based on one statement & two assumptions Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

• Statement:
• The product X that you have asked for is not with us but can be made available against firm order from you.
• Assumptions:
• I. The product X is not in great demand.
• II. The product X is out of stock as a new model is coming up.

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 and

e) If both I and II are implicit.

Question : 2

• Statement:
• Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is reliable to an extraordinarily high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read the news.
• Assumptions:
• I. Science encourages the investigative spirit.
• II. People read the news out of interest.

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 and

e) If both I and II are implicit.

Question : 3

• Statement:
• There has been a remarkable increase in air traffic in India during the past few years.
• Assumptions:
• I. Travelling by air has become a status symbol now.
• II. A large number of people are able to afford air travel now.

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 and

e) If both I and II are implicit.

Question : 4

• Statement:
• “To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on the radio.”- A candidate tells the interview board.
• Assumptions:
• I. The candidate does not read the newspaper.
• II. Recent news is broadcast only on the radio.

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 and

e) If both I and II are implicit.