Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

Statement: In case of any difficulty about this case, you may contact our company's lawyer.

Assumptions:

1. Each company has a lawyer of its own.

2. The company's lawyer is thoroughly briefed about this case.

Statement: Imprisonment for 27 years made Nelson Mandela, the President.

Assumptions:

1. Only who will be imprisoned for 27 years will become the President.

2. To become the President, imprisonment is a qualification.

Statement: Nobody can predict as to how long our country would take to contain the unfortunate and disastrous terrorist activities.

Assumptions:

1. It is impossible to put on end to terrorist activities

2. Efforts to control the terrorist activities are on.

Statement: The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. asked the workers' union to call off strike immediately otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory.

Assumptions:

1. No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd

2. Such threat may have some effect on the workers' union.

Statement: The end of a financial year is the ideal time to take a look at the performance of various companies.

Assumptions:

1. All the companies take such a review at the end of a financial year.

2. The performance data of various companies is available.

Statement: The party president has directed that no member of the party will give press briefing or interviews to governments and private T.V. channels about the discussion in scheduled meeting of the party.

Assumptions:

1. Party members will observe this directive of the president.

2. The general public will not come to know about the happenings in the scheduled meeting of the party.

Statement: "To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio."- A candidate tells the interview board.

Assumptions:

1. The candidate does not read newspaper.

2. Recent news is broadcast only on radio

Statement: The entire north India, including Delhi and the neighbouring states remained 'powerless' the whole day of 19th December as the northern grid supplying electricity to the seven states collapsed yet again.

Assumptions:

1. The northern grid had collapsed earlier.

2. The grid system of providing electricity to a group of states is an ineffective type of power supply system

Statement: Believe me, I have read it in newspaper X.

Assumptions:

1. Newspaper X gives reliable information/news.

2. I am reporting exactly as it is given in newspaper X

Statement: Many people have expressed surprise as the princess has broken the royal tradition of marriage by choosing a commoner as her life partner.

Assumptions:

1. People expect royal families to observe customs and traditions.

2. People still value 'purity of royal blood' and 'status' when it comes to a marriage of members of royal family.