Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 6 Detailed Explanation And More Example

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DIRECTIONS:

In each question be low is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give your answer as;

  1. if only assumption I is implicit.
  2. if only assumption II is implicit.
  3. if either I or II is implicit.
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
  5. if both I and II are implicit.

The following question based on statement & assumptions topic of verbal reasoning

Questions : Statement:
Our soul accepts new material bodies giving up the old and useless ones, just as a person puts on new garments.
Assumptions:
I. The soul is like a clothes-hanger.
II. The soul is immortal.

(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.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The soul accepts new bodies just as a person accepts new clothes - this being equated to the soul being a clothshanger is very crude philosophy. I should be rejected. Again, the immortality of the soul is not proved beyond doubt in the given statement. Unless a statement clearly said that the soul never ceases to accept new clothes this assumption would be suspect.

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Question : 1

Statement:
‘Authorised Indian Edition
— illegal for sale or distribution outside India’
— A publisher’s note on the cover page of a book.
Assumptions:
I. Indian editions may be in demand in nearby countries.
II. It may be possible to sell or distribute this book outside India.

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.

Answer: (e)

Definitely because of assumption I and II the publisher has warned in the cover page of the book.

Question : 2

Statement:
Except emergency services like ambulance, fire brigade and the police, no vehicle should be given priority on the roads.
Assumptions:
I. There are some vehicles other than emergency services which are given priority on the roads.
II. People will not mind the disturbance in traffic caused by emergency services vehicles.

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.

Answer: (a)

I is implicit;

Hence the distinction is being made. II is not implicit: giving priority to emergency services is a social necessity; one can’t bother for whether the people will mind or not.

Question : 3

Statement:
The school authority has decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between income and expenditure to a large extent.
Assumptions:
I. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap.
II. The school may get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.

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.

Answer: (d)

I is not implicit because according to the statement the move is supposed to bridge the gap between income and expenditure to a larger extent. II may or may not be an assumption because of the word ‘will’.

Question : 4

Statement:
High Court of state ‘X’ has decided to do away with the summer vacations in order to dispose of pending cases.
Assumptions:
I. Vacation for the courts is a vestige of the Raj period.
II. The step taken by the judiciary will compel the Government to fill up all the vacancies in the court.

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.

Answer: (d)

We have nothing substantial to correlate the given assumptions. Neither I nor II is implicit.

Question : 5

Statement:
The finance ministry freshly brought out a huge revenue deficit because customs and excise and done badly due to severe industrial slowdown.
Assumptions:
I. Excise and customs has a good stake in revenue Assumptions collection of the government.
II. Customs and excise has a strong link-up wiht industrial performance.

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.

Answer: (e)

The way the poor performance on excise and customs fronts has been shown to be the cause of the “huge revenue deficit” makes I implicit. Similarly, II is implicit from the way it affected customs and excise.

Question : 6

Statement:
“With Corp Junior Account stop worrying about money, concentrate on your studies. Our features are: No delays, no transaction cost ... plus the safety of dealing with a Government of India enterprise.”
— An advertisement of a Bank X
Assumptions:
I. Most of the people have faith in dealing with a Government of India enterprise.
II. Customers want the cheapest and the most hasslefree service.

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.

Answer: (e)

The features highlighted by the advertisement are based on assumptions I and II.

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