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Graduate Assessment Test preparation MCQs covering verbal, quantitative, analytical reasoning and general knowledge.

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Graduate Assessment Test preparation MCQs covering verbal, quantitative, analytical reasoning and general knowledge.

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A. A is true
B. A is false
C. A is unknown
D. B is true
Answer: If A is necessary and sufficient for B and B is false, A must be false.
A. Dog Z is an animal
B. All animals are mammals
C. Some mammals are not animals
D. Dog Z is not an animal
Answer: By syllogism, Dog Z is an animal.
A. Success is important
B. Hard work always leads to success
C. Other factors affect success
D. Failure is bad
Answer: If other factors affect success, hard work alone may not guarantee success.
A. S→P
B. P→S
C. P and S are unrelated
D. S is necessary for P
Answer: By hypothetical syllogism, if P→Q→R→S, then P→S.
A. All cars are quiet
B. Some cars are quiet
C. No cars are quiet
D. All quiet things are cars
Answer: Since some cars are electric and all electric cars are quiet, some cars are quiet.
A. A logical argument
B. Arrogance
C. A fact
D. A valid claim
Answer: Assuming disagreement equals being wrong is an expression of arrogance.
A. Contradiction
B. B is true
C. A is true
D. Both are true
Answer: If A is necessary for B and B is true, A must also be true. Having A false while B is true creates a contradiction.
A. Plant W is a flower
B. Plant W might be a flower
C. Plant W is not a flower
D. All sun-loving things are flowers
Answer: Needing sunlight doesn\'t prove Plant W is a flower; many plants need sunlight.
A. Current wages are unfair
B. Workers deserve fair pay
C. Raising minimum wage achieves fair pay
D. All of the above
Answer: The argument requires all these assumptions for the conclusion to follow.
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. B is unknown
Answer: Equivalent statements have the same truth value. If A is true, B must be true.
A. All animals need food
B. Some animals need food
C. No animals need food
D. All food-eaters are mammals
Answer: By chained syllogisms, since some animals are mammals and mammals need food, some animals need food.
A. A scientific argument
B. An appeal to antiquity
C. A valid claim
D. A fact
Answer: Assuming older things are better is an appeal to antiquity.
A. Contradiction
B. Q is true from another cause
C. P is true
D. P is unknown
Answer: P being false while Q is true means Q came from another cause, not P.
A. Magazine V is a book
B. Magazine V might be a book
C. Magazine V is not a book
D. All things with covers are books
Answer: While books have covers, magazines are not books even though they have covers.
A. Early intervention is popular
B. Better performance indicates help was effective
C. Children need help
D. Performance matters
Answer: If better performance indicates effective help, this strengthens the claim about early intervention.
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. B is unknown
D. A is true
Answer: Denying the antecedent doesn\'t tell us about the consequent.
A. All flying things have wings
B. Some birds with wings fly
C. All birds fly
D. Wings cause flight
Answer: Since some birds fly and all birds have wings, some birds with wings fly.
A. Religious freedom
B. Intolerance
C. A logical argument
D. A valid claim
Answer: Insisting everyone believe the same thing is an expression of intolerance.
A. Contradiction
B. B is true
C. A is false
D. Both are true
Answer: If A is necessary for B and A is true but B is false, there\'s a contradiction in the logic.
A. Whale X is a fish
B. Whale X might be a fish
C. Whale X is not a fish
D. All swimming things are fish
Answer: While fish swim, not all swimming things are fish. Whales are mammals, not fish.