Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 12 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

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.

Question : 1

Statement:
Many organizations have switched over to online mode of examinations.
Assumptions:
I. Candidates from all parts of the country may be well-versed using computers.
II. Online mode of examinations helps in recruiting more capable personnel.

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)

Assumption I is implicit because only then the switching over makes sense. But II need not be an assumption. The switching over may have been prompted by economic factors or those of convenience.

Question : 2

Statement:
“Provide scholarships to the children in primary schools to increase the number of students in school.”
— View of Mr X
Assumptions:
I. Scholarship will attract the children to school.
II. Those children who are deprived of money but intelligent will attend the school and scholarship will make their aspirations feasible.

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)

The scheme will attract students, particularly those students who have no money to pursue education. So both assumptions are implicit.

Question : 3

Statement:
Economic development and social justice should go hand in hand.
Assumptions:
I. Only economic development can bring social justice.
II. Life without social justice is worth not living.

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 is not implicit. The statement only says that the two should go together, not that one results from the other. II is implicit; that is why the emphasis on social justice.

Question : 4

Statement:
There has been a remarkable increase in air traffic in India during the past few years.
Assumptions:
I. Travelling by air has become a status symbol now
II. A large number of people are able to afford air travel now

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)

the statement says that large number of people travelling by air has increased in the recent years, which implies that large number of persons can affords.

So, only II

Question : 5

Statement:
The school authority decided to rent out the school premises during weekends and holidays for organising various functions to augment its resources to meet the growing needs of the school.
Assumptions:
I. The parents of the school students may protest against the decision of the school authority.
II. There may not be enough demand for hiring the school premises for organising functions.

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)

Both of these assumptions are negative.

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