Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Analytical Reasoning

Five books – A, B, C, D, and E – are placed on a shelf. The following conditions must be met: i. Book A cannot be placed next to book B. ii. Book C must be placed between books B and D. iii. Book E must be placed somewhere to the right of book A. Which of the following represents a valid arrangement of the books on the shelf, from left to right?

In this arrangement, all the given conditions are met: A is not next to B, C is between B and D, and E is to the right of A.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Analytical Reasoning

In a chess tournament, there are six players: Alice, Bob, Carol, David, Emily, and Frank. Each player plays exactly once against each of the other players. The following conditions must be met: i. Alice must play against Bob and Emily. ii. Carol cannot play against David or Frank. iii. Emily must play against Alice and David. How many different matches can be played in total?

There are six players, so each player plays against five other players. However, the matches involving Alice, Emily, and Carol are determined by the given conditions, resulting in 12 matches.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Analytical Reasoning

Five friends – Alex, Brian, Chris, David, and Eric – are participating in a singing competition. They will perform one after the other. The following conditions must be met: i. Alex cannot perform before David or Eric. ii. Brian must perform before Chris. iii. David cannot be the first or last to perform. In which of the following sequences can the friends perform according to the given conditions?

This sequence satisfies all conditions: Alex does not perform before David or Eric, Brian performs before Chris, and David is neither first nor last.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Analytical Reasoning

In a certain company, there are seven executives: Adam, Ben, Chris, David, Emily, Fiona, and Grace. They are seated in a row of chairs. The following conditions must be met: i. Adam cannot sit next to Chris or Emily. ii. Ben must sit next to David. iii. Fiona cannot sit at either end of the row. Which of the following is a valid arrangement of the executives?

In this arrangement, all the given conditions are met: Adam is not next to Chris or Emily, Ben is next to David, and Fiona is not at either end of the row.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Analytical Reasoning

An office building has five floors, numbered one through five. Each floor has a different color carpet: red, blue, green, yellow, and white. The following conditions must be met: i. The red carpet cannot be on the top floor. ii. The blue carpet must be above the green carpet but below the yellow carpet. iii. The white carpet must be on a higher floor than the green carpet but cannot be on the top floor. In which of the following arrangements is the sequence of floors correctly matched with the colors of their respective carpets?

The arrangement follows all the given conditions: red is not on the top floor, blue is above green and below yellow, and white is above green but not on the top floor.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Verbal Reasoning

Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence :"The stars danced playfully in the sky."

Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities. In this sentence, the stars are described as "dancing playfully," which is a human characteristic attributed to them.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Verbal Reasoning

Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Adorn: Decorate :: _______ : Amass

"Adorn" is a synonym for "decorate." Similarly, "Hoard" is a synonym for "amass" or collect in large quantities.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Verbal Reasoning

Identify the logical fallacy in the following argument: "I've never seen a black swan; therefore, black swans do not exist."

The argument makes a broad generalization based on insufficient evidence. Seeing no black swans personally does not necessarily mean that they do not exist; it's just an insufficient sample size to draw such a conclusion.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Verbal Reasoning

In the given sentence, identify the gerund phrase: "Running marathons in extreme weather conditions requires immense determination and endurance."

A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund (a verb form ending in "-ing") and any modifiers or complements. In this sentence, "Running marathons" functions as a gerund phrase because "running" is a gerund acting as the subject of the sentence.
Sidis IQ APTITUDE & ABILITY   -   Logical Reasoning

In a group of employees, 60% are women, 40% are managers, and 20% are both women and managers. If every manager is a woman, what percentage of the women are managers?

Since every manager is a woman, the percentage of women who are managers is the same as the percentage of managers, which is 40%. Therefore, the percentage of women who are managers is 60%×40%=33.33%.

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