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Statement: The employees association has appealed to the Managers of Company Z to introduce written examinations for clerical cadre recruitment to prevent selection of incompetent persons.
Assumptions:
- So far the Company Z used to select candidates without conducting a written examination.
- A written examination can help to identify competent persons.
- At higher level, written examination may not be of much use.
Options- A. Only I and II are implicit
- B. Only II and III are implicit
- C. Only I and III are implicit
- D. Only III is implicit
- E. None of these
- Correct Answer
- Only I and II are implicit
ExplanationAn appeal has been made to 'introduce' written examination. This means that so far written examination was not conducted. So, I is implicit. II follows directly from the statement and so it is implicit. However, nothing can be deduced about the mode of selection at higher level. So, III is not implicit. - 1. Statement: Unable to manage with the present salary, Arun has decided to join another company.
Assumptions:
- The new company has better work environment.
- The present company offers moderate pay packets.
- The new company offers higher salary to all its employees.
Options- A. None is implicit
- B. Only II is implicit
- C. All are implicit
- D. Only II and III are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 2. Statement: "Buy pure and natural honey of company X." - An advertisement in a newspaper.
Assumptions:
- Artificial honey can be prepared.
- People do not mind paying more for pure and natural honey.
- No other company supplies pure honey.
Options- A. Only I is implicit
- B. Only I and II are implicit
- C. Only I and III are implicit
- D. All are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 3. Statement: The X passenger car manufacturing company announced a sharp reduction in the prices of its luxury cars.
Assumptions:
- There may be an increase in the sale of luxury cars of Company X.
- The other such car manufacturers may also reduce their prices.
- The competitor companies may not reduce their prices.
Options- A. Only I is implicit
- B. Only I and II are implicit
- C. None is implicit
- D. Only I and III are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 4. Statement: The economic condition continues to be critical even after a good harvest season.
Assumptions:
- The economic condition was not critical before the harvest season.
- The economic condition could not have improved without a good harvest season.
- The economic condition was expected to improve after a good harvest season.
Options- A. Only I and II are implicit
- B. Only II is implicit
- C. Only II and III are implicit
- D. Only III is implicit
- E. Only I and III are implicit Discuss
- 5. Statement: The company has recently announced a series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
Assumptions:
- Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement.
- The productivity of the company may increase.
- The profit earned by the company may be more than the amount to be spent for the incentive programmes.
Options- A. Only I and II are implicit
- B. None is implicit
- C. Only II and III are implicit
- D. All are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 6. Statement: To improve the employment situation in India, there is a need to recast the present educational system towards implementation of scientific discoveries in daily life.
Assumptions:
- The students after completing such education may be able to earn their livelihood.
- This may bring meaning of education in the minds of the youth.
- The state may earn more revenue as more and more people will engage themselves in self-employment.
Options- A. None is implicit
- B. Only I and II are implicit
- C. Only III is implicit
- D. Only I and III are implicit
- E. None of these Discuss
- 7. Soldiers serve their country.
Options- A. Men generally serve their country.
- B. Those who serve their country are soldiers.
- C. Some men who are soldiers serve their country.
- D. Women do not serve their country because they are not soldiers. Discuss
- 8. A factory worker has five children. No one else in the factory has five children.
Options- A. All workers in the factory have five children each.
- B. Everybody in the factory has children.
- C. Some of the factory workers have more than five children.
- D. Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children. Discuss
- 9. Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept whatever happens to them.
Options- A. TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
- B. TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
- C. People should not watch TV.
- D. TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers. Discuss
- 10. A forest has as many sandal trees as it has Ashoka trees. Three-fourth of the trees are old ones and half of the trees are at the flowering stage.
Options- A. All Ashoka trees are at the flowering stage.
- B. All sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
- C. At least one-half of the Ashoka trees are old.
- D. One-half of the sandal trees are at the flowering stage.
- E. None of these Discuss
Statement and Assumption problems
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Correct Answer: Only II is implicit
Explanation:
Nothing about the environment in the new company is mentioned in the statement. So, I is not implicit. Since Arun is not satisfied with the present Salary, it is evident that the present company offers moderate pay packets. So, II is implicit. The statement talks only of Arun and not all the employees of the new company. So, III is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only I is implicit
Explanation:
Artificial honey can be made. That is why the word 'natural' needs to be mentioned in the advertisement. So, I is implicit. No comparison is made of the prices of natural and artificial honey. So, II is not implicit. Nothing about the quality of honey of other companies can be deduced. So, III is also not implicit.
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
The reduction in prices is clearly a step to promote sales of the company. So, I is implicit. However, other companies may or may not follow the same pursuit. So, either II or III is implicit.
Correct Answer: Only III is implicit
Explanation:
It is mentioned that 'the economic condition continues to be critical'. This means that it was critical before the harvest season also. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement does not imply that only a good harvest season could improve the economic condition. So, II is not implicit. However, since a surprise has been expressed over the condition being critical even after a good harvest season, it means that it was expected to improve after a good harvest season. So, III is implicit.
Correct Answer: Only I and II are implicit
Explanation:
Announcing incentives for punctual and sincere employees would surely motivate more and more employees to be punctual, and this will ensure productivity. So, both I and II are implicit. However, the statement does not give any information about the profit earned by the company. So, III is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only I and II are implicit
Explanation:
The statement mentions that such education can improve employment situation. So, both I and II are implicit. Nothing about the aspect of revenue collection is mentioned in the statement. So, III is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Some men who are soldiers serve their country.
Correct Answer: Only one worker in the factory has exactly five children.
Correct Answer: TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.
Correct Answer: None of these
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