With reference to 'circular letters', which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Circular letters are usually addressed to a group of people.
- Non-standard and customized content is typical of circular letters.
- Circular letters are used to intimate appraisals and increments of employees within organisations.
- Circular letters are less cost-effective than personalised and specific recipient-directed letters.
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is a collection of certain odd numbers whereas is a collection of certain even numbers. consists of the numbers all of which are either from or from . Is every number of from ? Statement I : The sum of any two numbers belonging to is even. Statement II : If both and are picked from , then is even.
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Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I (Relationship category) A. Between cricket captain and team members B. Between judge and lawyers in court C. Between Vice Chancellor and Deputy Registrar D. Between peers and coworkers
List-II (Communication type)
- Informal and firm
- Informal and open-ended
- Formal and open-ended
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receives three coins of different denominations : , , , and . If the total amount received by is , does receive a coin of denomination ? Statement I : is not a prime number. Statement II : The sum of the digits of is greater than .
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Eight persons , , , , , , and sit around a round table in eight different seats placed with equal distance between any two consecutive seats. Both and are adjacent to . Both and are adjacent to . Both and are adjacent to . and are on opposite chairs. If while going in the clockwise direction around the table from , one meets before , then how many persons shall cross while moving in the clockwise direction around the table before meeting ?
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Consider the following three statements, namely S1, S2 and S3 :
S1. Protecting the environment is an existential exigency for humans, given the impact of environmental degradation on climate change.
S2. Scientific consensus has not been achieved with regard to the extent of the contribution of human intervention to climate change.
S3. Environmental activism includes climate alarmism and other extremist points of view that often become the focus of climate change deniers.
Which of the following relationships based on the statements given above is/are correct?
- S3 is a counterpoint to S1
- S3 is unconnected to S1 and S2
- S2 could be the reason for S3
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Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :
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