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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

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Direction for [ Question No: 31 To 40 ] :

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.

31.

Statement: "This drink can be had either as it is, or after adding ice to it." - An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. People differ in their preferences.

2. Some people will get attracted to the drink as it can be had as it is.

Answer: E

The advertisement tells the different ways in which the drink can be had. This means that different people prefer to have it in a different way and that some people would prefer it only because it can be taken in a particular manner. So, both I and II are implicit.

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32.

Statement: Government has permitted unaided colleges to increase their fees.

Assumptions:

1. Unaided colleges are in financial difficulties.

2. Aided colleges do not need to increase fees.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

Permission to raise fees is given because the colleges need the money, so their financial difficulty is what the decision assumes - assumption I. Assumption II is about aided colleges, of which the statement says nothing. Only I is implicit.

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33.

Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.

Assumptions:

1. Many people are humble after being victorious.

2. Generally people are not humble.

Answer: B

Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the nature of the people. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement gives an advice of being humble even after being victorious. This means that generally people are not humble. So, II is implicit

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34.

Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents.

Assumptions:

1. The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation.

2. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.

Answer: A

Clearly, the amount of compensation must have been decided keeping in mind the monetary position of the Government. So, I is implicit. However, nothing can be said about the frequency of railway accidents in future. So, II is not implicit.

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35.

Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.

Assumptions:

1. Films are the only media of entertainment.

2. People enjoy films.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Only assumption II is implicit

To call films indispensable for entertainment presupposes that people take pleasure in them - assumption II. Assumption I goes much further, making films the only entertainment, which the statement does not require. Only II is implicit.

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36.

Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership of the "Times" is the largest in the Metropolis.

Assumptions:

1. 'Times' is not popular in mofussil areas.

2. 'Times' has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social and political issues.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II is implicit

The statement compares the readership of newspapers within Mumbai, and nothing more. Assumption I is about the mofussil areas, which are outside that comparison, and assumption II offers a reason for the paper’s popularity that the statement never gives. Neither is implicit.

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37.

Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.

Assumptions:

1. People take television to be a means of entertainment only.

2. The educational value of television is not realised properly.

Answer: E

The statement makes the first assumption clear though educational value is not to be ignored. So, I is implicit. That the educational value must not be ignored also shows that educational value is not realised properly. So, II is also implicit.

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38.

Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays.

Assumptions:

1. The children consider teachers as their models.

2. A large amount of children's time is spent in school.

Answer: A

Clearly, it is because children consider teachers as their model that they are more influenced by them. So, I is implicit. It is not necessary that the children are influenced by teachers because they spend much time in school. So, II is not implicit.

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39.

Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit.

Assumptions:

1. People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.

2. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.

Answer: A

The statement mentions that if the people ask about the tailor, your suit is good. This means that people ask only in the situation when the thing is good. So, I is implicit. The criteria of an excellent suit is not mentioned. So, II is not implicit.

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40.

Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.

Assumptions:

1. He may incur loss on his investment.

2. He may gain from his investment.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Either I or II is implicit

To call an investment a gamble is to say that the outcome is uncertain - it may go either way. So one of the two possibilities must be in the speaker’s mind, but the remark does not commit him to which. Either I or II is implicit.

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