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Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean "black widow spider"?

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Statement: Should all news be controlled by Government in a democracy?

Arguments:

1. Yes. Variety of news only confuses people.
2. No. Controlled news loses credibility.

Taking the train across town is quicker than taking the bus.
Taking the bus across town is slower than driving a car.
Taking the train across town is quicker than driving a car.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

A four-person crew from Classic Colors is painting Mr. Field's house. Michael is painting the front of the house. Ross is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jed is painting the window frames on the north side, Shawn is on the south. If Michael switches places with Jed, and Jed then switches places with Shawn, where is Shawn?

Statements: All men are married. Some men are educated.

Conclusions:

1. Some married are educated.
2. Some educated are married.

Statement: Ten candidates, who were on the waiting list, could finally be admitted to the course.

Assumptions:

1. Wait-listed candidates do not ordinarily get admission.
2. A large number of candidates were on the waiting list.
3. The number of candidates to be admitted is small.

Statement: "If you are a mechanical engineer, we want you as our supervisor." - An advertisement by Company X.

Assumptions:

1. Mechanical engineers are expected to be better performers by Company X.
2. The Company X needs supervisors.
3. Mechanical engineers may get attracted and apply to Company X.

The data given by the U.S. Labour Ministry indicate that till the year 2000, there will be a shortage of 1,00,000 programmers. A spokesman from the industry said, "We should understand this thoroughly America needs Indian programmers. This is not only the question of investment but also of the talent with which the Indian programmers are equipped".

Look at this series: 70, 71, 76, __, 81, 86, 70, 91, ... What number should fill the blank?

The neighborhood block association has received many complaints about people knocking on doors and soliciting money for an unknown charity organization even though door-to-door solicitation is prohibited by local laws. Three residents have provided descriptions of individuals who have come to their door asking for money.

Solicitor #1 is a white male, 20-25 years old, 5'9", 145 pounds, with very short brown hair. He was wearing a dark blue suit and carrying a brown leather briefcase.

Solicitor #2 is a white male, 25-30 years old, 6'2", 200 pounds, with a shaved-head. He was wearing a red T-shirt and jeans.

Solicitor #3 is a white male, approximately 23 years old, 5'10", slight build, with short brown hair. He was wearing a blue suit.

Three days after the block association meet- ing, a resident noticed a man knocking on doors in the neighborhood and phoned the police to report the illegal activity. This solic- itor was described as follows:

Solicitor #4 is a white male, 22 years old, 140 pounds, about 5'10", with short brown hair. He was carrying a briefcase and wearing a dark suit.

Based on this description, which of the three solicitations was also likely carried out by Solicitor #4?

Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.

Conclusions:

1. No cow is cat.
2. No dog is rat.
3. Some cats are rats.

Statements: All tigers are jungles. No jungle is bird. Some birds are rains.

Conclusions:

1. No rain is jungle.
2. Some rains are jungles.
3. No bird is tiger.

Statement: Like a mad man, I decided to follow him.

Assumptions:

1. I am not a mad man.
2. I am a mad man.

Statement: "If you are intelligent, we are the right people for improving your performance." - An advertisement of a coaching institute.

Assumptions:

1. Brilliant students prefer to join coaching classes.
2. Coaching classes help the students to improve their performance.
3. No other institute provides such coaching.

Statement: The economic prosperity of any nation is dependent on the quality of its human resources.

Assumptions:

1. It is possible to measure the quality of human resources of a nation.
2. Achieving economic prosperity is a cherished goal of every nation.

Statement: An advertisement: "Our shoes are for the rich."

Assumptions:

1. Many people like to be labelled as rich.
2. One can't become rich unless one has that brand of shoes.