Statement And Assumption — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has become difficult. Assumptions : I. Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary. II. There is no other convenient road to the airport.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement presents the issue of 'not reaching airport in time' as a problem. This means that reaching airport in time is necessary. So, I is not implicit. Besides, it is mentioned that reaching airport in time has become difficult due to large number of potholes in road X. This implies that road X is the only possible way. So, II is implicit.
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Question 2 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the international standards. Assumptions : I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic. II. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social responsibility.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement talks about the safety and health practices in Indian companies being far below international standards. It is clearly a criticism of Indian organizations not paying considerable attention to these aspects. So, II is implicit. The international standards demand perfection and are, in no way, non-achievable. So, I is not implicit.
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Question 3 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of City A. Assumptions : I. The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration. II. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement stresses on the fact that though civic governance is the task of the municipal body, but all the tasks done come out to be more fruitful if the general public lends a helping hand in the same. So, only II is implicit.
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Question 4 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The regulatory authority has set up a review committee to find out the reasons for unstable stock prices. Assumptions : I. The investors may regain confidence in stock market by this decision. II. The review committee has the expertise to find out the causes for volatility in the stock market.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, I mentions the aim for which the step talked about in the statement, has been undertaken while II mentions the essential requirement for it. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question 5 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Please note that the company will provide accommodation to only outside candidates if selected.' - A condition in an advertisement. Assumptions : I. The local candidates would be having some other arrangement for their stay. II. The company plans to select only local candidates.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement mentions that the company intends to provide accommodation only to outside candidates. This means that local candidates would have to arrange accommodation on their own and that the company may select local as well as outside candidates. Thus, only I is implicit.
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Question 6 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural areas. Assumptions : I. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas. II. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement talks of number of cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor and not of the number of cases consuming liquor. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement indicates that people in rural areas are getting spurious or low-grade liquor and no check is being kept on shops selling liquor there. So, II is implicit.
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Question 7 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Lack of stimulation in the first four or five years of life can have adverse consequences. Assumptions : I. A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest years of life. II. 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at age of 17 is already predictable by the age of four.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The lacking in first four or five years can be adverse because it is the main period of development. So, I is implicit. Since nothing is mentioned about the predictability of intelligence, II is not implicit.
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Question 8 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger fare by 15 percent with immediate effect. Assumptions : I. The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged even after the hike of fare. II. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, such decisions are taken only after making sure that it will not affect the company's business adversely. So, I is implicit. However, the impact of this increase on other airlines cannot be ascertained. So, II is not implicit.
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Question 9 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Shalini made an application to the bank for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 by mortgaging her house to the bank and promised to repay it within five years. Assumptions : I. The bank has a practice of granting loans for Rs. 1,00,000 and above. II. The bank accepts house as collateral security against such loans.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The fact that Shalini has applied for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 implies that the bank can grant a loan above Rs. 1,00,000. So, I is implicit. II also follows directly from the statement and so is implicit.
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Question 10 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth. Assumptions : I. People believe what is reported by the historians. II. Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The fact that historians have done harm by distorting truth, means that people believe what is reported by the historians. So, I is implicit. II does not follow from the statement and so is not implicit.
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Question 11 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets." Assumptions : I. The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets. II. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.
Correct Answer: Option D — Neither I nor II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, the organisers are adopting this policy not to reduce the sale but to cope up with great demand so that everyone can get the ticket. So, I is not implicit. Also, due to great demand, the maximum number of tickets one person can get has been reduced to five. So, II is also not implicit.
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Question 12 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Computer education should start at schools itself." Assumptions : I. Learning computers is easy. II. Computer education fetches jobs easily.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, computer education can be started at the school level only if it is easy. So, I is implicit. In the statement, nothing is mentioned about the link between jobs and computer education. So, II is not implicit.
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Question 13 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination. Assumptions : I. To pass, he must be intelligent. II. He will pass the examination.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement mentions that he will pass if he is intelligent. So, I is implicit. Further, this means that it is not necessary that he will pass. So, II is not implicit.
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Question 14 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopedia. Assumptions : I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now. II. People refer to encyclopedia to know only about things which do not exist now.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Since the narrator talks of satisfying himself by just looking at a picture in encyclopaedia, it means that pink headed ducks are not to be seen alive. So, I is implicit. But II does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.
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Question 15 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of service or seniority. Assumptions : I. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee. II. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement stresses on the need to award promotion to a person who has been displaying remarkable talent and performing extraordinarily for the organisation rather than the one who has been working steadily for the organisation since long. Thus, length of service does not alone prove a man worthy. His talent and his performance are the criteria to be considered. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question 16 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "But out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."- A shopkeeper tells a customer. Assumptions : I. The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper. II. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The shopkeeper tells the customer the merits and demerits of various products, thus making it easy for him to choose. So, I is implicit. Since the shopkeeper stresses on buying B because it is based on international technology, so II is also implicit.
