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- Question
- Statement:
The college administration has instructed all the students to stop using cell phone within the college premises.
Assumption:
I. The students to stop using cell phone in the collage premises.
II. The students may be continue to use cell phone in the college premises.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
- Correct Answer
- if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanationwhen you instruct someone to do something, you assume that he may do it. Hence II is implicit and II is not.
- 1. Statement:
The Govt has decided to levy congestion tax on passenger travelling by air to and from the metro cities.
Assumption:
I. The tax collected may be adequate to meet part of the expense for providing additional recourses to handle huge traffic.
II. Passenger travelling by air to and from these cities may be able to pay extra amount by way of congestion tax.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 2. Statement:
The local citizens group submitted a memorandum to the civic authority for allowing them to convert the vacant plot in the locality into a garden at their on cost.
Assumption:
I. The local citizen group may be able to gather enough funds to develop the garden.
II. The civic authority may not accede to the request of the local citizen group.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 3. Statement:
Most of the private companies have decided against awarding annual increase in the salaries of their employees for the previous year due to the current economic situation.
Assumption:
I. Majority of the employees may leave their job to protest against the decision.
II. These companies may announce hike in salaries next year.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 4. Statement:
The General Administration Department has issued a circular to all the employees information them that henceforth the employees can avail their lunch break at any of the half-hour slots between 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm.
Assumption:
I. The employees may welcome the decision and lunch break in the work of the decision and avail lunch break at different time slots.
II. There may be not be any break in the work of the organisation as the employees will have their lunch break at different time slots.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II implicit. Discuss
- 5. Statement :
This move has been taken from the point of view of exchange rate management.
Assumptions:
I. Such as a move is not desirable.
II. No other move is 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
- 6. Statement:
Many employees of the organisation applied for special sabbatical leaves of two years to pursue higher education.
Assumption:
I. The management of the organisation may not grand leave of most of these employees.
II. These employees may be able to complete their education during the sabbatical leave.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 7. Statement:
The Government has decided against reduction of prices of petroleum products though there is a signification drop in the crude oil prices in the international market.
Assumption:
I. The prices of crude oil in the international market may again increase in the near future.
II. The present prices difference of petroleum products will help the government to with stand any possible price rise in future.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 8. Statement:
The Govt has made an appeal to all the citizens to honestly pay income tax and file return reflecting the true income level to help the Government to carry out developmental activates.
Assumption:
I. People may now start paying more taxes in response to the appeal.
II. The total income tax collection may considerably increase in the near future.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 9. Statement:
The state government has decided to appoint four thousand primary School teachers during the next financial year.
Assumption:
I. There are enough school in the state to accommodate four thousand primary school teachers.
II. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the Government may not finally appoint such a largest number of primary school teachers.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
- 10. Statement:
The school authority has decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between income and expenditure to a largest extent.
Assumption:
I. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap.
II. The school will get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either assumption I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. Discuss
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Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Assumption I is implicit as this is the purpose assumed while levying the tax. II is also implicit because when a rule is framed, it is assumed that people are capable of following it.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Assumption I is implicit in "at their own cost". Assumption II is contrary to what the citizens may have assumed.
Correct Answer: if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
Were it assumed that the employees might leave, such a decision would not be taken. Hence Assumption I is implicit. Assumption II is not implicit because "next year" is present nowhere in the picture.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
A decision is taken when it is felt that it would be accepted by most of the people concerned. Hence I is implicit. II is also implicit as the reason behind the need.
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is not implicit: Since the statement is silent on whether the move would have a good or a bad impact, it does not make any assumption about the move's desirability. II is also not implicit . In fact the assumption is on the contrary. If we say that this move has been taken from a particular point of view ( that of exchange rate management), We assume that other moves are also possible.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
When one applies for leave, one assumes that it would be granted. Hence I is not implicit. But Assumption II is implicit because only then the period of "two years" assumes meaning.
Correct Answer: if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
it is not necessary that price rise he these on the mind of the govt while taking the decision. Hence I nor II is implicit. In fact, the truth is that our petroleum companies are running losses even after the drop international prices.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
Both are imminent positive outcomes assumed.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
I is implicit because teachers can't be appointed in a vacuum II is more of a presumption.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
When a move a made, it is assumed to be effective Hence I is implicit. It is also assumed that the stipulated target will be met. Hence II is implicit.
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