Discussion
Home ‣ Logical Reasoning ‣ Statement and Assumption Comments
- Question
Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
- The assurance is not genuine.
- People want their money to grow.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit
- Correct Answer
- Only assumption II is implicit
ExplanationThe truth or falsity of the promise made in the statement cannot be judged. So, I is not implicit. Since the concerned firm advertises with the assurance that money can be doubled quickly by investing with it, so II is implicit. - 1. Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions:
- Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
- It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 2. Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.
Assumptions:
- He may incur loss on his investment.
- He may gain from his investment.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 3. Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit.
Assumptions:
- People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.
- The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 4. Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays.
Assumptions:
- The children consider teachers as their models.
- A large amount of children's time is spent in school.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 5. Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions:
- People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
- The educational value of television is not realised properly.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 6. Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few.
Assumptions:
- Our resources are very limited.
- Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 7. Statement: A's advice to B - "Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route".
Assumptions:
- B wishes to go to Jammu.
- A gives advice to everybody.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 8. Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of government.
Assumptions:
- Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
- No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 9. Statement: The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke any response from the citizens.
Assumptions:
- People do not desire to keep their city clean.
- The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 10. Statement: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.
Assumptions:
- People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
- Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
Statement and Assumption problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, the statement encourages one to go to court to get his Provident Fund from his employer. This implies that the issue comes under the jurisdiction of courts and that it is the right of the employee to claim his Provident Fund. So, both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Either I or II is implicit
Explanation:
The use of the world 'gamble' indicates that he may either gain or lose in the deal.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
The statement mentions that if the people ask about the tailor, your suit is good. This means that people ask only in the situation when the thing is good. So, I is implicit. The criteria of an excellent suit is not mentioned. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
Clearly, it is because children consider teachers as their model that they are more influenced by them. So, I is implicit. It is not necessary that the children are influenced by teachers because they spend much time in school. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
The statement makes the first assumption clear though educational value is not to be ignored. So, I is implicit. That the educational value must not be ignored also shows that educational value is not realised properly. So, II is also implicit.
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
The use of the words 'impoverished community' in the statement makes I implicit while the phrase 'college education should be restricted to a brilliant few' makes II implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
A has advised B the route to Jammu. This means that B wishes to go to Jammu. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions only A's advice to B. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
Since inequality can be reduced, it means that it is not natural but created. So, I is implicit. Nothing is mentioned about people's response. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation:
According to the statement, the campaign did not get any response from citizens. This means that people are not interested in keeping the city clean and the campaign has failed. So, both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Only assumption II is implicit
Explanation:
The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. So, II is implicit. However, I cannot be assumed from the given statement and so it is not implicit.
Comments
There are no comments.More in Logical Reasoning:
Programming
Copyright ©CuriousTab. All rights reserved.