Question Discussion & Solution

Figure 3 is next figure in the series:

The dotted line moves clockwise from corner of the square in clockwise direction.

Hence, 3 is the correct answer.

According to given conditions,

Clearly, the man is now facing West.

Hence, ‘West’ is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Sri Lanka, Maldives.

Key Points

• The 15th edition of the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka biennial trilateral exercise 'Dosti', which began in the Maldives on 20 November 2021, concluded on 24 November 2021.
• Indian Coast Guard vessels, the ICGS Vajra and ICGS Apoorva participated in the exercise from the Indian side.
• The year 2021 marked 30 years since the initiation of the exercise.
• Exercise Dosti was initiated in 1991, between the Indian and Maldives Coast Guard.
• Sri Lanka joined the exercise for the first time in 2012.

Additional Information

•  The Chief of the Naval Staff is Admiral R Hari Kumar.
• The headquarters of the Indian Navy is Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.
• Below are the list of Exercises and Participating Nations: 

  Military Exercise	Participating Countries
  Ajeya Warrior	India and United Kingdom
  Sampriti	India and Bangladesh
  Vajra Prahar	India and US
  Garuda Shakti	India and Indonesia
  Surya Kiran	India and Nepal
  Hand in Hand Exercise	India and China

The correct answer is ALGORITHM.

Key Points

• An algorithm is a specific procedure for solving a well-defined computational problem.
• The development and analysis of algorithms are fundamental to all aspects of Computer Science like AI, databases, graphics, networking, OS, etc.
• Algorithm development is more than just programming.
  • It requires an understanding of the alternatives available for solving a computational problem.
  • It includes the hardware, networking, programming language, and performance constraints that accompany any particular solution.

Additional Information

• An official language comprising a collection of instructions that produce different kinds of output is a programming language.
• In computer science, programming languages are used to implement algorithms.
• Most of the languages of programming consist of computer instructions.

Conclusions:

I) Penalty for costlier books will be higher → can not be concluded from the given statement as there is no mention about the costlier books.

II) Penalty for lighter books will be lesser → can not be concluded from the given statement as there is no mention about the lighter books.

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Additional Information

• If there are two or more sentences that are used to frame a statement, then, the sentences must be interrelated, and mutual contradiction should be there.
• Do not look for truthful notions. The information provided in the statement is the only requirement for a student to answer the question. No assumptions must be made.
• Read the statement carefully and look for keywords that are common between the statement and the conclusions
• If there is more than one conclusion that is applicable to the statement, students must ensure that the conclusions they opt for have some relation with each other.