Statement and Assumption Easy Questions and Answers

Statement and Assumption

Direction: 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 given assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
"Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" -A notice on a plot of land.
Assumption:
I The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.
II The people are scared of prosecution.

Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice.

Correct Option: E

Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So, I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.

Statement:
If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination.
Assumption
I. To pass, he must be intelligent
II. He will pass the examination.

The statement mentions that he will pass if he is intelligent.

Correct Option: A

The statement mentions that he will pass if he is intelligent. So, I is implicit. Further, this means that it is not necessary that he will pass. So, II is not impicit.

Statement
The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal management.
Assumption
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.

The fact given in I directly follows from the phrase ' . . . . for a better fiscal management' in the statement.

Correct Option: A

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.

Statement:
"Use our product to improve memory of our child. It is based on natural herbs and has no harmful side effects."---- An advertisement of a pharmaceutical company.
Assumptions:
I. People generally opt for a medical product which is useful and has no harmful side effects.
II. Improving memory of child is considered as important by many parents.

An advertisement highlights only those features of a product, which are liked by people and are also desirable.

Correct Option: E

An advertisement highlights only those features of a product, which are liked by people and are also desirable. So, both I and II are implicit.

Statement:
If it is easy to become an engineer, I don't want to be an engineer.
Assumption
I. An individual aspires to be professional.
II. One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned.

The statement hints that one rejects a thing that is easy to achieve.

Correct Option: B

Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the professional nature of the job. So, I is not implicit. The statement hints that one rejects a thing that is easy to achieve. So, II, is implicit.