Statement and Assumption
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 23) In each question below 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 answer as
(1) if only assumption I is implicit
(2) if only assumption II is implicit
(3) if either assumption I or II is implicit
(4) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit
(5) if both assumptions I and II are implicit
1. Statement The driver of the huge truck pulled the emergency brakes to avoid hitting the auto-rickshaw, which suddenly came in front of the truck.
Assumption
I. The auto-rickshaw driver may be able to steer his vehicle away from the oncoming truck.
II. The truck driver may be able to stop the truck before it hits the auto rickshaw.
2. Statement The doctor warned the patient against any further consumption of alcohol if he desired to get cured from the ailment and live a longer life.
Assumption
I. The patient may follow the doctor’s advice and stop consuming alcohol.
II. The doctor may be able to cure the patient from the ailment if the patient stops consuming alcohol.
3. Statement The government has decided to distribute 3 kg of foodgrains to every family living below poverty line for the next three months at a nominal price of Rs 5 per kg.
Assumption
I. The govt. has enough stock to distribute foodgrains for the entire period.
II. Families living below poverty line may be able to afforded to buy foodgrains at Rs 5 per kg.
4. Statement The cricketing body decided to hold the final match of the tournament in the biggest stadium of the country which can accommodate above one lakh spectators.
Assumption
I. Most of the tickets may be sold resulting into huge income for the cricketing body.
II. Most of the spectators may prefer to watch the match on TV at their homes rather than going to the stadium.
5. Statement Manish invited all his friend to his house for dinner on his birthday and requested his mother to arrange for the birthday party.
Assumptions
I. Most of Manish’s friends may attend his birthday party.
II. Manish’s mother may be able to make all the arrangement including food for all his friends.
6. Statements The civic authority of the metropolis had decided to suspend sanctioning of new building proposals for six months and assess the impact of the current building projects on the city’s amenities.
Assumptions
I. The builders’ lobby may move the court against the civic body’s decision.
II. The civic authority may be able to complete the impact study in about six months.
7. Statement The railway authority has announced suspension of movements of train on the main track within the city limit for carrying out major repair works on Saturday and Sunday and advised the commuters to plan their journey accordingly.
Assumptions
I. The commuters may protest against the decision of the railway authority and may disrupt other transport services.
II. The municipal authority may be able to deploy additional buses during Saturday and Sunday to help the commuters.
8. Statement “If you are first-class graduate with good communication skills and also have work experience of at least two years in sales-related activities, you are welcome in our organization.” – An employment advertisement.
Assumption
I. Many with good communication skills may not respond to the advertisement.
II. All the first-class graduates may possess good communication skills.
9. Statement The municipal authority blocked movement of traffic in and around the temple on the main festival day.
Assumptions
I. Very large number of devotees may visit the temple on the main festival day.
II. People travelling to the areas near the temple may postpone their journey by a day unless they have very urgent work in that area.
10. Statement The government has instructed all the private schools in the city to maintain the current fees for at least two more years.
Assumptions
I. The authorities of private schools may not follow the govt. instruction as they are not dependent on govt funds.
II. The parents of the students of private schools of the city may still be eager to pay higher fees.
11. Statement The municipal authority has decided to demolish the old bridge on a bus road for constructing a new flyover.
Assumption
I. The traffic department may be able to divert movement of vehicles through alternate roads.
II. The people travelling in the nearly areas may demonstrate to protest against the authority’s decision.
12. Statement The college administration has instructed all the students to stop using cell phones within the college premises.
Assumptions
I. The students may stops using cell phones in the college premises.
II. The students may continue to use cell phones in the college premises.
13. Statement The Govt. had decided to levy congestion tax on passengers travelling by air to and from the metro cities.
Assumption
I. The tax so collected may be adequate to meet part of the expenses for providing additional resources to handle huge traffic.
II. Passengers travelling by air to and from these cities may be able to pay extra amount by way of congestion tax.
14. Statement Even though the number of sugar factories is increasing at a fast rate in India, we still continue to import it from other countries.
Assumption
I. Even the increased number of factories may not be able to meet the demand of sugar in India.
II. The demand for sugar may increase substantially in future.
15. Statement Gambling through lotteries is banned by the central government in all the states with immediate effect.
Assumption
I. This may save innocent citizens from getting cheated of their hard-earned money.
II. The citizens may not gamble in any other way in lotteries are banned.
16. Statement The school authority has decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between income and expenditure to a larger extent.
Assumption
I. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap.
II. The school will get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.
17. Statement A nationalized bank issued an advertisement in the national dailies asking the eligible candidates to apply for 100 posts of chartered accountants.
Assumptions
I. The eligible chartered accountants may respond to the advertisement.
II. There may be adequate number of eligible chartered accountants who may want o join a nationalized bank.
18. Statement The municipal authority announced before the onset of monsoon that the roads within the city will e free of potholes during monsoon.
Assumptions
I. The roads were repaired so well that potholes may not reappear.
II. People may not complain even if the potholes reappear.
19. Statement “Our Europe holiday package costs less than some of the holiday packages within the country.” – An advertisement by an Indian travel company.
Assumption
I. People may prefer to travel to foreign destinations than to the place within the country at comparable cost.
II. People generally take their travel decisions after getting information from such advertisements.
20. Statement The retail vegetable vendors increased the prices of vegetables by about 20 per cent due to non-availability of vegetables at lower prices at the wholesale market.
Assumption
I. The customers may totally stop buying vegetables at higher prices.
II. The customers may still buy vegetables from the retail vendors.
21. Statement The Government has recently hiked the prices of diesel and petrol to reduce the oil pool deficit.
Assumptions
I. The amount earned by this increase m ay be substantial enough to reduce the deficit.
II. There may be wide spread protests against the price hike.
22. Statement The X passenger car manufacturing company announced a sharp reduction in the prices of their luxury cars.
Assumptions
I. There may be an increase in the sale of their luxury cars.
II. The other such car manufacturers may also reduce their prices.
23. Statement A foreign film producer rendered his apology before Indian society for misinterpreting a part of Indian epic.
Assumptions
I. Indians are very sensitive to the misinterpretation of their epic.
II. It is possible to derive wrong meaning from the epic.
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