Shall I answer Yes/No to this question?

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I'm filling an application which asks the following question:

You have not attended the X company Selection Process in the last 6 months. *  Yes/No

I've not attended any selection process. So, shall I say Yes/No to the question.?

Shall I say Yes since the statment is correct or shall I say no since I've not attended any such process?

Other similar statement in the application I find difficult is:

You have declared break in studies/work experience and pending backlogs, if any, during your academics.

Is it Yes/No given that I don't have any backlogs...and I filled everything correctly..?

Other question in the applications which might give you a clue are these:

1.You have considered only the Marks/CGPA obtained during the normal duration of the course for calculating Obtained/Total Marks/CGPA.

2. You have completed each of the above mentioned academic courses in the stipulated time as specified by your University/Institute and as per X selection guidelines and do not have any extended education.

For above two questions, the answers are unequivocally Yes.

bib · Accepted Answer

These questions are basically statements (not grammatically questions) in a true/false format. Some questionnaires would offer True/False or T/F as the answer options.

In this  case, if the statement is true, answer yes. If the statement is false, answer no.

Based on the information you have given, the answer to Question 1 is yes, and the answer to Question 2 is no.

If there is room on the form, and you want to take the time, you could write

Q1: No, I have not. (You could also say Yes, I have not, but that might be a bit confusing)

For Question 2, you would have to say

Q2: No, I have not.

As several other commentators have suggested, the questionnaire is not the most clear.

Colo · Answer

You should answer Yes, because you agree with that sentence.

Here "You have declared break in studies/work experience and pending backlogs, if any, during your academics" you should answer No. You don't agree with that.

Ram · Answer

Question:

You have not attended the X company Selection Process in the last 6
  months.

Answer:
"Yes! I have NOT attended the X company selection process."

Question:

Have you attended the X company Selection Process in the last 6
  months.

Answer:
"No! i have not attended the X company process."

Shall I answer Yes/No to this question?

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