Based On Two Assumptions MCQs Section 6 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 : 36

Statement:
It is not unknown in India that inquiry reports, usually compiled with considerable care, are shelved and forgotten as soon as the initial outrage dies down.
Assumptions:
I. The credibility of inquiry reports has considerably gone down in India.
II. Inquiry reports in India are never implemented up to the expectations of the victims of a crisis.

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)

From the statement it is clear that the speaker has no doubt about the credibility of inquiry reports.

Hence I is not implicit. II has too strong a word in never.

Question : 37

Statement:
Paging industries have been going through tough times partly because of the fact that the industry went through a period of unsustainable growth where subscribers were attracted more by the gifts accompanying a pager than by the service which it offered.
Assumptions:
I. Gifts accompanying a product always attract large number of customers.
II. Unsustainable growth is found harmful in the long run.

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)

Gift scheme gave a spurt to paging industry but we cannot generalise it. So assumption I is not implicit because of the word always. II is implicit. That is why paging industries are now going through tough times.

Question : 38

Statement:
To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multistroeyed building and the liftman..
Assumptions:
I. the domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.
II. Generally in such cases, the persons known to the victim are directly or indirectly involved in the murder.

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)

Only I is a root cause. II is not implicit.

Question : 39

Statement:
“I don’t think our bowlers bowled badly. We just didn’t have the runs on the board to win us the game.”
— A captain of ‘X’ cricket team.
Assumptions:
I. Bowlers alone cannot bring victory for a country in a match.
II. In spite of bad bowling, batsmen can bring the match in their team’s favour.

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)

The blame is being squarely laid on the batsmen.

Question : 40

Statement:
There can be no heroism without courage. But courage is characteristic of many kinds of people who are by no means heroes, such as pirates, robbers and blood-thirsty raiders.
Assumptions:
I. A person who risks or loses life only for the sake of some noble cause is a hero.
II. Heroism can not be thought of without some sort of violence.

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)

The speaker is assuming I; that is why in spite of the courageous deeds of robbers, pirates, .... and other anti-social elements, they are not heroes. Courageous work can be undertaken in both violent and non-violent ways.

Hence II is not implicit.

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