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Practice logical reasoning by identifying which assumptions are implicit in given statements. Each question presents a statement followed by two assumptions - determine which assumption(s) are logically implied.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement:
UPSC is tougher than MPPSC.
So I will appear in MPPSC.
Assumption:
 I. Every graduate should appear in MPPSC.
II. One should avoid tougher things because one might fail in them and failure might lead to a loss of time. On the other hand, if something is easy, the chances of succeeding are high.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Rahim is a tall boy
Assumption:
I. Rahim’s father’s height is 6 feet 7 inches.
II. Any height above 6 feet is considered to be tall.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
What is the distance of my home from my office?
Assumption:
I. My home is at the centre of the city.
II. My office is 10 km away from the park, which is 1 km away from my home.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
A says to B “Refer to the Cambridge dictionary instead of the Oxford dictionary to be good at English.”
Assumption:
I. B wants to be good at English.
II. A is a good advisor.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Narayan the CEO of the company says to his employee, “Achieve the targets we have set for you or I will fire you.”
Assumption:
I. With Narayan’s statement, the employee will work hard to achieve his targets.
II. All bosses are in the habit of intimidating their employees.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
In the last year, Lucknow University has launched a number of management courses for the better future of its students.
Assumption:
I. These courses may attract students.
II. Lucknow University is conscious about the future of students.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
“We should take permission from the director of the college in order to organise the annual fest,” one student to another.
Assumption:
I. Without the director’s permission we can’t organise the annual fest.
II. The director does not want to celebrate annual fests.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement:
“If you want to specialise in Human Resource Management in India, join XLRI.”

Assumption:
I. XLRI provides specialisation in HRM.
II. XLRI has the best HRM course in India.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Most rural folks are uneducated and therefore superstitious.
Assumption:
I. Education increases rational thinking.
II. Rural folks don’t go to school.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Since the exam is held on the third Sunday of November it is going to be held on 18th November this year.
Assumption:
I. This year it will not be held on 15th, 19th, 20th or 21st of November.
II. This year it will not be held on 16th or 17th November.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:

“See it first only on our channel”, an advertisement of a news channel.
Assumption:
I. Advertising is the first and most important thing for every channel.
II. Other news channels do not want to show things first.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
To keep my knowledge about world affairs strong I always read The Economist magazine.
Assumption:
I. There is no other magazine except The Economist for world affairs.
II. The Economist is a cheap magazine.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Many students were caught red-handed and rusticated while using unfair means during the recent university examinations.
Assumption:
I. The University authorities have never taken such strong actions earlier.
II. The examination administration committee had prior knowledge about this issue.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
The present condition of law and order is the worst of all time.
Assumption:
I. The present government does not pay heed to the requirements of maintaining law and order.
II. In earlier days, the law and order condition was better.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
The parents of majority of the students of IIM Ahmedabad have decided to withdraw their wards from the institute to protest against the sharp fee hike.
Assumption:
I. It is likely that such attempts will make the IIM Ahmedabad authority to rethink the sharp fee hike.
II. The institution will be closed after 10th of June.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.

Statement:
In the absence of Ravi, Sunil will be teaching mathematics in AMS.
Assumption:
I. AMS has only two teachers of mathematics.
II. Ravi is better than Sunil.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
A Harvard University study raises fresh concerns about the anti-allergy drug Crocin, which is prescribed to patients following antibiotic medication.
Compared with other two anti-allergy drugs (one of the three must be prescribed), this study shows that Crocin significantly raises the risk of adverse side effects following antibiotic medication.
Assumption:
I. There is no risk if one of the two other anti-allergy drugs are administered.
II. It is necessary to take an anti-allergy drug after antibiotic medication.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumption is implicit.
Statement:
It is clear from the past records of the gym that most people who exercise at the gym regularly maintain the perfect correlation between height and weight.
Assumption:
I. Exercise at the gym is essential for everyone.
II. If one wants to have weight according to his height, he should exercise at the gym regularly.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumption is implicit.
Statement:
“Please switch off your mobile phones while you are in class”, a notice outside a classroom in XYZ.
Assumption:
I. Every student of XYZ keeps mobile phones.
II. Switched on mobile phones might distract the atmosphere of the class.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Children whose mothers eat more Frito Lays during pregnancy have higher motor skills and more athletic capability than those whose mothers eat little, according to a new British study.
Assumption:
I. Those whose mothers don’t eat Frito Lays have zero motor skills and athletic capability.
II. It is essential for pregnant women to have Frito Lays in order to have children with higher motor skills and more athletic capability.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Statement:
If you have the desire to excel, we have a job for you.
Assumptions:
I. If you don’t have a desire to excel, you will not get a job with us.
II. Every job requires the desire to excel.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit
  2. If only assumption II is implicit
  3. If both I and II are implicit
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
India’s contribution to the growing global market of management consultancy may touch $5 billion by 2030, which is 10 per cent of the current export size.
Assumption:
I. The current export size is $50 billion.
II. The current year is 2010.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement:
Use Brylcream to look handsome.
Assumption:
I. People want to look handsome.
II. Only ugly people will purchase this product.

  1. If only assumption I is implicit.
  2. If only assumption II is implicit.
  3. If both I and II are implicit.
  4. If neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and mark your answer as

<b style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Statement:
“Please submit your fee well before 10<sup style="font-family:" arial;="">th February”, a notice at a coaching institution.
<b style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Assumption:
I. Unless they are instructed through a notice, a number of students will not submit their fee.
II. The institute will be closed after 10th of August.

  1. if only assumption I is implicit
  2. if only assumption II is implicit
  3. if both I and II are implicit
  4. if neither I nor II is implicit
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below is a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

<b style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Statement:
The telephone department has started going home to home to collect bills.
<b style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Assumption:
I. A substantial number of customers fail to pay their bills in the telephone department.
II. There has been a high default rate in the case of telephone bill payments.

  1. Only assumption I is implicit.
  2. Only assumption II is implicit.
  3. Both I and II are implicit.
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit.
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