based on one statement & three or more assumptions Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Directions:
In each question below is given a statement followed by three Assumptions I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Question : 6

  • Statement:
  • The police authority cordoned off the entire locality for the entire day and stopped all vehicular movement for the visit of a top functionary of the government in view of the threat perception and advised all the residents in the area to limit their movement outside their dwellings.
  • which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?

  • Assumptions:
  • I. The police personnel may not be able to control the vehicular movement in the locality and may seek help from the armed forces.
  • II. People living in the locality may move out of their houses for the day to avoid inconvenience.
  • III. The Government functionary may request the police authority to lift the ban on the movement of residents of the locality outside their dwellings.

a) None is implicit

b) Only I is implicit

c) Only II is implicit

d) Only III is implicit

e) II and III are implicit

Answer: (a)

All the given assumptions are contrary to the given statement and hence, they all are invalid.

Question : 7

  • Statement:
  • The apex body controlling universities in the country has decided to revise the syllabus of all the technical courses to make them focused towards the present needs of the industry, thereby making the technical graduates more employable than they are at present.
  • Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?

  • Assumptions:
  • I. Technical college affiliated to different universities may not welcome the apex body's decision and may continue with the same syllabus as at present.
  • II. The industry may welcome the decision of the apex body and scale up their hiring from these colleges.
  • III. The Government may not allow the apex body to implement its decision in all the colleges as it may lead to chaos.

a) None is implicit

b) Only I is implicit

c) Only II is implicit

d) Only III is implicit

e) II and III are implicit

Answer: (c)

Assumption II is implicit because whenever such a decision is taken, the assumptions are that it would be welcomed and allowed to implement.

Assumptions I and III will be invalid for the same reason.

Question : 8

  • Statement:
  • Government has urged all the citizens to use electronic media for carrying out their daily activities, whenever possible, instead of using paper as the manufacture of paper requires the cutting down of a large number of trees causing severe damage to the ecosystem.
  • Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement? 

  • Assumptions:
  • I. Most people may be capable of using electronic media to carry out various routines.
  • II. Most people may have access to electronic media for carrying out their daily routine activities.
  • III. People at large may reject the Government's appeal and continue using paper as before.

a) Only I is implicit

b) Only II is implicit

c) I and II are implicit

d) Only III is implicit

e) None of the above

Answer: (c)

It is clear from the given statement that the urging of the Government makes sense only when Assumptions I and II are implicit.

Question : 9

  • Statement:
  • The Government has decided to auction construction of highways to private entities in several blocks across the country on a build-operate-transfer basis.
  • Which of the following assumption (s) is/are implicit in the above statement?

  • Assumptions:
  • I. An adequate number of private entities may not respond to the Government's auction notification.
  • II. Many private entities in the country are capable of constructing highways within a reasonable time.
  • III. The Government's proposal of build-operate-transfer may financially benefit the private entities.

a) I and II are implicit

b) II and III are implicit

c) Only II is implicit

d) I and III are implicit

e) None of the above

Answer: (b)

The decision to auction assumes a response to it.

Hence, Assumption I is not implicit.

Assumption II is implicit as unless the private entities are capable, the decision would make no sense.

Further, without financial benefit, private entities would not turn up for the auction.

Hence, Assumption III is implicit.

Question : 10

  • Statement:
  • The airlines have requested all their bonafide passengers to check the status of flight operations before leaving their homes as the heavy fog is causing immense problems to normal flight operations.
  • Which of the following assumption(s) is/are implicit in the above statement?

  • Assumptions:
  • I. Majority of the air passengers may check the flights status before starting their journey to the airport.
  • II. The Government may take serious objection to the notice issued by the airline company.
  • III. Majority of the passengers may cancel their tickets and postpone their journey till the situation become normal.

a) None is implicit

b) Only I is implicit

c) Only II is implicit

d) Only III is implicit

e) I and III are implicit

Answer: (b)

To make the request meaningful I must be a valid assumption.

Hence, Assumption I is implicit. In the case of II, the Government is out of the picture.

Hence, Assumption II is not implicit.

 

Assumption III also invalid as the case may be only of delay, not of cancellation of the flight.

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