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- Question
- 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.
- Correct Answer
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ExplanationI is implicit because it make no sense to talk of something without the existence of its possibility. II is implicit ; that is why the speaker suggests tools to make change in the women's status.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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. Discuss
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Statement:
"Although no war was witnessed during the tenure of prime ministership of Mr X, a large number of top bravery medals were conferred upon many cops in the name of curbing terrorism and eliminating terrorists of different organisations belonging to our own states." - View of a citizen
Assumptions:
I. It is disgraceful of cops to name the act of killing of terrorists of our own country as an act of bravery.
II. A war is less harmful for a country than menace of terrorism.
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:
"Completely eliminating the say of executive is not acceptable; merit, ability, competence, integrity and suitability of the candidate alone are not enough for appointment of High Court Judges." -A journalist
Assumptions:
I. A person's social outlook, concern for public interest and promotion of equality and his/her political outlook are also equally important.
II. Executive consultation will ensure greater transparency of the appointment.
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:
"The potential of knowledge as a creator of wealth is gaining currency all around the world." - View of an economist
Assumptions:
I. Only usable knowledge that is protectable may have the potential of wealth creation.
II. Only usable knowledge that is protected may have the potential of wealth creation.
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:
The 'M' Cooperative Housing Society has put up a notice at its gate that sales persons are not allowed inside the society
Assumptions:
I. All the sales persons will stay away from the 'M' Cooperative Housing Society.
II. The security guard posted at the gate may be able to stop the sales persons entering the society
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 are implicit Discuss
Statement and Assumption problems
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Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Name of the given service cadres implies that these cadres may help in upliftment of the living condition of rural people. Now, the government proposition implies that the government must be assuming I.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
if only assumption II is implicit.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The purpose to get help from the instruction to ensure security can't be fulfilled unless the instruction is read by the passengers. Hence, both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer:
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.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Why does the person gives an advice to provide vocational training to women in work ? There must be a positive and constructive role of the training. Hence I is implicit. II is also implicit. Otherwise the training will be useless.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
We can not say what ground the critic assumes on the basis of which be terms it "not a proper and judicious step".
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is not valid because we don't know whether the contrast expressed in the view is critical or merely a statement of fact. II, if at all an assumption,can only be false.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is not implicit because it goes into unnecessary details. II is implicit; that is why the speaker stresses on the role of executive in the appointment of High Court Judges.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
if neither I nor II is implicit.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
both I and II follows.
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