Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 8 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:
Take a ferry or a boat instead of a bus to reach the Krabi islands faster
Assumptions:
I. The islands being in a remote location are not easily accessible
II. Ferries and boats are available to travel to Krabi islands

(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: (b)

I is not an assumption because there may be server reasons for the preference being stated.

II is implicit because you ask Someone to employ a means only when you assume that the means is available

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Question : 1

Statement:
“Oil the wheels that India moves on” is the cry of bicycle manufacturers in the country.
Assumptions:
I. The bicycle and components industry is a priority focus area possessing capability of thrusting export.
II. Bicycle is the most affordable mode of transport.

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: (b)

I may or may not be an assumption. But II is obviously implicit. That is why the manufacturers need to oil the wheels that India moves on.

Question : 2

Statement:
If business owners motivate their workers and appreciate their work, then workers can do better work than before..
Assumptions:
I. Some owner are not motivating their workers.
II. Some owner are motivating their workers.

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: (c)

It may be possible that some owner may motivate their workers or some may not.

Question : 3

Statement:
“It is tall claims that our state X is progressing on industrial front. Rising unemployment by leaps and bounds is enough to collaborate it.”
— View of a politician of state X
Assumptions:
I. If the state were progressing on the industrial front it should have been reflected in the unemployment situation.
II. Progress on industrial front reduces financial crunch.

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)

Here II is irrelevant.

Hence, II is not implicit. But I must have been assumed by the politician; otherwise how can the status of industrial progress be related with unemployment?

Question : 4

Statement:
In the country, which has over 70 television channels, hundreds of newspapers, thousands of magazines and a sensation through ‘dotcoms’, the demand for journalists would never die down.
Assumptions:
I. TV channels and dotcom companies are mushrooming by the day.
II. Journalists are the pillar of our democracy.

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 may be a conclusion but it is not an assumption.

Hence I is not implicit. Nor is he assuming about the role of journalists in the society before delivering his statement.

Hence II is not implicit.

Question : 5

Statement:
The doctor warned the patient against any further consumption of alcohol if he desired to get cured from the ailment and live a longer life.
Assumptions:
I. The patient may follow the doctor’s advice and stop consuming alcohol.
II. The doctor may be able to cure the patient from the ailment if the patient stops consuming alcohol.

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)

I is implicit in the very giving of the advice. II is implicit in the condition attached.

Question : 6

Statement:
The Govt has decided to levy congestion tax on passengers traveling by air to and from the metro cities.
Assumptions:
I. The tax so collected may be adequate to meet part of the expenses for providing additional resources to handle huge traffic.
II. Passengers traveling by air to and from these cities may be able to pay extra amount by way of congestion tax.

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)

Assumption I is implicit as this is the purpose assumed while levying the tax. II is also implicit because when a rule is framed, it is assumed that people are capable of following it.

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