Quiz on Verbal Reasoning for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: The following small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it:

The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child’s powers by the demands of the social situations in which he finds himself. Through these demands he is stimulated to act as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original narrowness of action and feeling, and to conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs.

The passage best supports the statement that real education-

Question 2

The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticizing the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion.

The passage best support-that:

Question 3

India’s baffling array of state and national labour laws date to the 1940s: one provides for the type and number of spittoons in a factory. Another says an enterprise with more than 100 workers needs government permission to scale back or close. Many Indian businesses stay small in order to remain beyond the reach of the laws. Big firms use temporary workers to avoid them. Less than 15% of Indian workers have legal job security. The new government can sidestep the difficult politics of curbing privileges by establishing a new, simpler labour contract that gives basic protection to workers but makes lay-offs less costly to firms. It would apply only to new hires; the small proportion of existing workers with gold-star protections would keep them.

Which of the following best captures the essence of the passage given above?

I. More Indian workers can get permanent jobs and legal job security if existing labour laws are reformed.
II. Effective labour law reform can encourage many Indian businesses to grow to more than 100 workers.
III. Outdated Indian labour laws need to be simplified to provide basic protection to workers and curb privileges.
IV. The difficult politics of curbing privileges can be avoided if the changes in the labour law only apply to the new hires.

Question 4

Direction: Each of the questions below consists of question and three statements numbered I, II, III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

What will be the day on 15^th august of the next year?

(I) 7^th March of the next year will be Tuesday.
(II) Next year will be a leap year.
(III) Present year is not a leap year.

Question 5

Direction: Each of the questions below consists of question and three statements numbered I, II, III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

How many sons does Sumitra have?

(I) Rajni’s father Dashrath is husband of Sumitra.
(II) Out of the three children whom Dashrath has, only one is a girl.
(III) Bharat and Shatrughan are brother of Rajni.

Question 6

Direction: In the given question, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
Santosh is a student of class VIII at Sulochanadevi Singhania Academy. He might be a member of the Karate Club.

Assumptions:
I. All members of Sulochanadevi Singhania Academy are members of the Karate Club.
II. Santosh, being a student might have been compelled to be a member of the Karate Club.

Question 7

Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
The concession in rail fares for journeying to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed by people who can spend their holidays there.

Assumptions:
I. Railways should give concession only to the needy.
II. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.

Question 8

Direction: In the question, a statement is followed by two courses of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc.

Statement:
Several unscrupulous and non-affiliated colleges have started to lure unsuspecting students by giving attractive advertisements.
Courses of Actions:
I. Students should read the advertisements and decide for themselves.
II. Students and guardians should contact the University itself and verify the data provided.

Question 9

Direction: In the following question, a statement is followed by two courses of action. A course of action is taken for redressal, follow up, etc.

Statement:
An unacceptable number of children die during the first year of their lives. The high incidence of infant deaths is a major cause of concern for the health ministry.
Courses of Actions:
I. All government hospitals should be privatized to improve health conditions.
II. Governments should increase high levels of their budgets to health services.

Question 10

Directions: Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements

I. There has been sharp decline in sales of passenger cars during the last few months.
II. Many finance companies have announced attractive schemes of car loans with a moderate interest rate