Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Statement:
If you lose after competing hard that’s fine. If you lose without trying hard, that’s what disappoints me.
Assumptions:
I. Losing after trying hard is excusable.
II. Losing without effort is regrettable.

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.

Question : 2

Statement:
People think nothing of spitting out from a moving bus, throwing empty Uncle chips packet by the roadside and dropping banana skins from the car window and even flushing construction debris down the sewer lines.
Assumptions:
I. People lack civic sense.
II. The speaker knows civic manner.

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.

Question : 3

A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m. ?

a) South

b) West

c) East

d) North

Question : 4

Statement:
“Come and join my political campaign.”
— A political leader to film stars.
Assumptions:
I. People have more faith on the film stars.
II. Film stars are big crowd-pullers.

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.

Question : 5

Statement:
Many people fell ill after consuming meal at a wedding reception and were rushed to the nearby govt and private hospitals.
Assumptions:
I. The relatives of the affected people may refuse to take them to the Govt hospitals.
II. The nearby hospitals may be able to attend to all the affected 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.

Question : 6

Statement:
Traffic jams on most of the roads in the city have become a regular feature during monsoon.
Assumptions:
I. Material used for road construction cannot withstand the fury of monsoon resulting in innumerable potholes on the roads
II. The number of vehicles coming on the roads is much more in monsoon as compared to other seasons.

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.