Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Statement:
The municipal corporation advised all the people living in the shanties along the beaches to move to higher places during monsoon.
Assumptions:
I. Many people living in the shanties may leave the city and relocate themselves elsewhere in the state.
II. Majority of the people living in the shanties along the beach may try to relocate to higher places during monsoon.

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:
“Instances of brides being illtreated for insufficient dowry are too common to make news and it seems that even position and rank are no guarantee that a woman will receive her in-laws’ respect.”
— A report in a newspaper
Assumptions:
I. It does not behove a woman at a higher post to be deprived of in-laws’ respect for insufficient dowry.
II. Torturing for dowry is not a trivial issue.

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

Statement:
“Readers are recommended to make appropriate enquiries before sending money, incurring any expenses or entering into any commitment in relation to any advertisement published in our newspaper.”
— An instruction to readers through newspaper ‘X’.
Assumptions:
I. Most of the readers can be persuaded easily by false and alluring advertisements.
II. Appropriate enquiries are likely to reduce the cases of fraud and other malpractices.

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 : 4

Statement:
“Disconnect your TV cable connections”
— A maulana issued a fatwa because of thin attendance during prayers at the mosque.
Assumptions:
I. TV programmes are more popular than prayers.
II. Prayer is more important than watching TVs.

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:
There is no value-based education at all. Education has become commercial with several malpractices taking place at various levels.
Assumptions:
I. Commercialisation of education has immensely harmed our social interests.
II. Values and education should be synonymous with each other.

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:
There is no good coaching arrangement for CBSE board exam available anywhere in the country. Students are forced to depend on substandard private tuitions of their locality.
Assumptions:
I. Coaching is necessary for fetching good marks in the examination.
II. Now a days coaching is a good business.

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.