STUDENT COPY Name: Batch: ANALYTICAL LECTURE - 4 Contents: MIXED PRACTICE PUZZLE CRITICAL REASONING DATA SUFFICIENCY MENTORS” educations study aMIXED PRACTICE 1. The new English film “Brave Heart’, the historical movie of a heroic character, is clearly the best foreign film of the year, since the box office receipts show that even more people are going for the movie than "Most Welcome” the highly acclaimed Bangladeshi film. The argument above is based on which of the following assumptions? (A) “Most Welcome" is the best Bangladeshi film (B) Foreign films should be judged by standards different from those used for Bangladeshi films. {C) Foreign films should be judged by the same standards used for Bangladeshi films. (0) Historical stories make best films. {E) The number of people who go to see it can measure the quality of a film. 2. The number of boats sold in 1973 was greater than the number of boats sold in 1987. However, more money was spent buying boats in 1987 than was spent buying boats in 1973. Which of the following statements can be properly inferred from the statements above? (A) In 1973 the demand for boats exceeded the supply, while in 1987 the supply of boats exceeded the demand. (B) People were willing to invest a greater proportion of their income in boats in 1987 than they were in 1973. (C) Between 1973 and 1987, there was a gradual increase in the proportion of large and luxuriously equipped boats sold (D) The average price 6f boals sold in 1973 was less than that of boats sold in 1987. (E) Between 1973 and 1987, the number of new boats being made increased 3. In one Central Asian community, it is customary for both men and women to keep their hair cut extremely short. However, Some of the bestselling items/in the community market are beaded hair bands that work only with long hair Which of the following statements, if true, can best reconcile this apparent discrepancy? (A) The store obtains its beaded hair bands from another Central Asian community where more residents have long hair. (B) The quality of the beaded hair bands in the community market is superior to that of hair bands available elsewhere. (C) The few residents in the Central Asian community who do have long hair tend to share hair bands with one another. (D) The community market caters to a large number of Western tourists, many of whom have long hair. (E) The quality of the beaded hair bands in the community market is roughly equivalent to the quality of beaded hair bands that can be purchased in other nearby community markets. 4, Mr. Zaman, who has just celebrated his 96th birthday, attributes his longevity to his lifelong habit of drinking a double shot of Rum each night and smoking three cigars each morning The best way to counter his argument would be to point out that: (A) Smoking has been proved to be a causative factor in several life-threatening diseases (B) Other factors besides those mentioned may have caused him to live 95 years. (C) Not all centenarians drink alcohol and smoke tobacco. (0) Mr. Zaman should not be consuming the substances mentioned without medical advice. {E) Alcohol has been shown to kill brain cell. Copyright® MENTORS’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 3 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 www mentors5. Manufacturers of household appliances in the United States are introducing an array of computerized technologies in the work of many of their factories in an effort to regain a lead lost by intemational competition. On the basis of changes that have already taken place, experts predict a golden age for the consumer of better-designed and better-built products. Which of the following, if true, would LEAST support the experts’ claim that appliances produced by computerized technologies will be better built? (A) Computerized inventory procedures ensure that parts are ordered in sufficient quantities and that production moves smoothly and consistently (B) Computer directed machines carry out repetitive tasks with the result that errors due to human fatigue are eliminated. (C) Computer controlled ultrasound devices are better able to detect hidden flaws and defects that require repair than are human inspectors. (D) The flow of heat used to weld parts together is more consistent when directed by computer programs and results in a more accurate and uniform weld. (E) Computer driven screwdrivers ensure that screws used in appliances will be consistently tight. Question 6 - 10 are based on the following information: Exactly seven persons ~ P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V participate in and finish all of a series of swimming races, There are no ties for any position at the finish of any of the races. V always finishes somewhere ahead of P. P always finishes somewhere ahead of Q. Either R finishes first and’T finishes last) ot $ finishes first.and'U'or Q finishes last. 6. Ifin a race V finishes fifth, which of the following must be true? A S finishes first. B. R finishes second, C.T finishes third D. Q finishes fourth. E. U finishes last. 7. Ifin a race R finishes first, V can finish no lower than: A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth, E. sixth 8. Ifin a race S finishes second, which of the following can be true? A. P finishes before R B. V finishes before S. C. P finishes before V. D. T finishes before Q. E. U finishes before V. 9. Ifin a race S finishes sixth and Q finishes fifth, which of the following can be true? A. V finishes first or fourth, _B. T finishes fourth or fifth. _C. P finishes second or fifth. D. Ufinishes third or fourth. _E. R finishes second or third. 