Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation
period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the
period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the
time of appointment offer.
II. Generally, an individual tries to prove his worth in the
probation period.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Solution The performance of the individual has to be tested over a span of
time as the statement mentions. So, I is implicit. The statement
mentions that the individual's worth shall be reviewed (during
probation period) before confirmation. So, II is also implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must
provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a
company tells Personnel Manager.
Assumptions:
I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution Assumption I goes against the statement. So, it is not implicit. The
allowance will serve as a reward to the employees and shall provoke
them to come on time. So, II is implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four
thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.
Assumptions:
I. There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four
thousand additional primary school teachers.
II. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the
government may not finally appoint such a large number of
primary school teachers.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution Such decisions as given in the statement are taken only after taking
the existing vacancies into consideration. So, I implicit while II isn't.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill
stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who
can spend their holidays there.
Assumptions:
I. Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
II. Railways should not encourage people to spend their
holidays at hill stations.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution The statement mentions that concessions should not be given to
people who can afford to spend holidays in hill stations. This means
they should be given only to needy persons. So, I is implicit. But, II
does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: It will be a substantial achievement in the field of
education if one provides one school for every village in our country
and enforce attendance.
Assumptions:
I. Children in villages do not attend school regularly.
II. Providing school to every village is desirable.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution The statement lays stress on enforcing attendance. This implies that
children in villages do not attend school regularly. So, I is implicit.
Besides, the statement calls 'one school for every village' a
'substantial achievement'. So, II is also implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of
its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal
management.
Assumptions:
I. The amount generated out of the disinvestment process may
reduce substantially the mounting fiscal deficits.
II. There will be enough demand in the market for the shares of
these undertakings.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution The fact given in I directly follows from the phrase '..... for a better
fiscal management' in the statement. So, I is implicit. However, the
public response to the new policy cannot be ascertained. So, II is not
implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.
Assumptions:
I. Many people are humble after being victorious.
II. Generally, people are not humble.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the nature of the people. So, I is
not implicit. Also, the statement gives an advice of being humble
even after being victorious. This means that generally people are not
humble. So, II is implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement:
The serials/soaps are a reason for developing negative tendencies
in women.
Assumptions:
I. Newspapers highlight the negative aspects first than the
positive aspects.
II. The attention for negative aspects is much higher than
positive aspects
Type multiple_choice
Option Neither assumption I nor II is incorrect
implicit
Option Only assumption II is implicit. Correct
Option Only assumption I is implicit. incorrect
Option Both assumptions I and II are incorrect
implicit.
Solution Only assumption II is implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership
of the "Times" is the largest in the Metropolis.
Assumptions:
I. 'Times' is not popular in mofussil areas.
II. 'Times' has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social
and political issues.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit Correct
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution Neither the volume of readership of the 'Times' in areas other than
the Metropolis nor the reason for its huge acclamation is evident
from the statement So, neither I nor II is implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its
educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions:
I. People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
II. The educational value of television is not realised properly.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Correct
Both I and II are implicit
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution The statement makes the first assumption clear though educational
value is not to be ignored. So, I is implicit. That the educational value
must not be ignored also shows that educational value is not
realised properly. So, II is also implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers
nowadays.
Assumptions:
I. The children consider teachers as their models.
II. A large amount of children's time is spent in school.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution Clearly, it is because children consider teachers as their model that
they are more influenced by them. So, I is implicit. It is not necessary
that the children are influenced by teachers because they spend
much time in school. So, II is not implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not
pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions:
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and
employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund
contribution to the employees.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution Clearly, the statement encourages one to go to court to get his
Provident Fund from his employer. This implies that the issue comes
under the jurisdiction of courts and that it is the right of the employee
to claim his Provident Fund. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly
eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of
government.
Assumptions:
I. Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
II. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution 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.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the
Civil Council did not evoke any response from the citizens.
Assumptions:
I. People do not desire to keep their city clean.
II. The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Solution According to the statement, the campaign did not get any response
from citizens. This means that people are not interested in keeping
the city clean and the campaign has failed. So, both I and II are
implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
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:
I. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use
pesticides indiscriminately.
II. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution 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.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: "You should not grant him leave in this week due to
exigency of work." - A supervisor advises the administrative officer.
Assumptions:
I. Request for leave can be turned down also.
II. The supervisor has reviewed the work required to be done
during the said period.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Solution The advice is given to turn down the request for leave. So, I is
implicit. The mention of the 'exigency of work' makes II implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are
trained to distinguish between genuine guests and intruders.
Assumptions:
I. Barking dogs bite rarely.
II. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution The statement clearly warns the visitors to beware of dogs as they
are trained to welcome the guests and intruders differently. So, II is
implicit. I is vague and hence, it is not implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The regulatory authority has set up a review committee
to find out the reasons for unstable stock prices.
Assumptions:
I. The investors may regain confidence in stock market by this
decision.
II. The review committee has the expertise to find out the
causes for volatility in the stock market.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit Correct
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Solution Clearly, I mentions the aim for which the step talked about in the
statement, has been undertaken while II mentions the essential
requirement for it. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor
are increasing in rural areas.
Assumptions:
I. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas.
II. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the
rural areas.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption I is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption II is implicit Correct
Option Neither I nor II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution The statement talks of number of cases of food poisoning due to
consumption of liquor and not of the number of cases consuming
liquor. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement indicates that
people in rural areas are getting spurious or low-grade liquor and no
check is being kept on shops selling liquor there. So, II is implicit.
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Question In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Statement: The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger
fare by 15 percent with immediate effect.
Assumptions:
1. The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged
even after the hike of fare.
2. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.
Type multiple_choice
Option Only assumption II is implicit incorrect
Option Only assumption I is implicit Correct
Option Either I or II is implicit incorrect
Option Both I and II are implicit incorrect
Solution Clearly, such decisions are taken only after making sure that it will
not affect the company's business adversely. So, I is implicit.
However, the impact of this increase on other airlines cannot be
ascertained. So, II is not implicit.
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