All chairs are furniture, but not all furniture is a chair. Wooden objects overlap furniture because some furniture is wooden, while other wooden objects are not furniture.
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27Which Venn diagram description best represents Students, Athletes, and Musicians when a person may belong to any combination of these groups?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Medium
A.Three overlapping circles with a possible common region
B.Three circles placed completely inside one another
C.Two nested circles and one completely separate circle
D.Three separate circles with no shared region
Correct Answer: Three overlapping circles with a possible common region
Explanation:
A student may be an athlete, a musician, or both. None of the groups must be wholly contained in or separate from another.
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28Which diagrammatic relationship correctly represents Integers, Even Integers, and Odd Integers?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Medium
A.Even Integers contain Odd Integers within the set of Integers
B.Integers are a proper subset of both Even and Odd Integers
C.Even and Odd Integers are disjoint parts inside Integers
D.Even and Odd Integers overlap outside the set of Integers
Correct Answer: Even and Odd Integers are disjoint parts inside Integers
Explanation:
Every integer is either even or odd, and no integer can be both. Therefore, the two groups are disjoint subsets of Integers.
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29Consider the statements:
- All roses are flowers.
- No flower is blue.
- Some gifts are blue.
Which statement can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Medium
A.Some roses are gifts
B.Some blue things are flowers
C.Some roses are blue
D.Some blue gifts are roses
Correct Answer: Some roses are gifts
Explanation:
A non-blue gift may also be a rose, so this overlap is possible. A rose cannot be blue because every rose is a flower and no flower is blue.
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30Consider the statements:
- Some are .
- No is .
- All are .
Which statement can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Medium
A.Some R are Q
B.Some P are S
C.Some Q are S
D.All Q are S
Correct Answer: Some P are S
Explanation:
A member of outside may also belong to . Any overlap between and is impossible because every is an and no is an .
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31Consider the statements:
- Some analysts are readers.
- All analysts are readers.
- No reader is a swimmer.
Which statement can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Medium
A.Some swimmers are analysts
B.Some analysts are swimmers
C.Some readers are swimmers
D.Some analysts are writers
Correct Answer: Some analysts are writers
Explanation:
Writers have no stated restriction, so an analyst may be a writer. Analysts are readers, and no reader can be a swimmer.
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32Consider the statements:
- No metal object is plastic.
- Some containers are plastic.
- All boxes are containers.
Which statement can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Medium
A.Some boxes are metal objects
B.Some plastic objects are metal boxes
C.Every plastic object is a metal object
D.Some containers are both metal and plastic
Correct Answer: Some boxes are metal objects
Explanation:
A metal box can be a non-plastic container, so this is possible. The other options require an object to be both metal and plastic, which is prohibited.
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33The digits of the number are arranged in ascending order. What is the absolute difference between the fourth digit from the left and the second digit from the right?
Number test problems
Medium
A.5
B.2
C.3
D.4
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
The ascending arrangement is . The required digits are and , so the absolute difference is .
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34In the number , the first and second digits are interchanged, the third and fourth digits are interchanged, and so on. Which digit is fifth from the left in the resulting number?
Number test problems
Medium
A.3
B.6
C.4
D.8
Correct Answer: 3
Explanation:
After interchanging adjacent pairs, the number becomes . Its fifth digit from the left is .
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35How many digits in the number remain in the same position when its digits are arranged in ascending order?
Number test problems
Medium
A.3
B.1
C.2
D.0
Correct Answer: 1
Explanation:
The ascending arrangement is . Only the digit remains in its original fourth position.
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36All odd digits are removed from . The remaining digits are then arranged in descending order. What is the sum of the second digit from the left and the second digit from the right?
Number test problems
Medium
A.8
B.9
C.12
D.10
Correct Answer: 10
Explanation:
Removing odd digits leaves , which is already in descending order. The required sum is .
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37In a class of students, Riya ranks th from the top. What is her rank from the bottom?
Ranking test problems
Medium
A.31st
B.29th
C.30th
D.32nd
Correct Answer: 31st
Explanation:
Her rank from the bottom is .
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38Arun is th from the left and th from the right in a row. How many people are in the row?
Ranking test problems
Medium
A.43
B.44
C.42
D.41
Correct Answer: 42
Explanation:
The total is . Arun is counted from both directions, so one is subtracted.
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39Among six people, Deepa is taller than Gita. Gita is taller than Anu, Anu is taller than Bala, Bala is taller than Farhan, and Farhan is taller than Charan. What is Bala's rank from the tallest?
Ranking test problems
Medium
A.Fifth
B.Third
C.Second
D.Fourth
Correct Answer: Fourth
Explanation:
The order from tallest to shortest is Deepa, Gita, Anu, Bala, Farhan, and Charan. Therefore, Bala is fourth.