10. If in a race R finishes second and Q finishes fifth, which of the following must be true? A S finishes third, B. P finishes third. C. Vfinishes fourth. D.T finishes sixth. E. U finishes sixth Copyright® MENTORS’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 4 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 ww11. A small dose of widely used tranquilizer allows people to lie during lie detector tests without being discovered. The drug without noticeable side effects can inhibit the stress responses that lie detector tests measure. One of the implications of this fact is that the drug can also be effective in reducing stress in everyday situations. ‘An assumption of the passage is that (A) Tranquilizers are always used as effective treatment for stress. (B) The inhibition of stress responses increases subjective stress. (C) Stress as measured by a lie detector is similar to everyday stress. (D) Persons who lie during a lie detector test always display signs of stress. (E) Itis not desirable to reduce stress in everyday situations. 12. A research has concluded that women are just as capable as men in math but that their skills are not developed because society expects them to develop other more diverse abilities. Which of the following is a basic assumption of the researcher? (A) Ability in Math is more important than ability in more diverse subjects. 'B) Ability in math is less important than ability in more diverse subjects. (C) Women and men should be equally capable in Math D) Women might be more capable than men in math. E) Women tend to conform to social expectations. 13. From a certain farming region, trucks can carry vegetables to market in Jinjira in two days for a total cost of $300. A train. will carry.the. vegetables there in.four days for $200. If reducing time in transit is more important to the owner of the vegetables than is reducing the shipping bill, he or she will send the. vegetables by truck Which of the following is an’assumption made in the\passage above? (A) Vegetables can be Sold:more:profitably when shipped: by:train:than by truck. (B) Other than speed and cost, there is no significant difference between truck and train transportation from the farming region to Jinjira. (C) The time that is required to ship vegetables by train from the farming region to Jinjira could be reduced to two days if the price for this service were raised (0) Most owners of vegetables in the region are more concerned with shipping costs than with the time involved in shipping vegetables to market. (E) Transportation of vegetables by truck is worth at least $200 per day to owners of the vegetables in the farming region. 14. Starting in 1955, all workers had to wear steel helmets if they were employed in Construction Industry. From which of the following can the statement above be properly inferred? (A) No workers had to wear steel helmets before 1955, but all workers had to wear them after 1955. {B) Construction industry workers were the first to be required to wear steel helmets. (C) Construction industry workers had to wear steel helmets prior to 1955. (0) Some workers may have worn steel helmets before 1955, but all construction industry workers were required to wear beginning in 1955. (E) Workers may have wom some type of heImet before 1956, but later all had to wear steel- type helmets. Copyright® MENTORE’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 5 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 www.mentor15. Homeowners aged 40 to 50 are more likely to purchase ice cream and are more likely to purchase it in larger amounts than are members of any other demographic group. Therefore, the popular belief that teenagers eat more ice cream than adults must be false. The argument is flawed primarily because the author: (A) fails to distinguish between purchasing and consuming (B) does not supply information about homeowners in age groups other than 40 to 50. (C) depends on popular belief rather than on documented research findings, (D) does not specify the precise amount of ice cream purchased by any demographic group. (E) discusses ice cream rather than more nutritious and healthy foods. 