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(a) 16 stage a team earns one point for each win and no points
(b) 18 for a loss. At the end of the first stage teams in each group
are ranked on the basis of total points to determine the
(c) 19 qualifiers advancing to the next stage. Ties are resolved by
(d) 25
a series of complex tie-breaking rules so that exactly four
(e) 30 teams from each group advance to the next stage.
Direction (Qs. 3-4): There are five teams– Paraguay, 5. What is the total number of matches played in the
Qatar, Russia, Spain and Turkey playing in a tournament tournament?
where each team plays against every other team only (a) 28 (b) 55
once. These are the following possibilities: each match (c) 63 (d) 35
can result in a draw where each team scores two points;
or a team can win where it scores three points, while the 6. The minimum number of wins needed for a team
losing team scores one point in the first stage to guarantee is advancement to the
next stage is:
3. If Paraguay has won all the matches and Turkey has
lost all the matches and all the remaining three teams (a) 5 (b) 6
score equal points, how many points have each of (c) 7 (d) 4
the three remaining teams scored? 7. What is the highest number of wins for a team in the
(a) 5 (b) 7 first stage in spite of which it would be eliminated at
(c) 8 (d) None of these the end of first stage?
4. If all the five teams have an equal score, what is the (a) 1 (b) 2
number of points scored by each team? (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 5 (b) 6 8. What is the number of rounds in the second stage of
(c) 7 (d) None of these the tournament?
Direction (Qs. 5-9): Sixteen teams have been invited (a) 1 (b 2
to participate in the ABC Gold Cup cricket tournament. (c) 3 (d) 4
The tournament is conducted in two stages. In the first 9. Which of the following statements is true?
stage, the teams are divided into two groups. Each group (a) The winner will have more wins than any other
consists of eight teams, with each team playing every team in the tournament.
other team in its group exactly once. At the end of the first (b) At the end of the first stage, no team eliminated
stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the from the tournament will have more wins than
second stage while the rest are eliminated. The second any of the teams qualifying for the second
stage comprises of several rounds. A round involves one stage.
match for each team. The winner of a match in a round (c) It is possible that the winner will have the same
advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated. number of wins in the entire tournament as a
The team that remains undefeated in the second stage is team eliminated at the end of the first stage.
declared the winner and claims the Gold Cup. (d) The number of teams with exactly one win in
The tournament rules are such that each match results in the second stage of the tournament is 4
a winner and a loser with no possibility of a tie. In the first

4. ConCept deviAtor

Directions (Qs. 1-4): Answer the questions on the basis the semi-finals. In case of a tie, the team with highest goal
of the information given below. difference (Goal For- Goals Against) qualifies.
The year was 2006. All six teams in pool A of World Cup In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the
hockey, play each other only once. Each win earns a team second round (after each team played two matches), the
three points, a draw earns one point and loss earns zero pool table looked as shown below.
points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for