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40Asha is th from the top and Beena is th from the top in a class. They exchange positions, after which Asha becomes th from the bottom. How many students are in the class?
Ranking test problems
Medium
A.43
B.44
C.45
D.42
Correct Answer: 44
Explanation:
After the exchange, Asha occupies Beena's original position, which is th from the top. Thus, the class size is .
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41Statements:
1. All cryptographers are mathematicians.
2. Some mathematicians are linguists.
3. No linguist is a physicist.
4. All physicists are cryptographers.
Conclusions:
I. No physicist is a linguist.
II. Some mathematicians are not physicists.
III. Some cryptographers are not linguists.
Which conclusions necessarily follow?
Logical Venn diagrams
Hard
A.Only conclusions II and III follow
B.All three conclusions follow
C.Only conclusions I and III follow
D.Only conclusions I and II follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusions I and II follow
Explanation:
Conclusion I restates the disjointness of linguists and physicists. The mathematicians who are linguists cannot be physicists, so II follows. No cryptographer is guaranteed to exist, so III does not necessarily follow.
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42Statements:
1. All are .
2. Some are .
3. No is .
4. All are .
Conclusions:
I. Some are not .
II. No is .
III. Some are .
Which conclusions necessarily follow?
Logical Venn diagrams
Hard
A.Only conclusion II follows
B.Only conclusions II and III follow
C.Only conclusions I and III follow
D.Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The existing - member cannot be in , proving I. Since , II is not necessary. The - member need not belong to , so III is also not necessary.
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43Statements:
1. Only analysts are reviewers.
2. No reviewer is a skeptic.
3. Some analysts are skeptics.
4. Every skeptic is a methodologist.
Conclusions:
I. Some methodologists are not reviewers.
II. Some analysts are not reviewers.
III. No methodologist is a reviewer.
Which conclusions necessarily follow?
Logical Venn diagrams
Hard
A.Only conclusions II and III follow
B.Only conclusions I and II follow
C.All three conclusions follow
D.Only conclusions I and III follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusions I and II follow
Explanation:
A skeptic who is an analyst is also a methodologist and cannot be a reviewer, proving I and II. Other methodologists may still be reviewers, so III does not follow.
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44In a group of 125 people, sets , , and satisfy , , , , , , and . Exactly 10 people belong to none of the sets. How many people belong to exactly one of the three sets?
Logical Venn diagrams
Hard
A.60 people
B.55 people
C.70 people
D.45 people
Correct Answer: 55 people
Explanation:
The only-region counts are , , and . Their sum is .
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45Which description correctly represents the relationship among integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and real numbers?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Hard
A.Integers lie inside rationals, rationals lie inside reals, and irrationals lie inside reals but outside rationals
B.Rationals and irrationals overlap inside reals, while integers lie entirely in their overlap
C.Integers and rationals overlap partially, while irrationals contain the remaining real numbers
D.Integers lie inside reals but outside rationals, while irrationals form a subset of rationals
Correct Answer: Integers lie inside rationals, rationals lie inside reals, and irrationals lie inside reals but outside rationals
Explanation:
Every integer is rational, and every rational number is real. Irrational numbers are real numbers that are not rational, so the rational and irrational sets are disjoint within the reals.
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46A survey establishes that all mothers are women, some mothers are teachers, some women are neither mothers nor teachers, and some teachers are not women. Which diagram description satisfies every condition?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Hard
A.The mothers' set lies inside women; teachers cross mothers and also extend outside women
B.The mothers' set lies inside teachers, and teachers lie entirely inside women
C.The women's set lies inside teachers, with mothers forming a subset of women
D.The mothers' set lies inside women and remains completely disjoint from teachers
Correct Answer: The mothers' set lies inside women; teachers cross mothers and also extend outside women
Explanation:
Mothers must be contained in women. The teacher set must intersect mothers because some mothers teach, and it must extend outside women because some teachers are not women.
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47All violinists are musicians. Some musicians are composers, some musicians are not composers, some composers are not musicians, and no violinist is a composer. Which diagram description is correct?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Hard
A.Musicians and composers are disjoint; violinists form a separate subset of musicians
B.Composers lie entirely inside musicians; violinists partially overlap the composer set
C.Violinists lie inside musicians outside the composer overlap; composers overlap musicians and extend beyond them
D.Violinists lie inside the overlap of musicians and composers; composers extend beyond musicians
Correct Answer: Violinists lie inside musicians outside the composer overlap; composers overlap musicians and extend beyond them
Explanation:
The composer set must overlap musicians and extend outside them. Violinists must remain within musicians but outside composers because no violinist is a composer.
