Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: Either I or II is implicit

An assurance is given to quiet a fear, so some fear about the elections must be in the people’s minds - either that they will not be held at all, or that they will not be held on time. Which of the two the President is addressing the statement does not settle. Either I or II is implicit.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

The recommendation rests on both: that personality bears on how a person performs the job - else there would be no point measuring it - and that an interview is capable of measuring it. Both are implicit.

Answer: E

The instructions have been given so that people willing to buy tickets may not form a crowd. So, I is implicit. Also, it is clear that people would purchase the tickets even after following the given instructions. So, II is also implicit.

Answer: E

The statement talks of the performance of children who get encouragement. It means that there are some children who are not encouraged. So, I is implicit. Also, the Principal notifies to the parents that encouragement helps children improve their performance, with the hope that they too would encourage their children. So, II is also implicit

Answer: A

The advice particularly mentions 'a specialist doctor' and not simply 'doctor'. So, I is implicit, B's response to A's advice cannot be deduced from the given statement. So, II is not implicit.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II is implicit

The statement says only that efforts are being made. Assumption I supplies a cause for a fall in tourism that is nowhere mentioned, and assumption II names a particular measure that is equally absent. Neither is implicit.

Answer: E

Since the policy is expected to work just because it turned out fruitful in another company, it is evident that the problem in both companies was similar and monetary incentives always motivate workers. So, both I and II are implicit.

Answer: E

Since the notice warns one against copying software without permission, it is evident that software can be copied. So, I is implicit. Also, the warning is given with the motive that no one dares to copy the software. So, II is also implicit.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II is implicit

Both assumptions are sweeping claims about retired people as a class - that they lack zeal, and that they take no interest in a new employer. A recommendation may rest on age, cost or the case for giving younger people the posts, so neither of these is what it must take for granted. Neither is implicit.

Answer: B

C's response to B's request cannot be deduced from the statement. So, I is not implicit. Also, B wishes to authorise C to look after the company in his absence. This means that C is capable of handling the affairs. So, II is implicit.