Practice Type 2 section 2 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-1) Statement:
“Why are you looking sad? Did you not get bonus this year also”?
— Mr X says to Mr Y
Assumptions:
I. Mr X is the well-wisher of Mr Y.
II. Expression of sadness on one’s face is a sign of one’s financial crunch.
III. If one gets bonus, one does not remain sad.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Mr X may be taunting Mr Y.
Hence I is not implicit. II and III are implicit from the way “looking sad” and “getting bonus” have been linked by Mr X.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-2) Statement:
The ‘licence raj’ might have been vanquished by the reforms but ‘inspector raj’ is thriving.
Assumptions:
I. The ‘licence raj’ is the same as the ‘inspector raj’.
II. The reforms should have put an end to the ‘licence raj’.
III. The ‘inspector raj’ is a menace.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
I is false; if the two were the same, how could they meet two different fates? II is implicit; look at the way in which ‘inspector raj’ is being contrasted with ‘licence raj’, which the reforms have put an end to. III is implicit: if you wish to get rid of something, you assume that it is a menace.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-3) Statement:
“We believe that the adjustment that has already taken place in the value of the rupee is adequate. There is no ground for a further weakening of the rupee.”
— RBI governor
Assumptions:
I. The value of the rupee has depreciated recently.
II. Dollar-buying has been on the rise.
III. Currencies do not fall after a certain level.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The governor says that there would not be “further weakening of rupee.” Which is based on the assumption that the rupee has weakened in the recent past.
Hence I is implicit. II is not implicit; dollar-buying may be one of the reasons for the depreciations of the rupee.
But one cannot assume this. III is implicit: note the use of the word adequate.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-4) Statement:
“Though party A is firm on the ouster of party B, it is unlikely to reap any benefit from it.”
— a political observer
Assumptions:
I. Party A expects to benefit from the ouster of party B.
II. Politics is a game of manoeuvring and manipulations.
III. The political scenario is peaceful.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
A statement of the form though X, Y is unlikely is based on the assumption that X leads to Y.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-5) Statement:
“If we really want to reduce the menace of smoking, we need to reflect our intention through our deeds, our creations such as movies, in which incidence of smoking is shown much higher than the actual cigarette consumption among the Indian population.”
— View of Mr X.
Assumptions:
I. There is a strong link between films and viewers’ behaviour.
II. Smoking shown in movies results in corresponding increase in smoking among the public.
III. Menace of smoking can be reduced by proper planning followed by appropriate efforts.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
How can the menace of smoking be reduced if we restrict or reduce the showing of smoking in movies? Obviously, the speaker must be assuming assumptions I and II. Assumptions III is also implicit. That is why the speaker stresses on those deeds and creations which are conducive to reducing the menace of smoking.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-6) Statement:
The high court of state ‘X’ has directed the state government ‘X’ to issue a notification making speed governors compulsory for all four-wheelers in the city to check high-speed driving.
Assumptions:
I. Speed governors will put an end to accidents.
II. Speed governors will help in reducing the possibilities of road accidents.
III. High speed of vehicles on the road causes accidents.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
I assumes too much.
But why is there a need of speed governors for all four-wheelers? The court must be assuming II and III.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-7) 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.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(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.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-8) Statement:
“We must select educators and not academics. They should have the ability to teach in the canteen or even at bus stop!”
— Mr X
Assumptions:
I. Teaching is an art. It asks for a thorough knowledge of the subject as well as the ability to put across that knowledge to others.
II. The skills required in transmitting knowledge are, at times, quite different from a person’s receiving skills.
III. It is not necessarily true that a good student will also be a good teacher.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
I is not implicit because it mentions the words ‘thorough knowledge’.
Hence I can’t be correlated with the statement. II and III are implicit; that is why the speaker distinguishes an educator from an academic.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-9) Statement:
For realising a 7% GDP growth rate, we would need our gross investments to increase to 28- 30 per cent. This is not a tall order.
Assumptions:
I. 7% GDP growth rate seems to be a far cry.
II. The more you invest, the better the GDP growth.
III. The GDP growth rate is the indicator of a nation’s development.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
I is wide off the mark. In fact, it’s just the contrary of what the statement says. II is implicit: when a statement is of the form A should be done for B, we assume that A leads to B. III is not implicit.
DIRECTIONS:
In each question be low 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 assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which of the answers (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is the correct answer.
Q-10) Statement:
“An asteroid which burned up in the earth’s atmosphere in June could have triggered a mistaken nuclear war between India and Pakistan had it detonated over South Asia.”
— Statement of Mr X in a report in The New York Times.
Assumptions:
I. India and Pakistan are equipped with nuclear weapons.
II. Neither India nor Pakistan had the sophisticated sensors that could determine the difference between a natural NEO (near-earth object) impact and a nuclear detonation.
III. India and Pakistan have no good relationship with each other.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The phrase ‘nuclear war’ used in the statement indicates that the speaker must be assuming I. The word, ‘mistaken’ implies that he must be assuming II also. Why does the speaker think of the possibility of war between India and Pakistan? He must be assuming III also.