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48All surgeons are doctors, all doctors are graduates, some doctors are artists, no surgeon is an artist, and some artists are not graduates. Which diagram description represents these relations?
Ability to relate a certain given group diagrammatically
Hard
The containment chain is surgeons doctors graduates. Artist-doctors must be outside surgeons, while artists who are not graduates require the artist set to extend beyond graduates.
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49Statements:
1. All poets are dreamers.
2. No dreamer is an accountant.
3. Some accountants are cyclists.
4. All cyclists are readers.
Which conclusion is impossible, even if additional members are introduced?
Possibility-based questions
Hard
A.Some poets are readers
B.Some cyclists are dreamers
C.Some readers are not cyclists
D.Some poets are accountants
Correct Answer: Some poets are accountants
Explanation:
Every poet is a dreamer, and no dreamer can be an accountant. The other relationships can occur through additional members without contradicting the statements.
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50Statements:
1. All are .
2. No is .
3. Some are .
4. No is .
Which conclusion can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Hard
A.Some are
B.Some are
C.Some are
D.Some are
Correct Answer: Some are
Explanation:
The known - member cannot be in , but another member of may belong to . The other options directly violate the stated containment or disjointness relations.
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51Statements:
1. Some architects are dancers.
2. All dancers are singers.
3. No singer is a pilot.
4. All pilots are engineers.
Which additional statement can be introduced without creating a contradiction?
Possibility-based questions
Hard
A.No architect is a singer
B.Some dancers are pilots
C.All architects are pilots
D.Some engineers are singers
Correct Answer: Some engineers are singers
Explanation:
An engineer need not be a pilot, so an engineer may be a singer. Each other option conflicts with the existing architect-dancer-singer member or with the rule that singers cannot be pilots.
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52Statements:
1. All are .
2. Some are .
3. No is .
4. All are .
Which conclusion can possibly be true?
Possibility-based questions
Hard
A.Some are not
B.Some are
C.Some are not
D.Some are
Correct Answer: Some are
Explanation:
An - member may also belong to without entering . The other options violate either , , or .
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53The six-digit number is divisible by . If the number is as large as possible, what is ?
Number test problems
Hard
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Divisibility by requires divisibility by and . Maximizing the digits under both tests gives , where , , and . Thus, .
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54The six-digit number is divisible by . What is the value of ?
Number test problems
Hard
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Divisibility by forces to be divisible by , giving . The divisibility test for then gives , so . Therefore, .
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55In the number , the digits in odd-numbered positions are arranged in ascending order, while the digits in even-numbered positions are arranged in descending order. Positions are counted from the left. What number results?
Number test problems
Hard
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The odd-position digits become , and the even-position digits become . Interleaving them in their respective positions produces .
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56How many four-digit positive integers have digits that are strictly increasing from left to right?
Number test problems
Hard
A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Zero cannot occur because it would have to be the first digit, which would not produce a four-digit number. Choosing any four digits from through determines exactly one increasing arrangement, giving .
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57In a class, Arin is 18th from the top. Bela is 24th from the bottom, and exactly seven students are ranked between them. If Arin ranks above Bela, how many students are in the class?
Ranking test problems
Hard
A. students
B. students
C. students
D. students
Correct Answer: students
Explanation:
Bela is th from the top. Therefore, the class size is .
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58Priya is 12th from the top, and Qadir is 19th from the bottom. After they exchange positions, Priya becomes 28th from the top. What are the total number of people and Qadir's new rank from the bottom?
Ranking test problems
Hard
A. people and 36th from the bottom
B. people and 34th from the bottom
C. people and 34th from the bottom
D. people and 35th from the bottom
Correct Answer: people and 35th from the bottom
Explanation:
Qadir's original position was 28th from the top, so the total is . After moving to Priya's old position, Qadir is th from the bottom.
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59In a race with no ties, Rhea finished ahead of exactly of the other participants and behind exactly 21 participants. How many participants were in the race?
Ranking test problems
Hard
A. participants
B. participants
C. participants
D. participants
Correct Answer: participants
Explanation:
The 21 participants ahead of Rhea constitute the remaining of the other participants. Thus, the number of others is , and including Rhea gives 57.
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60A class initially has 52 students, and Arun is 18th from the top. Five students ranked above Arun leave the class. Then three students who were below Arun move to positions above him, and two new students join at positions above him. What are Arun's new ranks from the top and bottom?
Ranking test problems
Hard
A.17th from the top and 33rd from the bottom
B.19th from the top and 31st from the bottom
C.18th from the top and 31st from the bottom
D.18th from the top and 32nd from the bottom
Correct Answer: 18th from the top and 32nd from the bottom
Explanation:
The number above Arun changes from 17 to , so he remains 18th from the top. The new class size is , making his bottom rank .
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