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- Question
- Statement:
Please check the availability of two tickets from Delhi to Lucknow.
Assumption:
I. The person checking knows the desired mode of travel.
II. The person checking knows the details of the person travelling.
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.
ExplanationI is implicit because only then the person checking can check the availability, But II is not implicit. Personal details are generally required at the time of booking tickets.
- 1. Statement:
Please send an official letter rather than semi official on this subject this time.
Assumption:
I. The format and emphasis of different type of letter is different.
II. We can send different type of letter on the same subject.
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:
Gambling through lotteries is banned by the Central Government in all the states with immediate effect.
Assumption:
I. This many save innocent citizens from getting cheated of their hard-earned money.
II. The citizens may not gamble in any other way if the lotteries are banned.
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:
Government has decided to relocate all the factories from the city with immediate effect to reduce pollution.
Assumption:
I. Pollution in the city is being caused only because of the factories existing there.
II. People many be able to manage travelling daily to the relocated factories.
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:
Many organizations have switched over to online mode of examinations.
Assumption:
I. Candidate from all parts of the country may be well-versed using computers.
II. Online mode of examinations helps in recruiting more capable personnel.
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
- 5. Statement:
The Government announced a heavy compensation package for all the victims of the terrorist attacks.
Assumption:
I. Such incident of terror may not occur in near future.
II. Compensation may mitigate anger among the citizens against the current government.
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
- 6. Statement:
Take a ferry or a boat instead of a bus to reach the Kravi island faster
Assumption:
I. The island being in remote location are not easily accessible.
II. Ferries and boats are available to travel to Kravi islands.
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:
Give adequate job-related training to the employees before assigning them full-fledged work
Assumption:
I. Training helps in boosting the performance of employees
II. Employees have no skill sets before training is provided to them
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:
To save the environment enforce total ban on illegal mining throughout the country.
Assumption:
I. Mining which is done legally does not cause any harm to the environment
II. Mining is one of the factors responsible for environment degradation.
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 government has decided to run all commercial vehicles on bio-fuels in order to save the depleting fossil fuel reserves.
Assumption:
I. It is possible to switch over from fossil fuels to bio-fuels for vehicles
II. Sufficient amount of bio-fuels can be produced in the country to run all commercial vehicles.
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:
Bank should always check financial status before lending money to a client.
Assumption:
I. Checking before lending would give a true picture of the client financial status
II. Client sometimes may not present the correct picture of their ability to repay loan amount to the bank.
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:
I is implicit from the need of different types of letter on different occasion II is implicit from "official" and "semi - official".
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Assumption I is implicit as the govt's moves are generally aimed at protecting the interests of the masses. But II is not implicit because of "any other way". There might be other means of gambling which the govt does not consider significantly detrimental for the people.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
Assumption I is ruled out because of the world only. But II is implicit because without considering this factor relocation won't make sense.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Assumption I is implicit because only then the switching over makes sense. But II need not be an assumption. The switching over may have been prompted by economic factors or those of convenience.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
Compensation is a way of sympathising with the victims, not a different to terrorism. Hence II is implicit but I is not.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is not an assumption because there may be server reasons for the preference being stated. II is implicit because you ask someone to employ a means only when you assume that the means is available.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
I is implicit in the need for training. But II takes things to an extreme with the phrase "no skill sets".
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
It is not implicit that legal mining does not harm and illegal mining does all harm. It harmful for the environment. This happens because norms are flouted with impunity in illegal mining.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
If the govt has taken the decision. It must have assumed that its implementation would be possible II would not be is implicit because of "produced in the country" it is possible that the govt has import on its mind for the said purpose.
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
I is implicit in the norm prescribed in the sentence. This is why checking is being advised. Again, what would the banks check? Obviously, what the clients reveal. Banks would assume the revelation to be true. Hence I is not implicit. However , II is vague. If cross-checking is what the speaker has in mind II would become implicit.
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