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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 231 To 240 ] :

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.

231.

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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232.

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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233.

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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234.

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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235.

Statement: The two countries have signed a fragile pact, but the vital sovereignty issue remains unresolved.

Assumptions:

1. The two countries cannot have permanent peace pact.

2. The two countries may become hostile again after a short spell of time

Answer: B

From the fact that the present pact is not a lasting one, the possibility of a permanent pact cannot be ruled out. So, I is not implicit. The statement mentions that the present pact is a 'fragile' one and the vital sovereignty issue still remains unresolved. So the same issue may rise again in the future. Thus, II is implicit.

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236.

Statement: Government aided schools should have uniformity in charging various fees.

Assumptions:

1. The Government's subsidy comes from the money collected by way of taxes from people.

2. The Government while giving subsidy may have stipulated certain uniform conditions regarding fees.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

Requiring uniformity in the fees presupposes that the government, in giving aid, may attach conditions of that kind - assumption II. Assumption I, about where the subsidy money comes from, is beside the point of the recommendation. Only II is implicit.

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237.

Statement: Sachin's mother instructed him to return home by train if it rains heavily.

Assumptions:

1. Sachin may not be able to decide himself if it rains heavily.

2. The trains may ply even if it rains heavily.

Answer: B

Sachin's mother has instructed him as a matter of caution and out of care for her child, and not because Sachin himself would not be able to decide. So, I is not implicit. Besides, Sachin's mother instructs him to take to train journey in case it rains heavily. So, II is implicit

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238.

Statement: "Please put more people on the job to make up for the delay."

Assumptions:

1. Delay is inevitable in most jobs.

2. Output will increase with more number of people on the job

Answer: B

The advice tells to 'make up for the delay' showing that delay is not to be done. So, I is not implicit. Since increase in number of people will make up for the delay, it means the output will increase with this increase in number. So, II is implicit.

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239.

Statement: In spite of less than normal rainfall in the catchment areas during the first two months of monsoon of the lakes supplying water to the city the authority has not yet affected any cut in the water supply to the city.

Assumptions:

1. The rainfall during the remaining part of the monsoon may be adequate for normal water supply.

2. The present water level of the lakes supplying water to the city may be adequate for normal supply.

Answer: E

The statement clearly indicates that at present the water level of the lakes is adequate. There is nothing of a shortage to induce a cut in water supply and still there is time to wait and watch the performance of rains during the remaining monsoon period. So, both I and II are implicit.

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240.

Statement: If you are an engineer, we have a challenging job for you.

Assumptions:

1. We need an engineer.

2. You are an engineer

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

The offer of a job to engineers presupposes that an engineer is wanted - assumption I. Assumption II states outright that the reader is an engineer, whereas the sentence only makes it a condition. Only I is implicit.

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