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

Question : 36

Statement:
When the hammer does not work, use a sledge hammer.
Assumptions:
I. A sledgehammer is more powerful than a hammer.
II. Different tools are required in different conditions.

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 : 37

Statement:
Legislation alone cannot change entrenched customs and social attitudes. Women’s plight is compounded by their ignorance of rights and reluctance to seek legal remedies even when they are aware of them.
Assumptions:
I. Only literacy can change entrenched customs and social attitudes.
II. Women are generally subject to ill-treatment in our society.

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 : 38

Statement:
It has been felt that at a time when the airline faces tough competition and is passing through critical economic conditions, the remaining higher posts should be opened for outside professionals instead of filling them up with insider applicants.
Assumptions:
I. The internal applicants only aspire for promotion without contributing much to the organisation.
II. It is most likely that problems of the airline would be solved by experienced professionals.

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 : 39

Statement:
The Net has a lot of useless sites floating around and www.bigwaste.com is one of them, the difference being that it admits to being a big waste of time.
Assumptions:
I. Most of the websites claim to be useful ever when they are not so.
II. The Net has no mechanism to distinguish useless sites from useful ones.

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 : 40

Statement:
By wining the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy gives Indian writing in English global acceptance.
Assumptions:
I. Booker prize is a sign of recognition for English writing.
II. Indian writing in English has come of age.

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.