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Question 17 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X." - A tells B. Assumptions : I. B wants to publicise his products. II. Newspaper X has a wide circulation.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The word 'If in the statement shows that B may or may not want to publicise his products. So I is not implicit. It is advised that advertisements be given in newspaper X. This means that X will help advertise better i.e., it has wider circulation. So, II is implicit.
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Question 18 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Kartik left for Delhi on Tuesday by train to attend a function to be held on Friday at his uncle's house in Delhi. Assumptions : I. Kartik may reach Delhi on Wednesday. II. Kartik may reach Delhi before Friday.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, it cannot be deduced as to which day Kartik would reach Delhi. But Kartik has left for Delhi to attend a function to be held on Friday. So, he must have planned his journey to reach Delhi before Friday. Thus, only II is implicit.
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Question 19 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Avon Cycles - Fast, easy to ride, impressive, reliable, crafted and up-to-date automation." - An advertisement. Assumptions : I. There is no other cycle with any of these features. II. People do not bother about the cost.
Correct Answer: Option D — Neither I nor II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The advertisement is for Avon cycles and nothing about the cost or the features of other brands of cycles, is mentioned. So, neither I nor II is implicit.
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Question 20 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land. Assumptions : I. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass. II. The people are scared of prosecution.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So, I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.
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Question 21 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Without reforming the entire administrative system, we cannot eradicate corruption and prejudice from the society. Assumptions : I. The existence of corruption and prejudice is good. II. There is enough flexibility to change the administrative system.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement talks of eradicating corruption and prejudice from the society, which indicates that these aspects are undesirable. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement mentions about reforming the administrative system. So, II is implicit.
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Question 22 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The civic authority has advised the residents in the area to use mosquito repellents or sleep inside nets as large number of people are suffering from malaria. Assumptions : I. Local residents have enough money to arrange for the repellents or nets. II. People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The civic authority has advised residents to keep away from mosquitoes to avert the risk of malaria. Such an advice would surely be adhered to by the people. So, II is not implicit. Besides, it has been advised to use mosquito repellents or nets. This means that people can afford to buy the same. So, I is implicit.
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Question 23 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in a glowing condition. Assumptions : I. People like a glowing complexion. II. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Generally, only that good feature of a product is highlighted which people crave for. So, I is implicit. Since complexion glows if circulation is improved, so II is also implicit.
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Question 24 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Ensure a good Slight's sleeps for your family with safe and effective X mosquito coil." - An advertisement. Assumptions : I. X mosquito coil is better than any other mosquito coil. II. A good night's sleep is desirable.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement mentions the good qualities of X coil but this does not mean it is the best. So, I is not implicit. Besides, an advertisement highlights the feature which is desirable by customers and can lure them. So, II is implicit.
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Question 25 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon as the guests arrive." - A message from a Director of a Company to his office managers. Assumptions : I. Keeping guests waiting is not desirable. II. Lunch may not be ready in time.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, the Director instructs his managers not to keep the guests waiting because of him and to proceed with lunch soon after their arrival. This implies that lunch would be ready in time. So, only I is implicit.
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Question 26 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : If you have any problems, bring them to me. Assumptions : I. You have some problems. II. I can solve any problem.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The word 'If shows that 'you' do not necessarily have problems. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement states that problems will be solved by 'me'. So II is implicit.
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Question 27 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : A sentence in the letter to the candidates called for written examination - 'You have to bear your expenses on travel etc'. Assumptions : I. If not clarified all the candidates may claim reimbursement of expenses. II. Many organizations reimburse expenses on travel to candidates called for written examination.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, not mentioning the condition may provoke all the candidates to demand their claim. So, I is implicit. The condition is mentioned because some companies do reimburse the travel expenses. So, II is also implicit.
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Question 28 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The State Government has abolished the scheme of providing concessional air ticket to students. Assumptions : I. Students will not travel by air in future. II. The students who resort to travel by air can bear the expenses of air ticket.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The scheme has been abolished not to discourage the students from travelling by air but keeping in mind that the abolition of scheme won't stop them from travelling by air. So, only II is implicit.
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Question 29 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "To buy a X - T.V, contact Y - the sole agent of X-T.V." - An advertisement. Assumptions : I. People generally prefer to buy T.V. through sole agent. II. The T.V. producing companies do not sell their products directly.
