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

Question : 1

Statement:
Ideas have always been more potent than the actual protagonists who act them out.
Assumptions:
I. Famous protagonists can make any idea famous despite their less importance.
II. Both ideas and protagonists have the same importance in any play.

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:
India is suffering because citizens have given and taken votes based on caste/religion and not principles.
Assumptions:
I. The days of value-based voting are numbered in India.
II. The voting based on principles has the potential to nullify the problems created by the politics of caste and religion.

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:
“Reservation policy for SC/ST should be extended for another ten years.”
— Labour Minister.
Assumptions:
I. Reservation is still necessary for them to uplift them socially and economically.
II. SCs/STs are not so capable so they are given reservation.

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:
There can be no heroism without courage. But courage is characteristic of many kinds of people who are by no means heroes, such as pirates, robbers and blood-thirsty raiders.
Assumptions:
I. A person who risks or loses life only for the sake of some noble cause is a hero.
II. Heroism can not be thought of without some sort of violence.

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:
“I don’t think our bowlers bowled badly. We just didn’t have the runs on the board to win us the game.”
— A captain of ‘X’ cricket team.
Assumptions:
I. Bowlers alone cannot bring victory for a country in a match.
II. In spite of bad bowling, batsmen can bring the match in their team’s favour.

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:
To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multistroeyed building and the liftman..
Assumptions:
I. the domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.
II. Generally in such cases, the persons known to the victim are directly or indirectly involved in the murder.

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.