Reasoning Aptitude
STATEMENT & ASSUMPTIONS MCQs
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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 42. 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.
Question 43. 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
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.
Question 46. 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 47. 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.
Question 48. Statement:
The most important quality a model should possess is confidence. One need not be conventionally good-looking to be a model.
Assumptions:
I. To become a model what counts is not a goodlooking face but knowledge, confidence and elegance.
II. Good looks are no criteria for being a model.
The most important quality a model should possess is confidence. One need not be conventionally good-looking to be a model.
Assumptions:
I. To become a model what counts is not a goodlooking face but knowledge, confidence and elegance.
II. Good looks are no criteria for being a model.
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (d)I is a restatement. Hence it is not implicit. Good looks are not the same as being conventionally good-looking. Confidence brings good looks even to the conventionally not-so-good-looking. Since good looks are being ruled out only in the conventional sense, II is not implicit.
Answer: (d)I is a restatement. Hence it is not implicit. Good looks are not the same as being conventionally good-looking. Confidence brings good looks even to the conventionally not-so-good-looking. Since good looks are being ruled out only in the conventional sense, II is not implicit.
Question 49. Statement:
Send employee XYZ for a training in UK to gain more insight into the project which he is handling at present.
Assumptions:
I. Some similar training programmes are available in the employee's own country as well.
II. With the present skill sets, employee XYZ can not handle the project.
Send employee XYZ for a training in UK to gain more insight into the project which he is handling at present.
Assumptions:
I. Some similar training programmes are available in the employee's own country as well.
II. With the present skill sets, employee XYZ can not handle the project.
Answer: Option B. -> Neither I or II is implicit
Answer: (b)Neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (b)Neither I nor II is implicit.
Question 50. Statement:
The Government has decided against reduction of prices of petroleum products though there is a significant drop in the crude oil prices in the international market.
Assumptions:
I. The prices of crude oil in the international market may again increase in the near future.
II. The present price difference of petroleum products will help the government to withstand any possible price rise in future.
The Government has decided against reduction of prices of petroleum products though there is a significant drop in the crude oil prices in the international market.
Assumptions:
I. The prices of crude oil in the international market may again increase in the near future.
II. The present price difference of petroleum products will help the government to withstand any possible price rise in future.
Answer: Option D. -> if neither I nor II is implicit.
Answer: (d)It is not necessary that price rise be there on the mind of the govt while taking the decision. Hence neither I nor II is implicit. In fact, the truth is that our petroleum companies are running losses even after the drop in international prices.
Answer: (d)It is not necessary that price rise be there on the mind of the govt while taking the decision. Hence neither I nor II is implicit. In fact, the truth is that our petroleum companies are running losses even after the drop in international prices.
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