Statement and Assumption Moderate Questions and Answers

Statement and Assumption

Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement:
"Government of state X's step, according to which it has been decided to provide cooked meal to the students of all primary school of the states, is not a proper and judicious step." - Criticism by a person
Assumptions:
I. Students may hesitate to eat the cooked meal provided by the Government.
II. The cooked meal served to the students may be hazardous for the health of students.

We can not say what ground the critic assumes on the basis of which be terms it "not a proper and judicious step".

Correct Option: D

We can not say what ground the critic assumes on the basis of which be terms it "not a proper and judicious step".

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.

I is implicit because it make no sense to talk of something without the existence of its possibility. II is implicit ; that is why the speaker suggests tools to make change in the women's status.

Correct Option: E

I is implicit because it make no sense to talk of something without the existence of its possibility. II is implicit ; that is why the speaker suggests tools to make change in the women's status.

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.

Name of the given service cadres implies that these cadres may help in upliftment of the living condition of rural people. Now, the government proposition implies that the government must be assuming I.

Correct Option: A

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.

if only assumption II is implicit.

Correct Option: B

if only assumption II is implicit.

Statement:
"Mail your grievance and confidential information to the commissioner of police." -Request of city police to citizens
Assumptions:
I. All categories of people, be it the poor or the senior citizens, might have grievances.
II. People have blind faith in the efficiency of flying squad of vigilance branch.

The request of the city police implies that the city police assume that "some people have grievances".Assumption I is not implicit due to the words "All categories" . II is also not implicit because the statement does not say anything about flying squad of vigilance branch.