Statement: Believe me, I have read it in newspaper X.
Assumptions:
Newspaper X gives reliable information/news.
I am reporting exactly as it is given in newspaper X.
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
Explanation
The narrator in the statement clearly insists on the reliability of the fact that what he said, he had read it in newspaper X, and not on the truth of what he said. So, only II is implicit
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1. Statement: The entire north India, including Delhi and the neighbouring states remained 'powerless' the whole day of 19th December as the northern grid supplying electricity to the seven states collapsed yet again.
Assumptions:
The northern grid had collapsed earlier.
The grid system of providing electricity to a group of states is an ineffective type of power supply system.
The statement mentions that the northern grid collapsed 'yet again'. This means that it had collapsed earlier also. So, I is implicit. Also, the statement talks of a particular fault in the system but does not condemn the grid system. So, II is not implicit.
2. Statement: "To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio."- A candidate tells the interview board.
The candidate listens to news on the radio does not mean that he does not read newspaper or that radio is the only source of recent news. So, neither I nor II is implicit.
3. Statement: The party president has directed that no member of the party will give press briefing or interviews to governments and private T.V. channels about the discussion in scheduled meeting of the party.
Assumptions:
Party members will observe this directive of the president.
The general public will not come to know about the happenings in the scheduled meeting of the party.
Clearly, the party president lays down the policies for its members. So, I is implicit. Also, when no party member would publicly reveal the happenings in the meeting, nobody will come to know. So, II is also implicit.
4. Statement: The end of a financial year is the ideal time to take a look at the performance of various companies.
Assumptions:
All the companies take such a review at the end of a financial year.
The performance data of various companies is available.
Since both I and II follow from the given statement, so both are implicit.
5. Statement: The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. asked the workers' union to call off strike immediately otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory.
Assumptions:
No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd
Such threat may have some effect on the workers' union.
Such a warning is usually given to the workers to threaten them that they would lose their job and income forever if they didn't mend their ways. So, only II is implicit.
6. Statement: Many people have expressed surprise as the princess has broken the royal tradition of marriage by choosing a commoner as her life partner.
Assumptions:
People expect royal families to observe customs and traditions.
People still value 'purity of royal blood' and 'status' when it comes to a marriage of members of royal family.
Since the princess' step has been taken by surprise, it is evident that she was not expected to marry a commoner but a person of equivalent 'status*. So, both I and II are implicit.
7. Statement: Highly brilliant and industrious students do not always excel in the written examination.
Assumptions:
The written examination is good mainly for mediocre students.
The brilliant and industrious students cannot always write good answers in the exam
II explains the fact given in the statement and so is implicit. Nothing about 'mediocre students' is mentioned in or can be deduced from the given statement. So, I is not implicit.
8. Statement: All the employees are notified that the organisation will provide transport facilities at half cost from the nearby railway station to the office except those who have been provided with travelling allowance.
Assumptions:
Most of the employees will travel by the office transport.
Those who are provided with travelling allowance will not read such notice.
The facility given by the office shall be an added privilege and many employees will avail of the same. So, I is implicit. Also, the statement 'All the employees are notified.....' implies that the notice is for all the employees. So, II is not implicit.
9. Statement: The government has decided to hold the employers responsible for deducting tax at source for all its employees.
Assumptions:
The employers may still not arrange to deduct tax at source for its employees.
The employees may not allow the employers to deduct tax at source.
The recommendation of the book by Enn and Enn implies that it is available. So, I is implicit. Also, the book has been referred to as a good one, but this does not mean that no other books are available on the subject. So, II is not implicit.