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  • Question
  • Statement:
    If you are a middleman, the Internet's promise of cheaper prices and faster services can "dis-intermediate" you.
    Assumptions:
    I. Middlemen are often found as a major hindrance to efficient working of the economy.
    II. Middlemen have the main role of assisting the transaction between the producer and the consumer.


  • 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 II is implicit. 

    Explanation

    Assumption I is in fact a conclusion. Assumption II is implicit from the word "dis-intermediate".


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    • 1. 
      Statement:
      The finance ministry freshly brought out a hug revenue deficit because customs and excise have done badly due to severe industrial slowdown.
      Assumptions:
      I. Excise and customs has a good stake in revenue collection of the government.
      II. Customs and excise has a strong link- up with industrial performance.

    • 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:
      In order to reduce the adverse effect of nature on the society one has to be aware, remain alert and find solutions to fight back.
      Assumptions:
      I. Awareness and alertness will help to reduce the adverse effect of nature.
      II. There are possible solutions to fight against the adverse effect of nature.

    • 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:
      Success and failure are part of every individual's life and career.
      Assumptions:
      I. The speaker has an idea about the life of average people.
      II. The statement will boost up those who have failed in life.

    • 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:
      Mother tongue is undoubtedly the most facile language for children to learn in their early part of schooling.
      Assumptions:
      I. Learning other language will give extra stress on the mind of early school children.
      II. After maturing students can learn in other languages also.

    • 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:
      Live a full life. Don't drink and drive.---Delhi Traffic Police in its ad.
      Assumptions:
      I. Driving after drinking may cause accidents.
      II. Some people generally drive after drinking.

    • 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:
      The Net has a lot of useless sites floating around and www.bigwaste.com is one of them, the difference being that it admits to being a big waste of time.
      Assumptions:
      I. Most of the websites claim to be useful ever when they or not so.
      II. The Net has no mechanism to distinguish useless sites from useful ones.

    • 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:
      "We are in talks with the Japanese Bank for International cooperation (JBIC) for the second tranche of Rs 1,600 crore."- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chairman.
      Assumptions:
      I. DMRC has already received the first tranche of the loan from JBIC.
      II. Talks for receiving the first tranche of the JBIC loan have been finalised.

    • 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:
      "In every community where we sell our brands, we must remember we do not do business in markets ; we do business in societies."----A marketer
      Assumptions:
      I. Shops and markets are of no use in selling a brand.
      II. The understanding of social behavior is a must for the marketers.

    • 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:
      Consumers are often deceived by terms like "goods once sold will not be taken back" or the goods are transported at"owner's risk"
      Assumptions:
      I. Bearing in mind these phrases , consumers are reluctant to seek compensation.
      II. Such phrases do not provide a blanket exemption for the seller or the transporter.

    • 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:
      Some days you settle down peacefully with your morning coffee. Then you open the papers and the adrenaline picks in.
      Assumptions:
      I. Coffee and papers are an integral part of the common man's life.
      II. On same days the paper carry sensational news.

    • 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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