Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 7 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Statement:
If universities in each state adopt the regional language as their medium of instruction, it will severely restrict the inter-state mobility of students and teachers.
Assumptions:
I. Inter-state mobility of students and teachers is a major problem for the government.
II. There are so many languages in 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.

Question : 2

Statement:
“All chocolates are bad for teeth. So why not eat the tastier ones?”
— an advertisement
Assumptions:
I. One should eat chocolates.
II. Nobody eats chocolates.

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:
“Join our Yoga institute to keep yourself completely fit.”
— An advertisement
Assumptions:
I. People may prefer exercise to medication.
II. There is an awareness to a great extent about Yoga exercises among 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 : 4

Statement:
“If you ask me about the daunting challenges that I face, I would say that my government’s first priority is to improve the existing law and order situation. Then follows the issue of prices of commodities.”
—Mr Y, a newly appointed PM of country X
Assumptions:
I. If a citizen of country X can sleep peacefully, he/ she can then think of providing food to his/her family, ponder over education and move about freely in the country.
II. Prices of the commodities affect the common man greatly.

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:
Good marks alone don’t make you successful in life. It is how many marks you got by understanding the subject that matters.
Assumptions:
I. Higher marks can be scored in exams by rote.
II. The utility of education is not confined to exams alone; it has much wider importance in our life.

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 multistoried buildings 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 resident is 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.