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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 21 To 30 ] :

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.

21.

Statement: If it is easy to become an engineer, I don't want to be an engineer.

Assumptions:

1. An individual aspires to be professional.

2. One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

The speaker turns away from a calling precisely because it would be easy, which takes for granted that what is worth having is hard to get - assumption II. Assumption I, about aspiring to a profession, is not what the remark rests on. Only II is implicit.

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22.

Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who can spend their holidays there.

Assumptions:

1. Railways should give concession only to needy persons.

2. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.

Answer: A

The statement mentions that concessions should not be given to people who can afford to spend holidays in hill stations. This means they should be given only to needy persons. So, I is implicit. But, II does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.

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23.

Statement: "The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilizing it, what a pity to see it grossly underutilized." - A citizen's view on a new flyover linking east and west sides of a suburb.

Assumptions:

1. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.

2. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.

Answer: B

Clearly, the statement expresses grave concern over a newly-built flyover not being utilized by public. This implies that such projects need to be taken up only after working out their utility and that the huge expenditure incurred on building such structures is worthwhile only if they prove useful for the public. Thus, only II is implicit.

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24.

Statement: The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for funding drought relief programmes.

Assumptions:

1. The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes.

2. The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes.

Answer: E

Since a surcharge has been levied to fund drought relief programmes, it follows that the Government does not have sufficient money for the same. So, I is implicit. Besides, the percentage of surcharge must have been decided after studying the expected inflow in relation to amount of funds required. So, II is also implicit.

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25.

Statement: Detergents should be used to clean clothes.

Assumptions:

1. Detergents form more lather.

2. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

Detergents are recommended because of what they do to dirt: they lift grease and soil away from the cloth - assumption II. Lather is a by-product and no measure of cleaning power, so assumption I is not what the advice rests on. Only II is implicit.

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26.

Statement: It will be a substantial achievement in the field of education if one provides one school for every village in our country and enforce attendance.

Assumptions:

1. Children in villages do not attend school regularly.

2. Providing school to every village is desirable.

Answer: E

The statement lays stress on enforcing attendance. This implies that children in villages do not attend school regularly. So, I is implicit. Besides, the statement calls 'one school for every village' a 'substantial achievement'. So, II is also implicit.

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27.

Statement: The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal management.

Assumptions:

1. The amount generated out of the disinvestment process may reduce substantially the mounting fiscal deficits.

2. There will be enough demand in the market for the shares of these undertakings.

Answer: A

The fact given in I directly follows from the phrase '..... for a better fiscal management' in the statement. So, I is implicit. However, the public response to the new policy cannot be ascertained. So, II is not implicit.

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28.

Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic.

Assumptions:

1. Some other books were available on this topic.

2. You can write lucid books on very few topics.

Answer: A

It follows from the statement that books on this topic were available before also but they were not 'lucid'. So, I is implicit. But a general comment as II cannot be made from the given statement. So, II is not implicit.

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29.

Statement: Please do not use lift while going down - an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building.

Assumptions:

1. While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.

2. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.

Answer: B

The statement requests people not to use lift while moving down. This implies that the lift may be used to move up and the request has been made so that more people can use the lift for ascending which would otherwise cause more physical stress than going down the stairs. So, only II is implicit.

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30.

Statement: "I have not received telephone bills for nine months inspite of several complaints" - A telephone customer's letter to the editor of a daily

Assumptions:

1. Every customer has a right to get bills regularly from the telephone company.

2. The customer's complaints point to defect in the services which are expected to be corrected.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

The complaint takes for granted both things: that a customer is entitled to regular bills - otherwise there would be no grievance - and that the complaints made were received by the company, else there would be nothing to reproach it with. Both are implicit.

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