Statement and Assumption
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumption numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.
- Statement:
Income in the hands of women contributes much more to the household food security and child nutrition then the income controlled by men.
Assumptions:
I. Women pay more attention to household nutrition.
II. Men are more interested in outside affairs.
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I is a restatement. But II is implicit because it is on this assumption that the comparison has been made.
Correct Option: B
I is a restatement. But II is implicit because it is on this assumption that the comparison has been made.
- Statement:
" All the State Govts and UTs should go for compulsory video-filming of the post -mortem examinations in the cases of custodial deaths." ---National Human Right Commission.
Assumptions:
I. Doctors sometimes give false post-mortem report in case of custodial deaths.
II. The Kith and Kin of the victims do not get justice for custodial violence.
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The NHRC is assuming both ; that is why this new system has been made compulsory.
Correct Option: E
The NHRC is assuming both ; that is why this new system has been made compulsory.
- Statement:
People of Indian Origin (PIO) maintain their cultural traditions and values even though they have settled comfortably in their adopted countries.
Assumptions:
I. Indian culture is flexible enough to be adjusted with any other culture.
II. Indian culture is superior to other cultures.
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I is implicit; that is why the PIOs have maintained the Indian culture even in alien settings. But II is not implicit because a comparison between the two cultures is nowhere hinted at.
Correct Option: A
I is implicit; that is why the PIOs have maintained the Indian culture even in alien settings. But II is not implicit because a comparison between the two cultures is nowhere hinted at.
- Statement:
India is suffering because citizens have given and taken votes based on caste/religion and not principles.
Assumptions:
I. The day of value-based voting are numbered in India.
II. The voting based on principles has the potential to nullify the problems created by the politics of caste and religion.
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I is not implicit because it implies that value-based voting still prevails, though it does not have too long a future. But the statement clearly suggests that value-based voting is absent. What about Assumption II, which talks of the potential of value-based voting? Well, the only potential the speaker has in mind is that it's a step in the positive direction. But can it undo what has been done ? we don't know.
Correct Option: D
I is not implicit because it implies that value-based voting still prevails, though it does not have too long a future. But the statement clearly suggests that value-based voting is absent. What about Assumption II, which talks of the potential of value-based voting? Well, the only potential the speaker has in mind is that it's a step in the positive direction. But can it undo what has been done ? we don't know.
- Statement:
"Our population is now 100 cr. Let's have small family for stronger India."----a nasal message sent by the MTNL.
Assumptions:
I. Public messages sent through communication media are effective tools to achieve the desired end.
II. The runaway population growth seems to be a major cause of worry for the government.
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Such messages are sent to get control of a problem. II is the implicit problem. I is expected to help in getting control of the problem.
Correct Option: E
Such messages are sent to get control of a problem. II is the implicit problem. I is expected to help in getting control of the problem.