Correct Answer: Option D — Neither I nor II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The advertisement persuades the people to meet the sole agent Y to buy X-T. V. This does not mean that the people prefer to buy T.V. through the sole agent or that the T.V. companies only sell their products through the sole agents. So, both I and II are not implicit.
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Question 30 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Why don't you invite Anthony for the Christmas party this year? Assumptions : I. Anthony is not from the same city. II. Unless invited Anthony will not attend the party.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Anthony's place of living is not mentioned in the statement. So, I is not implicit. Assumption II follows from the statement and so it is implicit.
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Question 31 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Sachin wrote to his brother at Bangalore to collect personally the application form from the University for the Post-graduation Course in Mathematics. Assumptions : I. The University may issue application forms to a person other than the prospective student. II. Sachin's brother may receive the letter well before the last date of collecting application forms.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Since Sachin has asked his brother to collect the form, it is evident that the university may issue the form to anybody and that Sachin's brother would receive the letter before the last date of collecting the forms. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question 32 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Apply nets on windows to prevent the entrance of mosquitoes in the house." Assumptions : I. The entering of mosquitoes from entrances other than windows is desirable. II. Nets are not available to apply on doors.
Correct Answer: Option D — Neither I nor II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement talks of a way to keep mosquitoes away. This means that entry of mosquitoes in the house is not desirable. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement advises using nets on windows. So, nothing about the use of nets on doors, can be deduced. Thus, II is also not implicit.
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Question 33 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Among all the articles, the prices of personal computers show the highest decline from June 2005 to December 2005. Assumptions : I. Comparative prices of all the articles in June and December 2005 were available. II. Prices of personal computers were higher in the first six months than the last six months of 2005.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Since prices of personal computers show the highest decline among all the articles, it implies that the comparative prices of all the articles was known. So, I is implicit. Also, it being given that prices of computers showed decline during the last six months, it means that they were higher in the first six months. So, II is implicit.
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Question 34 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Most people who stop smoking gain weight. Assumptions : I. If one stops smoking, one will gain weight. II. If one does not stop smoking, one will not gain weight.
Correct Answer: Option D — Neither I nor II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement talks of most people' and not 'all'. So, I is not necessarily true. Thus, I is not implicit. The condition, if one does not stop smoking, cannot be deduced from the statement. So, II is also not implicit.
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Question 35 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Please consult us before making any decision on investment. Assumptions : I. You may take a wrong decision if you don't consult us. II. It is important to take a right decision.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, the statement was spoken for fear that the other person may take a wrong decision. So, I is implicit. Again, the statement confirms that it is important to take the right decision. So, II is also implicit.
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Question 36 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of a school has informed the Principal that they will not send their children to the school unless the school - authority reduces the fees with immediate effect. Assumptions : I. Majority of the parents may agree with the PTA and may not send their wards to the school II. The school authority may accede to the demand of the PTA and reduce the fees.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The PTA is an association which would surely reflect the parents' interests and act to get them fulfilled. So, both I and II are implicit.
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Question 37 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Those who are appearing for this examination for the first time should be helped in filling up the form." - An instruction to invigilating staff. Assumptions : I. The form is somewhat complicated. II. Candidates can appear more than once for this examination.
Correct Answer: Option B — Only assumption II is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement mentions that only those students are to be helped who are filling up the form for the first time. This does not mean that the form is complicated/So, I is not implicit. However, II follows from the statement and so is implicit.
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Question 38 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Success is how much a person bounces up after hitting the bottom. Assumptions : I. Success requires conscious efforts without being discouraged by failure. II. Failure cannot be considered an acceptable thing.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The statement defines 'Success' as 'bouncing up'. This means that success can be achieved by striving hard to touch the top, without being harassed by any of the hurdles which come in the way. So, I is implicit. The fact in II cannot be assumed from the given statement.
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Question 39 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The company has the right to reject any application form without furnishing any reason while sorting the list of candidates for interview - A condition mentioned in the employment notice. Assumptions : I. It is desirable to call only eligible candidates for interview. II. The company believes in following impartial practice in all its functions.
Correct Answer: Option A — Only assumption I is implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Since the statement talks of the company short-listing the candidates to be called for interview, so I is implicit. However, nothing can be deduced about whether the company would make a partial or fair selection of candidates. So, II is not implicit.
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Question 40 of 40
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Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The government has set up a fact finding mission to look into the possible reasons for the recent violence in the area. Assumptions : I. The mission may be able to come up with credible information about the incidents. II. The people in the area may cooperate with the mission and come forward to give detailed information related to the incidents.
Correct Answer: Option E — Both I and II are implicit
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Clearly, the plan of the government is to work out the causes for spread of violence and then take adequate steps to uproot them. So, I is implicit. Besides, this step of the government is for the welfare of the general public only. So, II is also implicit.
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