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  • Question
  • Statement:
    "People who swindle crores of taxpayers' money go scot- free while petty thieves, who probably rob out of desperation, are given third-degree punishment and are often victims of custodial deaths."- View of Mr X
    Assumptions:
    I. All person should be equal before law.
    II. Punishment should be given to the culprit according to the degree of the infringement committed by the culprit.


  • 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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    Explanation

    The view of the speaker is in the form of a critic. He feels against the discrimination in punishment given to the swindlers and petty thieves. Hence, he must be assuming I and II also.


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    • 1. 
      Statement:
      "Women should be given vocational training in their work." - An advice
      Assumptions:
      I. Vocational training may increase efficiency of an individual.
      II. Women are likely to get benefited from vocational training.

    • 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:
      Another strange thing I noticed last night was that the lights of the drawing room were on.
      Assumptions:
      I. A thief must have come in.
      II. Usually, the drawing room lights are off at night.

    • 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:
      Owing to urgent repair on a main line from the Wazirabad waterworks, water supply will be at low pressure on Thursday.
      Assumptions:
      I. Repair impedes water supply.
      II. Water can be had even on low pressure.

    • 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:
      "I think illiterate and drunk drivers should not be employed, at least for children." - says X.
      Assumptions:
      I. Literacy helps in driving.
      II. Children have a status equal to the adults.

    • 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:
      "God bless all the parents whose children passed away in the Yamuna waters." - A student.
      Assumptions:
      I. The student believes in God.
      II. Some children have died by drowning.

    • 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:
      "Look under your seat. There could be a bomb. Raise alarm. Earn reward." - A written instruction to passengers of a bus
      Assumptions:
      I. Passengers will read the instruction and may abide by it.
      II. Passengers' participation may ensure more security.

    • 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:
      In order to discipline the auto drivers and provide relief lakhs of passengers, the Transport Minister has announced that strong action would be taken against drivers who do not display the magnified driver's licence prominently on the windscreen of their vehicle after April 1.
      Assumptions:
      I. When the measure comes into force, it would no longer be possible for the autorickshaw drivers to fool the owners in any way.
      II. The measure would facilitate easy identification of the offenders.

    • 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 Government X has proposed to create two new service cadres of Rural Development Service and Rural Engineering Service to strengthen the Panchayati Raj model.
      Assumptions:
      I. New cadres may help implement the Government's schemes for empowerment of rural communities.
      II. There may be some practical difficulties in implementation of various schemes launched by the Government X.

    • 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:
      "Policies and programmes and seminars cannot change the women's status. There is a greater need for attitudinal change in the society towards working women."- View of Mr X
      Assumptions:
      I. It is possible to make change in the attitude of the society towards working women.
      II. Status of the working women is not satisfactory.

    • 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:
      "Government of state X's step, according to which it has been decided to provide cooked meal to the students of all primary school of the states, is not a proper and judicious step." - Criticism by a person
      Assumptions:
      I. Students may hesitate to eat the cooked meal provided by the Government.
      II. The cooked meal served to the students may be hazardous for the health of 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


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