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:
The TV industry has requested the government to lower customs duty on colour picture tubes to 10% so that colour TV sales can touch 10 m units in the next fiscal.
Assumptions:
I. Unreasonable protection to the Indian colour picture tubes industry has slowed down growth in the CTV industry.
II. Overprotection encourages predatory pricing policy of domestic manufacturers.

if neither I nor II is implicit.

Correct Option: D

if neither I nor II is implicit.

Statement:
Bottled water companies 'X' and 'Y' ruled out any contamination of their products, saying these had been produced under rigorous quality control regime meeting all standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Assumptions:
I. Production under rigorous quality control regime gives trustworthy results.
II. BIS has been entrusted with the responsibility to set quality benchmarks.

The ground on which the authorities of the bottled water companies ruled out any contamination in their product is its production under rigorous quality control regime. Hence,the companies' authorities must be assuming I. Assumption II is also implicit in the last part of the statement.

Correct Option: E

Statement:
By 2010, India will be the country with the greatest number of heart patients.
Assumptions:
I. The number of heart patients all over the world can be found out.
II. By 2010, India will be the most populated country in the world.

I is implicit. Otherwise how can the number of heart patients in all countries of the world be compared to one another? II is not implicit because the statement does not talk about population.

Correct Option: A

I is implicit. Otherwise how can the number of heart patients in all countries of the world be compared to one another? II is not implicit because the statement does not talk about population.

Statement:
Unlike other known forms of threat, AIDS spreads its tentacles slowly but steadily. When billions of dollars are being pumped in to counter terrorism, such a seriousness is not being observed against this sure killer. - Comments of a citizen
Assumptions:
I. Government's perception of AIDS requires to undergo a sea change.
II. AIDS poses more threats to human life than terrorism.

Both I and II are implicit. I is implicit. That is why the speaker points towards the lackadaisical approach of the government in combating AIDS. The word 'sure killer' implies the speaker must be assuming II also.

Correct Option: E

Statement:
"When Mr X and Mr Y stepped out for toss on the ground it was evident that one of them was in positive frame of mind while the other was tense, fearing defeat and elimination from the tournament." - An ex- captain of a cricket team
Assumptions:
I. Panic always sets in when a team is playing after a spate of defeats.
II. There are some days when a player achieves magical heights, when he is unstoppable and when every other player in the arena looks woefully inadequate.

I is not implicit because 'spate of defeats' can't be correlated with the statement. On a similar basis II also can't be correlated with the statement.

Correct Option: D

I is not implicit because 'spate of defeats' can't be correlated with the statement. On a similar basis II also can't be correlated with the statement.