Statement and Assumption problems
- 1. Statement:
Dowry system can not be eradicated from our society unless we change the people's mindset.
Assumptions:
I. Existence of dowry system is not desirable in a society.
II. It is possible to bring a radical change in people's mindset.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Only I is implicit. II is not implicit because of the word 'radical'.
- 2. Statement:
"No war, yet 1874 Indian Armymen killed or hurt during the 10-month forward deployment along the Indo-Pak border last year." - Opposition leader
Assumptions:
I. Our Armymen have to soldier on without even the necessities like decent helmets, proper webbing or bullet- proof jackets.
II. The casualties during the 10 months have surpassed the estimated limit of casualties along the Indo-Pak border.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I goes into details. Hence, I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the opposition leader issues such a statement.
- 3. Statement:
Instead of limiting capital punishment to the rarest of the rare cases, it should be made mandatory for crimes like murder, rape, drug trafficking, child molestation and all anti-national activities. If a person does not respect the law, let him at least fear it.
Assumptions:
I. When a man is sentenced to death for whatever crime he has committed, he should at least die a painless death.
II. A person convicted of a heinous crime deserves no kindness.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
I is irrelevant. Hence I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the speaker suggests the stringent punishment.
- 4. Statement:
"It is tall claims that our state X is progressing on industrial front. Rising unemployment by leaps and bounds is enough to collaborate it." - View of a politician of state X
Assumptions:
I. If the state were progressing on the industrial front it should have been reflected in the unemployment situation.
II. Progress on industrial front reduces financial crunch.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
Here II is irrelevant. Hence, II is not Implicit. But I must have been assumed by the politician; otherwise how can the status of industrial progress be related with unemployment?
- 5. Statement:
In a bid to discourage cattle owners from letting their animals loose on the roads the Municipal Corporation of city X has enhanced the fine from Rs 4000 to 5000.
Assumptions:
I. Increase in fine may decrease the stray cattle menace.
II. The subsequent fine is quite a large sum and it should prompt the owner to get his cattle back as early as possible.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
I is implicit because this is the motive behind increasing the fine. II is not implicit because of the second part of the statement.
- 6. Statement:
"Learn to solve Quantitative Aptitude in 3 seconds besides Date Interpretation (without written steps) by our experts or take back Rs 10,000/- as penalty." - An advertisement of XYZ Coaching Institute
Assumptions:
I. It may not be possible to read each of the questions within three second by a candidate.
II. It will be a hard nut to crack for all aspirants to solve question of Data Interpretation without any written work.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
The advertisement is based on the following assumptions:
* Learners want to solve more and more question in less time.
* Learners want to solve DI without written steps.
* It is possible to solve Quantitative Aptitude in 3 seconds.
* Penalty in case of failure of claime will make a positive impact on readers of the ad; etc.
Hence, I is not implicit. II is obvious. That is why the advertisement goes like this.
- 7. Statement:
High Court of state 'X' has decided to do away with the summer vacations in order to dispose of pending cases.
Assumptions:
I. Vacation for the courts is a vestige of the Raj period.
II. The step taken by the judiciary will compel the Government to fill up all the vacancies in the court.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
We have nothing substantial to correlate the given assumptions. Neither I nor II is implicit.
- 8. Statement:
The Government has transferred the entire staff of police station 'X' and a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the mysterious death of a man in the police station.
Assumptions:
I. Magisterial inquiry may be able to reveal the cause of death of the man in the police custody.
II. Transferring the entire staff may pave the way to hold free and fair enquiry.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
The initiative taken by the government is aimed at delving into the reasons of the mysterious death and also at punishing the guilty. Order of magisterial inquiry implies that the government must be assuming I. Why has the entire staff of police station X been transferred? The government must be assuming II also.
- 9. Statement:
"Bring alive your education dreams. Avail loan today and pay as your start earning."- An advertisement of a bank XYZ
Assumptions:
I. Most of the students who need loan, prefer flexible repayment options besides no processing fees or service charges.
II. Students who need loans prefer loans without collateral security.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
The statement does not mention anything regarding repayment structure or collateral security. Hence, neither I nor II is implicit.
- 10. Statement:
In an attempt to make the conditional access system "consumer-friendly", the government issued a notification asking cable operators to declare pay channel rates by June 15.
Assumptions:
I. Cable operators may not be able to declare pay channel rates by June 15 due to lack of adequate time.
II. Everyone has their own business compulsions and wish to test their own market.
Options- A. if only assumption I is implicit.
- B. if only assumption II is implicit.
- C. if either I or II is implicit.
- D. if neither I nor II is implicit. Discuss
Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.
Explanation:
The timeframe given by the government implies that the government must be assuming that the time given is adequate for operators to declare pay channel rates. Hence, assumption I is not implicit. Assumption II is not implicit because it is beyond the scope of the statement.
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