1. Critical Reasoning (150-word passage-based each)
Question 1:
Passage: Companies that use agile project management methodologies often report higher efficiency and employee satisfaction. However, in a recent study, 60% of employees in companies using agile methods reported feeling overworked. Critics argue that agile’s iterative nature leads to continuous demands, preventing employees from achieving work-life balance.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the critics’ argument?
Options:
A) Companies using traditional project management methods reported similar levels of employee dissatisfaction.\
B) Employees in companies using agile methods were also given access to more training opportunities.\
C) The study included employees from industries where high workloads are common, regardless of project management methodology.\
D) Companies using agile methods saw an overall increase in revenue and productivity.
Question 2:
Passage: A city government plans to reduce traffic congestion by implementing a congestion pricing scheme, charging a fee for vehicles entering the city center during peak hours. Opponents argue that this measure will disproportionately affect low-income workers who commute by car and have no alternative means of transportation.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the opponents’ argument?
Options:
A) The revenue generated from congestion pricing will fund public transportation improvements.\
B) The majority of commuters to the city center already use public transportation.\
C) Surveys show that low-income workers are less likely to have flexible work hours compared to high-income workers.\
D) Traffic congestion in the city center has been increasing steadily over the past decade.
2. Alphanumeric Series-Based Questions
Question 1:
What is the next term in the series: A1, B2, C3, D4, …?
Options:
A) E5\
B) F6\
C) E4\
D) F5
Question 2:
Find the missing term in the series: Z1, X2, V3, T4, ?
Options:
A) R5
B) S5
C) P6
D) Q5
3. Cause & Effect
Question 1:
Statement: Many schools are now mandating uniforms for students. This has led to a noticeable decrease in bullying incidents.
Which of the following can be concluded from the statement?
Options:
A) Mandating uniforms prevents bullying completely.\
B) Uniforms improve overall student behavior.\
C) Uniforms reduce visible socioeconomic differences among students.\
D) Bullying incidents have decreased due to improved school discipline policies.
Question 2:
Statement: A study found that regions with higher internet penetration experienced faster economic growth.
Which of the following best explains the finding?
Options:
A) Internet penetration enables better access to education and job opportunities.\
B) Regions with higher internet penetration tend to be urbanized.\
C) The internet allows businesses to expand their market reach.\
D) Economic growth leads to better infrastructure, including internet access.
4. Analogy
Question 1:
Fingers are to hand as:
Options:
A) Pages are to book\
B) Branches are to tree\
C) Wheels are to car\
D) Students are to classroom
Question 2:
Knowledge is to ignorance as:
Options:
A) Wealth is to poverty\
B) Day is to night\
C) Happiness is to sadness\
D) Learning is to forgetting
5. Syllogism
Question 1:
Statements:
- All dogs are mammals.
- Some mammals are carnivores.
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are carnivores.\
II. All mammals are dogs.
Options:
A) Only I follows.\
B) Only II follows.\
C) Both I and II follow.\
D) Neither I nor II follows.
Question 2:
Statements:
- All roses are flowers.
- No flower is black.
Conclusions:
I. Some roses are black.\
II. No rose is black.
Options:
A) Only I follows.\
B) Only II follows.\
C) Both I and II follow.\
D) Neither I nor II follows.
Solutions
1. Critical Reasoning
- Q1: C. The critics’ argument is weakened because the study includes industries where high workloads are typical, regardless of the project management method.
- Q2: C. The argument is strengthened as low-income workers are less likely to have flexible hours, which makes congestion pricing more burdensome for them.
2. Alphanumeric Series-Based Questions
- Q1: A. The next term follows the pattern of increasing letters and numbers: E5.
- Q2: A. The series skips two letters backward in the alphabet while incrementing the number: R5.
3. Cause & Effect
- Q1: C. The statement implies uniforms reduce visible socioeconomic differences, decreasing bullying.
- Q2: A. Economic growth is tied to internet penetration through better education and job access.
4. Analogy
- Q1: B. Branches are to tree as fingers are to hand (both are parts of a whole).
- Q2: D. Learning is to forgetting as knowledge is to ignorance (opposites).
5. Syllogism
- Q1: D. Neither conclusion follows logically from the statements.
- Q2: B. No rose can be black since all roses are flowers, and no flower is black.
