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. Give answer:

  1. Statement:
    The product X that you have asked for is not with us but can be made available against firm order from you
    Assumptions:
    I. The product X is not in great demand
    II.The product X is out of stock as new model is coming up.











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    if only assumption I is implicit

    Correct Option: A

    if only assumption I is implicit


  1. Statement:
    "Two months ago, it was announced that Central Government pensioners would get dearness relief with immediate effect but till date, banks have not credited the arrears."--------A statement from a Pensioners' forum.
    Assumptions:
    I. Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.
    II. two months' time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to Pensioners.











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    I is vague so it is not implicit.

    Correct Option: B

    I is vague so it is not implicit.



  1. Statement:
    The school authorities have decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between the income and the expenditure to a large extent.
    Assumptions:
    I. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap
    II. The school will get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.











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    if only assumption I is implicit

    Correct Option: A

    if only assumption I is implicit


  1. Statement:
    Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read news.
    Assumptions:
    I. Science encourage investigative spirit
    II. People read news out of interest.











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    the statement mentions that science is reliable as facts can be verified by investigation. II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and so it is also implicit.

    Correct Option: E

    the statement mentions that science is reliable as facts can be verified by investigation. So, I is implicit II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and so it is also implicit.