Mr. Opportunist, a veteran member of NPP, stakes his claims to be nominated as an NPP candidate in the upcoming election. Mr. Opportunist presented the following arguments in favour of his candidature to the NPP Executive Committee. I. Mr. Loyal's candidature in the upcoming election will adversely impact NPP's chances. Hence, the party should not nominate him. II. The party should call a press conference to disown Mr. Loyal. This would enhance the party's image. III. The party would not be able to take any strong disciplinary action against Mr. Loyal, if he gets re-elected. IV. I have a lot of goodwill and significant followers in the constituency. V. None of my close relatives are into active politics. Which of the following combinations would best strengthen the claim of Mr. Opportunist?

From the passage: Bright Engineering College (BEC) has listed 20 elective courses for th...

On her way back Simran met her friend Raj and shared the above information. Raj is preparing for XAT and is only interested in Grade-oriented (G) electives. He wanted to know the number of G-type electives being offered. Simran replied, "You have all the information. Calculate th…

From the passage: Mr. Dipangshu Barua, a young IT professional, came early to office to...

Initially, the e-mail distracted Dipangshu but he decided to focus on the job. Which of the following options might best explain his decision to do so?

Innovative Institute of Business (IIB) has decided to be the first green campus in India. IIB Administration has advised all campus residents to reduce carbon footprints. IIB faculty members did a brainstorming and came up with the following suggestions: I. Replacing electricity…

From the passage: Bright Engineering College (BEC) has listed 20 elective courses for th...

Simran prefers J-type electives and wants to avoid Q-type electives. She noted that the number of only J-type electives is 3. Raj's preference is G-type electives followed by Q-type electives. However, they want to take as many common electives as possible. What is the maximum nu…

From the passage: Bright Engineering College (BEC) has listed 20 elective courses for th...

Vijay and Raj want to avoid each other. Vijay is interested in J-type electives and wants to avoid Q-type electives. Raj's preference is G-type electives followed by Q-type electives. Raj noted that the number of only G-type electives is 2. Is there a possibility that they would…

From the passage: Mr. Dipangshu Barua, a young IT professional, came early to office to...

The scheduled presentation went off smoothly. Back in his cabin, Dipangshu read Mr. Patel's e-mail once more and pondered over it. During the last meeting he tried hard to put forward his explanation but Mr. Patel had not allowed him to speak. Dipangshu was thinking of meeting Mr…

From the passage: Mr. Dipangshu Barua, a young IT professional, came early to office to...

After a couple of weeks, Mr. Patel came to know that Dipangshu's project leader Mr. John, a very competent senior executive, may have wilfully influenced his team members to file a wrong complaint against Dipangshu. Mr. John may have done it because Dipangshu had refused to tow J…

From the passage: A few years back Mr. Arbit and Mr. Boring started an oil refinery busi...

Mr. Arbit is enthusiastic about this investment idea but Mr. Boring is a little sceptical. This impasse makes them approach a consultant. The consultant makes some observations. Which of the following observations, made by the consultant, might reduce Mr. Arbit's enthusiasm for t…