Practice One statement three or more assumptions questions - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Directions:
In each of the questions below, is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted, you have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-1)  
  • Statement:
  • The company has decided to increase the price of all its products to tackle the precarious financial position.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. The company may be able to wipe out the entire losses incurred earlier by this decision.
  • II. The buyer may continue to buy its products even after the increase.
  • III. The company has adequate resources to continue production for a few more months.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

None of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

The assumption I is not implicit because the word 'entire' makes the assumption doubtful.

Assumption II is not implicit because neither we know the quality of the product nor the market for this product.

Assumption III is not implicit because we cannot say anything about the number of resources of the company.

Directions:
In each of the questions below, is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered, I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted, you have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-2)  
  • Statement:
  • The municipal corporation has given permission for holding funfairs in the local football ground during the holiday season.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. The local residents may protest against the corporation's decision.
  • II. Many people may not participate in the funfair.
  • III. Only children are allowed to take part in the funfair.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The step taken by the municipal corporation aims at providing good entertainment for local residents during the holidays.

No doubts, the municipal corporation must be assuming that local residents will take part in it to enjoy.

Assumptions! and II go against this assumption and hence they are not valid.

Assumption III is also not implicit because of the word 'only'.

Directions:
In each of the questions below, is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered, I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted, you have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-3)  
  • Statement:
  • The company has recently announced a series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement.
  • II. The productivity of the company may increase.
  • III. The profit earned by the company may be more than the amount to be spent on incentive programmes.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Incentives for the punctuality and sincerity will work as a motivating force.

This will definitely increase the productivity of the company.

However, profitability cannot be predicted definitely as it depends on other factors.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three Assumptions I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-4)  
  • Statement:
  • The police authority cordoned off the entire locality for the entire day and stopped all vehicular movement for the visit of a top functionary of the government in view of the threat perception and advised all the residents in the area to limit their movement outside their dwellings.
  • which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?
  • Assumptions:
  • I. The police personnel may not be able to control the vehicular movement in the locality and may seek help from the armed forces.
  • II. People living in the locality may move out of their houses for the day to avoid inconvenience.
  • III. The Government functionary may request the police authority to lift the ban on the movement of residents of the locality outside their dwellings.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

All the given assumptions are contrary to the given statement and hence, they all are invalid.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three Assumptions I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-5)  
  • Statement:
  • The apex body controlling universities in the country has decided to revise the syllabus of all the technical courses to make them focused towards the present needs of the industry, thereby making the technical graduates more employable than they are at present.
  • Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?
  • Assumptions:
  • I. Technical college affiliated to different universities may not welcome the apex body's decision and may continue with the same syllabus as at present.
  • II. The industry may welcome the decision of the apex body and scale up their hiring from these colleges.
  • III. The Government may not allow the apex body to implement its decision in all the colleges as it may lead to chaos.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Assumption II is implicit because whenever such a decision is taken, the assumptions are that it would be welcomed and allowed to implement.

Assumptions I and III will be invalid for the same reason.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three Assumptions I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-6)  
  • Statement:
  • The airlines have requested all their bonafide passengers to check the status of flight operations before leaving their homes as the heavy fog is causing immense problems to normal flight operations.
  • Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?
  • Assumptions:
  • I. Majority of the air passengers may check the flights status before starting their journey to the airport.
  • II. The Government may take serious objection to the notice issued by the airline company.
  • III. Majority of the passengers may cancel their tickets and postpone their journey till the situation become normal.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

To make the request meaningful I must be a valid assumption.

Hence, Assumption I is implicit. In the case of II, the Government is out of the picture.

Hence, Assumption II is not implicit.

 

Assumption III also invalid as the case may be only of delay, not of cancellation of the flight.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Q-7)  
  • Statement:
  • Items in big showrooms in main markets are costlier than similar items in small shops
  • Assumptions:
  • I. Items in small shops are never reliable.
  • II. Persons managing big showrooms are cheats.
  • III. Maintenance of big showrooms is an expensive affair in itself, hence the prices are a little higher.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Clearly, only III defines the correct essence of the statement and hence is implicit.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Q-8)  
  • Statement:
  • Keeping in view the financial constraints, the management institution has decided to charge at the time of providing employment in various organisations, a placement fee of Rs. 25000 from the organisations in which the student will be provided with the employment.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. It will help in increasing the demand of the students belonging to the management institution.
  • II. The amount collected in this way will be purposeful.
  • III. It may be possible that the organisation providing employment may select less number of students in future.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Since the management has imposed a fee of Rs. 25000 for the employment of each student by the organization, so III is implicit while I is not.

Since the statement mentions that the fee is being charged to cover up the financial constraint, so II is implicit.

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.

Q-9)  
  • Statement:
  • 'Move into the upper echelons without paying a steep price - Book a luxurious flat with us'. An advertisement for a construction company for its prestigious project.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. It is possible to join the select band of rich people with hard work.
  • II. Staying in luxury without paying the steep price is the criterion of the upper crust of society.
  • III. Booking a luxurious flat is very easy now.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

The statement advocates that a person can upgrade to a high lifestyle by paying a low price to book a luxurious, upper-class flat.

So, III is implicit. However, nothing about the nature of the upper-class or the ways of becoming rich can be assumed from the given statement.

So, neither I nor II is implicit.

Directions:
In each of the questions below, is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted, you have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Q-10)  
  • Statement:
  • "Smoking is injurious to health', A warning printed on the cigarette packets.
  • Assumptions:
  • I. People read printed matter on a cigarette packet.
  • II. People take careful note of a warning.
  • III. Non-smoking promotes health.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

There is a special warning in printed form to caution people against the ill effects of smoking.

Hence, Assumption II is implicit but I is not.

Further, 'smoking is injurious to health’ does not mean non-smoking promotes health.

Therefore, Assumption III has no connection with the given statement.

Hence, Assumption III is not implicit.