Based On Three Assumptions MCQs Section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Statement:
“You should publish the names of the ten worst colleges or institutions, which will lead to an overall improvement of Indian institutes.”
— Request of a reader to the editor of a weekly magazine.
Assumptions:
I. The management and administrators of the respective institutes will come under pressure and will be compelled to improve the condition of the institutes if the names of the institutes are published in the weekly magazine.
II. The move will be helpful for admission-seekers from being a victim of degraded standard of the institutions.
III. The editor may concede the request and take positive steps in this regard.

a) Only I and II

b) Only II and III

c) Only I and III

d) All I, II and III

e) None of these

Question : 2

Statement:
“Performing complex mental tasks whilst driving is dangerous.”
— A psychologist
Assumptions:
I. Thinking too much reduces the ability to spot potential problems and react to them safely.
II. Handsfree phone conversations are as safe—or as risky — as talking to a passenger, depending upon the demands of conversation.
III. Insecurity of humans is a man-made problem.

a) Only I and II

b) Only II and III

c) Only I and III

d) All I, II and III

e) None of these

Question : 3

Statement:
The civic authority has decided that all the factories located inside the city limit be shifted outside to reduce the level of environmental pollution in the city.
Assumptions:
I. The pollution level in the city in future may reduce after these factories are shifted outside the city limit.
II. Enough usable land is available outside the city limit for these factories.
III. Many of these factories may shift to some other smaller town to remain profitable.

a) Only I is implicit

b) Only I and II are implicit

c) Only II is implicit

d) Only II and III are implicit

e) None of these

Question : 4

Statement:
The university authority has decided to decentralise conduct of terminal examinations and give this responsibility to each college for its students to avoid delay in declaration of results.
Assumptions:
I. The colleges are equipped to carry out this responsibility.
II. There may not be uniformity in evaluation standard across the colleges.
III. The students may welcome this new development.

a) None is implicit

b) Only II and III are implicit

c) Only I and II are implicit

d) Only I and III are implicit

e) None of these

Question : 5

Statement:
For realising a 7% GDP growth rate, we would need our gross investments to increase to 28- 30 per cent. This is not a tall order.
Assumptions:
I. 7% GDP growth rate seems to be a far cry.
II. The more you invest, the better the GDP growth.
III. The GDP growth rate is the indicator of a nation’s development.

a) Only I

b) All the three

c) Only II

d) Only II and III

e) Only III

Question : 6

Statement:
“The Indian Meteorological Department has proposed to hold a brainstorming session of weather experts next month to try and study the causes for the failure of the just-concluded summer monsoon in the country.”
—Spokesperson of Indian Meteorological Department
Assumptions:
I. The behaviour of the just-concluded monsoon was intriguing.
II. Thorough scientific investigation is likely to reveal the causes of failure of the monsoon.
III. Brainstorming sessions organised in the past didn’t prove fruitful.

a) All I, II and III

b) None

c) Only II

d) Only I and II

e) None of these