Statements: All politicians are honest. All honest are fair.
Conclusions:
Some honest are politicians.
No honest is politician.
Some fair are politicians.
All fair are politicians.
Options
A. None follows.
B. Only I follows.
C. Only I and II follow.
D. Only I and III follow
Correct Answer
Only I and III follow
Explanation
Clearly, it follows that 'All politicians are fair'. I is the converse of the first premise, while III is the converse of the above conclusion. So, both I and III hold.
The 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.
5. Statements: To cultivate interest in reading, the school has made it compulsory from June this year for each student to read two books per week and submit a weekly report on the books.
Conclusions:
Interest in reading can be created by force.
Some students will eventually develop interest in reading.
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.
7. 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.
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.
8. Statement: Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has become difficult.
Assumptions:
Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary.
The statement presents the issue of 'not reaching airport in time' as a problem. This means that reaching airport in time is necessary. So, I is not implicit. Besides, it is mentioned that reaching airport in time has become difficult due to large number of potholes in road X. This implies that road X is the only possible way. So, II is implicit.
9. Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of City A.
Assumptions:
The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration.
Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.
The statement stresses on the fact that though civic governance is the task of the municipal body, but all the tasks done come out to be more fruitful if the general public lends a helping hand in the same. So, only II is implicit.
10. Statement: The Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction any additional grant to the states for the next six months.
Assumptions:
The State Governments are totally dependent on Central Government for its expenditures.
The Central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government.
The State Governments will abide by the directive.
Nothing about the sources of income of the State Governments is mentioned in the statement. So, I is not implicit. Since the Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce expenditure, so II is implicit. Further, since the Central Government has refused any further grant to the State Governments for the next six months, it is quite clear that these Governments will abide by the directive. So, III is also implicit.