Verbal Reasoning - Logical Deduction Questions

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Argument : All the faculty members are instructed to reach the college by 9.00 A.M.

Assumptions:

1. Some faculty members do not come on time.

2. Faculty members will follow all the instructions in the notice.

Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation's great cities, provided people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow citizens to understand the standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution around the world. 

The passage best supports the statement that the businessman _____

As any economist knows, healthy people pose less of an economic burden to society than unhealthy people. Not surprisingly, then, every dollar our state government spends on prenatal care for undocumented immigrants will save taxpayers of this state three dollars.

Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the statistics cited above are not surprising?

Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Argument :

Akbar said to his queen, "Birbal is the wisest man in my kingdom."

Assumptions :

1. Akbar is not as wise as Birbal.

2. Akbar wants Birbal to become the next King.

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.

Argument :

An army general said 'Shoot Now' to the soldier.

Assumptions :

1. The soldier knows where and what to shoot.

2. The army general doesn't know to shoot.

Consider the Argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.

Argument :

The present government had reduced the base price for auctioning for the 2G spectrum.

Assumptions :

1. Next time price will reduce further.

2. Last time the auction was not good.

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.

Argument :

Government had put advertisements and issued advisories to public not to eat food from the roadside, as they are unhygenic.

Assumptions :

1. Government wants to stop roadside vendors.

2. Government wants to increase the profit of hotel owners.

The Chairman of the company urged all the employees to refrain from making long personal calls during working hours in order to boost productivity.

Assumptions : 

I. Majority of the employees may respond positively to the Chairman's appeal

II. Most of the employees may continue to make long personal calls during working hours.