Statement and Assumption
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumption numbered I,II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the following answers (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E) is the correct answer.
- Statement:
"Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest the implementation of the Legal Services Authority (Amendment) Act." ----Chairman of BCI
Assumptions:
I. The amendment has several loopholes and is bound to hurt the litigants' interests.
II. All the members of BCI will welcome the decision.
III. The hunger strike held in front of the court will put a pressure on the respective authority.
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I is not implicit: will it hurt the litigants' interests or the lawyers'? II is not implicit because of the word all. III deviates by mentioning the venue.
Correct Option: E
I is not implicit: will it hurt the litigants' interests or the lawyers'? II is not implicit because of the word all. III deviates by mentioning the venue.
- Statement
Railways authority has started internet booking facility of long distance trains and also delivering the ticket at the doorstep through courier service little extra cost.
Assumptions
I. Many customers may now book their tickets through internet resulting into less crowd at ticket booking office.
II. Most of the customers may still buy their railways tickets at the booking counters. III. People will ignore this facility.
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Assumption I is implicit as the initiative taken by the railway authority has been aimed at making the service customer friendly but assumption II is not implicit because it may or may not be an assumption.
Correct Option: D
Assumption I is implicit as the initiative taken by the railway authority has been aimed at making the service customer friendly but assumption II is not implicit because it may or may not be an 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:
A society is in danger when those who have never learned to obey have been given the right to command.
Assumptions:
I. A good commander should be disciplined.
II. The speaker has witnessed the vices of the society being controlled by undisciplined leaders.
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The speaker is assuming that there should be certain qualities in the commander to command the society well. I is a genuine quality. Hence I is implicit. It is possible that the speaker is predicting on the basis of his knowledge and not experience. Hence II is not implicit.
Correct Option: A
The speaker is assuming that there should be certain qualities in the commander to command the society well. I is a genuine quality. Hence I is implicit. It is possible that the speaker is predicting on the basis of his knowledge and not experience. Hence II is not implicit.
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:
"No war, yet 1874 Indian Armymen killed or hurt during the 10-month forward deployment along the Indo-Pak border last year." - Opposition leader
Assumptions:
I. Our Armymen have to soldier on without even the necessities like decent helmets, proper webbing or bullet- proof jackets.
II. The casualties during the 10 months have surpassed the estimated limit of casualties along the Indo-Pak border.
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I goes into details. Hence, I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the opposition leader issues such a statement.
Correct Option: B
I goes into details. Hence, I is not implicit. But II is implicit; that is why the opposition leader issues such a statement.
Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumption numbered I,II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the following answers (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E) is the correct answer.
- Statement:
For the third time in a row this week , the Indira Gandhi International Airport was put on a full alert today after Air India received an anonymous message that two terrorists laden with explosives were aboard its Mumbai-Delhi-Hong Kong flight.--- An authority of Indira Gandhi International Airport
Assumptions:
I. Anonymous message is not likely to be hoax call.
II. Anonymous message is likely to be hoax call.
III. Alertness might be helpful in reducing the menace.
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Why was the airport was put on a full alert? The authority must be assuming I. Hence, I is implicit but II is not. Again, to put the airport on a full alert indicates that the authority must be assuming III also.
Correct Option: A
Why was the airport was put on a full alert? The authority must be assuming I. Hence, I is implicit but II is not. Again, to put the airport on a full alert indicates that the authority must be assuming III also.
