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

Question : 1

• Statement:
• "It has become a necessity to computerize all the functions of our Institute to maintain the present position." - A statement of the Director of XYZ Institute.
• Assumptions:
• I. Unless computerized, the Institute will fall behind the race.
• II. The functions of the Institute are too complex to be handled manually.

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.