Practice Type 1 section 6 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Statement:
To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multistroeyed building and the liftman..
Assumptions:
I. the domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.
II. Generally in such cases, the persons known to the victim are directly or indirectly involved in the murder.

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit.

Q-2)   Statement:
Use our medicine to fight the problem of obesity..
Assumptions:
I. Other slimming medicines available in the market do not reduce weight.
II. Obesity can not be controlled with out medicines.

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit.

Q-3)   Statement:
Farmers must immediately switch over to organic fertilizers from chemical fertilizers for better yield..
Assumptions:
I. All the farmers use only chemical fertilizers.
II. Organic fertilizers are readily available to the farmers.

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit.

Q-4)   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.

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit.

Q-5)   Statement:
“But out of A, B, C and D products, you should 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.

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit.

Q-6)   Statement:
Governments, NGOs and social organisations routinely come up with announcements and informative advertising to create public awareness about various health threats and lifestylerelated diseases.
Assumptions:
I. These advertisements will help to minimize the health-related problems.
II. Such advertisements create awareness among the people.

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either I or II is implicit.

(d) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(e) if both I and II are implicit.

Q-7)   Statement:
It is not unknown in India that inquiry reports, usually compiled with considerable care, are shelved and forgotten as soon as the initial outrage dies down.
Assumptions:
I. The credibility of inquiry reports has considerably gone down in India.
II. Inquiry reports in India are never implemented up to the expectations of the victims of a crisis.

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either I or II is implicit.

(d) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(e) if both I and II are implicit.

Q-8)   Statement:
Paging industries have been going through tough times partly because of the fact that the industry went through a period of unsustainable growth where subscribers were attracted more by the gifts accompanying a pager than by the service which it offered.
Assumptions:
I. Gifts accompanying a product always attract large number of customers.
II. Unsustainable growth is found harmful in the long run.

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either I or II is implicit.

(d) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(e) if both I and II are implicit.

Q-9)   Statement:
“I don’t think our bowlers bowled badly. We just didn’t have the runs on the board to win us the game.”
— A captain of ‘X’ cricket team.
Assumptions:
I. Bowlers alone cannot bring victory for a country in a match.
II. In spite of bad bowling, batsmen can bring the match in their team’s favour.

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either I or II is implicit.

(d) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(e) if both I and II are implicit.

Q-10)   Statement:
There can be no heroism without courage. But courage is characteristic of many kinds of people who are by no means heroes, such as pirates, robbers and blood-thirsty raiders.
Assumptions:
I. A person who risks or loses life only for the sake of some noble cause is a hero.
II. Heroism can not be thought of without some sort of violence.

(a) if only assumption I is implicit.

(b) if only assumption II is implicit.

(c) if either I or II is implicit.

(d) if neither I nor II is implicit.

(e) if both I and II are implicit.