Statement and Assumption Questions

• Statement — “Please consult me before making any decision on company exports.” Assumptions: I. Without consultation, you may take a wrong decision. II. It is important to take the right decision on exports.
• Statement — “KLM has decided to raise resources by issuing a mix of tax-free and taxable bonds.” Assumptions: I. KLM has already explored other fund-raising sources. II. KLM’s products face little competition in the market.
• Statement — “Given stiff competition and a precarious financial position, top posts should be kept open for outside professionals rather than internal candidates.” Assumptions: I. Internal candidates seek promotions without much contribution. II. Experienced outside professionals are more likely to handle the airline’s problems.
• Statement — “Lack of stimulation in the first four to five years of life can have adverse consequences.” Assumptions: I. A large part of observed intelligence develops in the earliest years of life. II. About 50% of measurable intelligence at age 17 is predictable by age four.
• Statement — “Take this X-brand oven home and you can prepare very tasty dishes which you were unable to prepare earlier.” (Advertisement) Assumptions: I. The user knows or can follow recipes for tasty dishes but lacked a suitable oven earlier. II. Only the X-brand oven can cook very tasty dishes.
• Statement — “The university will display results only on the Internet rather than on main notice boards.” Assumptions: I. All enrolled students have Internet access at home. II. Earlier, most students referred to results on both Internet and notice boards.
• Statement — “A leading NGO decided to open a library with books and newspapers of major publishers in a remote village.” Assumptions: I. All nearby villages already have similar libraries. II. There is an adequate number of literate people in the village.
• Statement — “Banks should always check a client’s financial status before lending money.” Assumptions: I. Such checking yields a sufficiently true picture of the client’s financial status. II. Clients sometimes may not present a correct picture of their repayment ability.
• Statement — “To save the environment, enforce a total ban on illegal mining throughout the country.” Assumptions: I. Legal mining does not cause any harm to the environment. II. Mining is one factor responsible for environmental degradation.
• Statement — “The Government should deploy the army to rehabilitate people displaced by the earthquake.” Assumptions: I. The army can be used for purposes other than war. II. Only the army can rehabilitate earthquake-displaced people.
• Statement — “The Government should deploy the army to rehabilitate people displaced due to the earthquake.” Assumptions: I. The army should be entrusted with non-war activity to give them enough experience. II. Rehabilitation of earthquake victims is an obligatory responsibility of the Government.
• Statement — “If children are to manage our world in the future, they need to be equipped to do so.” Assumptions: I. The world has always educated children. II. It is possible to educate and equip children.
• Statement — “No budgetary provision will be made for appointing additional faculty due to the Institute’s changed financial priorities.” Assumptions: I. Appointing faculty requires funds. II. Other areas presently require greater financial attention than hiring faculty.
• Statement — “If people are intelligent, they should be creative.” Assumptions: I. Creativity and intelligence are related. II. Creative people are intelligent.
• Statement — “The employees’ association urged its members to stay away from the annual function because many of their demands were not met by management.” Assumptions: I. A majority of members may not attend the function. II. The management may cancel the annual function.
• Statement — “The sarpanch called a meeting of all family heads to discuss the acute shortage of drinking water in the village.” Assumptions: I. The sarpanch had previously called such meetings to discuss village problems. II. Most family heads may attend the meeting called by the sarpanch.
• Statement — “Inculcate a saving habit in your school-going child.” Assumptions: I. A saving habit is desirable/expected. II. Good habits should be inculcated from childhood.
• Statement: “The root cause of all social evils is love for wealth.” Assumptions I & II: I. Wealth gives power and necessarily makes people selfish. II. All those who love wealth are anti-social. Choose the option that correctly identifies which assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
• Statement: “Even though the number of sugar factories is increasing rapidly in India, we still continue to import sugar from other countries.” Assumptions I & II: I. Even the increased number of factories may not meet India’s sugar demand. II. The demand for sugar may increase substantially in the future. Choose the option that correctly identifies the implicit assumption(s).
• Statement: “The Government announced a heavy compensation package for all victims of the recent terrorist attacks.” Assumptions I & II: I. Such incidents of terror may not occur in the near future. II. Compensation may mitigate citizens’ anger against the current Government. Choose the option that correctly identifies the implicit assumption(s).