Home » Verbal Reasoning » Statement and Assumption

Statement: I heard the news as soon as I woke up in the morning. I felt shattered. Assumptions: I. The incident took place before I woke up. II. The news was shocking.

if only assumption I is implicit.
if only assumption II is implicit.
if either I or II is implicit.
if neither I nor II is implicit.

Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is implicit.

Explanation:

Both I and II are implications, not assumptions. I and II are not that on which the statement is based but something that is implied by the statement.
Consider this statement: "I heard a shocking news and felt shattered." Then the assumption is: "Shocking news shatters a person."

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Statement and Assumption

Statement: "God bless all the parents whose children passed away in the Yamuna waters." - A student. Assumptions: I. The student believes in God. II. Some children have died by drowning.
Statement: "I think illiterate and drunk drivers should not be employed, at least for children." - says X. Assumptions: I. Literacy helps in driving. II. Children have a status equal to the adults.
Statement: Owing to urgent repair on a main line from the Wazirabad waterworks, water supply will be at low pressure on Thursday. Assumptions: I. Repair impedes water supply. II. Water can be had even on low pressure.
Statement: Another strange thing I noticed last night was that the lights of the drawing room were on. Assumptions: I. A thief must have come in. II. Usually, the drawing room lights are off at night.
Statement: "Women should be given vocational training in their work." - An advice Assumptions: I. Vocational training may increase efficiency of an individual. II. Women are likely to get benefited from vocational training.
Statement: "People who swindle crores of taxpayers' money go scot- free while petty thieves, who probably rob out of desperation, are given third-degree punishment and are often victims of custodial deaths."- View of Mr X Assumptions: I. All person should be equal before law. II. Punishment should be given to the culprit according to the degree of the infringement committed by the culprit.
Statement: "Look under your seat. There could be a bomb. Raise alarm. Earn reward." - A written instruction to passengers of a bus Assumptions: I. Passengers will read the instruction and may abide by it. II. Passengers' participation may ensure more security.
Statement: In order to discipline the auto drivers and provide relief lakhs of passengers, the Transport Minister has announced that strong action would be taken against drivers who do not display the magnified driver's licence prominently on the windscreen of their vehicle after April 1. Assumptions: I. When the measure comes into force, it would no longer be possible for the autorickshaw drivers to fool the owners in any way. II. The measure would facilitate easy identification of the offenders.
Statement: The Government X has proposed to create two new service cadres of Rural Development Service and Rural Engineering Service to strengthen the Panchayati Raj model. Assumptions: I. New cadres may help implement the Government's schemes for empowerment of rural communities. II. There may be some practical difficulties in implementation of various schemes launched by the Government X.
Statement: "Policies and programmes and seminars cannot change the women's status. There is a greater need for attitudinal change in the society towards working women."- View of Mr X Assumptions: I. It is possible to make change in the attitude of the society towards working women. II. Status of the working women is not satisfactory.

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion