Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

Statement:Should the constitution be amended to provide for the automatic elevation of vice-president to that of the president?I. Yes: This will prevent acrimonious political battles for the post of president.II. No: It is not being followed in any part of the world.

if only argument I is strong.

if only argument II is strong.

if either I or II is strong.

if neither I nor II is strong.

if both I and II are strong.

The sales of the new car "cobra" is picking up day by day. It has the latest fuel-efficiency system.I. The price of the new car "cobra" is lesser than the prices of other cars.II. People prefer cars which consume lesser fuel.

if only I is implicit.

if only II is implicit.

Either I or II is implicit

if neither is implicit.

if both are implicit.

Anita, who is unmarried, is Ram's only sister's father's father's only daughter-in-law's only daughter-in-law's husband's sister. How is Anita related to Ram?

Mother-in-law

Wife

Mother

Aunt

Sister

If a+b+c=n

No of solutions such that a is greater than any other no
No of solutions such that a>b>c

How to approach these kind of questions ?? @scrabbler

Can anyone please explain what is meant by the question"what would you ask the author" asked in RC's?


Can someone tell me if the ticked answers are correct...since i feel otherwise

Is the ticked answer correct

Someone please post some DM sets @Dexian 😁

SYLLOGISM

mark a if 1st conclusion correct.. b for 2nd.. c for eider of them.. d for both.. e for none


1)

statement : some apple are fruit

some fruit are sour


conclusion : some apple are sour

some sour are fruit


2) some cats are white

milk is white


conclusion: some cat is milk

some white is milk

In this poem, the poet describes the effect of a young man's devotion to imagination as the centre of his life as painful and ________ as well as transformative and ________.

edifying; incendiary

insipid; delirious

bewildering; ecstatic

unctuous; elusive


ans 3 hai .. please explain

anybody knows how to answer the questions in RC like "what would u like to ask the author???....OR what would be the follow up question to this passage to author?? " thanks in advance

anybody knows how to answer the questions in RC like "what would u like to ask the author???....OR what would be the follow up question to this passage to author?? " thanks in advance

HOW WAS THE CAT PAPER ON 28th 29th guys... ???? my date is on 31 ....

Can we use 'to' with requisite as in requisite to... or is it always requisite 'for'....


STATEMENTS :

(A) all actors are male
(b) some artists are male
(c) all singers are artists

CONCLUSIONS
1. some artists are actors
2. some singers are males
3. some males are actors
4. no singers are males

(a). only either 2 or 4 and 3 follow
(b). only either 2 or 4 and 1 follow
(c). only either 1 or 2 and 4 follow
(d). none follows
(e). none of these

Has any one come across questions like this in CAT2013...


Three boys - Sharma, Varma and Karna when asked about their schools, replied as follows.Sharma: Karna is studying in Gowtham Public School.I study in Pragathi Public School.Varma: Sharma is studying in Aditya Public school.Karna is studying in Gowtham Public School.Karna : Varma is studying in Pragathi Public School.Sharma is not studying in Gowtham Public School.It is also known that, each of the three belongs to a different school among Gowtham Public School, Aditya Public School and Pragathi Public School and each makes at most one false statement.

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32. Recent research has shown that a drug by the name of amphetamine has the ability to enhance

memory power. Clearly, all children who are about to appear for their examinations, must take

amphetamine regularly.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?

a) Intelligence and hard work are of more importance than a memory enhancing drug.

b) Any drug must always be taken on prescription.

c) Alternate studies have shown that amphetamine contains certain proportions of chemicals, which

are acceptable to an adult brain, but tend to alter brain chemicals in children and young adults,

causing tremendous harm.

d) Except for a few who have a weak memory power, not all should take the drug amphetamine.

e) Amphetamine can cause feelings of nausea and fatigue among children