Statement and Assumptions Questions

Q:

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

 


Statement:


The serials/soaps are a reason for developing negative tendencies in women.

 

Assumptions :


1. Newspapers highlight the negative aspects first than the positive aspects.


2. The attention for negative aspects is much higher than positive aspects

 

A) Neither assumption I nor II is implicit B) Only assumption II is implicit.
C) Only assumption I is implicit. D) Both assumptions I and II are implicit.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only assumption II is implicit.

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Manish completes a work in 20 days. After 8 days Sriram joined the work. In how many days will the work be completed  ?

Statements :

I. Sriram takes twice the time than Manish to complete the work.
II. Sriram completes half the work in 15 days.

A) Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question B) Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
C) Either the statements I & II is sufficient to answer the question D) Neither the statements I & II is sufficient to answer the question
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Either the statements I & II is sufficient to answer the question

Explanation:

From statement I,

Time taken by Sriram to complete the work = 40 days

From statement II,

Time taken by Sriram to complete the wok = 30 days

So from both either by statement I or statement II we can find the time to complete the work.

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Q:

Consider the given statement(s) and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement

Statement:
School students are more influenced by their faculty nowadays

Assumption:
I. School students consider their faculty as role models
II. More time is spent at schools by students

A) Neither I nor II is implicit B) Only II is implicit
C) Only I is implicit D) Either I or II is implici
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Only I is implicit

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Consider the statement and assumptions that follow. Which of these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement

Statement: “You won’t get sweets at any cost. I will not let you eat things that are not good for your teeth” ---a mother tells her child

Assumption:

(i) The mother cares for her child.

(ii)Sweets are not good for her child.

(iii)The mother has the authority to decide what her child is to eat.

 

A) (i) & (ii) are implicit B) (ii) & (iii) are implicit
C) (i) & (iii) are implicit D) All are implicit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (i) & (ii) are implicit

Explanation:
The assumption that can be made that mother cares for the child and sweet is not good for her child.
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In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. All cups are plate.
II. No plate is a shop.
Conclusions:
I. No cup is a shop.
II. No shop is a plate.

A) Only conclusion (I) follows. B) Only conclusion (II) follows.
C) Both conclusion follow. D) Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II) follows.

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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Q:

Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.

A) Tsangpo B) Hazaribagh
C) Kanha   D) Bandipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tsangpo

Explanation:

All except Tsangpo are wildlife sanctuary.

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The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.

Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

A) People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. B) The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately. D) People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

Explanation:

(A), (B) and (D) are irrelevant as nothing is mentioned about them. The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. Hence (3) is an assumption in the given statement.

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