Statement: The cost of living has gone up in India.
Assumptions:
The price of essential commodities has gone up in recent times.
Many luxury goods are available in plenty in the country.
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
Both I and II are implicit
Explanation
The cost of living is directly associated with the prices of essential commodities. So, I is implicit. II denotes an essential consequence of rise in cost of living. So, II is also implicit.
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1. Statement: How is it that the village is not shown in this so-called official map of this district?
Assumptions:
The official district map is expected to show all the villages of that district.
Since discard of public opinion has invited concern, it means that superpowers too are expected to heed public opinion. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement mentions that war has been imposed and public opinion dishonoured. This implies that global public opinion was against the war. So, II is implicit.
3. Statement: "I would like to study the impact of pay revision on job satisfaction of employees." - A tells B.
Assumptions:
Job satisfaction can be measured.
A has necessary competence to undertake such study.
Clearly, A wishes to study the degree of effect of pay revision on job satisfaction of employees. This means that job satisfaction can be measured and A is capable of making such a study. So, both I and II are implicit.
4. Statement: I can take you quickly from Kanpur to Lucknow by my cab but then you must pay me double the normal charges,
Assumptions:
Normally, it will take more time to reach Lucknow from Kanpur.
People want to reach quickly but they will not pay extra money for it.
Since the narrator asks for double charges to take the person quickly to Lucknow, it implies that normally it takes more time to reach Lucknow. So, I is implicit. Since one demands extra charges to reach the destination earlier than usual, the person in need would have to pay accordingly. So, II is not implicit.
5. Statement: Whenever you have any doubt on this subject, you may refer to the book by Enn and Enn.
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.
6. Statement: No budgetary provision for the purpose of appointing additional faculty would be made in the context of institute's changed financial priorities.
Assumptions:
Appointment of faculty requires funds.
There are areas other than appointment of faculty which require more financial attention.
The phrase 'budgetary provision for the purpose of appointing additional faculty' makes I implicit. Also, since no budgetary provision was provided for appointment of faculty in view of certain changed financial priorities, it means that some other issues require more financial attention. So, II is also implicit.
7. Statement: The economic condition of the country has gone from bad to worse.
Assumptions:
The government has failed to tackle economic problems.
The statement implies that the existing economic problems have worsened. So, I is implicit. Nothing about the people's attitude is mentioned. So, II is not implicit.
8. Statement: Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other new agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read news.
The statement mentions that science is reliable as facts can be verified by investigation. So, I is implicit. II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and so it is also implicit.
9. Statement: Deepak has a large collection of books and he keeps on purchasing new books to add to his collection.
Assumptions:
Deepak loves and cares for books.
Deepak has read each and every book that he has purchased.
The statement clearly reflects Deepak's exceptional interest in books. So, I is implicit. However, how many books of his collection he has gone through, cannot be deduced from the statement. Thus, II is not implicit.
10. Statement: An advertisement in a newspaper - "Wanted unmarried, presentable, matriculate girls between 18 and 21, able to speak fluently in English to be taken as models."
Assumptions:
Fluency in English is a pre-requisite for good performance as a model.
'Fluency in English' is a condition mentioned for girls to be taken as models. So, I is implicit. Since nothing is mentioned about the height, so II is not implicit.