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Q. 1 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
X is an opportunist. This conclusion can be logically deduced from:
Correct Answer / Solution Key:
(b)
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Logic: All state functions seat non-opportunists in back; X is in the front row, therefore X is an opportunist.
Q. 2 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
If X is an editor then he must be an intellectual. Deduce from:
A
Only editors...
B
All intellectuals...
C
None but the intellectuals are editors
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D
Some editors...
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"None but B are A" is logically equivalent to "All A are B" (All editors are intellectuals).
Q. 3 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Faisal must be an athlete; he is over six feet tall. Which support?
A
No person other...
B
All athletes...
C
Only those who...
D
Only athletes are over six feet tall
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💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This establishes Height >6 as a sufficient condition for being an athlete.
Q. 4 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
If Faisal lives on 1st, Tanveer lives on 2nd. Tanveer does live on 2nd.
A
Faisal not on 1st
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B
Faisal may/may not
C
Faisal on 1st
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Affirming the consequent is a logical fallacy; Tanveer being on the 2nd floor doesn't prove Faisal is on the 1st.
Q. 5 Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Occurrence of P causes either Q or R. P occurred.
A
If R, Q must not
B
If Q, R must not
C
Both Q and R may have occurred
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💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Since P causes "either Q or R", it does not preclude the possibility of both being present unless "exclusive or" was specified.
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