporter takes for granted that a high level meeting between the PM and the UPA chairperson is a desirable precursor of any cabinet reshuffle

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Correct Option: C

A. Even to suggest, in the recent climate, that an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable, as opposed to cognitively, morally or politically beneficial, is to court derision. B. Much of the discourse about beauty since the Eighteenth century had deployed a notion of the ‘aesthetic’, and so that notion in particular came in for criticism. C. The twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic. D. This disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism, which fears the connection between the aesthetic and pleasure.

general knowledge math & puzzles

  1. BCAD

  2. BDAC

  3. BDCA

  4. ABCD

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Correct Option: B

AI Explanation

To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) BCAD - This option is incorrect because it does not match the given correct answer.

Option B) BDAC - This option is correct. The given statement B mentions the discourse about beauty and the notion of the 'aesthetic', which came in for criticism since the Eighteenth century. Statement D provides a possible explanation for this criticism by suggesting that the disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism. Statement A mentions that suggesting an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable is to court derision in the recent climate. Statement C mentions that the twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Option C) BDCA - This option is incorrect because the order of statements C and D is reversed compared to the correct answer.

Option D) ABCD - This option is incorrect because the order of statements B and D is reversed compared to the correct answer.

The correct answer is B. This option is correct because it follows the given order of statements in the question.

677 has exactly 5 digits when converted into base ‘n’ from the decimal system. What is the minimum possible value of ‘n’?
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  1. 3

  2. 5

  3. 4

  4. 6

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Correct Option: C

Fourteen fruits and twenty two flowers are to be distributed among 10 people in such a way that each person gets something. Anyone who gets more than two flowers cannot get more than one fruit and anyone who gets more than one fruit cannot get more than three flowers. What is the maximum number of flowers that one can get?
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  1. 3

  2. 5

  3. 19

  4. 22

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Correct Option: D

Steve needs to be at a meeting in 30 minutes. If he drives at 30mph, he'll be late. If he drives at 40mph, he'll be a few minutes early. Which of these distances is possibly the distance from his house to his meeting?
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  1. 16 miles

  2. 20 miles

  3. 18 miles

  4. 15 miles

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Correct Option: A

Some sevenths of my card collection is 66 cards. Some elevenths of my card collection is 63 cards. Which of these can be the number of cards in my card collection?
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  1. 220

  2. 231

  3. 240

  4. 238

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Correct Option: B

Steven needs to be at a meeting in x minutes. His house is x miles away from his meeting. At which speed will he arrive late? (x is the same number in both instances)
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  1. 50mph

  2. (x+1)mph

  3. x/2 mph

  4. 60mph

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Correct Option: A

Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places
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  1.  CTRL+SHIFT+%

  2.  CTRL+SHIFT+$

  3.  CTRL+SHIFT+^

  4.  CTRL+SHIFT+#

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Correct Option: A

Apply the Percentage format with no decimal places
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  1.  CTRL+SHIFT+%

  2.  CTRL+SHIFT+$

  3.  CTRL+SHIFT+^

  4.  CTRL+SHIFT+#

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Correct Option: A

How many four digit numbers exist which can be formed by using the digits 2, 3, 5 and 7 once only such that they are divisible by 25?
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  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 6

  4. 7

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Correct Option: A