16. Employee complaint: There are not enough parking spaces in the employee parking lot to accommodate all the people who work here. Employer's Response: The compliant is not true. No one who gets to work on time has trouble finding a parking space. Only if you are late to work are you unlikely to be able to find a space. Which of the following, if true, gives the reason why the employer's response fails to address the substance of the issue raised in the complaint? (A) Each employee does not drive his or her own car to work. (8) The employer is not obligated to provide parking spaces for all employees. (C) On days when all employees arrived at work on time, there would be insufficient parking spaces. (D) On days when a large number. of, employees were. late.to. work, many of the latecomers would be able to find parking spaces. (E) The number of employees who.come to work each day isnot always the same, Question 17 — 20 are based 6n the following information: Eight of the integers from 1 to 16 have been arranged in the 4 by 4 grid shown below. The remaining integers are to be arranged in the grid according to the following conditions. 3 [9 10 [8 1 5 1. The first and third horizontal rows will contain only even numbers. All multiples of three will be placed in the first and second vertical columns. All multiples of four will be placed in the second and third vertical columns The sum of the numbers in the first vertical column will be 34. The sum of the numbers in the fourth vertical column will be 28. Pawn The sum of the numbers in the fourth horizontal row will be 32. 17. The two numbers which should be added to the second horizontal row are: A Tand 11 B.7 and 13 C.11and13 9 D.1tand15 —£. 13 and 15 Copyright® MENTORE’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 6 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 www.mentor18. When the grid is completely filled in, the numbers in which horizontal row will add up to the highest sum? A. Row 1 B, Row 2 C. Row3 D. Row4 E, Cannot be determined 19. When the grid is completely filled in, the numbers in how many horizontal rows will add up to sums which are odd? AO B41 c.2 D3 4 20. Which of the conditions is not necessary to complete the grid? A Condition 1B. Condition 2. C. Condition3 -D. Condition 4. Either 3 or 4 Questions 21 -25: Data Sufficiency Problems Instruction: Mark the appropriate answer as per the following conditions. (A) Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient. (B) Statement (2) alone is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient. {C) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient (D) Each statement alone is sufficient. {E) Statement (1) & (2) together are not sufficient 21. Is wan integer? (1) 3w (2) 2wis an even number, an odd number. 22. If w, x, y, and z aré\the.digits.of.a four-digit number.N,.a-positive integer, what is the remainder when N is divided by 9? (1) wextytz=13 (2) N + Sis divisible by 9 23. A box contains only red balls, white balls, and blue balls. If a ball is randomly selected from the box, what is the probability that the ball will be either white or blue? (1) The probability that a ball will be blue is 1/5. (2) The probability that a ball will be red is 1/3. 24. A bucket was placed under a dripping tap which was dripping at a uniform rate. At what time was the bucket full? (1) The bucket was put in place at 2 P.M. (2) The bucket was half full at 6 P.M. and three-quarters full at 8 P.M. on the same day. 25. If x and y are positive integers, is Yx+y? ar (1) x= yFy-1) (2) x=2 teger? Copyright® MENTORS’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 7 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 wwQuestions 26 - 30 are based on the following information: A map representing countries R, S, W, X, Y, and Z is to be drawn. Adjacent countries cannot be the same color on the map. The only countries adjacent to each other are as follows: R, S, X, and Y are each adjacent to W. X's adjacent to Y Rand S are each adjacent to Z. 26. Which of the following is a pair of countries that must be different in color from each other? (A)RandX — (B)SandX —(C) SandZ (0) X and z (E)Y and Z 27. If X is the same color as Z, then it must be true that- (A) Ris the same color as Y. (B) Sis the same color as X. (C) Xis the same color as Y. (D) Sis a different color from any other country. (E) Wis a different color from any other country. 28. Which of the following is a pair of countries that can be the same color as each other? (A)RandS — (B)SandW = (C)WandX = (D)WandY_~—(E)Xand Y 29. Which of the following countries can be the same color as W? (A)R (B)S (C)x (D)-Y. (E)Z 30. If the fewest possible colors aré'used and one Of the. countries is the only one of a certain color, that country could be: (A) W, but not any of the other. countries. (B) Z, but not any of the other countries (C) Ror S, but not any of the other countries (D) W or X or Y, but not any of the other countries (E) Wor Y or Z, but not any of the other countries Copyright® MENTORS’ MBA Analytical-4 Page 8 Dial: 9131828, 9348059, 8959796 ww