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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 151 To 160 ] :

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

  • (A) If only assumption I is implicit
  • (B) If only assumption II is implicit
  • (C) If either I or II is implicit
  • (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
  • (E) If both I and II are implicit.

151.

Statement: An announcement: Passengers in their own interest are advised to fasten their seat belts while seated in the trolley of the ropeway.

Assumptions:

1. People are always careful about their own safety.

2. Unless advised, passengers might not use the seat belts.

Answer: E

The stress on 'in their own interest' in the statement indicates that people should use seat belts for their own safety. So, I is implicit. Besides, the announcement has been made to caution passengers to be careful if they want to enjoy a safe ride. So, II is also implicit.

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152.

Statement: "Banking services are fine tuned to meet growing business needs," - An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. Banking is a part of business activity

2. Industrialists prefer better banking services.

Answer: E

According to the statement, banking is associated with business activity. So, I is implicit. Banking is adjusted in a way to promote business needs. This means that business is promoted by better banking. So, II is also implicit.

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153.

Statement: The 'M' Cooperative Housing Society has put up a notice at its gate those sales persons are not allowed inside the society.

Assumptions:

1. All the sales persons will stay away from the 'M' Cooperative Housing Society.

2. The security guard posted at the gate may be able to stop the sales persons entering the society

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

Putting up such a notice presupposes that salesmen will heed it - assumption I - and that the guard at the gate will act on it, else the notice would be idle. Both are implicit.

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154.

Statement: What a fool I am to rely on trickster like Shaleen !

Assumptions:

1. Shaleen is unreliable.

2. I am a fool.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

The exclamation takes both for granted: that Shaleen is not to be relied on - he is called a trickster - and that the speaker was foolish to have relied on him, which is what he is reproaching himself for. Both are implicit.

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155.

Statement: The multinational fast food chains are opening up a large number of Plus Coffee Shops with piped modern music in different cities of India and these are serving various breakfast (snax) with coffee.

Assumptions:

1. A large number of persons may become regular customers of these coffee shops.

2. The people will like to enjoy the comfortable environment while drinking coffee with snax.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

Opening such shops in numbers presupposes both that people will take to them as regular customers and that there is a market for coffee and snacks served this way - no chain expands otherwise. Both are implicit.

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156.

Statement: Market trends are changing continuously and with increasing competitiveness, the consumer's demands with respect to the prices and quality are gradually increasing.

Assumptions:

1. The consumers did not care for the prices and quality earlier.

2. Market competitiveness is not favourable for the consumers

Answer: D

The statement talks of 'increasing demands' of consumers. It does not imply that consumers were indifferent to price and quality earlier. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement mentions I that increasing competitiveness has made available to consumers a wide variety of options which has led them to comparing things and choosing the one which best suits their requirements and budget. They are thus getting better 'value for their money'. So, II is also not implicit.

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157.

Statement: The school authorities have decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between the income and the expenditure to a large extent.

Assumptions:

1. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap.

2. The school will get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

Putting more pupils in each room to close the gap between income and expenditure presupposes that the extra fees will make a substantial difference - assumption I. Assumption II concerns whether the rooms can hold them, which the decision does not address. Only I is implicit.

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158.

Statement: The General Administration Department has issued a circular to all the employees informing them that henceforth the employees can avail their lunch break at any of the half-hour slots between 1.00 p.m. and 2.30 p.m.

Assumptions:

1. The employees may welcome the decision and avail lunch break at different time's slots.

2. There may not be any break in the work of the organization as the employees will have their lunch break at different time slots.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

Offering a choice of slots presupposes that the work allows people to go at different times - assumption II. Whether the employees will welcome it is a hope rather than something the circular takes for granted. Only II is implicit.

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159.

Statement: Lock your valuables in a cupboard and call everybody gentleman.

Assumptions:

1. Valuables locked in cupboard cannot be stolen.

2. Stealing is a crime

Answer: A

The statement points out that a person who keeps his things locked away shall feel that every person is good because he has no danger for his things. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions nothing about the lawful nature of the act of stealing. So, II is not implicit,

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160.

Statement: "The function will start at 3 P.M. You are requested to take your seats before 3 P.M." - Last sentence in an invitation card.

Assumptions:

1. If the invitee is not in his seat before 3 P.M., the function will not start.

2. The function will start as scheduled.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

The request presupposes that the function will begin at the hour announced - that is why guests are asked to be seated before it. Assumption I turns the request into a threat to delay the start, which is the opposite of what the card implies. Only II is implicit.

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