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- Question
- Statement :
The Environmental pollution Authority has proposed that the auto-rickshaws which clog Delhi streets and pollute its air should be converted to run on clean fuels.
Assumptions :
I. The "clean fuels" which are accessible in the market are likely to reduce pollution.
II. In the city pollution auto-rickshaw population is a significant factor.
Options- 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.
- Correct Answer
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ExplanationAssumption I is implicit because otherwise it would not have been prescribed. As the Environment pollution Authority is concerned with auto-rickshaws, assumption II seems quite plausible.
- 1. Statement :
"You need eyes and ears everywhere."----CIA officer.
Assumptions :
I. CIA is the best detective agency of the word.
II. It is very hard to keep eyes and ears everywhere.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 2. Statement :
Political circles in the capital were puzzled over the publication of an advertisement in some news-papers.
Assumptions :
I. politicians read newspapers.
II. The advertisement in the newspapers was a rare one.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 3. Statement :
The Shiv Sainik is like a burning torch, who shall burn the evil and show the path of life to those struggling in darkness.
Assumptions :
I. Shiv Sainik is a ray of hope for the desperate.
II. Those struggling in darkness can take the help of Shiv Sainiks.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 4. Statement :
He continues to be busy as he was while handling the premier investigating agency.
Assumptions :
I. Nowadays he is busy writing books.
II. The speaker is taking about the ex-CBI chief.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 5. Statement :
The gestation period for a business on the net is a tenth or a hundredth of that in the physical world.
Assumptions :
I. Business through net is preferable.
II. Saving of time is very important in business.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 6. Statement :
Protection of national interest becomes paramount in the case of MNCs in many situations.
Assumptions :
I. Parties other than MNCs are always found prudent in protecting national interest.
II. MNCs are often found misusing environmental resources which is a national property.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 7. Statement :
Paging industries have been going through tough times partly because of the fact that the industry went through a period of unsustainable growth where subscribers were attracted more by the gifts accompanying a pager than by the service which it offered.
Assumptions :
I. Gifts accompanying a product always attract large number of customers.
II. Unsustainable growth is found harmful in the long run.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 8. Statement:
A brand is essentially a seller's promise to consistently deliver a specific set of features, benefits and service to the buyers.
Assumptions:
I. A branded good always gives satisfaction to the buyers.
II. An unbranded good does possess the same set of features as that of branded goods.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 9. Statement:
From the worldwide advertising hype one would imagine that the new year 2000 will be a magic wand changing with a swishing wave, India and the world.
. Assumptions:
I. One's imagining greatly depends on advertisement.
II. There will be nothing new on the millennium eve.
Options- 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. Discuss
- 10. Statement:
On the net, an entrepreneur located in the metaphorical Jhumritalaiya can become a global player.
Assumptions:
I. Nowadays net is the best way for advertisement of an entrepreneur.
II. Only that entrepreneur can become a global player whose business is related to computer software.
Options- 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. Discuss
Statement and Assumption problems
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Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
Neither can we assume about the CIA nor about the toughness of its work from the statement.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
How did the know about the advertisement? Hence it can be assumed that they read newspapers. Why did they get puzzled over the publication of the advertisement in the newspaper? All the advertisement can't puzzled all persons of the same profession. Hence it can be assumed that the advertisement was a rare one.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
II may be a conclusion but it is not an assumption. I is not implicit. That is why the speaker is saying so.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
Neither the name of the department nor the post held by him can be assumed from the statement. Hence II is not implicit. Also, nothing about his present job status can be assumed. Hence I is not implicit.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
The speaker is comparing between the two types of business. So neither we can assume which one is preferable nor whether saving of time in business is important or not. It is certain that time can be saved, but whether it is important or not can't be assumed from the statement.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
National interest could or could not be paramount for other industrial concerns. So assumption I is not implicit. There is not even a mention of environmental resources. We can treat assumption II as a possibility but it is not necessarily so.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
Gift scheme gave a spurt to paging industry but we cannot generalise it. So assumption I is not implicit because of the word always. II is implicit. That is why paging industries are now going through tough times.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
Seller's promise doesn't mean that the good will give satisfaction to buyers. Hence I is not implicit. Nothing can be assumed about unbranded goods from the statement. Hence II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
The connection between "advertising hype' and "one would imagine" makes I implicit. II is not implicit: what the speaker assumes is that there might be some change but not on the grand scale being talked about.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
if neither I nor II is implicit.
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