Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 8 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Statement:
“Register as a voter and secure your voting right.”
— Notice issued in public interest by Chief Electoral Officer
Assumptions:
I. Some people still lack right of voting due to lack of proper registration.
II. “Voting right” is essential to make one’s life more dynamic, comfortable and prosperous.

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:
Why don’t you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the provident fund contribution?.
Assumptions:
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund Contribution to the employees.

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:
The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. asked the worker's union to call off strike immediately, otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory..
Assumptions:
I. No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd.
II. Such threat may have some effect on the worker’s union.

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:
“The finding of ‘higher resistance’ in malarial parasites was also significant as the analysis was done using the modern technique of DNA sequencing. Although the sample size was only 50, there could be no doubt about the results.”
— A scientist
Assumptions:
I. Modern techniques are more trustworthy than traditional or obsolete techniques.
II. Lesser the size of the sample, higher the chances of reliability.

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:
“Honourable citizens of state, ‘X’ please rise and rat on your power-thrieving neighbour. You could win a motorcycle, a colour TV set or a washing machine.”
— UPPCL
Assumptions:
I. In order to get these gadgets, people of state ‘X’ will put, even their good relation with the neighbour on stake, and inform the UPPCL, if their neigbbour indulges in power-thieving.
II. Cost on initiative to encourage citizens will be less than the increase in the revenue through such incentives.

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 was a time when the rivers were pure. The earth clean, the air clear. Those days have gone. But there are still ways for you to live healthy.
Assumptions:
I. The environment affects the health of people.
II. People are responsible for making the environment polluted.

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.