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- Question
- 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.
- Correct Answer
- if only assumption I is implicit.
ExplanationThe 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.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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. Discuss
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Statement:
If there were posters available of these men, they would have replaced Shahrukh and Sachin on many hostel walls by now .---about top IT professionals.
Assumptions:
I. The posters of IT professionals are not available in the market.
II. Nowadays top IT professionals are most popular among students.
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:
The Net can be for India what oil was for West Asia.
Assumptions:
I. Most IT entrepreneurs of the world are Indians.
II. India can have a monopoly in IT sector in the world market.
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:
Have fun this new year eve, but not at others cost.----Delhi Police
Assumptions:
I. Generally, people celebrate new year's party on others expenses.
II. people will enjoy the new year eve with a bang.
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:
Reckless partying can lead to health problems and you may reach a hospital straight from the discotheque.
Assumptions:
I. Heavy drinking is the main reason of the health problems.
II. Sometimes dancing may lead to health problems.
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
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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 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:
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:
Explanation:
Assumption 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.
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: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
if neither I nor II is implicit.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The speaker has used the name of Sachin and Shahrukh because of their popularity among young students. Replacing their posters clearly hints that II is implicit. I is clearly an assumption.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
West Asia has a large stock of oil resources; that is why they have monopoly in this sector. Similarly, the speaker is assuming that India has human resources (in the form of IT entrepreneurs) which will lead it to become no. 1 in this field or contribute a large part to India's economy. Hence both are implicit.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
Here "others ' cost " means others ' peace, others' safety..... but certainly not others' expenses. Hence I is not implicit. II is implicit; that is why Delhi police has issued the statement.
Correct Answer: if either I or II is implicit.
Explanation:
When we say that "reckless partying can lead to health problems", we assume that either heavy drinking or dancing ----we can't think of any other illness-causing element-----is the culprit.
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