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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Important Instructions
Direction for [ Question No: 91 To 100 ] :

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.

91.

Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.

Assumptions:

1. There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.

2. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

To propose an allowance for the unemployed is to take for granted that there are unemployed young people who need the money - assumption I. Assumption II concerns the state of the treasury, which the proposer need not have considered and the statement does not touch. Only I is implicit.

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92.

Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.

Assumptions:

1. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.

2. All children are basically naughty.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

A warning is given in the expectation that it will work, so the mother assumes the child may stop - assumption I. Assumption II generalises about all children, which the remark to one child does not require. Only I is implicit.

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93.

Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.

Assumptions:

1. There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.

2. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large number of primary school teachers.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only assumption I is implicit

Appointing four thousand teachers presupposes schools for them to teach in - assumption I. Assumption II supposes that candidates may not come forward, which would be a reason against the decision, not something taken for granted in making it. Only I is implicit.

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94.

Statement: A warning in a train compartment - "To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500."

Assumptions:

1. Some people misuse the alarm chain.

2. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

Answer: E

Clearly, the penalty is imposed to prevent people from misusing the alarm chain. This means that some people misuse it. So, I is implicit. The alarm chain is provided to stop the running train in times of urgency. So, II is also implicit.

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95.

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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96.

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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97.

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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98.

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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99.

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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100.

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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