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- Question
- 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.
- Correct Answer
- if only assumption II is implicit.
ExplanationI is irrelevant. Hence I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the speaker suggests the stringent punishment.
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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. Discuss
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Statement:
"Learn to solve Quantitative Aptitude in 3 seconds besides Date Interpretation (without written steps) by our experts or take back Rs 10,000/- as penalty." - An advertisement of XYZ Coaching Institute
Assumptions:
I. It may not be possible to read each of the questions within three second by a candidate.
II. It will be a hard nut to crack for all aspirants to solve question of Data Interpretation without any written work.
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:
High Court of state 'X' has decided to do away with the summer vacations in order to dispose of pending cases.
Assumptions:
I. Vacation for the courts is a vestige of the Raj period.
II. The step taken by the judiciary will compel the Government to fill up all the vacancies in the court.
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 Government has transferred the entire staff of police station 'X' and a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the mysterious death of a man in the police station.
Assumptions:
I. Magisterial inquiry may be able to reveal the cause of death of the man in the police custody.
II. Transferring the entire staff may pave the way to hold free and fair enquiry.
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 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 I is implicit.
Explanation:
Only I is implicit. II is not implicit because of the word 'radical'.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Both 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.
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: 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.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
The advertisement is based on the following assumptions:
* Learners want to solve more and more question in less time.
* Learners want to solve DI without written steps.
* It is possible to solve Quantitative Aptitude in 3 seconds.
* Penalty in case of failure of claime will make a positive impact on readers of the ad; etc.
Hence, I is not implicit. II is obvious. That is why the advertisement goes like this.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
We have nothing substantial to correlate the given assumptions. Neither I nor II is implicit.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The initiative taken by the government is aimed at delving into the reasons of the mysterious death and also at punishing the guilty. Order of magisterial inquiry implies that the government must be assuming I. Why has the entire staff of police station X been transferred? The government must be assuming II also.
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