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‘Where there is smoke, there is fire’.
Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

• There is sometimes smoke where there is no fire.

• There is sometimes fire where there is no smoke.

• There is no fire where there is no smoke

• There is no fire where there is no smoke

‘Where there is poverty, there are always thieves.’
Which of the following statements, if true, would show that the above statement is false?

• America is a rich country and there are thieves in America

• Bhutan is a poor country and there are no thieves in Bhutan.

• Bangladesh is a poor country and there are many thieves in Bangladesh

• Bangladesh is a poor country and there are many thieves in Bangladesh

Statement 1: Sugar is bad for people with diabetes.
Statement 2: Leela does not eat sugar.
Assuming that Statements 1 and 2 are true, which of the following statements follows?

• Leela has diabetes

• Sugar is bad for Leela

• People with diabetes do not eat sugar

• People with diabetes do not eat sugar

Statement 1: People who read fashion magazines do not like to read fiction.
Statement 2: Tenzin does not read fashion magazines.
Assuming that Statements 1 and 2 are true, which of the following conclusions might be said to follow?

• Tenzin likes to read fiction

• Tenzin may or may not like to read fiction

• Tenzin does not like to read fiction

• Tenzin does not like to read fiction

Suleiman: All Communists are atheists.
Sheeba: That is not true.
Which of the following, if true, would make Sheeba’s reply the most convincing?

• My uncle is an atheist but he is not a Communist

• My uncle is a Communist but he is not an atheist

• My uncle is a Communist and an atheist

• My uncle is a Communist and an atheist

Statement 1: All pingos are Byronic.
Statement 2: Shalisto is byronic.
Statement 3: Therefore_________.

• Shalisto is a pingo

• Shalisto is not a pingo

• Shalisto is not byronic

• Shalisto is not byronic

A, B, D, G, K, P,______

• Z

• Y

• V

• V

B, C, E, G, K, M, Q, S,______

• T

• U

• V

• V

Z, X, T, N,______

• E

• F

• G

• G

‘Apple, Application,_______, Approval, Apricot, April’
Which of the following best film in the blank?

• Arrogant

• April

• Appropriate

• Appropriate