Practice Type 1 section 8 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-1)   Statement:
Why don’t you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the provident fund contribution?.
Assumptions:
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund Contribution to the employees.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

  1. VALID: Root Cause. The concerned person must have advised someone to go to the court, after assuming the fact that courts can intervene in such cases
  2. VALID: Root Cause. Again he advises an extreme course of action of going to the court assuming the fact that it is an obligation on the employer to pay the provident fund to the employees.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-2)   Statement:
The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. asked the worker's union to call off strike immediately, otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory..
Assumptions:
I. No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd.
II. Such threat may have some effect on the worker’s union.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

  1. VALID: Root Cause. The statement mentions that the management asked the union to call off the strike immediately else they would be “forced” to close down the factory which shows that there is no other alternative with them
  2. VALID: Desired outcome. The management threatened the union with a desire that it may have some effect on them and they might call off the strike.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-3)   Statement:
For service, only Ist division pass grauate science students are eligible..
Assumptions:
I. Except science, the students of graduate of other subjects are not intelligent.
II. At graduation level, besides science other subjects are there too.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Assumption II is implicit. It is not necessary that only science student are intelligent. It is true from statement that there are other subjects in graduation.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-4)   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.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

  1. INVALID: Not related to the statement. There is no proof in the statement about reaching airport all the time being a necessity
  2. VALID: Root Cause. Since the author focuses on the fact that because of too many potholes on road X, it is difficult to reach the airport on time shows that there is no other convenient road which can be opted for.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-5)   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 form the next academic session.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Both are root causes


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-6)   Statement:
There has been a remarkable increase in the air traffic in India during the past few years..
Assumptions:
I. Traveling by air has become a status symbol now.
II. Large number of people are able to afford air travel now.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

II is implicit on the cause side.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-7)   Statement:
It is not true that the mightiest superpower always wins wars and gets accolades form other countries.
Assumptions:
I. Winners are sometimes admired and appreciated.
II. Winners are occasionally criticized.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Both are root causes of the statement.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-8)   Statement:
If business owners motivate their workers and appreciate their work, then workers can do better work than before..
Assumptions:
I. Some owner are not motivating their workers.
II. Some owner are motivating their workers.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

It may be possible that some owner may motivate their workers or some may not.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-9)   Statement:
“Never touch or even go near any unclaimed object lying around in public areas, however attractive they may seem.”
— A notice issued in public interest by city police X.
Assumptions:
I. Attractive and unclaimed objects lying around public areas are not supposed to be disastrous elements by the common people.
II. Unclaimed object lying around in public areas may be disastrous.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Why did the city police need to issue such notice? It must be assuming that people lack awareness of the ill-effects of touching unclaimed objects.

Hence, both I and II are implicit.


DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low 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.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

Q-10)   Statement:
The Govt decided to levy a toll tax of Rs 100 for every vehicle using the superhighway connecting the two big cities of the state.
Assumptions:
I. Majority of the vehicles travelling between these two cities may not use the superhighway.
II. The govt may not be able to recover the cost incurred for constructing the superhighway from the toll tax collection.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

Assumption I is irrelevant while II is contrary to the assumption being made.