Reasoning Aptitude
STATEMENT AND ASSUMPTION MCQs
Total Questions : 1860
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Question 101. Statement:
The railway authority has announced that it will carry out major repair work for two days beginning Saturday on the main line connecting the two big cities in the state, bringing the rail service to a halt.
Assumptions:
I. People may reschedule their journey in view of the railway authority’s decision.
II. People may still plan their travel by train between the two cities even on these two days.
The railway authority has announced that it will carry out major repair work for two days beginning Saturday on the main line connecting the two big cities in the state, bringing the rail service to a halt.
Assumptions:
I. People may reschedule their journey in view of the railway authority’s decision.
II. People may still plan their travel by train between the two cities even on these two days.
Answer: Option A. -> if only assumption I is implicit.
Answer: (a)Assumption I is implicit because such an announcement is made with the hope that people will heed to it. For the same reason, Assumption II is not implicit.
Answer: (a)Assumption I is implicit because such an announcement is made with the hope that people will heed to it. For the same reason, Assumption II is not implicit.
Question 102. Statement:
All the students of a school were instructed by the Principal to reach school at least 15 minutes before the stipulated time for the coming month.
Assumptions:
I. The parents of the students of the school may protest against the Principal’s instruction.
II. The parents may request the Principal to withdraw the instruction.
All the students of a school were instructed by the Principal to reach school at least 15 minutes before the stipulated time for the coming month.
Assumptions:
I. The parents of the students of the school may protest against the Principal’s instruction.
II. The parents may request the Principal to withdraw the instruction.
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (d)The Principal must be assuming that the students will abide by the instruction. Note that if a person instructs someone or a group of persons, the former assumes that the latter will abide by it. Hence, both I and II are not implicit.
Answer: (d)The Principal must be assuming that the students will abide by the instruction. Note that if a person instructs someone or a group of persons, the former assumes that the latter will abide by it. Hence, both I and II are not implicit.
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (d)I is not implicit: since the statement is silent on whether the move would have a good or a bad impact, it does not make any assumption about the move’s desirability. II is also not implicit. In fact, the assumption is on the contrary. If we say that this move has been taken from a particular point of view (that of exchange rate management), we assume that other moves are also possible.
Answer: (d)I is not implicit: since the statement is silent on whether the move would have a good or a bad impact, it does not make any assumption about the move’s desirability. II is also not implicit. In fact, the assumption is on the contrary. If we say that this move has been taken from a particular point of view (that of exchange rate management), we assume that other moves are also possible.
Question 104. Statement:
If a region is crying for development, establish a new university, an advanced medical institute and a centre for agricultural research there
— and wait for the results.
Assumptions:
I. Only creation of new states would not speed up development.
II. Development can be achieved by spreading education.
If a region is crying for development, establish a new university, an advanced medical institute and a centre for agricultural research there
— and wait for the results.
Assumptions:
I. Only creation of new states would not speed up development.
II. Development can be achieved by spreading education.
Answer: Option B. -> if only assumption II is implicit.
Answer: (b)The speaker is assuming II that is why he has referred to things related to education. Assumption I has not been hinted at in the statement.
Answer: (b)The speaker is assuming II that is why he has referred to things related to education. Assumption I has not been hinted at in the statement.
Answer: Option B. -> if only assumption II is implicit.
Answer: (b)The term only is objectionable in I. Hence I is not implicit. Why has the President directed the Election Commission to curtail the expenditure? Definitely, he is assuming II.
Answer: (b)The term only is objectionable in I. Hence I is not implicit. Why has the President directed the Election Commission to curtail the expenditure? Definitely, he is assuming II.
Answer: Option E. -> if both I and II are implicit.
Answer: (e)The speaker assumes that the very notion of value system has changed.
Answer: (e)The speaker assumes that the very notion of value system has changed.
Answer: Option B. -> if only assumption II is implicit.
Answer: (b)We don’t know whether “people of modern times” are opposed to what has “traditionally” been there. Hence I is not implicit. II is implicit because “growth prospects” are as important as “stability”.
Answer: (b)We don’t know whether “people of modern times” are opposed to what has “traditionally” been there. Hence I is not implicit. II is implicit because “growth prospects” are as important as “stability”.
Question 108. Statement:
Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information that is reliable to an extraordinarily high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read the news.
Assumptions:
I. Science encourages investigative spirit
II. People read the news out of interest.
Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information that is reliable to an extraordinarily high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read the news.
Assumptions:
I. Science encourages investigative spirit
II. People read the news out of interest.
Answer: Option E. -> if both I and II are implicit.
Answer: (e)The statement mentions that science is reliable as facts can be verified by investigation. So, I is implicit II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and So it is also implicit
Answer: (e)The statement mentions that science is reliable as facts can be verified by investigation. So, I is implicit II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and So it is also implicit
Question 109. Statement:
If the city bus which runs between Cheka Naka and Vande Park is extended to Shramnagar, it will be convenient.
— Appeal of residents of Cheka Naka to the city bus company.
Assumptions:
I. The convenience of the city bus company is much more important than the needs of the consumers.
II. The city bus company is indifferent to the aspirations of the residents of Shramnagar.
If the city bus which runs between Cheka Naka and Vande Park is extended to Shramnagar, it will be convenient.
— Appeal of residents of Cheka Naka to the city bus company.
Assumptions:
I. The convenience of the city bus company is much more important than the needs of the consumers.
II. The city bus company is indifferent to the aspirations of the residents of Shramnagar.
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (d)We are in no position to pass any judgment at present. We may assume these only if the appeal is rejected.
Answer: (d)We are in no position to pass any judgment at present. We may assume these only if the appeal is rejected.
Question 110. Statement:
“Policies and programmes and seminars cannot change the women’s status. There is a greater need for attitudinal change in the society towards working women.”
— View of Mr X
Assumptions:
I. It is possible to make change in the attitude of the society towards working women.
II. Status of the working women is not satisfactory.
“Policies and programmes and seminars cannot change the women’s status. There is a greater need for attitudinal change in the society towards working women.”
— View of Mr X
Assumptions:
I. It is possible to make change in the attitude of the society towards working women.
II. Status of the working women is not satisfactory.
Answer: Option E. -> if both I and II are implicit.
Answer: (e)I is implicit because it make no sense to talk of something without the existence of its possibility. II is implicit; that is why the speaker suggests tools to make change in the women’s status.
Answer: (e)I is implicit because it make no sense to talk of something without the existence of its possibility. II is implicit; that is why the speaker suggests tools to make change in the women’s status.
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