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- Question
- Statement:
"We provide subsidised tea to the labourers - pay only Rs 2 instead of Rs 2.50 and get a cuppa of tea." - An advertisement
Assumptions:
I. Labourers may afford a cup of tea at Rs 2 per cuppa.
II. Subsidised prices attract customers.
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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ExplanationBoth I and II are implicit. Why is the rate of the cup of tea reduced to Rs 2 for labourers? I must have been assumed. Again, the real motto of an ad is to increase the number of customers as well as sales. Hence, II must also be assumed.
- 1. Statement:
"Never use obvious PIN like your car registration no., birthdate, telephone no., etc. Change your pin every three months." - An instruction to customers of a bank who enjoy ATM facilities
Assumptions:
I. ATM cards issued by a bank to customers might be lost by some customers.
II. Some people may try to use ATM cards of others clandestinely to withdraw money.
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:
The High Court has ordered state X to submit the case papers of the hit -and -run accident involving actor Mr Y and directed the police not to allow the actor or his family members and friends to meet witnesses or victims.
Assumptions:
I. The kith and Kin of an accused are likely to make an effort to tamper with the evidence or create a nuisance to help acquit the accused.
II. The capacity of the wrongdoer cannot be a yardstick for deciding punishment for a crime.
III. The court's immediate concern is the grievance of the victims which needs redressal.
Options- A. Only I
- B. Only I and II
- C. Only I and III
- D. All I, II and III Discuss
- 3. Statement:
"You should be very careful so that the society does not adversely comment on the police leadership."----A statement made by a CBI officer to the newly recruited young officers
Assumptions:
I. The society always indulge in adverse comments
II. People's trust in the police force is not up to the desired level.
III. Society has the efficiency to judge accurately about the police leadership.
Options- A. Only I and II
- B. Only II and III
- C. Only I and III
- D. None Discuss
- 4. Statement:
For the third time in a row this week , the Indira Gandhi International Airport was put on a full alert today after Air India received an anonymous message that two terrorists laden with explosives were aboard its Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong flight.--- An authority of Indira Gandhi International Airport
Assumptions:
I. Anonymous message is not likely to be hoax call.
II. Anonymous message is likely to be hoax call.
III. Alertness might be helpful in reducing the menace.
Options- A. Only I and III
- B. Only II and III
- C. Either I or II and III
- D. Only III Discuss
- 5. Statement:
"Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest the implementation of the Legal Services Authority (Amendment) Act." ----Chairman of BCI
Assumptions:
I. The amendment has several loopholes and is bound to hurt the litigants' interests.
II. All the members of BCI will welcome the decision.
III. The hunger strike held in front of the court will put a pressure on the respective authority.
Options- A. Only I
- B. Only I and II
- C. Only I and III
- D. All I, II and III Discuss
- 6. Statement:
Dowry system can not be eradicated from our society unless we change the people's mindset.
Assumptions:
I. Existence of dowry system is not desirable in a society.
II. It is possible to bring a radical change in people's mindset.
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:
"No war, yet 1874 Indian Armymen killed or hurt during the 10-month forward deployment along the Indo-Pak border last year." - Opposition leader
Assumptions:
I. Our Armymen have to soldier on without even the necessities like decent helmets, proper webbing or bullet- proof jackets.
II. The casualties during the 10 months have surpassed the estimated limit of casualties along the Indo-Pak border.
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:
Instead of limiting capital punishment to the rarest of the rare cases, it should be made mandatory for crimes like murder, rape, drug trafficking, child molestation and all anti-national activities. If a person does not respect the law, let him at least fear it.
Assumptions:
I. When a man is sentenced to death for whatever crime he has committed, he should at least die a painless death.
II. A person convicted of a heinous crime deserves no kindness.
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:
"It is tall claims that our state X is progressing on industrial front. Rising unemployment by leaps and bounds is enough to collaborate it." - View of a politician of state X
Assumptions:
I. If the state were progressing on the industrial front it should have been reflected in the unemployment situation.
II. Progress on industrial front reduces financial crunch.
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:
In a bid to discourage cattle owners from letting their animals loose on the roads the Municipal Corporation of city X has enhanced the fine from Rs 4000 to 5000.
Assumptions:
I. Increase in fine may decrease the stray cattle menace.
II. The subsequent fine is quite a large sum and it should prompt the owner to get his cattle back as early as possible.
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:
Explanation:
The instruction to customers is aimed at ensuring safety and restricting unauthorised person's accessibility to any individual's account. Hence, the speaker must be assuming that an unauthorised person can access others' account.
Correct Answer: Only I
Explanation:
Only I
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Suggestion or direction to young officers by the officer is aimed at making the new recruits aware of their responsibilities. Assumptions I can't be correlated with the above statement. II is an assumption: this is what leads to adverse comments. III is not implicit : chances are the judgment is inaccurate; hence the extra caution.
Correct Answer: Only I and III
Explanation:
Why was the airport was put on a full alert? The authority must be assuming I. Hence, I is implicit but II is not. Again, to put the airport on a full alert indicates that the authority must be assuming III also.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
I is not implicit: will it hurt the litigants' interests or the lawyers'? II is not implicit because of the word all. III deviates by mentioning the venue.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Only I is implicit. II is not implicit because of the word 'radical'.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I goes into details. Hence, I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the opposition leader issues such a statement.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is irrelevant. Hence I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the speaker suggests the stringent punishment.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Here II is irrelevant. Hence, II is not Implicit. But I must have been assumed by the politician; otherwise how can the status of industrial progress be related with unemployment?
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
I is implicit because this is the motive behind increasing the fine. II is not implicit because of the second part of the statement.
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