Deductions 1

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Instructions
This critical thinking test will assess your ability to deduce information and reason logically
using the statements provided.
Read the instructions preceding each section and answer the questions. There are a total of
16 questions in this test and you should aim to correctly answer as many questions as you can
within 30 minutes.
Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test. The test will
begin on the next page.

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Deductions
Instructions:
In this section, a statement will be provided followed by a series of suggested conclusions. Here, you
must take the statement to be true. After reading each conclusion underneath the statement, you
must decide whether you think it follows from the statement provided. If you agree that the
conclusion exactly follows the statement, choose Conclusion Follows. However, if you do not agree
that the conclusion exactly follows then choose Conclusion Does Not Follow. You must select your
answer based only on the information presented; not using general knowledge. Similarly you are
advised not to let your own opinions or prejudices influence your decisions; stick to the statements
and base your judgements on the facts presented.

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Statement one:

The world trade organisation (WTO) is an organisation headquartered in Switzerland,

tasked with supervising and liberalising international trade between nations. The WTO
is comprised entirely of 159 member states, and 25 observer states, with 14 states
being neither members nor observers. Accession to membership involves an
application, which involves becoming an observer state prior to accession. Iran is
currently the largest non-member economy and Tajikistan being the organisations
newest member.

Q1
Conclusion One: Iran is unaffiliated with the world trade organisation.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q2
Conclusion Two: Tajikistan was an observer state before becoming a member.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q3
Conclusion Three: There are more member nations of the world trade organisation than there are
non-member nations.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q4
Conclusion Four: Switzerland is a member of the world trade organisation.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

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Statement two:
All members of staff are legally entitled to join a trade union (but most do not). All
members of staff are legally obliged to wear a hard hat and high visibility jacket when
at the work site and only non-union affiliated staff are not required to wear steel cap
boots at the work site. Union affiliated staff are required to carry their union
membership card and either wear their hard hat or high visibility jacket (but not both)
when working offsite.

Q5
Conclusion One: Union affiliated staff must carry their union membership cards at all times.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q6
Conclusion Two: A minority of staff are required to wear steel cap boots at the worksite.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q7
Conclusion Three: Union affiliated staff may wear their high resolution jacket both offsite and at
the worksite.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q8
Conclusion Four: When working offsite, all staff must bring their Union membership card.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

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Statement three:
A management consultancy provides consulting services, specialising in multiple
areas. The companys strategy function is the companys most profitable function,
containing most of the companys highest paid consultants. The consultancys
operations function generates the greatest revenue and the organisational consulting
function generates the least revenue.

Q9
Conclusion One: The consultancy does not specialise in any one area.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q10
Conclusion Two: The consultancys organisational consulting function is the least profitable
function.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q11
Conclusion Three: The operations function generates more revenue than the strategy function.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q12
Conclusion Four: The strategy function contains more of the companys highest paid consultants
than the operations and organisations department combined.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

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Statement four:
Both apes (classified into greater apes and lesser apes) and monkeys (classified into
old world and new world monkeys) are the two constituents of the order of primates.
All apes do not have visible tails, whereas the majority of monkeys have visible tails.
Monkeys and lesser apes are considered to be intelligent animals, however greater
ape species (including Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and Orangutans) are
considered to be more intelligent than any species of monkey.

Q13
Conclusion One: Apes are considered to be more intelligent than monkeys.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q14
Conclusion Two: Most primates have visible tails.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q15
Conclusion Three: All primates are considered to be intelligent animals.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

Q16
Conclusion Four: Greater ape species are more intelligent than lesser ape species.
Conclusion Follows
Conclusion Does Not Follow

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