The only people to attend a conference were four ship captains and the first mates of three of those captains. The captains were L, M, N and O; the first mates were A, D and G. Each person in turn delivered a report to the assembly as follows:

10. Among the following which is not an appropriate order of delivered reports?

    (A) M, A, N, G, O, L, D
    (B) M, D, N, G, L, O, A
    (C) M, N, A, L, D, O, G
    (D) M, N, A, O, D, L, G
    (E) M, N, G, D, O, L, A

    Ans : E

11. In case L speaks after A, and A is the third of the first mates to speak, then among the following statements which would be untrue?

    (A) O spoke immediately after G.
    (B) The order of the first four speakers was M, G, N, D.
    (C) O’s first mate was present.
    (D) A was the fourth speaker after M.
    (E) The captains spoke in the order M, N, O, L.

    Ans : D

12. Among the following statements which statement must be true?

    (A) In case the second speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.
    (B) In case the second speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.
    (C) In case the third speaker was a first mate, the seventh speaker was a captain.
    (D) In case the third speaker was a captain, the seventh speaker was a first mate.
    (E) In case the seventh speaker was a first mate, the first and third speakers were captains.

    Ans : A

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Index

PART VI Practice Tests
Drill :
Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section
Section 7 : Quantitative Section

Answer Explanation To The Drill
Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section
Section 7 : Quantitative Section