Statement Assumption

Statement and Assumption reasoning questions

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Give the answer as

(1) if only I is implicit
(2) if only II is implicit
(3) if both I and II are implicit
(4) if neither I nor II is implicit
(5) if either I alone or II alone is implicit

Statement:
Keep your tongue and your temper in control. Rakesh is a person of few words.
Assumptions:
I. Rakesh does not lose his temper.
II. Rakesh has control over his tongue.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Give the answer as

(1) if only I is implicit
(2) if only II is implicit
(3) if both I and II are implicit
(4) if neither I nor II is implicit
(5) if either I alone or II alone is implicit

Statement:
Population limitation follows economic prosperity automatically.
Assumptions:
I. Poor people are against population control.
II. Economic prosperity spares no time to individuals for family activities.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The statement given below is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Give answer.

(1) if only I is implicit
(2) if only II is implicit
(3) if both I and II are implicit
(4) if neither I nor II is implicit
(5) if either I alone or II alone is implicit

Statement:
Spicy food damages the liver. The patient is advised to take a liver tonic.
Assumptions:
I. The patient takes spicy food.
II. A healthy liver is necessary to digest food.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Give answer

(1) if only I is implicit
(2) if only II is implicit
(3) if both I and II are implicit
(4) if neither I nor II is implicit
(5) if either I alone or II alone is implicit

Statement:
The first step in treating addicts is to re-establish their lost ties, for which a continuous personal attention should be paid to the addicts under treatment.
Assumptions:
I. Addicts under treatment respond better when shown personal interest.
II. Addiction and strained relationships are intimately connected.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Give the answer as

(1) If both I and II are implicit
(2) If only II is implicit
(3) If only I is implicit
(4) If neither I nor II is implicit
(5) If either I alone or II alone is implicit

Statement:
Happiness is to be shared. Unhappy people suffer.
Assumptions:
I. Unhappy people share sufferings.
II. Happy people do not suffer.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
The Union Government has decided to withdraw existing tax relief on various small savings schemes in a phased manner to augment its tax collection.
Assumptions:
I. People may still continue to keep money in small savings schemes and also pay taxes.
II. The total tax collection may increase substantially.

  1. Only assumption I is implicit
  2. Either assumption I or II is implicit
  3. Only assumption II is implicit
  4. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Mark your answer as

Statement:
Because of incidental arrival of cyclone, at least this year the government should take help of army to rehabilitate cyclone-affected people.
Assumptions:
I. For every incidental incidence, the government should take help of army.
II. To prevent the havoc caused by cyclone, some precautionary scheme is being made.

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

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Mark answer as:

(1) if only assumption II is implicit.
(2) if only assumption I is implicit.
(3) if either assumption I or II is implicit.
(4) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.

Statement: It is felt that when the airline is facing stiff competition coupled with a precarious financial position, the top level posts should be kept open for outside professionals than internal candidates.
Assumptions:
I. Internal candidates aspire only getting promotions, without much contribution.
II. Experienced professionals are more likely to handle the problems of the airline.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You are to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Mark your answer as:

(1) if only assumption II is implicit.
(2) if only assumption I is implicit.
(3) if either assumption I or II is implicit.
(4) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.

Statement: The KLM company has decided to go for tax-free and taxable bonds to raise its resources.
Assumptions:
I. The KLM company has already explored other sources to raise money.
II. The products of KLM company have little competition in the market.

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two assumptions I and II. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Mark your answer as

Statement: The accident occurred because the car collided with a truck travelling at a very slow speed.
Assumptions:
I. The car must have been travelling at a speed greater than that of the truck.
II. The car must have hit the truck from the back.

  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 both assumptions I and II are implicit
  5. If neither assumption I nor II is implicit
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by three assumptions labelled A, B and C. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
Police authority cordoned off the entire locality for the entire day and stopped all vehicular movement for the visit of a top functionary of the government in view of the threat perception and advised all the residents in the area to limit their movement outside their dwellings.
Assumptions:
(A) Police personnel may not be able to control the vehicular movement in the locality and may seek help from the armed forces.
(B) People living in the locality may move out of their houses for the day to avoid inconvenience.
(C) The government functionary may request the police authority to lift the ban on movement of residents of the locality outside their dwellings.

  1. None is implicit.
  2. Only (A) is implicit.
  3. Only (B) is implicit.
  4. Only (C) is implicit.
  5. Only (B) and (C) are implicit.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by three assumptions labelled A, B and C. You have to consider the statement and the assumptions that follow and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
The apex body controlling the universities in the country has decided to revise the syllabus of all the technical courses to make them focussed towards the present needs of the industry, thereby making the technical graduates more employable than they are at present.
Assumptions:
(A) Technical colleges affiliated to different universities may not welcome the apex body's decision and may continue with the same syllabus as at present.
(B) The industry may welcome the decision of the apex body and scale up their hiring from these colleges.
(C) The government may not allow the apex body to implement its decision in all the colleges as it may lead to chaos.

  1. None is implicit.
  2. Only (A) is implicit.
  3. Only (B) is implicit.
  4. Only (C) is implicit.
  5. Only (A) and (B) are implicit.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below, a statement is followed by three assumptions (A), (B) and (C). 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/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
The government has decided to auction construction of highways to private entities in several blocks across the country on build-operate-transfer basis.
Assumptions:
(A) An adequate number of private entities may not respond to the government's auction notification.
(B) Many private entities in the country are capable of constructing highways within reasonable time.
(C) The government's proposal of build-operate-transfer may financially benefit the private entities.

  1. Only (A) and (B) are implicit.
  2. Only (B) and (C) are implicit.
  3. Only (B) is implicit.
  4. Only (A) and (C) are implicit.
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: In the question below a statement is given followed by three assumptions (A), (B) and (C). 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/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
The government has urged all the citizens to use electronic media for carrying out their daily activities, whenever possible, instead of using paper as the manufacture of paper requires the cutting down of a large number of trees causing severe damage to the ecosystem.
Assumptions:
(A) Most people may be capable of using electronic media to carry out various routines.
(B) Most people may have access to electronic media for carrying out their daily routine activities.
(C) People at large may reject the government's appeal and continue using paper as before.

  1. Only (A) is implicit.
  2. Only (B) is implicit.
  3. Only (A) and (B) are implicit.
  4. Only (C) is implicit.
  5. None of these