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Statement - Assumptions Questions and Answers

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Direction for [ Question No: 141 To 150 ] :

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.

141.

Statement: Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopaedia.

Assumptions:

1. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.

2. People refer to encyclopaedia to know only about things which do not exist now.

Answer: A

Since the narrator talks of satisfying himself by just looking at a picture in encyclopaedia, it means that pink headed ducks are not to be seen alive. So, I is implicit. But II does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.

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142.

Statement: The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of service or seniority.

Assumptions:

1. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee.

2. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.

Answer: E

The statement stresses on the need to award promotion to a person who has been displaying remarkable talent and performing extraordinarily for the organisation rather than the one who has been working steadily for the organisation since long. Thus, length of service does not alone prove a man worthy. His talent and his performance are the criteria to be considered. So, both I and II are implicit.

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143.

Statement: "But out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."- A shopkeeper tells a customer.

Assumptions:

1. The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper.

2. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.

Answer: E

The shopkeeper tells the customer the merits and demerits of various products, thus making it easy for him to choose. So, I is implicit. Since the shopkeeper stresses on buying B because it is based on international technology, so II is also implicit.

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144.

Statement: "If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X." - A tells B.

Assumptions:

1. B wants to publicise his products.

2. Newspaper X has a wide circulation.

Answer: B

The word 'If in the statement shows that B may or may not want to publicise his products. So I is not implicit. It is advised that advertisements be given in newspaper X. This means that X will help advertise better i.e., it has wider circulation. So, II is implicit.

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145.

Statement: Kartik left for Delhi on Tuesday by train to attend a function to be held on Friday at his uncle's house in Delhi.

Assumptions:

1. Kartik may reach Delhi on Wednesday.

2. Kartik may reach Delhi before Friday.

Answer: B

Clearly, it cannot be deduced as to which day Kartik would reach Delhi. But Kartik has left for Delhi to attend a function to be held on Friday. So, he must have planned his journey to reach Delhi before Friday. Thus, only II is implicit.

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146.

Statement: "Avon Cycles - Fast, easy to ride, impressive, reliable, crafted and up-to-date automation." - An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. There is no other cycle with any of these features.

2. People do not bother about the cost.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Neither I nor II is implicit

The advertisement lists the cycle’s merits and nothing more. Assumption I claims no rival has any of these features, which no advertiser needs to suppose; assumption II says buyers are indifferent to price, which the copy does not touch. Neither is implicit.

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147.

Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land.

Assumptions:

1. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.

2. The people are scared of prosecution.

Answer: E

Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So, I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.

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148.

Statement: Without reforming the entire administrative system, we cannot eradicate corruption and prejudice from the society.

Assumptions:

1. The existence of corruption and prejudice is good.

2. There is enough flexibility to change the administrative system.

Answer: B

The statement talks of eradicating corruption and prejudice from the society, which indicates that these aspects are undesirable. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement mentions about reforming the administrative system. So, II is implicit.

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149.

Statement: The civic authority has advised the residents in the area to use mosquito repellents or sleep inside nets as large number of people are suffering from malaria.

Assumptions:

1. Local residents have enough money to arrange for the repellents or nets.

2. People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.

Answer: A

The civic authority has advised residents to keep away from mosquitoes to avert the risk of malaria. Such an advice would surely be adhered to by the people. So, II is not implicit. Besides, it has been advised to use mosquito repellents or nets. This means that people can afford to buy the same. So, I is implicit.

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150.

Statement: Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in a glowing condition.

Assumptions:

1. People like a glowing complexion.

2. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.

Answer: E

Correct answer: Both I and II are implicit

The advertisement offers a glowing complexion as an inducement, which presupposes that people want one - assumption I - and it ties the complexion to circulation, which presupposes that poor circulation dulls it - assumption II. Both are implicit.

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